22 December 2003

In this aliaNEWS broadcast:

A merry Christmas to all

Revolution or evolution? seminar

Review of members' engagement and participation

ALIA Forum on Purchasing Agreements and Licensing

New resources on public access internet services

First Associate Fellow

New Librarian's Symposium 1.5

Vale

Feedback

A merry Christmas to all
The staff of ALIA National Office take this opportunity to wish all aliaNEWS subscribers a joyful Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Travel safely, and we look forward to being back in touch with everyone in the new year. Please note that ALIA National Office will be closed from 25 December 2003 through to 4 January 2004 (inclusive).

Revolution or evolution? seminar
Registrations are now open for the 'Revolution or Evolution' seminar [1:00pm-5:00pm 2 February 2004, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre]. This seminar is being organised by the Australian Committee on Cataloguing as a professional development event for Australian cataloguers, metadata creators and system developers. Registration fees are $75.00 (ALIA members, $95.00 non-members). For registration and sponsorship inquiries please e-mail ALIA National Office [conferences@alia.org.au]. For enquiries regarding the seminar program, please e-mail Rob Walls at the National Library of Australia [rwalls@nla.gov.au].
http://alia.org.au/events/vic.html

Review of members' engagement and participation
We are now part-way through this wide-ranging review to assess the effectiveness of ALIA's current group structure and the value and significance of groups to members and the Association. Thank you to all groups who have provided submissions for the review and to everyone out of the sample of members invited to take part in the member survey who chose to respond. Your submissions and survey responses are now being collated. For more information about the review see the article in the November 2003 issue of inCite (p28).
http://alia.org.au/publishing/incite/2003/11/members.engagement.html

ALIA Forum on Purchasing Agreements and Licensing
The forum, to be held in Melbourne on 2 February 2004, will bring together librarians and suppliers to discuss the issues surrounding the acquisition of electronic resources and will feature a mix of presentations by invited speakers, panel session and interactive discussion. Numbers are limited so please register early to secure your place.
http://alia.org.au/events/vic.html

New resources on public access internet services
New resources relating to this critical area of library services are now available, and include guidelines for members relating to ALIA's statement on online content regulation plus an overview of legislation. The report on ALIA's 2002 survey of internet access in public libraries is also available, and provides insights into how people are using the internet and the ways in which libraries are providing community education and are promoting and assisting responsible and effective access to online content. A detailed survey report has been issued for members and the executive summary and a summary report are available to all.
http://alia.org.au/advocacy/internet.access/

First Associate Fellow
Congratulations to David Tan, ALIA's first Associate Fellow. At the recent ALIA Victoria Group Christmas function, ALIA director Angela Bridgland presented David with his certificate and formally acknowledged his achievements in meeting the criteria for this newest membership category. Associate and Library Technician members who have committed to ALIA's CPD scheme and meet the established criteria may seek to join the Associate Fellow category. More information about Associate Fellowship is available from Marie Murphy [marie.murphy@alia.org.au].

New Librarian's Symposium 1.5
The one-day ALIA New Librarian's Symposium 1.5 held in Brisbane on 5 December was an enjoyable CPD day for new and young information professionals. As the first major event by the New Graduates Group, formed in 2003, it was pleasing to see enthusiasm and new ideas for our profession. Speakers presentations and photos from the day are now on ALIAnet. Plans are well underway for NLS2, to be held in Adelaide in December 2004. More information on this event forthcoming.
http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2003/

Vale
It is with regret that we announce the death in recent times of three of our long-standing high-profile and well-respected members: Warren Horton, Ena Nöel, and Allan Horton. Each helped to shape not just the Association, but the broader library and information sector as well. The impact of their work lives on, however. More information available on the ALIAnet home page.
http://alia.org.au/

Feedback
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