InterALIA, June 2005

InterALIA asks

Name: Heidi Savilla
Membership level: Associate
Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Diploma in Information Studies
Employment: trainee librarian, metadata services section, Flinders University

What are you reading?
Great horror stories - a collection of short, suspenseful stories by some literary greats.

What are you listening to?
The CD with the most play-time at the moment is Roger Sanchez - very laid back.

What talent do you wish you had?
To dance - everything from jive to salsa to belly-dancing.

Who do you find inspiring?
Those people less fortunate than most who live life to the fullest, and those who help them lead a better life.

Where would you like to be in five years?
Still working in an academic library and looking forward to my next annual trip overseas.

Name: Sita Charlotte Austin
Membership level: Associate
Qualification(s): 2004 Postgrad Dip -Information Studies (University of South Australia), 1995 Honours - Sociology (Flinders University), 1992 Bachelor of Arts (Sociology and Philosophy) (Flinders University)
Employment: Trainee librarian, law and special collections, Flinders University. Previous: customer service, Adelaide City Council libraries. Other: David Jones (Foodchain), fresh food buyer (Sydney); Sheraton on the Park - restaurant manager (Sydney)

What are you reading?
My book club is currently in the process of voting for our next round of books, but I can't sleep unless I read first. At the moment I am reading Understanding law (Chisholm and Nettheim) and I have also just started The best thing that can happen to a croissant (Pablo Tusset).

What are you listening to?
Now that I am a commuter I take full advantage of the excellent CD selection at my local library - I go in and take anything that looks interesting so I always have lots of CDs floating around my car. My favourite recent purchase is by Antony and the Johnsons 'I am a bird now', which has some very interesting guests, like Lou Reed, Devendra Banhart, Rufus Wainwright and Boy George.

What talent do you wish you had?
I have always wanted to be able to sing - friends and family run like the wind when I try to serenade them!

Who do you find inspiring?
The people featured on Australian story - often they are everyday people who display great strength as they go through unexpected and traumatic events.

Where would you like to be in five years?
Happy and healthy.