Assistant Librarian (Library Systems)
(PR0366/20-21) Hong Kong Baptist
University Library
Applications close
20
July 2021
Hong Kong Baptist University Library now invites applications for a forward-thinking, innovative, and collaborative professional to lead the Library Systems team. Reporting to the University Librarian, the appointee will oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Library’s information technology infrastructure and initiatives.
Supervising a team of four colleagues, the appointee will be responsible for maintaining the Library’s joint Integrated Library System and Discovery Platform, Ex Libris Alma & Primo; working closely with all groups within the Library to evaluate, plan, and implement Library IT; liaising with the university Information Technology Office to ensure that Library IT is compliant with ITO policies, protocols, and initiatives; and designing and conducting training workshops for Library staff and users on the use of new and enhanced IT systems. The incumbent is also expected to work occasional evening and weekend shifts at the Information Desk in the Main Library.
Applicants must hold a post-graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Library/Information Science and be able to demonstrate current knowledge of information technology in an academic setting. The successful candidate should have at least five years of post-degree experience with increasing managerial and supervisory responsibilities. The appointee should have knowledge of and/or experience in operations and work procedures throughout the Library. Excellent speaking and writing skills in English and Cantonese are essential, with preference given to some knowledge of Putonghua. Also essential are commitments to work with colleagues and effect change in a collegial manner, and to solve challenges with creativity and focus.
Initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of 3 years. Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System (jobs.hkbu.edu.hk). Those not invited for interview 4 months after the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University's Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/pics.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions then applicable at the time of offer.
Closing date: 20 July 2021
Posted by the member of
the ALRA on Wednesday 30 June 2021..
ALRA
Annual General Meeting 2020
Monday 24 February, 2-4pm
Zoom meeting
Please click this URL to start or join.
https://monash.zoom.us/j/219611471
Ensure your device has a dedicated microphone and webcam.**
Or, go to https://monash.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 219 611 471
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Meeting ID: 219 611 471
For attendees external to Monash, please ensure your Video Conferencing system is H.323/SIP compliant.
International room connectors can be found here:
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Agenda
1.
Confirmation -
Minutes
(.pdf 122KB) of previous AGM meeting
(Anita)
2. Matters
arising from the minutes (Anita)
3. Call for other business (Anita)
4.
Reports:
-
President (Anita)
- Treasurer
(Di/Darrell)
- Newsletter Editor
(Frieda)
- Web Manager
(Jung-Sim)
-
ASAA Library
Representative (Rheny)
5. Updates from
libraries: (Everyone)
-
President (Anita)
- ANU
- NLA
-
Monash/University of Melbourne
- Sydney
- Others
6. ALRA constitution, including committee membership update (Rebecca, Anita)
7. ABN for ALRA (Jung-Sim)
8. Funding/financial support matter (Anita)
9, ALRA panel at ASAA Conference 2020 (Rheny)
10. ALRA webinar potential 2021 (Anita)
ALRA Committee Meeting 1_2019 - unconfirmed minutes (.pdf 46kb)
ALRA Constitution 2015 (.pdf 259kb)
Posted by the President of
the ALRA on Friday 22 February 2020.
National Library of Australia
Asia Study
Grants 2020
Applications close
12:00pm Friday 30
August 2019 (AEST)
Every year, the National Library of Australia offers Asia Study Grants to assist scholars in Australia to undertake short-term intensive research in the Library’s Asian language and Asia-related collections.
We invite applications from PhD,
early career or established scholars
who are citizens of, or residing in
Australia and attached to an Australian
academic institution, studying in any
field with a demonstrated need to
access the Asian language and related
collections at the National Library of
Australia.
Fellowship
benefits include:
• Four weeks intensive research onsite at the Library
• Economy travel to and from Canberra
• Honorarium of $1000 per week for accommodation and living expenses
• Special access to Asian Collections, office facilities and
specialist staff expertise
Click here to apply or learn more about the
2020 Asia Study Grants or send your enquiry to
asiastudygrants@nla.gov.au
This program is generously supported by the Harold S Williams Trust and private donors.
Posted by Di Pin Ouyang, Manager, Asian Collections, National Library of Austrtralia on Thursday
25 July 2019.
ALRA Committee election results
2019
Dear all,
It is with great pleasure I announce the new ALRA Committee members. Thank you to everyone who nominated.
The positions are confirmed as below:
President:
Dr Anita Dewi (Monash University)
Secretary: Emily Kang (University of Sydney)
Treasurer: Dipin Ouyang (NLA)
Web Manager: Jung-Sim Kim (Monash University)
Newsletter editor:
Friederike Schimmelpfennig (ANU)
Library representative to ASAA Council:
Dr Rheny Phulungan (Monash
University)
Committee members:
Dr Aline Scott-Maxwell,
Darrell
Dorrington, Rebecca Wong
Congratulations to all!
Our website will be updated shortly.
I would like to take
this opportunity to thank the former committee for their hard work and
persistence in pushing the Asian Studies resources agenda.
And I’m
very pleased to be able to pass the baton on to a very capable set of hands.
Regards,
Amy
ALRA President (past)
Posted by the Outgoing President of the ALRA on Sunday 5 May 2019.
2019
National Library of Australia
Asia Study
Grants
Applications close Saturday 30
September 2018
Every year, the National Library of Australia offers Asia Study Grants to assist scholars in Australia to undertake short-term intensive research in the Library’s Asian language and Asia-related collections.
Asia Study Grants are open to researchers who are citizens of or resident in Australia as recognised researchers for an established period at an institution.
Fellowship
benefits
• Up to four weeks intensive research onsite at the Library
• Economy travel to and from Canberra
• Honorarium of $1000 per week for accommodation and living expenses
• Special access to Asian Collections, office facilities and staff expertise
We invite applications from PhD, early career or established scholars in any field with a demonstrated need to access the Asian language and related collections.
This program is generously supported by the Harold S Williams Trust and private donors.
Read more and apply
or send your enquiry to
asiastudygrants@nla.gov.au
Posted by Manager, Asian Collections, National Library of Austrtralia on Thursday
6 September 2018.
ALRA Activities
at the ASAA Conference 2016
Tuesday 6 July
2016
11:00– 12:30 | Day 1 – Session
2: Concurrent panels
D1.S2.08 (Panel) – Asian Studies and its research material: A roundtable discussion (Part 1)
Chair: Dr Amy Chan, Australian National University, Australia | Coombs Seminar Room A
• New directions in Asian Studies and the
implications for research method
Professor Robert Cribb, Australian National University, Australia
•
Library resources support for academics’ research: some thoughts
Dr Vannessa Hearman, University of Sydney, Australia
• Language and
area studies specialists in libraries in a changing resource and budgetary environment
Dr Aline Scott-Maxwell, Monash University, Australia
13:30 – 15:00 | Day 1 –
Session 3: Concurrent panels
D1.S3.08 (Panel) –
Asian Studies and its research material (Part 2) | Coombs Seminar Room A
Chair: Dr Amy Chan, Australian National University, Australia
Discussants: Ms Diane Costello, Council of University
Libraries and Ms Libby Cass, National Library of Australia
• National cooperative collection development/collecting ephemera
Dr
Amrita Malhi, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Digitising research resources and the need for a national approach
Dr Amy Chan, Australian
National University, Australia
• Challenging the current web-archiving and issues of national provision of access
ALRA activities at the ASAA Conference 2016, see the
Abstracts (.pdf 192KB).
Asian Studies Association of
Australia (ASAA) Conference 2016, see the
program.
Posted by the president of
the ALRA on Thursday 28 July 2016.
ALRA Annual General Meeting 2016
Wednesday 17 August, 2-3pm
Venues:
Canberra site - National Library of
Australia: 3rd floor Asian Collections
meeting room.
Melbourne site -
Matheson Library (Monash University
Library)
- the two sites will be
connected by Skype
Please contact Di Ouyang at <douyang@nla.gov.au> if you
would like to join the meeting at the Canberra site.
Please contact Jung-Sim Kim
<jung.sim.kim@monash.edu> if you’d like to join the meeting at
the Melbourne site.
Agenda
1.
Minutes
(.pdf 492KB) of
last meeting
2. Matters
arising from the minutes
3.
Reports from:
-
President and ASAA Council
Representative
- Treasurer
- Newsletter Editor
- Web Manager
4.
Announcement of appointment of
Treasurer
5. Updates from
libraries: ANU, NLA,
Monash/Univresity of Melbourne
6. Asian Libraris in Melbourne -
update and discussion of
subscription databse resource
7. Any other business
Posted by the Secretary of
the ALRA on Friday 22 July 2016.
Encyclopedia
of Korea
[eResource]
Encyclopedia of
Korea
(accesible online through
the ANU Open Access Digital
Collection)
P lease
use this identifier to
cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/1885/10445
Posted on Thursday 11
February 2016
ALRA Committee 2015-2017
ALRA
office bearers
Presidents:
Dr. Amy Chan
Secretary:Dr Aline
Scott-Maxwell
Newsletter editor: Darrell
Dorrington
Website manager: Jung-Sim Kim
Treasurer: Rebecca Wong
The term of this office is two years from
November 2015 to November 2017.
From Rebecca
Wong (Outgoing President):
Thanks to the retiring Committee,
especially Di Pin Ouyang and Ayako
Hatta, for the efforts they made
towards the gradual transition of the
Group in the past two years. Same as
others who will remain in the
Committee for the new term. I believe
their passion and involvement in ALRA
will only grow stronger alongside with
all of us.
Transition from EALRGA to ALRA has been
successfully completed. Thanks to
Jung-Sim, for her effort and
diligence. Also our acknowledgement to
Digital
Pacific,
for offering their web-hosting
service gratis.
Our new domain is
http://alra.org.au.
If you have bookmarked the EALRGA URL,
please make sure that you update it before
the old URL ealrga.org.au expires April 2016.
Members are welcome to use the ALRA
listserve to post news or conduct exchange
with colleagues. Simply post your message
to
alra@alra.org.au.
Posted by the Outgoing President of
the ALRA on Wednesday 11
November 2015
Call for Norminations
ALRA
is calling for nominations of the following office bearers in an election via email.
1. Presidents
2. Secretary
3. Newsletter editor
4. Website manager
5. Treasurer
The term of office is two years from November 2015 to November 2017. Individuals on the EALRGA mailing list who are cuTrrently or have previously worked or studied in Australian libraries or academic institutions in areas relating to Asian Studies are entitled to be Voting Members and are eligible to be nominated. Nominations must reach via email to the EALRGA mailing list at
ealrga@ealrga.org.au by
5th October 2015 Monday. The proposers will provide the following information:
1. Name of Proposer
2. Position of the office bearer
3. Name of the Nominee
4. Seconder
A statement of why the nominee is nominated for the position and an acceptance of nomination by the nominee.
Ballot for election will be sent to Rebecca Wong ( rwongkindler@outlook.com) by Monday COB 26 October 2015.
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Posted by the
President of the ALRA (formerly EALRGA) on
Thursday 3 September 2015 .
EALRGA Annual General Meeting 2015
Invitation to the EALRGA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015
Date: 19 August 2015
Time: 12:00-1:30pm (Canberra/Melbourne time)
Venues:
- (Canberra site) - Reading Room of Asian Collections, 3rd floor, National Library of Australia.
Please contact Rebecca Wong at
rwongkindler@outlook.com if you'd like to join the meeting at Canberra site.
- (Melbourne site) - [Detailes to be provided].
Please contact Jung-Sim Kim jung.sim.kim@monash.edu if you’d like to join the meeting at Melbourne site.
The two sites will be connected via Skype for a joint meeting.
Posted by the President of
the EALRGA on Tuesday 28 July 2015.
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Exhibition at the University of Melbourne
1 September 2014 to 8 March 2015
 |
Noel Shaw Gallery
Baillieu Library
Opening: Monday 1 September 2014
Public Lecture
Program
Exhibiting
Disaster: The
Great Kantō
Earthquake
Collection at
Melbourne
University Curator
Floor Talk: Hannah
Gould
Tuesday 2
September 2014,
Noel Shaw Gallery,
Baillieu Library,
12pm–1pm
Catastrophe,
Opportunism, and
Humanitarianism:
The Chimerical
Nature of Japan's
Great Kantō
Earthquake
Public Lecture:
Professor Charles
Schencking
Thursday 11
September 2014,
Leigh Scott Room,
Baillieu Library,
tea/coffee from
11.30am, talk from
12.00pm–1.00pm
Building
Resilience:
Children, Schools
and the Origin of
Japan's Disaster
Preparedness
Public Lecture: Dr
Janet Borland
Friday 12
September 2014,
Leigh Scott Room,
Baillieu Library,
tea/coffee from
11.30am, talk from
12.00pm–1.00pm
Dear Ella: Japan's
Great Earthquake
through Tokugawa
letters in the
Grainger Museum
Public Lecture:
Michelle Hall and
Monica Syrette
Thursday 25
September 2014,
Leigh Scott Room,
Baillieu Library,
tea/coffee from
11.30am, talk from
12.00pm–1.00pm
The Great East
Japan Earthquake:
Effects on the
People of Japan
Public Lecture:
Sue Daniels
Tuesday 7 October
2014, Leigh Scott
Room, Baillieu
Library,
tea/coffee from
4.30pm, talk from
5.00pm–6.00pm
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New e-Resources from
the National Library of
Australia
NK News
(North Korean News)
Eastern miscellany
(Dong fang za zhi
=東方雜誌全文數據庫)
Chinese Communist Party
History Database
(Zhong gong dang shi qi
kan shu ju ku (-1949)
=中共党史期刊数据库(-1949))
Log in using your National
Library card number and
last name to start your
research.
Don't have a
Library card?
Get a library card
ALIM
Joint Exhibition
10 February to 28 March
2014
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Monash University Library
Chinese Rare Books from the University of Melbourne Cultural Collections
Asian Studies Research Collection cabinet
Lower Ground Floor
Asian Studies Research Collection
Matheson Library, Clayton Campus
Monash University
The University of Melbourne Library
Asian Arts
Ground Floor:Asian arts
3rd Floor: Asian script
Baillieu Library, Parkville Campus
The University of Melbourne |
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