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Judy O'Connell teaches a range of subjects in Information Studies and Teacher Librarianship. Judy joined CSU full-time in 2011. In Sydney Judy was previously Head of Library and Information Services at St Joseph's College; Library and Web 2.0 Consultant with Catholic Education, Parramatta Diocese, Western Sydney; Head of Library and Information Services, Hills Grammar School; Director of Information Services, MLC School, and Curriculum Co-ordinator and Teacher Librarian at Bethlehem College. Judy provides keynote presentations and conference sessions, seminars and workshops at national and international level for library, education and technology organisations.

• Teaching and leadership roles of the teacher librarian
• School Library design
• Library Services to Children and Young Adults
• Information fluency and Transliteracy
• Digital Citizenship
• Gaming and Virtual Worlds
• New media and social networking
• Professional online communities and workgroups
• Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web

• Associate of the Australian Library and Information Association (AALIA)
• International Editorial Review Board, School Libraries Worldwide, professional and research journal of the International Association of School Librarianship
• Previous Vice President (Association Relations), International Association of School Librarianship
• Advisory Board, The Horizon Project - K12 Edition, New Media Consortium
• Member of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Member of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (MACEL)
• Program Committee, 22nd Biennial Conference of the Australian School Library Association. 'Innovation, Instruction, Integration'

Publications (selected)

• O'Connell, J. (2010) Virtual Worlds are genuinely real spaces for learning. Access Volume 24 Issue 4. http://heyjude.files.wordpress.com/2006/06/access-vol-24-issue-4-2010-virtual-worlds.pdf
• O'Connell, J. & Groom, D. (2010) "Connect, Communicate, Collaborate", Learning in a Changing World Series, ACER Press : Camberwell.
• O'Connell, J. & Groom, D. (2010) "Virtual Worlds", Learning in a Changing World Series, ACER Press : Camberwell.
• O'Connell, J. (2010) "Kindle-ing discussion About Learning", Synery, Volume 8 No: 1. http://heyjude.files.wordpress.com/2006/06/kindle-ing-discussion-about1.pdf
• O'Connell, J. (2010) "Het 21ste-eeuwse klaslokaal", Media Coach, January, No. 1. http://heyjude.files.wordpress.com/2006/06/judy-oconnell_hoofd-bibliotheek.pdf
• O'Connell, J. (2009) "Content Used to be King" , The Transformational Media Centre, ASCD Express 4.22, August 6. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol4/422-newvoices.aspx
• O'Connell, J. (2008) "Library 2.0 and the implications for Information literacy teaching in Schools" in Godwin, P. (ed) "Information Literacy meets Library 2.0" Facet Publishing: UK.
• O'Connell, J. (2008) "What's that Sound? "Tweet": New perspectives on leadership and learning", Access Volume 22 Issue 4.
• O'Connell, J. (2007) "Learning is a multi-modal conversation", Bloggers Cafe, Leading and Learning with Technology, ISTE. Dec/Jan.
• O'Connell, J. (2006) "Engaging the Google Generation through Library 2.0", SCAN Volume 25 No.4.
• O'Connell, J. (2006) "Engaging the Google Generation through Web 2.0". SCAN Volume 25 No.3.