Sara A

Higher Education Libraries. Some days I can't believe I get paid to do this! Member of @aliangac - ask me how!

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac A5. There are so many great options now... and yet I can't go past my all time favourites - Fried Green Tomatoes and The Hours... both the books and the movies! #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac A4. Making cataloguing more inclusive of LGBTQIA+ themes that don’t necessarily include subject headings ie – books that include diverse families but aren’t necessarily about diversity, or stories that contain LGBTQIA+ characters etc #AusLibChat.

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac Q3. Yes... maybe... but in a perfect world. Data can help drive funding and decisions (I love data!), but it can be difficult to know the validity of the data and whether the collection of that data is making vulnerable members of the staff/community more vulnerable #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac A2. Signage can go a long way to feeling safe and welcome but asking for information or resources that are being sought is not always an option, ensuring that information and resources are clearly described and provided can aid discovery #AusLibChat

[ALIA Rainbow @AliaRainbow]

https://t.co/iOnmXRJgaX create a welcoming space #libraries can use rainbow signage, #pride flags, have staff wearing rainbow lanyards & theme #LGBTQIA #book displays. These are examples from Reykjavik City Library (left) and Melbourne’s Kathleen Syme Library (right) #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac My favourite is the rainbow coloured stairs that lead up to the library entrance! #AusLibChat

[ALIA NGAC @aliangac]

Are you ready to chat LGBTQIA+ Inclusion? Let’s go #AusLibChat!

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac A4 I wish I could remember the details of the request but I was basically told that the title has a bird in it and the author’s name was a colour. It was none of those things but I found it using plot keywords and the catalogue of subject specialised library! #Skill #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@TrishHepworth @RoseyRain @aliangac On a side note - I discovered last night that the stats on LOTE eresources from SA libraries have been skewed because the covers looked like the English versions and people were borrowing them by accident... who would do that 😂

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@TrishHepworth @RoseyRain @aliangac Ha - yes! Since discovering that by accident I have been able to find a lot of French books for practice... German was less helpful ;) #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac A3 I wouldn’t call the academic resources that I keep up with in my role “current reads” - but I do spend WAY too much time creating current reads lists for myself! I use bookshop catalogues, literary prize sortlists and far too often all the recommendations from #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@RoseyRain @aliangac I had the Hail Mary Project on hold but didn't realised it was the German version 😆 It's gone back on my list! #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac A2. I am trying to remember what I have read this year! I really enjoyed Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, and I finally got around to reading Sapiens a Brief History of Humankind – loved it! #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@livlaro @aliangac You could always try audiobooks! #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac A1 I am part of a book club… but we don’t even pretend to read a book anymore! I am excited to see the SNGG book club is back up and running – I’m finally getting around to reading Persuasions with them this month! #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac No, I certainly didn't feel prepared after my degree, it felt like something that required a lot of further study #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@edwardluca @aliaconference @Sydney_Library Would love to see this when you have solved the time issue! #AusLibChat

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac Q2. I keep waiting to feel like I am ready… so I would say time and confidence are the main barriers! #AusLibChat

[No, thank you. @Whip_Kraken]

@aliangac My favourite library produced podcast is uts student hacks (our student podcasters are more insightful than you can reasonably expect). Otherwise it's Stuff the British Stole.

[Sara A @Ms_Dalloway_]

@aliangac This has been on my list of things to do so maybe it’s time to put this in my diary!