**2023 Reference and information services seminar at the Macquarie Room, State Library of NSW,  and online**

{{youtube>vxmMKLawplE}} All the presentations are on the video recording.  Most of the slides are available below.

9.30 Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country

9.35 - 10.45 Professor Emerita Kay Cassell, Rutgers University (via Zoom) time and duration confirmed
Professor Emerita Cassell is co-author of [[https://indyreads.libraries.nsw.gov.au/info/reference-and-information-services-an-introduction-fourth-edition-00007887 | Reference and information services: an introduction]] (the 5th edition is out, but we have not yet been able to buy it for Indyreads) and author of [[https://indyreads.libraries.nsw.gov.au/info/public-libraries-and-their-communities-an-introduction-00020636 | Public libraries and their communities]].  {{ :wiki:the_reference_interview.pdf | presentation is here}}

10.45 - stand and stretch 

10:50 - 11:05 5 minute talks 

10:50 am - 10:55am -  Professional Development Gabrielle Cundy (Blacktown City Libraries) {{ :wiki:nsw_ref_meeting_-_pd.pdf | presentation is here}}

10.55 - 11.05 Ngarie Macqueen Richmond Upper Clarence Regional Library - using Beanstack for professional development for staff. {{ :wiki:digital_dig_with_beanstack.pdf | presentation is here}}

11:05 - 11:45 NED service - the benefits, what the priorities are for the next few years and how to access the NED collection Jo Rital and Brendan Somes. Jo Ritale (Online) - is the NED Program Manager National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA). Brendan Somes (In-person)  - Collection Strategy Specialist at State Library of New South Wales.Brendan, leads the collecting strategy of legal deposit and implementation of NED and can provide more of a NSW focus – what publishers are depositing, how much content. {{ :wiki:brendan_s_slides_-_may_2023.pdf | presentation is here}}
 
11.45 - 12.00 Matilda Wong Ryde Library on Vote Talk information session in Cantonese and Mandarin {{ :wiki:vote_talk_power_point_presentation_2023_updated.pdf | presentation is here}}

12.00 - 1.00 lunch 

1.00 - 1.15 Reference excellence on the NSW public library wiki.  How to use it as part of training at your library

1.15 - 2.00 Woollahra Library and Shellharbour Library staff talk about their roving.  Olga Avramenko presented for Woollahra Library {{ :wiki:roving_-_olga_avramenko.pdf | presentation is here}} and Katarina Huljev presented for Shellharbour {{ :wiki:reference_seminar_may_2023_-_roving_katarina_huljev.pdf | presentation is here}}.

2.00 - 2.20 Ross Balharrie from NSW.net about evaluating online resources {{ :wiki:rb_licensing.pdf | presentation is here}}  

2.20 - 2.25 Michael Adams, State Library of NSW on Drug info {{ :wiki:the_toddy_in_the_library.pdf | presentation is here}}

2.30 Close