Posts Yep, I just signed the contract and handed all my paperwork into Human Resources.
I’m starting the position as Associate Lecturer in Information Studies at Curtin University of Technology on 15 July, teaching the unit about Information Management Technologies and also the Public Librarianship unit.
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I take a week off with the kids on school holidays next week, spend two more days at the Grove, then start at Curtin the next day…The students arrive about two weeks after I start.
If you are in my network and are a student or a library school teacher or a librarian with an idea about what should be taught, I will probably be calling on you for mentorship as I find my feet in the next six months or so..
I would love to know your best bit of advice you can give to someone teaching library school students, online and blended online/internal teaching, changing to a new sector or balancing work and family … any and all ideas gratefully accepted….
Yaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!
You are an amazing woman. Really. Congratulations!!!
Congratulations! I think you are just what LIS education needs
wow… *picks self of floor* awesome news….
Wow, congratulations! You and @katiedavis will make an awesome team of lecturers at either side of the country teaching the next generation!
Way to go!
I think I will consider myself mildly envious of the students who will have you to teach them!
Congratulations!
Fantastic news. Well done!
Yes, fantastic news. Very exciting.
sounds great for you! we liked having you in public libraries though
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Ah! I wondered why your job in The Grove was advertised? All makes sense now! (My own fault for being mostly offline while on holidays).
Good luck and I am sure you will do fine! You are a great speaker and very passionate, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about your profession! You would be an asset to any teaching institution!
Congratulations! That’s brilliant news. Those lucky Information Studies students – I think those units are going to be so relevant and interesting!
Congratulations. Hooray. !!!!!!!
Congratulations Kathryn – you’ve worked hard and deserve it.
Congratulations! I wish my library school had had someone like you – an educator with solid experience of working (and innovating) in the sector.
That is great news! Your students will be so lucky!
Terrific news!! Congratulations!
You are already a wonderful inspiration to your colleagues in the library sector, and I think it’s great that the next generation of librarians will have the opportunity to benefit from your energy and vision
That’s great news, Kathryn!!!
Amazing news! congratulations. I agree – those lucky lucky students.
Congratulations! Your students are very lucky indeed.
I’m so proud of you K! They could not have picked a better person. Have fun with it and save the world!
A great loss to public libraries, but a wonderful gain for our future librarians. Couldn’t think of a better person to learn from. Congratulations and good luck!
Congratulations Kathryn! Awesome sauce for open source
We hope you really enjoy this new direction. Best wishes!
Oooh, congratulations! Enjoy!
Congratulations Kathryn – that is so very cool. Not just for you but for the next generation of librarians.
i thought that was your position advertised at the Grove. Well done Kathryn, and what an enthusiastic lecturer you will make!! Best of luck
Tracie
Welcome and wonderful news for our students.
Lucky students – Kathryn this is wonderful news, you will make a fabulous contribution to the next round of librarians. Very best wishes with your new job, Jean x
Seriously thrilled for you! It’s a great opportunity. Happy to be part of your ‘brains trust’ as required!
Congratulations on the job
I am currently doing the course and look forward to having you as a teacher even if I have to wait till next year to be in your Public Librarianship class.
It will be wonderful to have you as a Lecture and I will look forward to seeing you around campus.
Caris
Wow, congratulations Kathryn! Those students are one lucky bunch. Which we in NZ had someone like you on staff. Someone enthusiastic! But not just someone – Kathryn! Almost makes me want to do distance study with Curtin…
best of luck, you don’t need it though. You’ll be fine. I just hope that the students [and staff] will be able to keep pace with you!
Welcome to Curtin! Have been following your blog as a result of doing the Information Technology unit there last semester, perhaps our paths will cross?
Kathryn, just found your blog after finally getting round to listening to the RN interview last week. What should be taught? I’ve worked at the coalface in public libraries for the last 19 years. I think the single most important attribute of a library staff member is empathy. Is that something that can be taught? I don’t know. So many people love their local library because of the staff (or some of the staff) – just like their local cafe. People like a chat with someone they know in their community lounge room. I trained 20 years ago & things may well have changed, but I learned a lot about information and reference (which I loved, by the way) but very little about the human aspect. Though it was assumed that we would *not* be working with books, or in public libraries!
Keep up the good work.