"Information ALLA Carte" Conference Program

 

Conference papers and presentations are now available by following the links below.
Additional papers and presentations will be added as received.

 

Conference Sessions

Thursday 27 September (Provisional Program)

8.00 Registration

8.45 - 9.00

Session 1 : Opening
Justice Ruth McColl, Judge NSW Court of Appeal	Opening Address

9.00 - 10.00 (1 hr)

Session 2	Title	Abstract
Roxanne Missingham Parliamentary Librarian, Parliament of Australia	The information future: a perspective from the Parliamentary Library	Senators and Members have a complex and pressured information environment - how does the Parliamentary Library site in it and what value do we add? The presentation will report on a recent evaluation (including survey and focus groups) of the Parliamentary information environment, where the Library is positioned compared to other information sources and key directions for the future. It will also canvass issues in providing parliamentary information to Australians and the role of libraries in supporting our democracy.

10.00 - 10.45 (45 mins)

Session 3	Title	Abstract
Baden Hughes Enterprise Information Architect, University of Melbourne.	The Effects of Cross-Pollination : How Non-Library Mass Market Services Are Changing Library User Expectations and Behaviours	In this talk we will consider how the emergence of free online services are affecting, and will continue to influence library user expectations and behaviours, posing new challenges for service delivery and information needs fulfillment in traditional libraries. Specific examples will be drawn from mass digitization, user generated content, end user composable services, and social tagging / recommender systems. In particular, the rise of these services reinforce, rather than challenge the need for long cultivated library and information science skills, but motivate revitalised service delivery models.

10.45 - 11.15 MORNING TEA

11.15 - 12.00 (45 mins)

Session 4	Title	Abstract
Glenda Browne Freelance Indexer & Writer	Umm, Ah, What to Eat Next? Indexing and taxonomies: helping users make their choices	Issues in Indexing and taxonomy building: So much information, someone has to organise it Legal indexing - how is it different? Electronic indexing - how is it different? Taxonomies and thesauruses - how can they help?

12.00 - 1.00 (1 hr)

Session 5	Title	Abstract
Carmel O'Sullivan Law & Justice Librarian, Edith Cowan University	How to Break an Egg : the First Step in Omelette Making : Back to basics in providing research training to lawyers and students   Extra: Bibliography: Training in libraries and adult learning theories, by Jan Harrison (2003)	Carmel O'Sullivan has law, librarianship and training qualifications, coupled with experience in teaching and training roles in law firms and universities. This session will reflect back on basics, and discuss both the rules of adult learning theories and information literacy principles, and how and when to break them.

1.00 - 2.00 LUNCH

2.00 - 3.00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Presentations with Open Discussion (1 hr)

Session 6 : Concurrent Sessions	Title	Abstract
Session 6 A Karyn Gladwish, Director Library Services, Australian Attorney-General's Dept Narelle Leonard ,Administrative Coordinator (Pacific), Australian Attorney-General's Dept	Pacific  Twinning Feast: Breadfruit, Coconut & a Pina Colada	Background to Pacific Twinning (Oysters to Pearls) How Twinning Works (Is it a Taro, Yam or Sweet Potato?) AGD's Twinning Experiences (Not all Seafood Buffets have Lobster) Future Directions (Cocktails and Coffee)
Session 6 B Melanie Elron, Blake Dawson Waldron Catherine Bollen, Henry Davis York	Lunching with LILLi - launching a new era in interlibrary loans for law	LILLi is an online ILL request system for law libraries, based on the system used by the health sector system (GratisNet). Piloted in 2005-06 by the Sterling Group (a network of law firm libraries in Sydney CBD,LILLi is now open to all NSW law libraries the story behind LILLi, how it was implemented and what the future holds. The presentation will also outline the features of the system and include a short demonstration.
Session 6 C Gillian Wood, Library Manager, Brian Tutt Library & Resource Centre, NSW Department of Health	Demystifying Medicine - Finding Your Way Through the Health Information Maze	Finding the best, most reliable, high-quality health information can be incredibly difficult. Getting access to full-text can be even more challenging. Gillian will outline key health resources for information professionals - many available free - giving tips on how to get the best out of them; and give a quick overview of the health information landscape in Australia. For any non-health librarian trying to find their way through the maze of health information, this will be an invaluable opportunity.

3.00 - 3.30 AFTERNOON TEA

3.30 - 4.15 (45 mins)

Session 7	Title	Abstract
Amanda Surrey, Knowledge & Intranet Manager, BHP Billiton Legal	The 3 C's in Intranet : Culture, Context and Communication	A look at intranets and organisational culture

4.15 - 5.00 ( 45 mins)

Session 8	Title	Abstract
Sue-Ella Prodonovich, Consultant, PTB Consulting	Marketing Law Libraries	The Mysteries of Marketing...

7.30 DINNER

The Tea Room, Queen Victoria
Building, Level 3, North End, 455 George St Sydney

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Friday 28 September (Provisional Program)

8.00 Single Day Registration

8.45 - 9.30 (45 mins)

Session 1	Title	Abstract
Graeme Dennis, Partner, Johnson Winter & Slattery	Climate Change and Emissions Trading - the new ‘produce' market place	What are the legal issues ? Who makes and enforces the laws? Where do I find the laws?

9.30 - 10.15 (45 mins)

Session 2	Title	Abstract
Susan Bennett Partner, Sparke Helmore	E-Litigation : the paperless court -the impact of electronic documents on litigation.	the impact of electronic documents on litigation and the implications for lawyers. the collation and organisation of documents into databases; and What is an electronic court room, how its set up, and how it works during a trial.

10.15 - 10.45 MORNING TEA

10.45 - 11.45 (1 hr)

Session 3	Title	Abstract
Leanne Cummings, Library Manager, Deacons	Lost in Space : Collection & Space Management   Paper Presentation	Trends & issues of cyberspace and physical space in law libraries Space craft: balancing changing library space & collection management Outer space: satellite libraries, offsite storage & other alternatives Watch this space: the future of library space
Panel Kate Abbott, Library Manager AGS Sydney Jan Titcombe, Director,Vista Information Services & Solutions	Panel Discussion

11.45 - 12.45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Presentations with Open Discussion

Session 4 : Concurrent Sessions	Title	Abstract
Session 4 A Kate Anthony	The Public Access to Legislation Project, served with accompaniments	Overview of current access to NZ legislation and to the new PAL system about to be released, and the changes entailed. A demo of the new PAL system, the Reprints process and the Officialisation process. Deemed regulations in NZ and how PCO is providing better access
Session 4 B Dennis Warren Law Librarian, Law Trobe University	The China Bar Menu : What you See is what you Get   Presentation (pdf version) Presentation (ppt version)	Less words more pictures: designing training materials that connect with the end user. Practical strategies for making training materials more engaging Options available for manipulating images for web & print materials.
Session 4 C Chris Holt Publisher, Federation Press	Federation Press Reflections on independent legal publishing in Australia

12.45 - 2.00 LUNCH

ALLA AGM

2.00 - 3.00 ( 1 hr)

Session 5	Title	Abstract
Mary McGuinness Director, Institute for Type Development	Some Coriander Please - Career Development & Myers Briggs Type applications	It takes all Types : How MBTI typology can assist in developing our careers.

3.00 - 3.45 (45 mins)

Session 6	Title	Abstract
Associate Professor Gillian Hallam, Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology + PANEL: Leanne Cumming, Deacons	Education for law librarians : Entree or main course ?	examines some of the issues impacting on library education in general and law librarianship in particular considers some of the demographic and career data relevant to law librarians, collected through the neXus survey in 2006 reviews one model of education for law librarianship offered by QUT

3.45 - 4.15 AFTERNOON TEA

4.15 - 5.00 (45 mins)

Session 7	Title	Abstract
Patrick Dunne Team Leader, Forensic & Electronic Enforcement ASIC	"The smoking gun? The needle in a haystack? The silent witness?" - Information forensics & electronic fraud	ASIC's use of open source databases and sophisticated software to investigate offences involving data in motion and data at rest. Tracking footprints through the Internet Finding the silent witness in an ocean of data

5.00 SUMMING UP & CLOSE

5.30 CLOSING DRINKS