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Lorraine Bradshaw
Lorraine Bradshaw
Marketing Coordinator and Projects Officer
Lorraine Bradshaw (AALIA, Bachelor of Library Studies), is the editor of the Australian Record Retention Manual (ARRM) and the author of Information Overload, IEA's free monthly e-zine covering library, records, information and business management issues, and The First 4 Minutes: Understanding the Selection and Interview Process. Lorraine also looks after IEA's web site and the marketing and promotion of IEA's activities including training.
Lorraine holds a Bachelor of Library Studies from Loughborough University of Technology (1992) in the UK. Encompassing archives, records management, library studies and publishing, Lorraine has a broad insight into the information management industry. Lorraine is an Associate Member of the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA).
Born in the UK, Lorraine began her professional career at the Pilkington Library, Loughborough University of Technology in 1983. During her 10-year career in academia, she gained her qualifications and her real world experience working in the many service areas, including acqusitions, cataloguing, reference, inter library loans, customer service and collection management. In 1994 Lorraine moved into the corporate sector and spent the next 2 years working as an information scientist for a pharmaceutical company, where her expertise in online searching was utilised. Lorraine was also responsible for the acquisition of new material, as well as handling the Inter Library Loans.
In 1996, Lorraine migrated to Perth with her family. Recognising the need for industry experience in an Australian environment, Lorraine joined IEA as a contract librarian, and spent the next 5 years in a number of challenging roles. She was responsible for the creation and implementation of two new and very different corporate libraries, and drew on all her industry experience, including database design, technical writing and marketing and promotion, whilst at the same time handling the day-to-day running of the information services. In 2001, Lorraine joined the team at IEA, where she was able to view the contract procedure from the other side.
Working under the leadership and direction of Shirley Cowcher, Lorraine has added the new skills of people and project management to her corporate profile.
Lorraine is an author and award winning writer. Lorraine (Elle) runs Motivate Me! - http://www.motivateme.info. Created in 2005, Motivate Me! ranks #1 on Google, Yahoo and Bing. Elle takes great delight in motivating people, and in particular motivating the motivators. The flagship e-zine "The Daily Dose of Motivational Medicine" has a global readership including Motivational Speakers and Authors Bob Burg and John David Mann. Bob and John are co-authors of Wall Street Journal best-seller "The go-giver". "Just wanted to let you know that since being inspired by your recent ezine a few weeks ago to eat better and work out again, I've dropped 9 pounds. Thanks for your encouragement Elle!" ~ Bob Burg on Motivate Me! Other readers include Motivation Point's Josh Hinds, keynote speaker and author of "Why Perfect Timing is a Myth", and Rob Waldman. Rob "Waldo" Waldman is New York Times best-selling author of "Never fly solo", keynote speaker and owner of the website "Your wingman". The book reached #1 best-seller on Amazon. A graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy and a former combat decorated F-16 fighter pilot, Rob holds an MBA with a focus on Organizational Behavior. "Passionate, real world, and always full of solutions, Elle does a fantastic job of getting to the heart of what motivates us. I am always amazed at her ability to extract lessons from our thoughts and behaviors, and ultimately find ways to take our life to the next level" ~ Rob Waldman on Motivate Me!
Phone: 08 9335 2533
Email: lorraine@iea.com.au