Abstract Writing Workshop
ALIAWest held an Abstract Writing Workshop
at the State Library of WA on Tuesday, the 5th of April 2016.
The evening commenced at 5:30pm with drinks and nibbles; a Big thanks to Kym
for arranging the catering.
Kym Andrews (Convenor) presented Noreen
Kirkman (WA State Manager, ALIA) with a thank you retirement gift. Kym also
acknowledged all the hard work Noreen has done for the ALIAWest Committee.
The abstract writing workshop
commenced at 6:00pm. Participants had the opportunity to learn how to write a
professional abstract for a presentation, conference paper or project.
The panel comprised of: David Wells (Curtin University), Helen
Balfour (Cambridge Library), Gaby Haddow (Curtin University) and Kathryn
Greenhill (Curtin University). Presentations were made by the panel, offering
fantastic advice, tips and tricks to ensure your abstract would be selected by
the conference organisers. Some of the key points that were mentioned; to
tailor your idea/s to your audience, keeping to word limits, avoid jargon,
importance of referencing and proofread your work.
Question time followed after presentations.
The 17 attendees were then split into four groups. One panelist each lead
one group, providing valuable feedback and encouragement to put ideas into words.
To quote Helen Balfour, “Share knowledge, it’s what we do”.
It was lovely to have some Emily Mountford
and Jo Beer who are dieticians at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital attend the
workshop. Thanks to the library at Sir
Charles Gairdner for recommending our workshop! It was also nice to see some
regional librarians - particularly Sharon Groch from Port Hedland. Having a
diverse group of people really enriched our discussion.
The ALIAWest committee would like to thank
David Wells, Gaby Haddow, Helen Balfour and Kathryn Greenhill for their time
and invaluable input. The evening was very successful, evidenced from the
buzz in the room at the end of the evening!About Helena
