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DA at VALA 2008

The winner of our ILIAD competition run in conjunction with DA's sponsorship of Library Lovers Day and VALA was Martyn George, Web Coordinator at University of South Australia Library - Mawson Lakes. Martyn is very happy with his ILIAD and has just read a 750 page textbook on it with great ease. Congratulations Martyn, your free ebooks and DA gift voucher are on the way.(28-Feb-08)

vala 2008At VALA (Melbourne, February 2008) DA showcased its new corporate design & philosophy. DA continues to help librarians to make informed decisions about a whole range of digital and print content, with our major focus at VALA being "Content for Libraries". DA hosted a pressroom reception during which Andrew Wilkins (Managing Editor of Australian Library News interviewed some of the key delegates/invitees. If you missed this event, listen to the MP3 podcast.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST!

Andrew Wilkins (Australian Library News) interviews:

Andrew Wilkins interviews Jay Jordan, President and CEO, OCLC

Jay Jordan,
President and CEO, OCLC

Listen to the interview (13MB mp3 file)

Andrew Wilkins interviews Lynette Lewis, Co-ordinator Online Services, Yarra Plenty Regional Library

Lynette Lewis,
Co-ordinator Online Services, Yarra Plenty Regional Library

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Andrew Wilkins interviews Julie Rodman, General Manager, Curriculum Licensing Services, University of Melbourne

Julie Rodman,
General Manager, Curriculum Licensing Services, University of Melbourne

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Andrew Wilkins interviews Jane Hardy, Associate Director, ALIA

Jane Hardy,
Associate Director, ALIA

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Andrew Wilkins interviews Richard Siegersma, Executive Chairman, DA

Richard Siegersma,
Executive Chairman, DA

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READ ABOUT THE WINNERS

We appreciated the huge interest in our competition at VALA 2008. Listed below are the lucky winners of the VALA Gift Pack,including a copy of Michael Casey's 'book "Library 2.0: a guide to participatory library service" and a load of goodies. To order a copy of the book for yourself, our VALA half-price offer is still open. Buy it here for under $50. And the winners are: Maureen Chew, Di Worth, Sherrill Harvey, Adrienne Houlker, Maureen Miller, Jane Hardy, Joye Volker, Kit Wong, Petra Grosz, Kashmi Marden, Deborah Crist, Christine Lewis, Jennie Hamisch, Heather Rossq, Jenny Camerson, Ben O'Carroll, Sharman Lugton, Jaron Stidiford, Caroline Foxon, Jann Dowsett.

Thank you for visiting the DA zone at VALA 2008.

 

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