23 May 2001

In this aliaNEWS broadcast...

Not so mean, but still pretty tricky

ALIA responds to Qld Pay Equity case findings

Search for CEO, State Library of Qld

ALIA Board of Directors meeting

Membership renewal changes

New ALIA groups structure

New value-added benefits

Call for nominations, International Relations Committee

LIW2001 - What happened?

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Not so mean, but still pretty tricky
Senior staff at ALIA National Office offer an analysis of the 2001 Federal Budget as handed down by treasurer Peter Costello on Tuesday night. A summary of the report will be printed as an insert in the June inCite, but to get the full picture, view the online document.
http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/budget.analysis/2001.html

ALIA responds to Qld Pay Equity case findings
As one of 28 organisations which made submissions to the Queensland Government's pay equity inquiry, ALIA has accepted an invitation to comment on its findings from Gordon Nuttall, Minister for Industrial Relations. The Inquiry's findings can be found at [http://www.detir.qld.gov.au/qirc/finalreport.htm], and our original submission is at http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/submissions/qld.pay-equity.html, whilst our current response is here:
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/submissions/qld.pay-equity.reply.html

Search for CEO, State Library of Qld
ALIA's letter to Minister Foley regarding this important appointment can be found at
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/submissions/qld.library.ceo.html

ALIA Board of Directors meeting
The Board of Directors met in Melbourne on 10 May, followed by the AGM where new directors Moyra McAllister and Kevin Dudeney joined the Board and retiring president Mairéad Browne and director Craig Anderson were thanked for their outstanding contribution over the last few years. The lobbying and advocacy program was agreed to, all proposed new groups endorsed, and a new personal membership fee and benefits structure endorsed.
http://incite.alia.org.au/2001/06/directline.html

Membership renewal changes
Renewal notices for 2001-02 will be mailed to all members in the first week of June. Significant changes have taken place, with a simpler, three-tier fee structure for personal members: Full fee $198, Reduced fee $99 and Student/Retired fee $49.50. The fees include GST, and membership of new Groups that you elect to join. Personal members may also elect to pay regular monthly instalments, via the direct debit option. The institutional membership fee structure remains unchanged and incorporates a slight consumer price index-related increase.
http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/

New ALIA groups structure
As part of the restructuring of the Association, 64 new Groups have been established and endorsed. Members of the Association may elect to join one or more groups as part of their membership, at no additional cost.
http://www.alia.org.au/groups.html

New value-added benefits
Membership now entitles you to: member rates for activities and publications of ALIA-partner associations; member-only access to new services being introduced in 2001; discounts from selected training providers, and personal financial benefits through a range of affinity programs currently being introduced. This is in addition to the professional services which ALIA provides to represent and support you and the profession and better the library and information services provided to all Australians. ALIA looks forward to your continued support and involvement. Keep an eye out for the renewal form! The website will be updated as details are finalised.
http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/

Call for nominations, International Relations Committee
We are seeking nominations for up to four positions on ALIA's International Relations Committee. The committee meets electronically and face-to-face as needed. For information about the committee and how to nominate visit the website. Nominations close 18 June. Appointments to the committee will be decided at the Board of Directors meeting on 22 June 2001.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/international.relations/

LIW2001 - What happened?
Tell the world how your library celebrated Library and Information Week 2001. inCite welcomes articles and pictures of your celebrations. Contact the inCite editor [incite@alia.org.au] for information on how to submit your article. The deadline for articles is 1 June 2001.
http://incite.alia.org.au/

Feedback
This issue of aliaNEWS is an interim broadcast and is a supplement to the regular monthly timetable. Due to the importance of the issues at hand, we felt it important enough to warrant an additional broadcast. As always, we would like to know your thoughts on what you would like to see in this broadcast, and how you would like to see it.

Send your comments to Ivan Trundle, manager, communications and publishing (please remove the '.nospam' from address).

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