Notice of Symposium:
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Professional Historians accessing and working with information
The Auckland branch of the Professional Historians Association of New Zealand
Aotearoa will be holding a one-day symposium of workshops on how to access and
use information historians use in their day-to-day work. Speakers will talk for
approximately 45 minutes at each session, leaving 15 minutes for questions and
discussion.
Venue: Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, 64 King Edward Parade, Devonport, Auckland
Date: Saturday 25 July 2015
EARLY REGISTRATION is now open and limited to 40 places
PHANZA members:
Non-PHANZA members:
$30
$50
Early registration before 30 June is recommended as places are limited.
Registration for non-PHANZA members will be confirmed after 1 July.
Lunch and morning and afternoon tea are included in registration
To register please e-mail Angela Lassig at
angelalassig@gmail.com
PROGRAMME of workshops:
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9.30 to 10.15
Michael Wynd, Researcher Historian
Opening Address
Michael Wynd is the Researcher at the National Museum of the Royal New Zealand
Navy based in Devonport. He is responsible for all the historical research produced
by the Museum and manages the largest collection of naval history in New Zealand.
He is also a First World War Historian with a focus on the New Zealand Expeditionary
Force and the Dominions at war 1914-1918.
10.30 to 11.15
Professor Helen Sword, Director of the Centre for Learning and Research in Higher
Education University of Auckland
Communicating clearly: using examples and story lines in well-crafted sentences to
convey information more effectively
In 2007 Helen Sword received the Teaching Excellence Award for Innovation in
Teaching at the University of Auckland, and in 2013 she was the recipient of the
HERDSA-TERNZ Medal for a scholar who has made a major impact on the tertiary
education research environment in New Zealand and the University of
Auckland Hood Fellowship. She is also a highly sought-after professional speaker
with inspiring advice on how academic information can be delivered in good, easily
understood plain English.
11.30 to 12.15
Emerson Vandy Digital Services Manager, National Library of New Zealand
Papers Past
Break for lunch
1.30 to 2.15
Mark Stoddart, Auckland Regional Archivist, Archives New Zealand
Finding and using information stored by Archives New Zealand
2.30 to 3.15
Sarah Murphy, Principal Adviser at the Ombudsman's Office
Working with the Official Information Act
With a masters degree in law from the University of Virginia Sarah’s background in
human rights and public law has led to work as a legal consultant to the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, she has been a senior legal adviser at the
Ministry of Justice in the areas of public, criminal and international law, worked as a
senior analyst at the Office of Treaty Settlements, and she was a member of the
Refugee Status Appeals Authority from 2003 to 2008.
Sarah has been with the Ombudsman's office for eight years and is responsible for
training investigative staff, advising on internal and external policies, and leadership
in the Education, Protected Disclosures Act and Crimes of Torture Act areas.
Break for afternoon tea
3.45 to 4.30
Raewyn Paewai, Auckland Libraries Senior Librarian - Māori Research
Working with Maori information from the Maori Land Court Records and the NZ
Gazettes
Raewyn Paewai, of Rangitane and Te Arawa descent, is a registered member of the
Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa.
Raewyn has worked in libraries for nearly 20 years and is Auckland Library’s Senior
Librarian – Māori Research at the South Auckland Research Centre in Manukau.
Raewyn is currently on the executive committee for Te Rōpū Whakahau (Māori
Library and information workers association), on the LIANZA Council, and is a
member of the Māori Subject Headings working group. In her current role she
specialises in helping to connect Māori with their whakapapa (genealogy), providing
access for those researching Māori information, and training staff on Māori
resources.
4.45 to 5.30
Lucy Mackintosh chairs Out in the open
An open mike session where historians share highlights and stories of their work
Lucy Mackintosh is a public historian and a doctoral student at the University of
Auckland. She has spent over fifteen years working on historic places, cultural
landscapes and material culture in Auckland. From 2010 to 2012, she lived in the
United States where she worked as a public historian and researched taonga Māori
collected by American traders. She has recently published a journal article on this
research and has two forthcoming book chapters. Lucy’s doctoral thesis examines
cultural narratives forged in several public parks in Auckland. Her studies have been
supported by the Auckland War Memorial Museum Library Doctoral Scholarship, the
Myra and Eric McCormick Scholarship and the Keith Sinclair Scholarship from the
University of Auckland.