2 October 2002

In this aliaNEWS broadcast...

New phone numbers

National Policy Congress update

ALIA forum on purchasing agreements

Year in review

Creator-to-consumer industry seminar: Darwin, Brisbane, Townsville

New Librarian Symposium, Dec 2002 Brisbane

11th Information Online Conference and Exhibition, Jan 2003 Sydney

International Conference on the Future of the Book, Apr 2003 Cairns

Yet more dates for your diary

10th Asia-Pacific Special, Health and Law Librarians' Conference

12th National Library Technicians Conference 9-12 Sept 2003

Feedback

New phone numbers
ALIA National Office has a whole new set of phone numbers, and a more sophisticated service that allows for an out-of-business-hours answering service, and offers members the opportunity to call a number directly related to the matter that they wish to discuss. please check with the ALIAnet website for further details. The old ALIA National number will be retired before the end of the year, although it redirects calls to the new number at present.

ALIA National Office's main phone number is now 02 6215 8222 [Membership enquiries: 6215 8282]. Please note that the fax and freecall numbers remain the same. The entire set of available numbers can be gleaned from:
http://www.alia.org.au/contacts/

National Policy Congress update
ALIA's National Policy Congress for 2002 is well underway. The regional meetings in Perth, Sydney and Hobart have already been held. Feedback from these meetings has been very positive. There has been lots of lively discussion about two agenda items in particular. There will be a further three meetings held tonight, in Melbourne, Brisbane and Darwin. The Canberra meeting will be held on 9 October. If you have any questions please contact Georgina Dale ph 02 6215 8229.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/nac/2002/

ALIA forum on purchasing agreements
On 14 October 2002, representatives of key library organisations and ALIA groups will meet at ALIA House, Canberra to discuss the critical issues for libraries relating to agreements, licences and consortia for the purchase of products and services, in particular for access to electronic resources. The forum will consider existing purchasing and consortia models; What are the issues to address for different library sectors?; Roles and responsibilities for library organisations; What outcomes are desirable and how can they be achieved? Contact Susan Magnay ph 02 6215 8225 for more information.

Year in review
The December 2002 issue of inCite will be dedicated to a yearly round-up of ALIA news and groups. Please send your contribution to the editor. Photos are welcome. Please contact the editor [ph 02 6215 8231 or e-mail incite@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove the '.nospam' from address)] for guidelines for your contribution, or visit the inCite website at http://incite.alia.org.au. The deadline for the December issue is 1 November.

Creator-to-consumer industry seminar: Darwin, Brisbane, Townsville
Based on the C-2-C Research Project [http://www.c-2-cproject.com], this free one-day seminar series will provide all players in the book production supply chain an opportunity to stop and consider how they might change what they do to become part of a more sustainable and vibrant book industry. Darwin: 7 October, Brisbane: 9 October, Townsville: 11 October. All registrations and queries may be directed to Dean Mason of Common Ground ph 03 9398 8000, mb 0402 846 696, dean.mason@commonground.com.au.nospam (please remove the '.nospam' from address). Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne will come in February 2003.

New Librarian Symposium, Dec 2002 Brisbane
Registrations are now available for the New Librarians Symposium 6-7 December 2002 at the Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane. This two-day seminar/workshop is aimed at new librarians in the Australia-Pacific Region. Topics covered include: Your career - career planning , Success stories, Managing upwards, Current trends and issues in the profession.
http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2002/

11th Information Online Conference and Exhibition, Jan 2003 Sydney
Come and exchange information, explore new developments and major issues concerning online and multimedia information and communications. Come and socialise with librarians, information professionals and others in the region interested in online information. The registration brochure is now available at http://conferences.alia.org.au/online2003/. Online registrations will be available soon at the same address.

International Conference on the Future of the Book, Apr 2003 Cairns
Supported by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, this conference will explore the technological, commercial and cultural futures of the book. The conference is a significant part of a major research and development project sponsored by the department. The conference will address the provocative suggestion that the book will thrive and prosper as a cultural and commercial artifact. To be held in Cairns 22-24 April 2003, right between the Easter and Anzac Day long weekends...
http://www.book-conference.com (ALIA is part of the conference advisory committee).

Yet more dates for your diary
Library Information Week 2003 is set for 12-18 May 2003. For further information contact: conferences@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove the '.nospam' from address).

10th Asia-Pacific Special, Health and Law Librarians' Conference
As the leading conference and exhibition for Special, Health and Law library and information professionals, Celebrate the Future will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre 24-27 August 2003. The theme, 'Celebrate the future', will provide a forum for information professionals to develop new ideas and explore the information future with colleagues and vendors. Organisers are calling for innovative, practical and research papers, as well as case studies on all aspects of information management. Generally presentations will last for 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions. We also welcome panel discussions and poster papers.
http://conferences.alia.org.au/shllc2003/

12th National Library Technicians Conference 9-12 Sept 2003
[Bridging services embracing reality] In addition to a very comprehensive education program which will include many workshops, there will be outstanding keynote and invited speakers, library visits, peer paper presentations, and plans which will make for a very exciting social program. The conference will also provide an opportunity for you to explore the latest resources and tools of the profession at the trade exhibition. Call for papers is now on.
http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2003/

Feedback
We have been thrilled by the response to aliaNEWS from subscribers. It is gratifying to know that we are providing a useful and timely information, and in a format that is easy to read. We now have countless supportive and constructive compliments (but are always eager for more!). As always, though, 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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