October 2022

 Accolade 

Congratulations and well done to Sally for receiving a very nice compliment from a research student who is on the right track for formal publishing! The compliment was passed on by James Hughes RN PhD, Lecturer / Academic Advisor.

Night Against Procrastination

The Night Against Procrastination event was held on 25th October to support students with their end of semester enquiries.

A HUGE thank you to Danielle for organizing the event and to Lara for assisting students with their research and referencing enquiries in the Learning Hub space, where QUT Educators were also present to provide students with information on a range of topics from study guidance to wellness, career and advocacy advice. The event was well attended and included presence of therapy dogs, free food and prizes.

Festive Market

How wonderful it is to see the link space between R and E Block on Level 2 being chosen as a venue for the Festive Market Event on 28th October! The event, which was a joint collaboration between QUT Foundry and QUT Library was a great avenue to see our library colleagues showcasing and selling their beautiful handmade crafts. It was well attended by both students and staff who definitely had a great time shopping and enjoying the activities.

A big thank you to Teresa and Collection Access Team for help organising the tables!

Anti Poverty Week

We were pleased to be able to assist a group of Master of Social Work Students who ran an event for Anti-Poverty Week as an action-oriented part of their research on the Universal Basic Income. The promotional activities were started on 24th October whilst the main event was held on 27th October in E Block Function. It included “Life on the Streets” exhibition which was aimed to offer the audience a valuable glimpse into the daily lives and experiences of the homeless in Brisbane. It also featured renowned keynote speakers, who presented variety of topics related to poverty, and how Universal Basic Income has the potential to tackle them.

We provided our support by providing space for them to place their promotional posters near KG Library’s main entrance and by lending our vertical sign stands and whiteboard on wheels for their exhibition. A big thank you to Teresa and Collection Access Team for help organising the sign stands and whiteboards!

Book Donations  

A BIG thank you to Sally for her wonderful idea of donating non-fiction books with queer content that had been removed from our general collection for the small library in the Queer Room (near the QUT Guild in C Block). A special thank you also goes to fellow Ally, Tom, to act as a second reviewer of the content for currency and relevance.

The donation was happily accepted by QUT Guild. Julian Trueman, the convenor of the QUT Guild Queer Collective, agreed to look after the handover from the side of the Guild.  In consultation with Julian, Sally and Tom decided on a simple insert that explained the older non-fiction books are provided for historical interest.

The donation included children’s books, videos, young adult fiction, and non-fiction.

The Queer Collective welcomes contributions of similar suitable content in future.  Library staff are encouraged to channel deselected items of LGBITQ+ interest to Sally at KG Library.

Staff Movements

• Following successful applications from the EOI process, Zach was appointed to a Liaison Librarian role in the CIESJ Faculty Team to backfill Ellen’s position from 3rd – 28th October. Congratulations and well done to Zach! Whilst both Tom and Marvin were appointed to a Liaison Librarian role in the Health Faculty Team to backfill Cameron’s position from 17th Oct – 25th November on a job share basis. Congratulations and well done to both Tom and Marvin!

• Our wonderful colleague Rosie Glynn has taken up a position of Learning Designer with the Learning and Teaching Unit at QUT. Her last working day with our team was on 20th October. Rosie has been a valued member of the Health Faculty Team and has made a significant contribution to Library Services. We wish Rosie all the best for her new role and no doubt we will be seeing her around!
• A very warm welcome to both Gabriel Boyland and David Huynh who have been appointed to the Collection Access Assistant roles with the Collection Access Team! Both Gabriel and David have previously done their Vocational Placement with us in September. Gabriel is backfilling Rosie M’s role and will be with us until 31st December whilst David is backfilling Huyen’s role and will be with us until 2nd December.

• Huyen from Collection Access has started with the AIRS team in a Library Advisor role from 10th October until 2nd December. Congratulations, Huyen!

Vocational Placement Student

Teresa and Collection Access Team have the pleasure of hosting Amelia Wild, a Vocational Placement student from who is currently studying Grade 11 study at Balmoral State High School. Amelia is with Collection Access for a few hours every Friday, starting from 23rd September until the end of the school semester.

Amelia has come to us through an organisation called Applied Abilities which try to match their clients with roles in companies and organisations where they can gain valuable experience to progress to paid employment.

Welcome to the team, Amelia and hope you enjoy your placement with us!

Book Displays

Check out our wonderful book selections and displays to celebrate different themes this month:

• Mental Health Week
• Halloween

A special thank you to Connor for designing the fabulous Halloween display poster!

Wikipedia Editing Class

It is great to know about the popularity of this class and the commitments from the students who attend it. Kate was delivering this class when the fire evacuation alarm went off on 24th October. On Kate’s return to the Training Room after performing her Warden duties, she found that the students were all back there waiting and even completed some of the activities while waiting!

Wellness

Our team enjoyed a nice get together/ birthday celebration lunch for Bruce and Alice in late October.

Stella (Bruce’s gorgeous pug) has reminded us on the importance of looking after our wellness with her morning walk with Bruce. She was determined to go for the walk despite the rainy weathers! She looks absolutely adorable in her yellow rain coat!