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The DOI Staff Newsletter

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Introduction

In This Issue...

17/07/07 Spotlight On: The ANU Supercomputer Facility

Welcome to the world of High Performance Computing.

The ANU Supercomputer Facility (ANUSF) operates and supports the peak computer system of the National Facility of the Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing (APAC), which has a contract with the DEST to run a peak facility for all Australian universities and for the CSIRO. It provides advanced computing support to researchers who need to analyse, manage or visualise large amounts of research data.

  • Spotlight on: The ANU Supercomputer Facility
  • Events
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
30/05/07 Spotlight On: Flexible Learning

There is a new buzzword in Higher Education circles: Flexible Learning. Unfortunately, every Higher Education institute seems to have its own interpretation. Some institutes are turning their ‘learning spaces’ into ‘flexible learning spaces’ by putting in modular furniture and moveable walls. Some institutes are moving all of their courses online. Some are even running their courses entirely through MySpace and Wikipedia. Others are Podcasting their lectures and making them available through iTunes.

  • Spotlight on: Flexible Learning
  • Events
  • DOI by Numbers
  • DOI Trivia
  • Your Say
27/04/07 Spotlight On: Library on the Move

The ANU Library is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way from here to Queanbeyan, but all of the materials on the Library’s shelves run the length of the ACT (i.e., 68.2 km!). And every year it grows a little more (about 50,000 items). It’s a widely held belief that putting so much knowledge in one place damages the fabric of space, but there are far more practical implications that we need to take into account at ANU.

  • What's New
  • Spotlight on: Library on the Move
  • Events
  • DOI by Numbers
  • DOI Trivia
  • Your Say
23/03/07 Spotlight On: Students and Learning

We put that dirty old rag through the spin cycle and out came this trendy looking eMag. The layout is funky, the articles are shorter and we even have some new additions.

  • What's New
  • Spotlight on: Students and Learning
  • DOI Events
  • DOI by Numbers
08/03/07 Spotlight On: APSR

Organising national events, jet-setting around the world to speak at international conferences, and being referred to as the case in point in a report to the Prime Minister are all in a days work for the staff of the Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories.

  • Spotlight on: APSR
  • Events
  • Worldly Wisdom of uncle Bill
  • Your Say

02/03/07

Storm Recovery Special Edition

This is the Storm Recovery Special Edition of the Doily Rag. This edition collates the most up-to-date information on the situation within the DOI and is current as of 2pm Friday 2 March. Services are coming back on line progressively and progressive updates can be found on the ANU Billboard
http://billboard.anu.edu.au/news.asp

  • Building Availability
  • Relocation of Staff
  • Repair Priorities
  • Machine Safety
  • Communication
  • Cleanup
  • On a Lighter Note

09/02/07

Spotlight On: Summer Upgrades

In August last year, the Doily Rag brought you the story of the evolution of the Teaching and Learning Commons. But as we mentioned back then, this story is on going. Over the summer, there have been many changes all of which are to ensure that ANU continues to provide a World-class education to its students.

  • Spotlight on: Summer Upgrades
  • Events
  • Very Important Information
  • The Sapient Advice of Aunt Marge
  • Your Say

14/12/06

Spotlight On: Markus Buchhorn

Ordinarily I would begin by introducing Dr Markus Buchhorn and explaining what his role is within the Division: Markus is one of three Directors of the Division of Information, and he is in charge of Information and Communication Technology Environments. And that’s about as far as I can get.
You see, once upon a time, there were three Directors, and all of the program areas of the Division fell neatly into the jurisdiction of one of these three people. But things change and people leave and programs need to evolve to stay at the forefront of their respective fields. Sometimes programs that once had a lot in common become progressively different, and programs that were once like chalk and cheese start using similar technologies and working on similar problems.

  • Spotlight on: Marcus Buchhorn
  • Events
  • Very Important Information
  • In Profile
  • DOI By Numbers: The Library
  • Your Say

23/11/06

Doily Reflections

Out with the old, in with the new. It’s Spring Cleaning time in DOI Outreach, and along with all the old cobwebs and dust bunnies we are sweeping that silly Intrepid Reporter right out the door. Happily, we’ve got a new and improved reporter waiting in the wings, one with a discerning intellect, keen awareness of the University’s information infrastructure, and frightening degree of all-around ANU knowledge. Just wait until the next edition of the Doily; you will be as impressed with the new reporter as we are. For now, though, we are going to allow the old model one final opportunity to ramble on about things DOI.

  • Spotlight on: Doily Reflections
  • DOI Great Debate
  • VII: New DOI Publication Contact
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

30/10/06

Spotlight on: Creative Genius in the DOI
It takes a great deal to shock the Intrepid Reporter, but the outpouring of DOI staff hidden talents has left her stunned, shocked, gobsmacked, and deeply impressed.
In the weeks since the first Hidden Talent edition of the Doily Rag appeared, dozens of DOI staff with extraordinary talents have been dobbed in by their co-workers. It will take who knows how many special editions of the Doily to spotlight all these talents, a fact which speaks volumes about the quality and interestingness of, well, us.
Because the previous Talent Rag featured blokes, that is, gentlemen of the DOI, this time the spotlight is on the handcrafts of DOI gentlewomen. Socks, shawls, scrapbooks, jewellery, hand-moulded flowers: DOI staff are positively creative geniuses.

  • Spotlight on Hidden Talents of DOI Staff
  • VII: Pink Ribbon Lunch for Breast Cancer
  • VII: Intrepid Reporter Signing-Off
  • Auntie Myrtle: Focus on the Present
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

17/10/06

E-xcitement! eAre eYou eReady?
iN eThis e-dition of the iDoily eRag, eWe e-will e-xamine the eExtraordinarily complicated (and difficult to type) notions of e-research, e-learning, m-learning, ne-research, and, as an extra special bonus, we will wrestle with some of the pedagogical issues entangled with these thing-Eees.
The point to all this e-excess? The reality is that the Division of Information is already and will continue to be integrally involved in providing the infrastructure, training and support for e-research and e-learning at ANU. It might be useful for DOI staff to have a shared understanding of what e-this and e-that refers to. It is the eway of the efuture, and it may well e-ffect the nature of your e-job one day. So read on and try to e-njoy.

  • Spotlight on E-Stuff at ANU
  • VII: Pink ribbon Lunch for Breast Cancer Research
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

25/09/06

What is a Project (and Why You Should Care)

Information Services @ ANU can be divided into two sorts: ongoing stuff and one-off stuff. To date most Doily Rags have been devoted to exploring just what it is that we do on an ongoing basis. It’s time for a change.
In this edition of the Rag we’re going to begin exploring the one-off stuff — not the specifics of all our one-off projects, but the deeper, more fundamental questions like what is a project and how do projects benefit both DOI staff and clients?

  • Spotlight on What is a Project (and Why You should Care)
  • VII: New Director, Markus Buchhorn
  • VII: Change of Venue for Great Debates
  • Auntie Myrtle: Take a Break
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

8/09/06

Hidden Talents

It’s here at last: Spring, Spring, Spring! Overcome by the recent abundance of fresh air and sunshine, the Intrepid Reporter decided that it was time to set off on new DOI adventures, so off she went – in search of hidden DOI staff talents. No sooner had she set out than she bumped into….drum roll please…Boyz in Bandz (or should that be Macho Musicians?) We’ll leave it for you to decide. Enjoy.

  • Spotlight on the Hidden Talents of DOI Staff
  • VII: Storage of Flex Records
  • VII: Great Debate Highlights
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

17/08/06

Art in the Library Buildings

The words ‘Division of Information’ and ‘gorgeous art’ do not often appear in the same sentence. This is a pity, for the division provides the ANU community with some of the most art-drenched environments on campus. As if that weren’t enough, working within the DOI is an internationally recognised leader in the field of computer-generated art.

  • Spotlight on Art in the Library Buildings and a Shy Artist
  • VII: DOI Great Debate
  • VII: Changes to Help Desk Telephone Menu
  • VII: Stress
  • Auntie Myrtle: Spring!
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say, Freak Bikes and Rock Bands

2/08/06

Evolution of IT in the Teaching and Learning Commons

Welcome to this edition of the Doily Rag, wherein we will do our part to help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Australian National University. How? By reflecting on the evolution of information technologies in the teaching and learning commons at ANU, of course.

  • Spotlight on the Evolition of IT in the Teaching and Learning Commons
  • VII: Library Document Supply Service
  • VII: Information Services Website Update
  • VII: ANU Birthday Celebrations
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

14/07/06

Spotlight on E Press

In 1453 Johann Gutenberg’s printing press irrevocably changed the nature of the book. Manuscripts could be mass-produced and carried around in saddlebags and pockets (well, large pockets), which in turn led slowly to the spread of literacy amongst the masses. However, at first there was some resistance to the idea of a printed text. Some noblemen refused to include a printed book in their library, for they felt it would cheapen their collection of hand-copied, illuminated manuscripts.
Fast forward to 1969, when printed books were commonplace, and exactly four computers in the USA were networked together. [Fun fact: IBM launched its “Selectric” Typewriter in 1961, and it wasn’t until 1973 that they launched “Selectric II”, the first typewriter that allowed you to correct your mistakes using “Lift-Off” tape – a new and groovy feature integral to the typewriter.]
Fast forward again to 2003, the year ANU E Press was established. Imagine that – only 34 years after the first computers were networked together, and only 30 years after the first correctable electric typewriter appeared, an academic publishing enterprise utterly dependent upon PCs, the Internet and the World Wide Web was launched. It would seem that the nature of the book is set to change once again.

  • Spotlight on E Press
  • VII: ANU Birthday Celebrations
  • Auntie Myrtle: The Joy of Reading
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

3/07/06

Spotlight on the New Guy in SDS

Welcome to this edition of The Doily Rag, in which we'll meet Doug Moncur, the new(ish) Operations Manager for Back End Services (SDS). It was lucky for us that he started work when he did, because we had a nice complicated problem for him to deal with almost as soon as he arrived. Finally, we’ll bid farewell to an amazing group of DOI staff members who collectively have over a hundred years of experience working at the University. Imagine that….

  • Spotlight on the New guy in SDS
  • VII: Retirements- the contributions of Carolyn Austin, Barbara Bankovsky, Therese Kercher, Diana Murrell, Annette Styles, Deidre Ward, and Shirley Taylor were celebrated on Monday, June 26
  • VII: Vocational Placements
  • VII: Ally Information Sessions
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

19/06/06

The Life of an Invoice

The longest night of the year is fast approaching. Scarves, mittens, woolly hats and runny noses abound. Brrrrrrrrrr. Truly winter is upon us all. We are in need of some good news at this time of year, and the good news is: we are people, not invoices! What’s so bad about being an invoice, you wonder? Read on.

  • Spotlight on the Life of an Invoice
  • VII: Check your anti-freeze
  • VII: Pebble is feeling better
  • Auntie Myrtle: Cheering the Winter Blues
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

2/06/06

Who to Call For Help...

More names, more faces, more vital information about Who Does What in the DOI. Welcome to winter in Canberra and to this edition of the Doily Rag. Please remember that it is not too late to nominate your favourite DOI staff members to be featured in a future edition of the Doily. (Should we start a Doily Idol contest?) Just email DOI.Outreach@anu.edu.au, including a brief explanation as to why you think your nominee should be known throughout the division.

  • Spotlight on Who to Call For Help…
  • VII: Pebble Hiccups
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

19/05/06

Who to Call For Help...

Special Edition of the Doily Rag (Only for DOI staff who must ensure that Things Get Done)
Here in DOI Outreach we’ve been hearing rumours that not everyone in the DOI knows who to contact when Something Must Get Done.
In the next couple of Doilies we are going to try to rectify the problem by focusing on Who Does What in the DOI (and providing their contact details). Obviously we can’t include every DOI staff member in two editions of the Doily, but if you feel we’ve neglected to mention a vital service/staff member send an email to DOI.Outreach@anu.edu.au, and we’ll get the information out there.

  • Spotlight on Who to Call for Help…
  • VII: Downtime
  • Auntie Myrtle: More Money on Pay Day
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

05/05/06

Spotlight on Program Leaders and Areas

Do you know who your program leader is? Do you know who the other program leaders in the Division of Information are? Are you aware of the range of services the DOI provides to the University community? In this edition of the Doily Rag we’re going to take the basic but vital step of introducing you to the division’s program leaders, and we’ll look at what services the different program areas provide.

  • Spotlight on Program Leaders and Areas
  • VII: Autumn Festival
  • VII: Breaking News in your Tea Room
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

13/04/06

Spotlight on the Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories

In this edition of the Doily Rag we’re going to look at how the DOI contributes to teaching, learning and research around the world - by allowing DOI staff members to go on secondments where they use their knowledge and skills to do some pretty amazing stuff. For example…

  • Spotlight on The Australian Partnerships for Sustainable Repositories (APSR)
  • Auntie Myrtle: Flu Season
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

17/03/06

Spotlight on Enabling World-Class Reserch

Have you ever stood outside on a clear night and looked up in wonder at all those stars? It seems to be an enduring human activity, stargazing, and it often leads to big questions. Questions like: Where did this all come from, and where is it going? What is the nature of the universe?
Of course, right now you are probably wondering what on earth these big questions have to do with the Division of Information. Brace yourselves, because the answer is quite extraordinary. Thanks in part to the information infrastructure provided and looked after by DOI staff members, researchers at the ANU (and/or researchers using ANU facilities) have literally changed our understanding of the nature of the universe.

  • Spotlight on Enabling World-Class Research
  • VII: Information Services Website ready for Content
  • VII: Ally Training Program
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

7/03/06

Spotlight on Leave

Leave! What a glorious word, especially when used as a noun meaning 'time off from work'. You would think that 'time off from work', such a simple concept, would be easy to understand and to put into practise. But no. Leave is amongst the most complicated of all our DOI staff benefits. Here then is a basic guide to leave - types of leave, applying for leave, the joys of leave, the pitfalls of leave - it's all here for your edification and enjoyment.

  • Spotlight on Leave
  • VII: Changes to the Switchboard
  • VII: Stats on Digital Lecture Delivery
  • VII: ANZ-Heug Conference for Peoplesoft users in the Australia-New Zealand region
  • VII: DOI Retreat
  • Auntie Myrtle: Tips on Working with Challenging Colleagues
  • Your Say

17/02/06

Spotlight on CIS

"If it breaks, are the consequences widespread and horrific?" Imagine if none of us were to be paid one Thursday. Or imagine all the undergraduate student transcripts (what courses they took and the marks they received) suddenly disappearing. Truly these are nightmare scenarios, aren't they? Who in their right mind would ever agree to be responsible for ensuring that such awful events never occur?

  • Spotlight on Rick van Haeften and CIS
  • VII: Students return
  • VII: Information Services Website nears completion
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

25/01/06

Spotlight on Ask ANU

Happy New Year! Welcome to 4703, the Chinese year of the (Fire) Dog, to the Islamic year 1426, the Jewish year 5766, and the year of the Common Era (and Anno Domini) 2006.
However you name it, the Division of Information has begun a new year; one in which we will, it goes without saying, devote all our efforts to improving the provision of information services and infrastructure to the ANU community.
Driven ever onward by the dream of enabling and enhancing teaching, learning, and research at the ANU, it is with joy in our hearts that we cast aside holiday slothfulness and step boldly into the ongoing adventure that is DOI 2006.
Or, welcome back everyone. Here we go again.
But fret not, for The Doily Rag has returned as well. As always, we at the Rag are committed to providing DOI staff members with the most up-to-date, factually accurate (and only slightly irreverent) overview of what's happening in the division.
And there's a great deal happening at the moment, especially over in the J.B. Chifley Library building. What's it all about? Keep reading…

  • Spotlight on Ask ANU
  • VII: Information Commons operating systems have been upgraded
  • VII: Student email application changed to Thunderbird
  • Auntie Myrtle: Recovering from the Silly Season
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

8/12/05

Summer Holiday Dreaming

It's Aeroguard and sunscreen season at last. The bar-be-que has been dusted off, the umbrella has been dragged out from the scary depths of the garage, and the car has been serviced for the trip down the coast. In short and in sum, summer holidays are upon us, yippee!
This is the final edition of the Doily Rag for 2005, and to celebrate the occasion any semblance of factual reporting has been thrown aside in favour of…

  • Spotlight on Summer Holiday Dreaming
  • VII: Leslie Learmont and Nicki Cary each received a 25 year medal in acknowledgement of their extensive service to the ANU
  • Auntie Myrtle: Holidays with Relatives
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

18/11/05

Spotlight on the Pro-Vice Chancellor

Welcome to this edition of the Doily Rag, in which we'll take a springtime field trip to the top of the ANU…. What? Well, up in the rarefied heights of the Chancelry, far away from the hustle and bustle of doily life, are three fascinating individuals. While technically not part of the DOI, they are nonetheless responsible for ensuring that the Division of Information does its job.
Perhaps you've heard of Professor Robin Stanton, Pro Vice-Chancellor? Of Stephen Pope, his Executive Officer? Or of Jenni Harris, Executive Assistant par excellence? Maybe all you know is that these are significant names, but you are clueless as to their actual significance to the DOI?
Not to worry, just settle back and enjoy the story of the Brains Above the DOI.

  • Spotlight on the Pro-Vice Chancellor
  • VII: CIS wins award for Inovative IT Applications on Campus
  • Auntie Myrtle: Holiday Season
  • Marta’s way or Maxine’s Way
  • Your Say

28/10/05

Spotlight on Long Service in the Library

Experience: there is no substitute. For this edition of the Doily Rag the Intrepid Reporter had the pleasure of listening to two Library staff members share their reflections on the changes and challenges that have shaped the ANU Library over the last two and half decades.
These stories and insights from Leslie Learmont and Christine Morris provide a unique insiders' perspective on the nature of institutional transformation, plus lots of food for thought. Enjoy!

  • Spotlight on Long Service in the Library
  • VII: Please leave your computer on overnight
  • VII: Suggest a new name for the ANU Contact Centre
  • VII: Brian Molinari’s goin-away party
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

13/10/05

Spotlight on Finance

Spring has well and truly arrived. It’s time to pack up your woolly jumpers and break out the warm weather wardrobe. What better time to contemplate money madness and the budget blues? Welcome to this edition of the Doily Rag, where the focus is on finance.

  • Spotlight on Finance
  • Auntie Myrtle: Bullying and Harassment
  • Your Say

30/09/05

Spotlight on Security

Welcome to this edition of the Doily Rag, in which DOI dealings with things sneaky and nasty are revealed to one and all. What on earth is this about? Read on...

  • Spotlight on Security
  • VII: IT Security Free BBQ
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say

9/09/05

Spotlight on the Library

Welcome to the first Spring Edition of the Doily Rag. It’s September already; baby ducks have been spotted all over campus and new green bits are appearing on trees and bushes everywhere you look – it’s well worth a lunch-time stroll to take in the sights. If you are stuck at your desk, then why not take a quick glance at that enormous DOI entity known as the Library? For your reading pleasure and edification…

  • Spotlight on the Library
  • VII: Outreach Welcomes Christine Ostheimer
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

26/08/05

Spotlight on Brian Molinari

Welcome to the last winter edition of the Doily Rag. It’s true; the next time you read the Doily it will officially be spring, which means it won’t be too long before we can begin looking forward to summer holidays. Before we look forward, though, it’s a good idea to look back at what’s been accomplished in recent years and months.
In this edition of the Doily we’ll be doing just that – acknowledging the accomplishments of a bloke named Brian Molinari (soon to be retired Director of Scholarly Technology Services) and the recent achievements of the Software Team (another little tiny area within the DOI that does big things).
And now for your reading or listening pleasure and edification…

  • Spotlight on Brian Molinari (Head of Scholarly Technology Services)
  • Spotlight on Software
  • VII: Official Launch of Demetrius
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Your Say and Kylie Paintain’s dog

12/08/05

Spotlight on Photography and Video Conferencing

It’s August and the winter doldrums have set in. Accordingly, this edition of the Doily Rag is devoted to cheering you up. As the discerning reader (or listener) will recall, the last Doily was all about creativity and imagination as these are fostered through the Art and Music Libraries.
Continuing with the theme of visual art (and technology), and adding a whole lot of direct support for teaching and research at the ANU – plus a frightening degree of technical expertise – the spotlight now shines on Photography and Video Conferencing.

  • Spotlight on Photography and Video Conferencing
  • VII: Equity and Diversity Unit Ally Training Program
  • Auntie Myrtle: Keep a Sewing Kit in the Office’
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

27/07/05

Spotlight on Creative Arts

Welcome to the end of July, the start of second semester, the middle of winter, and the eleventh issue of the Doily Rag. Here it is, for your reading or listening pleasure…

  • Spotlight on Creative Arts
  • VII: Memorial Service for Fay Gibbons
  • VII: MAC Promotional DVD
  • VII: Incident Notification
  • The Wisdom of Uncle Pete
  • Nominations for the Voice of Doily
  • Your Say

10/06/05

Spotlight on Space Services

Welcome to the June edition of the Doily Rag, in which that final frontier known as ANU space(s) will be explored. You will learn, for instance, that to provide an examination room with spaces for 600 it takes 5 people almost 3 days to set up all the tables and chairs. Who knew? Read on…

  • Spotlight on Space Services
  • VII: Doily Statistics
  • Doi-It-Yourself
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

25/05/05

Spotlight on Customer Service

Welcome to this the ninth edition of the Doily Rag. Our focus this time around is on customer service, and we are particularly pleased to announce a new service for our customers (that’s you, dear readers of the Doily). Thanks to Digital Media Services, which is a part of TLE, or Teaching and Learning Environments.
We’d also like to draw your attention to two important events: the ANU National Day of Healing-Sorry Day Ceremony on Thursday, May 26th, and a Ceremony to Celebrate the Life of Gretchen Mathur, to be held on Friday, June 3rd. More information is available below.

  • Spotlight on Customer Service
  • VII: Display in Chifley for National Day of Healing
  • Tribute to Gretchen Mathur
  • Your Say

9/05/05

Spotlight on the Archives

Welcome to May (will winter ever arrive this year?) and to this edition of the Doily, which is focused on a curious DOI Program Area that combines aspects of Records, The Library, and Digital Resources, yet stands alone! What could it be?

  • Spotlight on the Archives
  • VII: e Scholarship Seminars
  • VII: Demetrius
  • VII: E Press
  • Doi-It-Yourself: It’s a Shed Thing
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say

22/04/05

Spotlight on the ANU Supercomputer Facility

Dear DOI Staff Members,
It's almost the start of a long weekend, April is almost over, ANUSF almost has a new supercomputer, and the new printing system is almost completely in place. This edition of the Doily is almost entirely devoted to these issues - enjoy.

  • Spotlight of ANUSF (ANU Supercomputer Facility)
  • VII: APSR welcomes Adrian Burton as Project Leader
  • Auntie Myrtle: Reimbursements
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Your Say- Mark Huppert’s new cat

8/04/05

Spotlight on Printers in the Information Commons

Welcome to April! In this edition of The Doily Mag (ah, what’s in a name? See the Doily Rag Feedback Report below) the primary focus is on printers, printers, printers. Without further ado…

  • Spotlight on Printers in the Information Commons
  • VII: Roll-out of Printers in the Information Commons
  • Feedback Report
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Doi-It-Yourself, or, Beer Eye for the Doi Guy
  • Your Say

18/03/05

Spotlight on Networks and Communications

Welcome to this edition of The Doily Rag! As announced last time around, we at the Doily are now actively seeking your feedback. Please take a minute (ok, probably two and a half, max) and respond to our anonymous survey/questionnaire. Please. https://apollo.anu.edu.au/default.asp?pid=963 Thank you.

  • Spotlight on Networks and Communications
  • VII: The Career and Performance Development Scheme
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • Doi-It-Yourself, or, Beer Eye for the Doi Guy
  • Your Say

4/03/05

Spotlight on Records

Dear Readers,
Ever responsive to your concerns and desires, in this edition of The Doily we are experimenting with a new format, meaning shorter, more screen-friendly, readable paragraphs. Hope it helps enhance your reading pleasure, and as always, Enjoy while you Learn.

  • Spotlight on Records
  • Spotlight on ANU Switchboard
  • VII: Welcome to Maggie Shapley and congratulations to Prince of Thieves (Supreme Alpaca)
  • Auntie Myrtle: Secondment
  • Your Say and Doily Survey

18/02/05

Spotlight on DSpace, E Press and E-Prints

Dear Readers,
As you probably don’t remember given that January is now a blur, the stated purpose of The Doily Rag is to increase your awareness of the DOI as a whole. Just what sort of stuff does the Division do? What information does it make available (literally) to the world? Follow me to the upper-est, furthest-back reaches of Hancock and meet DSpace, E Press and E-Prints – all offspring (brain-children) of the DOI.

  • Spotlight on DSpace, E Press and E-Prints
  • VII: Virtual Tours of the Library Catalogue
  • VII: DOI Photo Gallery
  • VII: Printing Update
  • Horoscopes by Madame Celeste
  • The Tong Master, by Danny Katz
  • Your Say

4/2/05

Spotlight on the Information Literacy Program

First things first – It’s official, we have a winner! Although the majority of the name-the-newsletter contest entries were either far too proper (think stiff and lacking in joy) or truly awful, tasteless offerings (these the judges enjoyed immensely), in the end we made the decision to combine two suggestions. Thus The Doily Rag it is, your really amazing guide to the DOI. For some reason the winners of the ‘name the newsletter’ contest wish to remain anonymous…. And now to serious matters.

  • Spotlight on the Information Literacy Program
  • VII: Printing
  • Introducing Auntie Myrtle
  • Auntie Myrtle: Parental Leave
  • Your Say

21/01/05

Spotlight on Administration

Welcome to 2005 and the new DOI staff newsletter. Those of you familiar with the last version of this beast (the one you tended not to read because it was, er, not as stimulating as it could have been) will be relieved to learn that the tone has been lightened, or perhaps lowered. Instead of providing concise, dry, factual accounts of whatsits and whoosies, this electronic-version-only, DOI staff-only newsletter will be your slightly irreverent guide to the inner workings of the DOI. You will be introduced to people, not to mention entire program areas, that you did not know existed. Your universe will expand immensely, your horizons will be broadened, you will become cultured and erudite. Ok, maybe not. But at least you may develop a better understanding of what the DOI is as a whole. Each more or less fortnightly edition of this newsletter will spotlight one of the program areas within the Division, conveying to you, gentle reader, all manner of fun facts about the meaning and purpose of that program area.

  • Spotlight on Administration
  • Interview with Rebecca Palivicini
  • VII: Printing in 2005
  • Contest: New Name for DOI Newsletter
  • Horoscops by Madame Celeste
  • Your Say