11 May 2005

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2005 Federal Budget

ALIA wins best-practice recognition

Membership renewals

Library and Information Week [23-29 May 2005]

Launch of ALIA online event registration

Metcalfe Award

Excellence Award

Dunn and Wilson Scholarship

Ray Choate Scholarship

Members-only website access

Feedback

2005 Federal Budget
Was it Peter Costello's 10th Budget? Or John Howard's 16th? Whichever, it is a massive achievement. No previous treasurer has delivered consecutive double-digit Budgets. Among prime ministers, only Menzies has presided over more. The 2005 Budget is another Costello triumph and a superb political platform for the fourth Howard government. A surplus of $8.9 billion far exceeds earlier expectations. Mr Costello has been able to cater for the array of election promises that many feared would not be delivered. All this is no small achievement.
http://alia.org.au/publishing/budget.analysis/

ALIA wins best-practice recognition
The Australian Library and Information Association has been ranked among Australia's best practice organisations in the 2005 Work/Life Balance Survey conducted by MWLF International and CCH Australia. Now in its eighth year, the survey is recognised as Australia's major analysis of what has become a vital labour market issue.
http://alia.org.au/media.room/

Membership renewals
It's ALIA membership renewal time and you should receive your renewal notice soon. With the renewal notices, personal members will receive the ALIA personal membership benefits brochure - institutional members will receive the ALIA institutional membership benefits brochure. Please take the opportunity to read these brochures: ALIA is offering services that are sure to be of interest. Members are able to renew online, via B-pay, ph 1800 020 071, or by post. Direct-debit payment is also available. If you have any questions please contact the membership team, ph 02 6215 8282 [membership@alia.org.au].
http://membership.alia.org.au/renewal.aspx

Library and Information Week [23-29 May 2005]
Library and Information Week (LIW) 2005 is fast approaching. Don't forget to get your orders in for fabulous LIW merchandise available now at the ALIAnet shop. Decorate your library with posters, hand out bookmarks and celebrate!
http://alia.org.au/advocacy/alw/

Launch of ALIA online event registration
ALIA is excited to announce that delegates will now be able to able to register online for conferences and events. ALIA online event registration will be launched by ALIA immediate past-president, Imogen Garner before the AGM on Thursday 19 May at ALIA House, 9-11 Napier Close, Deakin ACT. ALIA members are invited to celebrate the launch with drinks and canapés from 5:15pm, before moving to the AGM at 6:00pm. For further details and to RSVP, please contact Renee Kirkham, ph 02 6215 8212 [renee.kirkham@alia.org.au]. Please RSVP by Monday 16 May.
http://shop.alia.org.au

Metcalfe Award
Kate Sinclair is the first recipient of the new peer-nominated ALIA Metcalfe Award, which recognises high achievement by a personal member in their first five years of practice. The presentation of the Award took place as part of ALIA SA's recent Big Night Out! event at the Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury. In reading Kate's citation, ALIA president-elect, Gillian Hallam, described Kate's achievements and her outstanding professionalism that make her a worthy recipient of the Metcalfe Award.
http://alia.org.au/awards/metcalfe.award/

Excellence Award
Natasha Griggs has been awarded the peer-nominated Excellence Award for her role as the driving force behind the 'Finding my place' career guidance program for at-risk students. The Excellence Award recognises excellence in any area, field or aspect of practice in the library and information services sector. Natasha will be presented with her award by the the Hon. Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC, WA Minister for Education and Training, and ALIA immediate past-president Imogen Garner, at the ALIA West 'An Evening of Excellence' event on Monday 23 May 2005, as part of LIW celebrations.
http://alia.org.au/awards/national.excellence/

Dunn and Wilson Scholarship
Nominations are called for the Dunn and Wilson Scholarship. This biennial award presented at the Library Technicians Conference is available to practising library technicians and offers the recipient the opportunity to undertake a project relating to library technician practice. Applications close on 1 June 2005.
http://alia.org.au/awards/dunn.wilson/

Ray Choate Scholarship
Nominations are called for the Ray Choate Scholarship. This award enables the recipient to investigate a particular aspect of reference or information services that will lead to improved practice in the area. Closing date for applications: 31 July 2005.
http://alia.org.au/awards/choate.scholarship/

Members-only website access
Over the next week, we hope to re-instate unified access to the members-only areas of the ALIAnet website. This will mean that the temporary password to any material behind the '/members-only/...' directories will be removed, and the username/password combination that was in place prior to March 2005 will be reinstated. Please refer to the link below for updates:
http://alia.org.au/alianet/services.html

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