Interesting info
There
are several questions that people ask when trying to decide on their career
path:
What will I do?
What do I need?
Where will I work?
How much will I earn?
You need to drive your career it is not on auto pilot.
So as information comes to hand it will be uploaded for browsing. If you know of some great information or websites that you feel could be of assistance to others, please email Moira - moira.lawler@unisa.edu.au
- A gateway to Australian archives
- Business Market Research
- Employment possibilities
- Interesting industry links
- IT Careers and Recruitment Association (ITCRA)
- Searching for skilled professionals
- The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) salary standards
- The State Library of South Australia possible positions
- Thesis editing and review
- Volunteering - a pathway to employment
A gateway to Australian archives
Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) - Provides an A-Z of archives in Australia and provides the following details for each organisation - contact details, title of officer in charge, hours and facilities, access arrangements, collection focus, available guides.
Collections Australia Network (CAN) - Australian Cultural Heritage Collections Online - This generally covers the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives and museums). It's predecessor was Australian Museums Online (AMOL).
Business Market Research
Redshift
research is a UK-based market research agency. They design and fulfil both
business market research programmes, tailored to the needs of business to
business audiences, as well as consumer market research studies. They help
business enterprises, public sector and not for profit organisations launch
new products, improve customer satisfaction, leverage brand strengths,
segment markets, and fine tune marketing and communications
activities.
Employment possibilities
As a world first, a number of UniSA’s interrelated information education programs have been brought together enabling graduands to be technically skilled at graduate and postgraduate levels to fit many positions:
administrators
archivists
information system designers
internet/intranet coordinators
knowledge and information officer
librarians (see below for more possible job listings)
preservation managers
records managers
Interesting industry links
Provided here are web links to various associations that highlight requirements and other interesting information that may assist you in deciding upon your future career pathway.
- Australian Computer Society (ACS)
- Australian Industry Information Association (AIIA)
- Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
- Australian School Library Association (ASLA)
- Australian Society of Archivists Inc (ASA)
- Destination Library
- Knowledgespeak Newsletter
- Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA)
- School Library Association of South Australian (SLASA)
IT Contract and Recruitment Association ITCRA
Information
Technology Contract and Recruitment Association was incorporated on 8
December 1998. Its establishment is the result of the coming together of
some CEOs in the IT contract and recruitment industry to air their concerns
with each other about the state of their industry.....
click here to be taken to their
very informative website.
Dr Shurville and myself recently attended an 'Information Management and Strategy Conference' in Canberra. Naturally while you are attending these events you mingle with others and one of the outcomes of discussions is a link to ITCRA a very useful company especially if you are seeking IT positions.
Searching for skilled professionals?
Skilled professionals will possess the knowledge to cope with new
technologies and lead you through the 21st Century and beyond. Please
contact
Moira regarding current vacancies, volunteer or work experience
positions that relate to areas of study within the programs. Provide
all details and your request will be considered, and if suitable will be
promoted to all BIM students.
Employers should also view the UniSA Career Services -
Employer website for valuable information.
Thesis editing and review
If you decide to undertake the
Masters Computing Minor Thesis parts 1 and 2 (18 units) please consider
having your work edited and reviewed using this
reputable editing service.
Margaret-Rose Stringer is a very capable reviewer and editor and is willing
to review local and international work. Please email Margaret if you are
considering the use of her services
cmrstringer@internode.on.net
The State Library of South Australia possible positions
At the PO1 level are:
Archival Collection Development Officer
Archival Processing Officer
Collection Specialist
Community Liaison Officer
Customer Services Officer
Customer Services Training Officer
General Collection Development Officer
Online Services Officer
Public Libraries Liaison Officer
Published Collections Cataloguing Officer
Research Officer
Senior Records Management Officer
At the OPS2, ASO2 or AS03 level are:
Acquisitions Officer
Collection Development Support Officer
Collection Maintenance Officer
Customer Services Support Officer
Document Delivery Officer
ICT Help Desk Support
Program Support Officer
Reformatting Officer
Research Support Officer
Volunteer and Student Programs Officer
Volunteering - a pathway to employment...
During the year many
organisations contact me regarding volunteer positions. Many of the
students have applied and have been very successful. Undertaking these
placements can provide you with a sense of achievement and the opportunity to
acquire new skills. Some students have obtained employment from these
placements. So if you see one advertise you loose nothing by volunteering.
If you know of any additional links where there maybe a possibility of
students being able to under take a work placement - feel free to
email Moira the information.
