27 October 2004

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Marianne Broadbent

New staffing at ALIA National Office

ALIA 2004 National Policy Congress

Call for nominations

International conference on archiving web resources 9-11 Nov 2004

neXt 2005 abstract deadline

aliaPUBNEWS: e-newsletter on public library issues

Forum on purchasing agreements and licensing

Local liaison officer vacancies

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Marianne Broadbent
An ALIA Fellowship was conferred on Marianne Broadbent by the Board of Directors on 21 September 2004. In making the award, the Board commended Marianne's outstanding career within and outside her profession. Marianne has demonstrated just how far one might travel using the skills and attributes originally gained and practiced within librarianship and inspires others through her achievements and willingness to share these with our profession.
http://alia.org.au/awards/fellowships/

New staffing at ALIA National Office
Former New South Wales parliamentary librarian, Rob Brian, is ALIA's new part-time copyright adviser. He has extensive experience in legislative, parliamentary and judicial processes and an ongoing interest in the development of copyright law. Reece Maia joins us as a part-timer in the web publishing area, Emma Royan-Smith was also recently-appointed as Events officer, and Christine Fitzpatrick joins us in the membership area. Up-to-date staffing details can always be found through Vital Link Online:
http://alia.org.au/vital.link.html

ALIA 2004 National Policy Congress
ALIA National Policy Congress 2004 regional meetings were held from late-August through to early-September in each of the capital cities. Regional NPC meetings were also held in Alice Springs and Cairns. The national meeting of the ALIA 2004 NPC will be held in Canberra on 19-20 November 2004 at ALIA House. Congress delegates will include the elected delegate from regional NPC meetings, delegates from 10 invited groups, and the ALIA Board of Directors. ALIA local liaison officers and key members of ALIA National Office staff will attend as observers.
http://alia.org.au/members-only/governance/npc/2004/meetings/

Call for nominations
Nominations are called for ALIA vice-president (president-elect) and two positions on the ALIA Board of Directors as incorporated under Corporations Law. Nominees should be personal members of the Association and will represent the interests of the organisation as a whole rather than those of a particular constituency. The elected vice-president and directors will assume office immediately following the 2005 Annual General Meeting. Nomination forms are available from ALIA National Office, or via ALIAnet. Nominations close at 5:00pm 1 February 2005. Nomination forms and information are available at:
http://alia.org.au/governance/elections/2005/

International conference on archiving web resources 9-11 Nov 2004
[National Library of Australia, Canberra] The International Conference on Archiving Web Resources is fast approaching! The conference is the first of its kind to be held in Australia, bringing together practitioners from around the world to address issues relevant to cultural heritage institutions in the use of the internet for the dissemination of information. As the focus is strategic rather than technical, it is not necessary to have experience or detailed understanding of web archiving and digital technology to attend.
http://www.nla.gov.au/webarchiving/

neXt 2005 abstract deadline
Have you submitted your abstract yet, or are you still thinking about it? The neXt 2005 program committee is inviting you to submit an abstract that will eXplore the themes of eXperience - celebrating achievements; eXcellence - focusing on now; eXpectations - imagining the future. The program committee looks forward to receiving your submission. Not long to go until the 31 October 2004 closing date for abstracts.
http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2005/

aliaPUBNEWS: e-newsletter on public library issues
aliaPUBNEWS is ALIA's free monthly electronic bulletin covering the issues for public libraries in Australia. ALIA members receive a more-comprensive listing of items, though much is still available to non-members. The next issue, due in late October, will feature a special report on the recent ALIA Biennial Conference.
http://alia.org.au/alianet/e-lists/aliapubnews/

Forum on purchasing agreements and licensing
A report of the second ALIA Forum on purchasing agreements and licensing, held in Adelaide on 28 July 2004, is now available. The third Forum on purchasing agreements and licensing was held in Brisbane on 21 September and a report is in preparation.
http://alia.org.au/governance/committees/purchasing/2004.09.html

Local liaison officer vacancies
ALIA National Office wishes to appoint ALIA local liaison officers (LLO) for South Australia and the ACT. LLO's are responsible for promoting ALIA and supporting members by: helping to co-ordinate promotional activities with groups, including membership recruitment drives and promotions; facilitating the exchange of information and communications between office-bearers and ALIA National Office, and local groups; supporting members in remote and regional areas; acting as the ALIA representative in the state or territory. The positions are part-time and salaried. Please contact Georgina Dale at ALIA National Office, ph 02 6215 8229 georgina.dale@alia.org.au.

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