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Managing hosted Koha libraries since 2003 & supporting many clients with their in house Koha implementations .

Sydney - Australia
Joined April 2009
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Irma Birchall retweeted
The liberals are planning to give $2b to fossil fuel companies - they say that's ‘worst case’ but don't have any actual figures for next year. I’m moving an amendment to say that they should have an electric vehicle strategy before they hand over the $2b. #auspol
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A new study shows that living near libraries, parks and coffee shops brings "a host of social benefits such as increased trust, decreased loneliness and stronger sense of attachment to where we live." bit.ly/2ElW6fX #LibrariesTransform
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A progress update on KohaCon2019 Dublin, 20-24 May 2019 from the organisers lists.katipo.co.nz/pipermail… - Registration - Speaking and workshop proposals - Workshop clarification - Conference website interleaf.ie/kohacon19/ #kohacon19 #kohails
Catch up with what's been happening around the Koha community in the November newsletter. koha-community.org/koha-comm… #kohails
As an object, this is rare book heaven! It was privately printed using the finest ink on hand-made paper, snail-pattern marbled endpapers, rebound in navy blue morocco by C. Lewis. Our head curator Maggie Patton says it’s 502 years old and will be around for at least 500 more.
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Are you a library or information professional interested in knowing more about records and archives? Then get prepared for the next #auslibchat on September 4th by reading the questions here alianewgrads.wordpress.com/2…
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Bibliothèque de l’Académie : de la fiche cartonnée à #Koha ! Ce logiciel "libre et full web" la fait entrer "dans la modernité et dans l’interconnectivité avec la @laBnF et les bibliothèques universitaires du monde entier". Pour en savoir plus : academie-agriculture.fr/actu…
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In New Zealand and all around the world, the Koha community is full of talented people with great ideas. Here is an excellent place to read minutes and listen to recordings of what the US Koha community are discussing in their user groups! 👀🎧 nitter.gq/kohails/status/9843639…
The minutes and recording from the 11 April 2018 US Koha Users Group meeting are now available koha-us.net/index.php/Meetin… #kohails
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Following today's #Vote100 speech in Manchester, the PM sets out why we need more women in public life. #100years
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Irma Birchall retweeted
.@myleejoseph's attributes of growth mindset in library workers: Curiosity, Listening Skills, Creativity, Collaboration & Co-Creation #nls8
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On a mental level kindness and compassion give rise to lasting joy. They reduce fear.
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To commemorate #Anzac Day, we spoke with Martin Woods, Curator of Maps at the @nlagovau, about newsmaps during WW1: bit.ly/2pXq0O6
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We're delighted to be partnering with @VALAlib to provide a Diversity Scholarship for #VALATechCamp. Deets to come. portal.vala.org.au/page-1811…
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We respect and recognise the contributions of women in #linux and #opensource communities #IWD2017 #BeBOLDforChange
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Irma Birchall retweeted
#dxlab inspired by NYPL Labs, British Library Labs, @wragge at Trove, DigitalNZ, NEW INC, Europeana, Cooper Hewitt Labs, ACMI Labs #online17
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How amazing does our #NLS8 venue look!!! Who else is excited to visit @national_library_of… ift.tt/2kW59cy
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Want to have a go at #GIFITUP but don't know where to start? It can be something simple like this one. nla.gov.au/blogs/trove/2016/…
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NASA Just Opened Its Entire Research Library to the Public ow.ly/Wgiv303rJw5