Senior Library Minutes of the Meeting
23 January 2013 - Senior School Library
Attendance: Sue Moloney, Pauline Wilson, Beulah Greaves, Heidi Power and
Amelia Burkitt
Note taker: Amelia Burkitt
1. Oliver and overdrive
An upgrade to Oliver version 5.5 is pending. It was decided that the team would wait until the
accuracy of home group lists from synergetic was assured.
A proposal to host Oliver externally has been approved. This means that conversion will take place
and therefore downtime is a possibility.
Sue sent Overdrive a long list of questions following the evaluation of a test site. These questions
have not been answered and no further action will be taken until Sue receives clarification.
Beulah informed the team that Oliver reports are working as at January 23rd.
It was decided that teacher loans would be extended to 365 days.
Action item: Beulah to find out if Oliver supports Google Chrome as a browser.
2. Principal visit and staff room representative change
The principal will visit on Febrary 27th from 10:55 – 11:20.
It was decided that Amelia will be the library staff room representative for 2013.
Action item – Sue: Email Rosilyn advising this change before Friday January 25th.
3. Databases
Sue cast a vision for the library that the Senior Team would focus on apps and databases this year.
Sue has subscribed to a copyright free database, so that students have more options for creating
content from resources that are ‘free to use, share or modify’
4. Preparation for student return
Pauline has updated the visual index with all policies, protocols and other necessary information.
A 2013 folder has been created in share drive.
The IT code of conduct has changed. Therefore action item Sue: clarify how to handle phones in the
library.
Action item all Senior Team: Images related to library activities are to be added to this folder, with a
subfolder for each event ie 2013\Library Assistants Pizza Party.
Action item Beulah, Pauline & Amelia : New cushions need to be set up.
Action item Amelia: Follow up with ROWM about progress with adding content to the Kobo touch.
Action item Amelia: find out more about the configuration settings for the ipod loaned out during
the holidays.
5. General Business
Sue will be attending Somerset Literature Festival in March.
QCS sessions will occur in the library (MMT and possibly other rooms)
Sue summarised agenda items from the all staff meeting, and advised that leave forms are to be
received the day after return to work.
Library Assistants parties will occur in term 2 & 4, and staff morning tea will occur Term 1 & 3.
There was discussion about doing something different for the library assistant’s party this year.
Suggestions included punch, party pies, sausage rolls, spanakopita triangles and make your own fruit
kebabs.
Action item: All team members brainstorm innovative ways to use the circulation desk, to be
discussed at the next meeting.
Action item: Sue to order library assistant badges
Action item: To strengthen ICT skills, each team of library assistants will produce a book trailer by the
end of term 1.
Action item: Sue to distribute the circulation desk roster by Week 1
Action item: Sue to ask home group teachers to promote library assistant’s as a co-curricular option.
Action item: A sign-on sheet for library assistant’s is to be created, and will be filled in by the
students during week 1 & 2.
Request TV has folded, we now source DVDs and Videos from South Australia.
The following items need to be placed on the agenda in the near future:
Staff morning teas and library assistant’s parties
Innovative ways to use the circulation desk and OPAC area