National Recycling week

This week is national National Recycling week.

Planet Ark has some great ideas on how to celebrate National Recycling week. I love the sound of the Friday file fling.

Your TAFE library has some excelent resources to assist you with improving your carbon footprint at home and work .We have just started subscribing to a new magazine called G magazine - Green Living made easy. This months issue looks at 20 top Eco heroes, a report on the Copenhagen climate change conference , green gift guide, eco labels you can trust and 10 places to see before you die.

Here are few other resources that might inspire you to set up your own recyling scheme.!!!

Composting: the ultimate organic guide to recycling your garden 631.875/MARS

Green office guide : a guide to help you buy and use environmentally friendly office equipment
Learn and play the green way – fun activities with reusable material for all Ages – 745.592/REDL
Organic home : the Australian guide to clean, green living – 640.994/RICH
Save : your money, your time, your planet _ ideas for reusing common household items 645/LUSH
Sustainable living for dummies - no nonsence guide on how to run your home more efficiently 363.707/GROS
The CSIRO home energy saving handbook : how to save energy, save money and reduce your carbon footprint 644/WRIG
True green home : 100 ideas to help you create a greener home - ideal for reducing carbon footprint and saving money – 643/MACK
Waste and recycling – Issues in society provides an overview of waste management and recycling practices in Australia 363.728099/WAST

Safety Week

This week is Safe Work Australia week. The library has a number of resources on Safe Work Practices

http://safeworkaustralia.gov.au/ - Reports
More than 260 Australians die as a result of work related injuries and over

135 000 are seriously injured every year.

The TAFE Library Quicklinks has a number of OH&S links.


For OH&S websites related to a specific occupation area try the OHS link

These are some of the resources available in the TAFE library

• Workplace Occupational health and Safety ( General)
  
  
• Occupational health and safety Stewart, Margaret, 1953-
  Understanding New South Wales occupational health & safety legislation 3rd ed. Thompson, Wendy, 1948- North Ryde, NSW : CCH Australia, c2001. vii, 224 p.
  Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 New South Wales NSW Government Information Service 2001 OH & S : [videorecording] duty of care in the workplace 1 videocassette (VHS) (14 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + video support notes.
  Occupational health and safety in the workplace [videorecording] Le Neuf, Denis. 1 videocassette (VHS) (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + video support notes. Summary: This video defines what an OH & S system is, describes the concept of "duty of care" and asks viewers to think about how workplaces can be made safer and more effic





• Planning occupational health & safety 6th ed. Grammeno, Gabrielle. North Ryde, NSW : CCH Australia Limited, 2004. 350 p. : ill. T Enhancing occupational safety and health [electronic resource] Taylor, Geoff, 1924- Amsterdam : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004.
  OH&S in practice Shurmer, Alison. Orange, NSW : TAFE NSW, Community Services, Health, Tourism & Hospitality Faculty, c2004. 50 p.
  Understanding safety at work [videorecording] Vocam Video Training Productions. 1 videodisc (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 training guide (44 p. : ill.) Looks at risk assessment, slips, trips & falls, electrical hazards, PPE, manual handling, confined spaces, housekeeping, hazardous substances, work equipment safety, noise, fire and outdoor work.
  
  





• Welding
  Welder's health manual Bartlett, Ben
  





• Business
  Follow workplace safety procedures, BSBCMN106A Harvey, Stephen. Chatswood, NSW : Software Publication, c2002. Participate in workplace safety procedures, BSBCMN211A Harvey, Stephen. Chatswood, NSW : Software Publications, c2002. v, 80 p. : ill.
  Understanding safety in the office [videorecording] 1 videocassette (VHS) (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + training guide. Looks at office housekeeping, the workstation, safety around the office, manual handling, emergency response, office security and aggression response
  Stay safe @ work 1st ed. New South Wales. Dept. of Education and Training. Vocational Education in Schools Directorate. Darlinghurst, NSW : Vocational Education in Schools Directorate (Vocational Learning Team) Dept. of Education and Training, 2004. 1 v. (various pagings) + CD-ROM + videocassette + training guide + teacher's kit + various pamphlets. Child's play [videorecording] 1 videodisc (6 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Shows the way to lift and carry objects safely, just as children do naturally. 4 #4






• Introducing basic technologies [videorecording] Skok, Stephen. 1 videodisc (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + video support notes. This programme looks at the operation of a core range of modern office technologies, apart from computers, particularly fax machines, telephone systems and photocopiers. It looks at their role in the office, basic functionality and maintenance, and occupational health and safety issues.
  Office ergonomics [videorecording] 1 videocassette (VHS) (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2in. + 1 training guide. Summary: Ergonomics is the study of the human body at work, understanding how a person's senses, size and skills interact with their working environment. This program looks at some of the common health problems experienced by workers and then explores control measures which can be introduced to reduce the risk of injury. - (Container jacket) T






• Office safety essentials [videorecording] 1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 training guide. Summary: This training package reinforces essential office safety information. Practical guidance is provided so people in office can work better in a safe and secure environment.
  Workplace safety kit : a step by step guide to safety for business Guide 2001. WorkCover NSW Sydney : WorkCover N.S.W., c2001.
  Stress : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topic of stress, particularly stress in the workplace. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  Hazardous materials : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topic of safe storage and disposal methods of hazardous materials. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  T Manual handling : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topic of manual handling. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  Legal : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topics of New South Wales and Commonwealth legislation on occupational health and safety and New South Wales legislation on workers' compensation. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  Ergonomics : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topic of occupational health and safety. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  Safety - general : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topic of occupational health and safety. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 and Regulation 2001 NSW [videorecording] 1 videocassette (VHS) (35 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Summary: Using practical situations as examples, this video explains the requirements of the New South Wales Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and Regulation of 2001.
  Introducing basic technologies [videorecording] Skok, Stephen. 1 videodisc (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + video support notes. This programme looks at the operation of a core range of modern office technologies, apart from computers, particularly fax machines, telephone systems and photocopiers. It looks at their role in the office, basic functionality and maintenance, and occupational health and safety issues. This library owns a copy:
  ient.
  The back health program [videorecording] Gore, Amanda, 1954- 1 videocassette (VHS) (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + booklet + 3 charts. Resource package was initiated and directed by Roz Fidge
  Montie max [electronic resource] Version 1.3. [Australia] : SafetyCare Australia. Irregular?
  






• Child studies






• Children's services. CHCOHS301A, Participate in workplace safety procedures. Learning guide Fenton, Jennie. Adelaide, S. Aust. : Adelaide Institute of TAFE for the Dept. of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology, 2004. 1 v. This library owns a copy: No copies currently available. Estimated wait undetermined. 2004






• Children's Services. CHCCN3C, Prepare nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner. Learning guide Rev. / by Jennie Fenton. Hutchins, Teresa, 1957- [Adelaide] : Adelaide Institute of TAFE for the Dept. of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology, 2003. 1 v. T Children's services. CHCCN1D, Ensure children's health and safety. Learning guide Rev. / by Jennie Fenton. Fenton, Jennie. [Adelaide] : Adelaide Institute of TAFE for the Dept. of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology, 2003. 1 v.
  Occupational health & safety in children's services [videorecording] New South Wales. Technical and Further Education Commission. Community Services, Health, Tourism & Hospitality Faculty. Orange, N.S.W. : KEA Video Producers, 2003. 1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + orientation manual (in folder).
  When things go wrong : managing critical incidents in children's services Legg, Chris. Watson, ACT : Publications Section, Australian Early Childhood Association, c2001. 18 p. : ill.
  Occupational health & safety in children's services [videorecording] New South Wales. Technical and Further Education Commission. Community Services, Health, Tourism & Hospitality Faculty. Orange, N.S.W. : KEA Video Producers, 2003. 1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + orientation manual (in folder).
  
  






• Aged Care






• Moving and handling essential principles [videorecording] Working Pictures.
  Have you washed your hands? : Keeping bugs out of food Dee Why, N.S.W. : A-V Creative Services, c2004. 27 p. : ill. + 2 videocassettes (VHS)
  Care in residence [videorecording] 1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. A learning resource for the home and aged care employee. Topics include: an ageing population, public/private providers and their diverse services, essential traits and skills, role description, responsibilities, learning and development, a management perspective, the safety agenda, discussion scenes. T
  A manual of handling people : implementing a no-lift approach 2nd ed. Tuohy-Main, Kate, 1950- New Lambton Heights, N.S.W. : Tuohy Main, 1999. xxv, 342 p. : ill.
  Nursing homes, retirement villages, hostels & hospices : [videorecording] health & safety 1 videocassette (VHS) (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + training manual. Summary: This video is designed for nurses looking at the essential aspects of health and safety which relate to elderly and specialist care facilities.
  






• Community services
  Reading, reporting, recording [videorecording] Haarsma, Fran.
  Community services common competency. CHCOHS401A, Implement and monitor OHS policies and procedures for a workplace (02) Ver. 001, reviewed 06/03. Australian Remote and Rural Training Systems. Torrensville Plaza, S. [Aust.] : Australian Remote and Rural Training Systems, c2003. 74 p. : ill.
  Evaluation of ACT Inter-agency Family Violence Intervention Program : final report Keys Young (Firm) Canberra : ACT Dept of Justice and Community Safety, 2000. viii, 108 p.
  






• Agriculture
  Beef skills [videorecording] Blunden, Joanna. 1 videodisc (approx. 25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. supplementary notes. The aim of this video is to demonstrate some common cattle husbandry practices and improve practical skills with an emphasis on personal health and safety, animal welfare and quality assurance.






• Play it safe! : [electronic resource]. rural occupational health & safety Sunraysia Institute of TAFE. [Victoria] : Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, c1997. 1 computer optical disc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. This library owns a copy: 1 copy currently available - Deniliquin Campus Library - CD-ROM Collection 1997 #3






• Bitter harvest [videorecording] Sampson, John 1 videocassette (VHS) (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Summary: Program looks at some of the hazards that can be found on farms, interviewing four farmers about their accidents.
  Play it safe! : [electronic resource]. rural occupational health & safety Sunraysia Institute of TAFE. [Victoria] : Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, c1997.
  






• Horticulture
  Using farm chemicals [videorecording] Playford, Geoff
  Publication info: [Adelaide, SA] : produced for Brookway Park School of Horticulture, Gilles Plains College of TAFE by Educational Media Unit, Centre for Applied Learning Systems, Adelaide College of TAFE, c1992. Physical descrip: 14 videocassettes (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Item info: 12 copies currently available - Deniliquin Campus Library.
  
  






• Hospitality
  Professional kitchen safety O'Mahony, Barry. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Pearson/Hospitality Press, c2005. x, 80 p. : ill.






• OH&S in practice Shurmer, Alison. Orange, NSW : TAFE NSW, Community Services, Health, Tourism & Hospitality Faculty, c2004. 50 p.






• Hospitality essentials [videorecording] 1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + training guide. Summary: Features fundamental health and safety work procedures for hospitality personnel. Topics covered include work attitude, safe work procedures, hygiene and food safety, manual handling, and fire prevention and evacuation.
  If only I'd- [videorecording] : health, safety and security procedures in the hospitality and tourism industries Garner, Simon. 1 videocassette (VHS) (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + video support notes (8 p.) Summary: By using a series of short sketches this program covers the competencies relating to workplace procedures in health, safety and security including dealing with emergency situations.






• Food standards, hygiene & safety : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topics of food safety standards and food hygiene and safety. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  
  






• Manual Handling






• Moving and Handling essential principles[videorecording] working picture
  Manual handling : and people transfers for workers & other people movers : study program De Maria, Antonio. Adelaide, S.A. : Enable Consultation Services, Research and Publishing Unit, c2003. 102 leaves : ill.
  Manual handling resource Fraser, Glenn. [Sydney, N.S.W.] : WorkCover, c2003. 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. + 1 booklet + 1 videocassette (VHS)
  Hospitality essentials [videorecording] 1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + training guide. Summary: Features fundamental health and safety work procedures for hospitality personnel. Topics covered include work attitude, safe work procedures, hygiene and food safety, manual handling, and fire prevention and evacuation.
  Safe manual handling : [videorecording] 3 steps to a safer workplace Vallis, Adrian. 1 videocassette (VHS) (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + video support notes. Summary: To minimize the risk of manual handling is a 3 step process: identify hazardous manual handling tasks, assess risks involved in hazardous tasks and put in place risk-control measures toreduce or eliminate risks. This video explains what to do if your workplace is unsafe and what to do if you are injured at work. It explains that both employees as well as employers have responsibilities for workplace safety.
  A manual of handling people : implementing a no-lift approach 2nd ed. Tuohy-Main, Kate, 1950- New Lambton Heights, N.S.W. : Tuohy Main, 1999. xxv, 342 p. : ill. T Manual handling : [videorecording] think before you lift Weston, Peter. 1 videocassette (VHS) (approx. 20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + trainer's guide. T Manual handling : [videorecording] think before you lift Weston, Peter. 1 videocassette (VHS) (ca. 20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + trainer's guide, 5 overhead transparencies.
  Manual handling [videorecording] [Some copies captioned]. Safetycare Australia. 1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + Trainer's manual. Summary: This training video demonstrates the basic elements employees need to be aware of when handling a load of any description. Covers safe work practices for handling loads including: general safety, protective equipment,safety awareness, factors contributing to accidents and safety policies.
  Manual handling : [electronic resource] TAFE NSW Studylinks A collection of links to online resources on the topic of manual handling. Freely available on the World Wide Web.
  

New Library Resources

New resources are coming into the library thick and fast. Here is a taster of what has just arrived in the last month

Aboriginal Culture
Making two worlds work [Kit]
First Australians Series -Fighting for rights/Discovering aboriginal Australia/Special objects/Keeping strong through art
Business
CD Master Visually Microsoft Office 2007. [CDROM
Create electronic presentations : PowerPoint 2007, BSBITU302A
Design & develop complex text documents (Word 2007), BSBITU401A
Design & develop complex text documents (Word 2007), BSBITU401A
Design and produce business documents (Office 2007), BSBITU306A
Design and produce business documents (Office 2007), BSBITU306A
Design and produce business documents (Office 2007), BSBITU306A
Develop and use complex spreadsheets (Excel 2007), BSBITU402A
Develop and use complex spreadsheets (Excel 2007), BSBITU402A
Managing conflict positively [videorecording]
Operations management : [videorecording] a case study of a hotel
Produce desktop published documents (Publisher 2007) : BSBITU309A
Produce desktop published documents (Publisher 2007) : BSBITU309A
The business plan [videorecording]
The four p's marketing strategies [videorecording]

Child Studies
Learn and play the green way

Cooking
Brenda Kitchen's easy recipes on the table in 20 minutes
Food made fast slow cooker
The Big Book of One Pot Cooking

History
Disasters that shocked Australia
Females on the fatal shore : Australia's brave pioneers by Susanna DeVries
Gallipoli 1915
Outlawed : [videorecording] the real Ned Kelly
The Western Front 1916-1918
Tobruk 1941

Careers
Finding work. Beginner
Pathways planning
Developing a career portfolio [videorecording]
Getting it right at the interview [videorecording]

Health
Madness: a bipolar life - a memoir of a survivor

Law
The Law handbook : your practical guide to the law in New South Wales

Literacy and Numeracy/ current Issues
Achieve Geography Physical Processes
Achieve Geography global Issues
Achieve Food
Achieve! Geography Sustainable development
Rivers: from source to Sea
It’s Easy being Green
Tank Power
Videogames

Religion
The Case for God by Karen Armstrong

Welfare
Love & kisses : [videorecording] relationships and sexuality featuring people with disabilities
It's your right?: Human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday [videorecording

Welding
Welding complete : techniques, project plans & instructions

General Interest
Tattoo
Successful fishing in Australia
Fiction and memoirs
Darwin Poems
Forest of Hands & Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Head over heels by Jill Mansell
Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas
Mama Mia by Mia Freedman
Pushing time away a memoir
Remarkable creatures
Slumdog millionaire by VikasSwarup
The Housekeeper & the professor by Yoko Ogawa
The six sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly
Unbearable lightness of scones by Alexander McCall Smith
Vintage Alice by Jessica Adams
Window seat and other stories by Archie Weller
World beneath by Cate Kennedy
Twilight the movie and audio book and book ( you heard about it now listen ,watch it or read it)

Careers display

We often get asked in the library about careers and writing job applications. We have lots of resources designed to assist people with these skills. There are also resources on how to conduct yourself during a job interview, how to sell yourself in a variety of job seeking situations and how to address selection criteria.The work skills class at Deniliquin Campus have been focusing on this area for one of their classes. Consequently we have set up a display about careers and job seeking skills in the library using some wonderful posters designed by the students to add a bit of colour and lots of information.

Here are just a few of the resources we have on display. Please come in and check them out.

Job Choice
A Story to tell : the working lives of ten Aboriginal Australians
All this talk about careers
Cool careers for dummies
More than a job : securing satisfying careers for people with disabilities
Skills for child care workers [videorecording]
Something a bit different : a practical and inspirational guide to an interesting career
Welcome to aged care ( dvd)
What job suits you

Job Seeking
Career planning [videorecording]
How to address selection criteria : improving your chances of being short-listed for a job
Job applications : the winning edge
Job applications: looking good on Paper DVD
Job search in the 21st century DVD
Kick start your Career … Again
Resumes and applications DVD
Resumes that get shortlisted : proven strategies to get the job you want
Surfing your horizons - an inspirational guide to job hunting and career planning
The art of being employed : a concise guide to managing your career
Work Steady get Ready DVD - locally made DVD that uses Deniliquin business and people to discuss job seeking skills

Working Life
Employment and the law
Work-life balance ( Issues in Society)
Workplace rights and Responsibilities DVD

Young people at work ( Issues in Society

Children books council awards

The library has a copy of the book that won the Australian Children's book of the year award for older Readers

Tales of Outer suburbia by Shaun Tan is a superb collection of illustrated short stories for teenagers.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/book-reviews/tales-from-outer-suburbia/2008/06/16/1213468318678.html

I read it a few months ago. These are some reflections on it from my reading blog

Tan’s tales have a dream like quality. The stories are dotted with drawings, paintings newspaper clippings and scribbles. Every tale and picture focuses on someone feeling alien or left out or left behind. The stories are fairy light but weigh you down. You feel sad but happy. They are full of love, yearning and disappointment at how suburbia has someone how failed anyone a bit different which is really everyone. My favorite is “Alert but not alarmed" and describes how suburbia adapts to housing ballistic missiles as a favor to government. He describes and illustrates beautifully the better uses they are eventually put to , because everyone knows that

to use them would be beyond human reason.

http://jennysreadingblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/tales-from-outer-suburbia-by-shaun-tan.html

Science week

Ignite your Imagination!!!!
National Science week starts on the 15th August. When you think about it there is a scientific theory for almost everything we do. Scientists and their followers wonder about what we eat, when we sleep, how we move , who we love, why we smile or frown. The library display for library week has plenty on offer to keep us all wondering. Ignite your imagination !!!Come in and check it out.
http://www.scienceweek.gov.au/Pages/index.aspx

The tafe library website has some links to some great science websites.

http://intranet.rit.tafensw.edu.au/library/quicklinks/show_subtopic.asp?SubTopicId=28

The Science of animals
The mammals of Australia
Know your birds : Australia's most common birds
The complete home veterinary guide
Genetics and horse breeding
An introduction to the invertebrates
The science of the Earth
Our Earth: global warming the evidence
The weather makers : the history and future impact of climate change
The Science of Food
Genetic revolution : a look at the way the world is today
All about bread
Home cheese making : recipes for 75 homemade cheeses
The science of gardening
Hydroponics for everyone : a practical guide to gardening in the 21st century
How to propagate : techniques and tips for over 1000 plants
Resurrection in a bucket : the rich and fertile story of compost
Composting : the ultimate organic guide to recycling your garden
The Science of the human body
The Atlas of the Human Body
Anatomy for beginners
Human body: the ultimate guide to how the body works
Cells at work series /muscles/Skin/blood bones
The Science of Maths
The universal book of mathematics : from abracadabra to Zeno's paradoxes
Mathematics : from the birth of numbers
Mathematical handbook of formulas and tables
Financial maths
Math word problems for dummies
The science of the stars ( astronomy)
Night Sky atlas 623.1/SCAG
Exploring space 523.1/SIBE
The Science of Everything
A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
E=mc?p2?s?p ?s: the great ideas that shaped our world
Fidgeting fat, exploding meat & gobbling whirly birds : and other delicious science moments by
Karl Kruszelnicki's
The Big Book of Experiments and Activities

Magazines
Helix magazine is a very user frindly science magazine which comes into the library quarterly. Great experiments to try with kids and simple explanations
Ecos - Is the CSIROS magazine about the latest environmental research

July 09 new arrivals in the library

Hi all

Welcome back to TAFE after the holiday break. Here are some new items to get you started with your library borrowings this term s
Behaviour management

The survival guide for kids with ADD or ADHA by John F Taylor 618.928589/TAYL

Australian history

Australian through Women's Eyes by Ann Standish 820.809287/STAN

Other cultures

Culture Grams provides an uptodate summary of world customs/ cultures and statisitics 306.05/

Magazines

July Choice has articles on Pet Insurance on and What to claim on your tax

Gardening Australia - features - "Ladybird/ladybirdgood garden friends" Remedies for fruit bugs and How to make your citrus grow

Good health tells you 13 fun ways to double your energy

( definitely need it after the holidays)Exercise excuse busters /and How to stop yourself eating after dinner

Canberra Library Visit

I spent the first two days of the TAFE holidays visiting some libraries in Canberra, checking up how other libraries are using emerging technologies and catching up with other
Riverina Institute Librarians. Libraries generally are using blogs and wikis and federated searching to assist their customers with accessing information. Igoogle seemed to be a great tool
for keeping track of information that is of interest to you. The Australian national library has just started a cool new research interface that is going to be much easier for patrons looking for Australian information. They are also in the process of digitising Australian Newspapers from 1803 to 1954. You can also contribute to the project by correcting some of the scanning if You are that way inclined.
The ABS library mainly serves the 2700 employees of the ABS. Most of their information and training is delivered on line. They had some great ideas about RSS feeds and customising databases to suit individual needs. The other two Libraries we visitied were Canberra Insititue of technology and University of Canberra. They both either had or were about to get 24 hour learning centres where students could come to the library to use computers any time of day or night. I can't see Deni having that for a while yet (although sometimes its seems like the some students sleep here ...)

What's new in the library June 09

Conferences

Your favourite librarian attended an EDNA conference in Melbourne recently about emerging technolgies in education. The theme was

Building Digital Bridges - The Keynote speaker , Harriet Wakelam, described some technologies that will certainly blow our educational minds when they are finally available. Firewalls will definitely be a thing of the past. Teaching people to be critical users is the key to technology in education. The speaker on Wikimedia provided some great suggestions for critical exercises to be used with Wikipedi. Lilli Wilkinson also provided some scary comparisons between various online encyclopedias and the biases that are in them. The conference outline can be viewed at http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/events/workshops/VIC. The conference notes will be available shortly.

There are many new items coming into the library all the time.
Here is a little taster...

Books
Pete the Sheep Jackie Frenchs lovely story about a sheep who things he's a dog
The Book of Australian Popular rhymed verse - Some great poems for reciting outloud
What teachers need to know about reading and writing dificulties - looks at latest research to deal with literacy problems

DVDs
Rogue Nation - ABC TV series about Australia early white settlement

Walle - A cosmic comedy adventure about a determined robot named Wall.e

You can check out other new titles on this list
http://tafecat.tafensw.edu.au/DEN_NEWTITLES.html

Magazines

June Choice magazine had some great articles - Camera phones our snapshot of the best and answers to your Superanunation questions
June Biig Issues featured somes diverse hints on survivng the recession
Australian Good Food has Some Winter Favourite recipes

Come in and check them out

Reconciliation Week

What is reconciliation?
"Reconciliation involves building mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous and other Australians that allow us to work together to solve problems and generate success that is in everyone's best interests". To recognise Reconciliation week the library has created a display of resources that will hopfefully help create a greater understanding between indigenous and non indigenous cultures in Australia

http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/reconciliation-resources/nrw-resources

Aboriginal Art
Black angels : [videorecording] a widening vision centres on the work of Brisbane based Aboriginal Artist

Painting country [videorecording] this films portrays the life and humour of indigenous artist from the Balgo Regions in Far North west Australia
Dreaming their way : Australian Aboriginal women painters ( national museum of women in the arts)
Aboriginal art by Wally Caruana - gives an overview of Aboriginal Art in Australia
Australian Indigenous art pack – 12 full colour A3 prints of art works from 3 indigenous artists


Aboriginal History
This is what happened : historical narratives
A life together, a life apart : a history of relations between Europeans and Aborigines – with chapters on Cummeragunja and Moonahcullah
First Australians [videorecording] - an illustrated history – the dramatic story of the collision of two words
First Australians: an illustrated history – of the above series
With the white people by Henry Reynolds – the crucial role of Aborigines in the exploration and development of Australia
The original Australians: story of the Aboriginal people by Josephine Flood looks at Aboriginal history from Ancient times until today
Ten canoes [videorecording] - is a ground breaking glimpse into aboriginal life Centuries before European settlement.

Biography
Dhirrabuu mari = outstanding indigenous Australians who have succeeded in a variety of fields
Through my eyes – by Ella Simon the author tells of the days when her people were considered to be nonpeople
Return to Cummeragunja : [videorecording] Hyllus Maris and her mother Mrs Geraldine Briggs speak, 26-8-85

Mum Shirl - Mum Shirl tells the story of her life going up on a mission near Cowra and her life as an Aboriginal Activities and social worker

Reconciliation
Aboriginal issues series. Land : notes & activities booklet
Aboriginal issues series. Stolen generations : notes & activities booklet
Generations of resistance : the Aboriginal struggle for justice
Being Aboriginal : comments, observations and stories from Aboriginal Australians : from the ABC radio programs
Talking together [videorecording] records the views of four Australian women about the importance of healing the relationship between Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians
Issues in Society – Stolen Generations: the way forward
Koori, a will to win : the heroic resistance, survival & triumph of black Australia

Library week - Libraries Your passport to discovery

The theme for Australian Library and Information week this year isLibraries your passport to discovery. To Help celebrate the library has a display on travelling. You can go anywhere and everywhere without leaving your armchair when you check out some of these resources!!!

• Other countries
  
  

China – World in Focus
Indonesia – world in Focus
The World Book encyclopaedia of people and places
Longman atlas

• Immigration/Refugees
  
  

The changing face of Australia : a century of immigration 1901-2000
Refugees and asylum seekers – Issues in Society
Destination Australia : migration to Australia since 1901 - Eric Richards recounts the experiences of many individual migrants from all over the world, examines the drama and challenges of officials involved in the grand immigration experiment to Australia.
Story of migration to Australia.- beautifully presented series that tells the story of why people have come to Australia
Per l'Australia : the story of Italian migration - Per l'Australia is the story of Italian settlement, from as early as 1788 through to World War II and beyond. It is the story of Italians who fled war, persecution and poverty for a better life in Australia. From struggling to build a new home, to suffering internment and POW camps, to burgeoning employment and thriving prosperity, Italians have fearlessly adapted to their new homeland. The joys and frustrations of their new life are captured here in a rich mix of personal anecdotes and history, private mementos and captivating photographs.

• Holidays Overseas
  
  

Europe on a shoestring - the lonely planet guide – big trips on a shoe string.

• Travelling Australia
  
  

Explore wild Australia with the bush tucker man
Watkin Tench's 1788 : comprising A narrative of the expedition to Botany Bay and A complete account of the settlement at Port Jackson – first hand account from an officer of the first British settlement in Australia
Australia : an ecotraveller's guide – provides information on wildlife and national parks to see and visit in Australia
Classic walks of Australia – reference guide to the best bush walks in Australia

• Travel memoirs
  
  
  

Angels & dark Madonnas: travels in India and Italy by Kate LLelwyn
The dig tree : the story of Burke and Wills – Sarah Murgatroyd tells the disastrous story of Burke and wills
Holy cow : an Indian adventure - Sarah Macdonald Explores with an amusing eye some humorous spiritual adventures in India
Lost in transmission - Jonathon Harley tells the story of being a correspondent in Troubled parts of Asia
The bookseller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad spends four months living with a bookseller and his family in Kabul fowlloing the fall of the Taliban
Almost French : a new life in Paris – Sarah Turnbull finds love in Paris
Good morning Hanoi : a year on the airwaves in the new Vietnam – Iain Finlay and Trish Clark describe their twelve months in Vietnam working for the communist fun radio station
Sing, and don't cry : a Mexican journal – Cate Kennedy lives in a small farming community in Mexico for a year
At the drop of a veil – the true story of an American woman’s years in a Saudi Arabian harem by Marianne Akireza
I left my heart in Chinkapook and my knickers in New York - Kerry cues humorous reflections on Travel
Burqa and a hard place : three years in the new Afghanistan – Sally cooper gives us a humorous recounts her experiences of working with an Aid organisation Afghanistan just after the Taliban lose control.
Lionheart : a journey of the human spirit – Jesse Martin recounts his adventure as the youngest person to sail solo, non stop and unassisted around the world
The Wrong way home - Peter Moore announced he was going to travel home from London to Sydney without stepping on a plane.

• Travel writing
  
  

Best Travel Writing 2008 – True Stories from around the World
The good alternative travel guide : exciting holidays for responsible travellers
Worst journeys : the Picador book of travel

Australians at War

Australians at War Resources

The library has a display of Anzac and war resources to celebrate Anzac day. Please pop in and check them out.

The following websites provide some great primary source records for Australians at war. Last year we searched through the National archive for a student's family war records with some very moving results including records of service, death certfticates, telegrams to the family and letters from the family to the war office.


http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/aawfa/

http://www.awm.gov.au/

http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs63.aspx

The following is the list of resources on display.

• World War 1 resources
  Gallipoli by Les Carlyon 940.426/CARL
  http://www.echonews.com/815/book_reviews.html
  
  
• The other Anzacs : nurses at war, 1914-18 http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741755497
  
  
• Gallipoli 1915 - Pictorial history of Anzacs at Gallipoli
  
  
• Revealing Gallipoli – a documentary which looks at the tragic story of Gallipolo from all sides
  
  
• Soldier boy : the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac by Anthony Hill - moving story of the tragic experiences of a very young Anzac at Gallipoli
  
• Gallipoli – movie starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee – a compelling story of friendship and adventure between two australina soldiers in 1915
  
  
  
• The gates of memory : Australian people's experiences and memories of loss and the Great War - this book examines the impact of loss on those left behind in war
  
  

World War 11

• Documenting World War 11 series - The Holocaust/ The rise of the Nazis/ Occupation and resistance - Looks at the key themes of World War 11 using primary source material as a focus


• Harry’s War : Aborigines in Wartime – DVD based on the Experiences of Harry Saunders who fought for his country and dies on the beaches of Gona in 1942



• The War years 1939/45 Local man Jack Moores writes about his World War 11 experiences in the British Army
  

Other Wars

• War in Iraq from the Australian at War series - basic introduction to Australian fighting in Iraq

Australians in all War

• Australians at war - ABC video recording from the Boer war to current peacekeeping missions.
  
• Australians at War - book of the series
  
  
• The encyclopaedia of Australia's battles
  
  
• Anzacs, Australians at war : a narrative history illustrated by photographs from the nation's archives
  
  
• Australia in History series. Three titles provide an introduction to Australia’s war experience in various Wars: Gallipoli and the Middle East, 1915-18 /The peacekeepers : Australia at war since 1945 /Australian and the Second World War 1938-45
  
• Australian Prisoners of War - looks at primary source material including interviews of Australian experiences as prisoners of war from the Boer War DVDs and CDS included This educational resource provides teachers and students with activities to investigate Australian Prisoners of War using the stories from the Australians at War Film Archive.
  

Women in War

• Heroic Australian women in war : astonishing tales of bravery from Gallipoli to Kokoda
  
  
• Nancy Wake : a biography of our Greatest war heroine by Peter Fitzsimons

Animals in Wartime

• M is for Mates – animals in Wartime from Ajax to Zep - a beautifully illustrated book describing the experiences of animals in wartime – A great basic literacy resource .Different letters of the alphabet are used to launch each page
  

Earth Hour - March 2009

Earth Hour takes place on Saturday March 28 at 8:30. This is a good chance to turn off your lights, save some power and try some activities that don't need electricity. I don't think watching telly in the dark counts. Doing something by candle light or moon light sounds much more energy friendly ( and romantic).



You can check out what earth hour is all about on the website



http://www.earthhour.org/about/




There are lots of resources in the library to help motivate you about sustainable living.

Come in and check them out

Sustainable Environment

• Renewable energy – Issues in society
  
• Australia's biodiversity – Issues in society
  
• Renewable energy - DVD profiles examples of technologies harnessing renewable energy
  
• River health : [videorecording] caring for our waterways
  
• Waterwise house & garden : a guide for sustainable living
  
• Australia’s Environment Issues and Trends 2006 - ABS
  
• On borrowed time : Australia's environmental crisis and what we must do about it
  
• An inconvenient truth : [videorecording] a global warning http://www.climatecrisis.net/. Al Gore gives us his views on climate change.
  
• Going native- living in the Australian environment by Michael Archer and Bob Beale – these guys give ideas on how we can live in a more sustainable way in Australia
  http://www.hha.com.au/books/0733615228.html
  
• Ecos is a bimonthly magazine produced by the CSIRO reporting on news in the environmental and sustainability industry. The latest issue looks at research in the Murray- Darling Basin

Sustainable living

• Green office guide : a guide to help you buy and use environmentally friendly office equipment
  
• Waste management – Issues in society
  
• Waste and recycling - Issues in society
  
• Sustainable Living – Issues in society
  
• Organic home : the Australian guide to clean, green living
  
• Your home, your future, your lifestyle - - your interactive step by step guide ot comfortable, stylish and healthy living
  
• Warm house cool house : inspirational designs for low-energy housing
  
• The Australian greenhouse calculator [electronic resource]
  
• Sustainable living for dummies
  
• Save - you money, your time your planet - inspired uses for common household item
  
• The pocket idiot's guide to your carbon footprint
  
• Living Green – environmental encyclopaedia

Sustainable Gardening

• The Small Edible Garden
  
• Australian gardens for a changing climate
  
• How to build your own greenhouse : designs and plans to meet your growing needs
  
• The green gardener : sustainable gardening in your own backyard
  
• Your sustainable garden
  
• The no-nonsense guide to water
  

Sustainable people

• Environmentalists – famous activists for environmental issues
  

Sustainable Sports

• Classic walks of Australia
• The ways of the bushwalker : on foot in Australia
• Outdoor Australia – March /April 2009 has an article on the Best 10 Aussie Multi day walks

International women's day 2009

We are celebrating International women's day in the library with a display of very diverse books DVDs and magazines. This years theme is women and education. Its a good time to ponder the range of courses women can access through TAFE, many of which would once have been considered to be a bad career choice for women. For a bit more history about International women's day check out this website.

http://www.women.nsw.gov.au/IWD2009/index.html

The library will be holding an International women's day morning tea to celebrate IWD day and all the wonderful women involved in Education. Please call in and have a cuppa with us on ThursdayMarch 12 between 10:30 and 11:00.


International women’s day Library resources available from your library

Aboriginal Women
Through my eyes by Ella Simon authors tells of the days when her people were considered to be “non people”
Mum Shirl - Shirley Smith tells the story of her life from growing up on a mission to becoming an Activists
Black chicks talking - sets out to overturn the old stereotypes and showcase ten spirited young black women making their mark in contemporary Australia

Biography

A Burqa and a hard place : three years in the New Afghanistan by Sally Cooper
The Indomitable Miss Pink : a life in Anthropology - Olive Pink (1884-1975) was and unconventional anthropologist and advocate of Aboriginal rights and early proponent of the cultivations of Australian Indigenous plants
Eat Pray love: one womens’ search for Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert
The spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong : a memoir
St Jude’s : a girl from Guyra. A school in Africa and the patron Saint of hopeless cause by Gemma Sisia
Iris : a memoir of Iris Murdoch by John Bayley
Poppy – Druslilla Modjeska collects the evidence of her mother’s life
Half a life time by Judith Wright Poet Judith wirght writes a memoir of her life

History
A history of women in the West
No place for a nervous lady : voices from the Australian bush
The complete book of great Australian women : thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia
Great pioneer women of the outback
Pioneer women of the bush and outback
Women and work: changes over three generations AV 331.40994/Wome
The complete book of great Australian women : thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia



Health and well being
Everyday Goddess:finding the heroines from within
Natural menopause: discover the alternatives to HRT
French women don’t get Fat; the secret of eating for pleasure
The change : women, ageing and the menopause
Up the duff : the real guide to pregnancy
Hormone replacement : the real truth : balance your hormones naturally and swing from the chandeliers
Issues in society: Women's health and wellbeing
Girl stuff : your full-on guide to the teen years Good health and medicine magazine - this months feature article is on stress

Women’s rights
Feminism - ideas of the modern world looks at the meanings and history of the feminism
The end of equality : work, babies and women's choices in 21st century Australia
Wifework : what marriage really means for women
The atlas of women in the world
Issues in society Women's rights
Issues in Society Gender Equity
Issues in society Sexuality and discrimination

Movies
North country
Swing
Little Miss Sunshine


Mothering
A hard place [videorecording]
The mask of Motherhood: how mothering changes everyting and why we pretend it doesn’t by Susan Maushart
Mothers & sons : bringing up boys as a sole parent 649.10243/HOWA

Religion
Unveiled : nuns talking
The spiral staircase

Rural Women
Women of the land : stories of Australia's rural women

Rural Women's network magazine ( most recent issue looks at financial skills)

Skills
The women's power handbook by Joan Kirner and Moira Rayner - this book will help you work out what you want , communicate it, get others to work with you and advance your cause:
Life skills for women. Teacher book
Women’s skills: valuing your experience

Literature/Poetry

Our Granny by Margaret Wild and Julie Vivas
When I am an Old Woman I shall wear purple
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter rides again