Sunday, May 27, 2012

Term 2 SLANZA update

Just a few things to mention re SLANZA :

Membership is due if you haven’t  paid it yet – at least one member per school would really strengthen the organisation – here is the membership application form (with the new address) http://www.slanza.org.nz/join.html

Honorary Life Membership has been introduced this year!
Considered to be SLANZA’s highest honour, it is conferred on a living member whose contribution to school librarianship or a closely related field is so outstanding that it is of lasting importance to the advancement of the whole field of school library service. It is intended to reflect honour upon SLANZA as well as upon the individual.
Contact Lisa Salter lsalter@ruawaicollege.school.nz for a copy of the application form (not yet on the website) and details of the application process, which closes on Thursday 21st June 2012.

Business Memberships
Here is link to the newly established Business Memberships, FYI http://www.slanza.org.nz/businessmembership.html

Collected – SLANZA’s online magazineis at this link http://slanza.org.nz/collected.html  and the focus for this issue is “content curation” – check it out if you are not familiar with this concept, and there is lots of other good content too.
As it suggests in the editorial, you could  print out the magazine and put into a clearfile as a resource to browse and share with staff.

SLANZA Awards are coming up this year – the website still has the old dates on the forms so I’ll find them out, but you can have a look at the various awards and consider who the people are that you would like to have their contribution recognised – see this link http://www.slanza.org.nz/awards.html for an outline about the various awards - for Principals, teachers, libary staff…  and I’ll update this with the closing dates for the awards asap.

Events

Northland Term 2
Our Creative Displays “Piece of mind” event is coming up, Saturday 9th June at Kerikeri High School Library, with Anita Vanderberghe showing us how to get creative with library displays – see this link for more information http://slanzanorthland.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/term-2-workshop.html

Northland Term 3
Our Term 3 events-in-planning will be in Whangarei 29th August and Kaikohe 30th August with Mereana Tangapeau, looking at Maori resources online :
  • Discover what digital Maori resources are available through Alexander Turnbull Library/National Library.
  • Discover how to successfully navigate through and access Alexander Turnbull/National Library online collections.
  • Learn about what other services National Library/Alexander Turnbull Library have to offer.
  • Support the learning needs and interests of your students by providing the right resources.
  • Discover resources showing the history and landscape of Northland that are held at Alexander Turnbull Library.
Auckland Term 3
Dr Ross Todd is is coming back to present a seminar on school libraries and evidence-based practice.  This is a fantastic opportunity to hear a world-reknowned speaker on school libraries, and to learn about how you can focus on student learning outcomes and the school library.
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 09:00am - 3.00pm (week 1 Term 3)
National Library of New Zealand 8 Stanley Street Parnell Auckland
Registration costs : SLANZA members $150, LIANZA/TRW $200, General $250

All for now, check out the SLANZA website http://www.slanza.org.nz/ or this Northland blog http://slanzanorthland.blogspot.co.nz/ for more information,
cheers, Jeannie

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