ALIA provides student awards to the highest achieving graduating student from all ALIA accredited Library and Information Science courses as a means of recognising excellence. Accredited institutions are eligible to present one student award per course and graduating year.
The Award Compromises:
- one year's personal membership which includes a subscription to the Association's news magazine INCITE (worth $205 for new graduate membership)
- a two-year subscription to the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (JALIA) online (worth $79.20)
- free access to two ALIA 101 courses (worth $200); and
- an award pack and certificate.
Awarded Students and their Institution are listed in the ALIA Annual Report. ALIA Student Awards recipients are chosen and nominated by each institution.