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This document discusses customizing genre labels at libraries and asks what genres have been customized at specific libraries in New South Wales, Australia. It provides contact information for Catherine Johnston and Ellen Forsyth to get more details on genre label customization at Warringah, Coffs Harbour, and Tenterfield libraries, and encourages considering non-fiction genres as well.
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Military research methods
The document provides information about researching soldiers from World War I and World War II who served from the Bassendean area in Western Australia. It outlines the process of identifying service numbers, searching military records, finding information on casualties, and examples of how to apply this research to local history projects like creating online tributes and history walks. Sources mentioned include the Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Trove, and Ancestry.
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Reading podcasts - 10 slides in 5 minutes
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3:国家专业人才认证中心颁发入库证书
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
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North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
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◇回国时间很长，忘记办理；
◇回国马上就要找工作，办给用人单位看；
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3:国家专业人才认证中心颁发入库证书
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6:个人职称评审加20分
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一.毕业证【q微741003700】成绩单、使馆认证、教育部认证、雅思托福成绩单、学生卡等！
二.真实使馆公证(即留学回国人员证明,不成功不收费)
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◇在校期间，因各种原因未能顺利毕业……拿不到官方毕业证【q/微741003700】
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◇回国时间很长，忘记办理；
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◇企事业单位必须要求办理的
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3:国家专业人才认证中心颁发入库证书
4:这个认证书并且可以归档倒地方
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7:个人信誉贷款加10分
8:在国家人才网主办的国家网络招聘大会中纳入资料，供国家高端企业选择人才
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Genre labels
- 1. Unique genre lables Cathy Johnston and Ellen Forsyth 24 March 2016
- 2. Warringah
- 5. Tenterfield
- 6. What genres have you customised at your library?
- 7. Think about non-fiction too
- 10. NSW RISG on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/nsw_risg
- 11. For more information please contact: catherine.johnston@chcc.nsw.gov.au ellen.forsyth@sl.nsw.gov.au
Editor's Notes
- A request went round for examples and showcase the few examples that are on flickr, highlighting the unusual ones rather than the run of the mill ones.
- Here is one showing a mix of customised and purchased stickers
- Here are some other options
- You can share that Coffs’ examples grew from the AF stock quality health check and how we dug deeper into that survey and then used the new data to really look at our fiction collections and how they were displayed, etc. The rainbow label for LGBTQ seemed obvious and respectful The wolf howling at the moon for Paranormal was to get away from the idea that paranormal fiction is all romance and vampires. The pink cowgirl boots for Rural fiction was pretty obvious as was using the high heels for chick lit. Our Local author label was to highlight writers / illustrators rather than the area we live in which is so diverse. The “50 shades of grey” phenomenon resulted in our Erotic fiction genre label, but we wanted something that was inclusive for borrowers rather than off-putting, hence the venetian mask. Finally, our bouquet of flowers for our Gentle Reads collection was to highlight that this particular genre, on our shelves at least, featured no swearing, minimal violence, and all the sex happens behind closed doors. Naming this genre was part of deciding not to alienate borrowers by calling it Christian fiction. The majority of titles in this collection are what I’d call American Settler fiction or Amish fiction and are very popular.
- think about what the genres can convey Think about what the images convey – for example few examples show a sheet covered ghost for Horror/ Paranormal – we separate these genres and Horror is indicated with a label featuring the word Horror with blood dripping down it and Paranormal as a separate thing (wolf howling at the moon) – not all Paranormal is Horror so this is a distinction I’m quite vocal about.