Librarians of the Australian Technology Network, or LATN, comprises the Librarians of each of the ATN institutions, with the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand as an international participant. The LATN group develops an annual strategic plan which is formulated within the wider context of the ATN agenda and includes a number of agreed collaborative projects. Areas that this group are undertaking projects include information literacy, exploring means to maximise access to collections and electronic information resources; and exploring issues around E-Libraries, in particular the implications and opportunities for the ATN in response to IT developments.
Convenor:
Dr
Alex Byrne – University Librarian (UTS)
LATN Members are currently investigating the ways in which they can best support students of their respective institutions who are studying in overseas locations.
LATN is conducting a series of workshops and seminars for their staff, to develop strategies to support the teaching and learning in their Universities
The LATN
are developing a consolidated approach to the provision of services to
Alumni. This might include sharing of vendor services and costs, and
sharing of information across the network including publicising services to
Alumni, current charges and the type of services offered.
LATN
have developed an information literacy module called
InfoScholar to support
research students as part of e-Grad School Australia. The LATN group are
continuing to work on further value-added tools and resources to support
the e-Grad School.
For more information on the e-Grad School Australia, see
http://www.atn.edu.au/wgroups/deans.htm
The LATN Project Framework are available
here for download
The LATN Key Skills and Attributes table are available here for download