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The recipe for success: finding our place in the information sector Pixie Stardust & Marni Trevena Early career librarian at an Australian regional university.

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1 The recipe for success: finding our place in the information sector Pixie Stardust & Marni Trevena Early career librarian at an Australian regional university Courtney Moran#nls7sat #S1

2 Early career librarian at an Australian regional university Courtney E. Moran, AALIA Faculty Librarian-Business and USC SouthBank University of the Sunshine Coast NLS7, 2015 Glasshouse Mountains from Maleny, Queensland. Photo by Courtney E. Moran, 2010

3 Faculty Librarian-School of Business and USC SouthBank Library Liaison-USC International, Buranga Centre, TAFE East Coast, Forest Industries Research Centre I also coordinate faculty librarian site visits to USC Gympie and USC Noosa Photo by Karen Randall, 2013 Associate, ALIA since 2013

4 The question Why is it difficult to recruit new graduates and early career librarians to regional university libraries?

5 InCite article A collaboration of librarians from Sunshine Coast, Ballarat and Toowoomba. Article was suggestion by QULOC Staffing Issues Working Party mid-2014. Tweedale, R., Hayward, E., Moran, C. (2014). Looking for life balance? Try working for a regional university. InCite, November/December 2014, 32- 33

6 My Story Mum’s advice to my 17 year old self “why not make librarian your backup plan should your other career choices fail?” My response at the time, “I don’t want to be a librarian”. 15 and a bit years later….

7 Why the Sunshine Coast Opportunity to advance in an institution with plenty of growing to do. Caloundra, Queensland. Photo by Courtney E. Moran, 2008

8 Literature reviews conducted as a Reference Librarian University of the Sunshine Coast Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s Commissioned Learning and Teaching Grants 2012

9 Australian Government’s Office of Learning and Teaching 2012 Secondment Project Influence Factor: understanding the outcomes from Australian Learning and Teaching grants.

10 My time as a Learning Support Librarian I acted in the position for 8 weeks until it was filled Applied current and newly acquired technical knowledge Discovered my heart wasn’t in it

11 Library studies did not entirely prepare me for: Delivering information literacy tutorials in the library Address lectures of a few hundred people

12 Nor did my studies prepare me for: Setting up an in-person library service at a newly separated campus with a few days’ notice Jacaranda tree, Montville. Photo by Courtney Moran, 2008

13 My original dream location I am a city girl at heart and I was living in the suburbs of Brisbane for most of my library career to date I dreamt of working for the big institutions Brisbane, Queensland. Photo by Courtney E. Moran, 2011

14 Not my first move to regional Australia I moved to Armidale, New South Wales February 1998-December 2002. Went to study my Bachelor degree. May-December 2000: Work for the Dole placement plus 6 weeks paid work at the Teaching and Learning Centre, University of New England. Outcome-no job but found my calling in life. Returned to Brisbane December 2002-August 2011.

15 Back to the issue of regional university libraries

16 QULOC Staffing Issues Working Party establishes webpage Staffing in regional universities http://quloc.wikispaces.com/SIWP+Working+Regionally +Testimonials Tell us your stories about working in regional Australian universities.

17 Talks about new graduates and regional libraries separately, rarely together The literature

18 What is relevant in the literature Franks, R. (2012). Grey Matter: the ageing librarian workforce, with a focus on public and academic libraries in Australia and the United States. APLIS, 25(3), 104-110. Larrivee, A. (2014). Exploring the Stressors of New Librarians. Public Services Quarterly, 10(1), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/15228959.2014.875766

19 Questions Is going regional not possible due to city-based commitments? Is it because regional Australia doesn’t have equal access to services that the cities do? Do we lack in things to do outside of work? Is it lifestyle choice or the desire to build a career in a city?

20 In 5 years since graduation my trajectory has taken me from a grand old university in the city to a small regional Australian university. Even my views from home have changed. Brisbane, Queensland. Photo by Courtney E. Moran, 2011 Rosemount, Queensland. Photo by Courtney E. Moran, 2011

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