Day 2 – Monday September 15
\nOpening session in SPC\u00c2\u00a0
\nAfter opening remarks, welcomes, and thank yous by Mary-Clare, Sally, and Guillermina, Franck Magron, SPC IT technician, spoke about the difficulties of managing and distributing fisheries information to the fisheries managers in Pacific Island nations. \u00c2\u00a0While a site might have a library they may not have a librarian and many have no catalog. \u00c2\u00a0So the researchers working there don’t even know what they have. \u00c2\u00a0Proposing online storage and dessimination to fishery officers but have to consider copyright and limits on public release. \u00c2\u00a0Questions centered on how to make the metadata publicly available and how\/who outside SPC might access the documents.<\/p>\n
Kathy Heil then explained the Guin auction, distributed secret names, discussed payment (Kristen LaBonte thinks she may have PayPal set up by conference end – we are so progressive!) and opened the auction. \u00c2\u00a0Some fun and interesting items appear to be available. \u00c2\u00a0First big bid was on small bag of ketchup flavored potato chips – 1000 cfp or about $10US!<\/p>\n
Morning break: coffee, tea, orange and mango juice, platters of pizza and small pastries (Danish, croissants, and chocolate croissants). Yum!! \u00c2\u00a0No need eat breakfast if can wait for morning tea…<\/p>\n
Next session begins! \u00c2\u00a0Lead off speaker is Stephanie Watt of SPC. \u00c2\u00a0Great description of SPC library and their charge and accomplishments.<\/p>\n
Stephanie was followed by Ataban Kapule from Solomon Islands, Ministry of Fisheries library. \u00c2\u00a0Ministry of Fisheries mostly concerned with inshore fishery. \u00c2\u00a0Ataban talked about how difficult it is to run a library in the Solomon’s as there is little internal support. They are currently having problems with their Koha catalog but are being assisted by technicians from SPC. \u00c2\u00a0Their library burned but PIMRIS is their backup and has been assisting them with replacement of their collection.<\/p>\n
Hannah Russell from NIWA, New Zealand was last of morning speakers. \u00c2\u00a0In 2011, a review of NIWA focused on centralization. \u00c2\u00a0All physical services and collections were moved to Wellington and admin staff at other sites were delegated to serve as library liaisons. \u00c2\u00a0Staff now reduced to 3 and changed the LMS from Sirsi\/Dynix to Koha with Ebsco discovery layer. Ah, the demise of our libraries…<\/p>\n
LUNCH! We sure are being fed well! \u00c2\u00a0Served buffet style on a covered outdoor deck: lovely whitefish in a light sauce, saffron rice with pineapple and golden raisins, coleslaw, a ceviche, rolls and butter. \u00c2\u00a0There was a light cream cake was offered for dessert. \u00c2\u00a0Burp<\/p>\n
Afternoon session started off with description of the current platform for the digital platform Univers NC and the problems faced and dreams for future. \u00c2\u00a0Isabelle Gasser and David Aymonin also talked about importance of collaboration. \u00c2\u00a0Startling number of scientific organization in a country of 300,000. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
I’m very interested in PIMRIS so I was quite looking forward to Susana Macanawai’s presentation. \u00c2\u00a0She didn’t disappoint. \u00c2\u00a0PIMRIS is regional network of marine\/fisheries libraries or information centers. \u00c2\u00a0The library is a branch of USP Laucala Library in Suva. \u00c2\u00a0Major partners are USP, SPC, FFA, and SPREP. \u00c2\u00a0Foster collaboration! \u00c2\u00a0Funding is from USP and proposals written by Susana to international donors. Job is communication & delivery. Staff in various countries are employees of their ministries of fisheries. \u00c2\u00a0The collaboration with PIMRIS is above and beyond their regulR work. \u00c2\u00a0Funding raised is used to train these people. \u00c2\u00a0Opportunities to contact people, deliver materials, invigorate the network are identified by knowing who is traveling where or who is working where that the PIMRIS staff and members can contact to continue the work to strengthen the network throughout the region. “Better together”<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00a0 Break time! \u00c2\u00a0What’s not to like? \u00c2\u00a0More tea… And oh my, cookies (aka biscuits) but I’m still full from lunch! \u00c2\u00a0David Baca is not what one might call adventurous as he wouldn’t try a cookie until someone else tried one and gave him a taste description. \u00c2\u00a0All I can say is, ” Mr Baca, I’m done being your canary!”<\/p>\n
Dorene Naidu from SPC brought us back from break with an explanation of the library twinning project that brought some specialized knowledge training to participants from Pacific libraries by librarians from various Australian libraries. \u00c2\u00a0Training included new computer skills, repositories, disaster planning and visits to major Australian libraries. \u00c2\u00a0Great experience for everyone involved.<\/p>\n
Last of the day but certainly not least, Lyra Pagulayan who, while working on her library degree, is the sole source maintaining Fishbase. \u00c2\u00a0She did a study to see which organizations in Phillipines are sharing resources collaboratively. \u00c2\u00a0Results: libraries usually collaborate, join partnership on project basis, limited sharing resources, limited level of trust, and low level of communication. SEAFDAC is only institution really in a position to share. \u00c2\u00a0Really well designed study!<\/p>\n
PIRG meeting and dinner in the evening.<\/p>\n
Brought to you by Kris Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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