27 April 2006

In this aliaNEWS broadcast:

ALIA awards

Library and Information Week 2006

Library and Information Week merchandise

'Maisy goes to the library' competition

Register to win! CAVAL Training Guy St Clair Master Class Competition

CLICK06: library photos wanted

Community Heritage Grants

Information Awareness Month

Feedback

ALIA awards
We proudly announce the latest recipients of ALIA awards. Tom Cochrane has been honoured as a Fellow, and Tania Barry has won the Metcalfe Award. A Fellowship of ALIA honours the attainment of an exceptionally high standard of proficiency in library and information science and a distinguished contribution to the theory or practice of library and information science. The Metcalfe Award is given for high achievement by in the first five years of practice in libraries and information services. Both are peer-nominated awards. Do you know someone whose achievements should be recognised? Nomination forms are available online.
http://alia.org.au/awards/

Library and Information Week 2006
Library and Information Week (LIW) promotes the fabulous resources libraries and information services offer to all Australians. A free flow of and equitable access to information is vital in a democratic society, and libraries ensure information is available to everyone: we are linking people with ideas. ALIA media releases will cover LIW2006 and two hot topics - internet filtering and knowing your local community through the Census and statistics - created with the help of our sponsors, NetAlert and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Media kits are available to supplement your own local media program, and the releases will be posted on the LIW website.
http://alia.org.au/liw/

Library and Information Week merchandise
Library and Information Week is our chance to celebrate our contribution to the information and recreation needs of all Australians. There are activities, events, competitions, product launches and presentations at national, state and local levels. 2006 LIW promotional materials include a colourful poster, bookmarks, balloons and wristbands. These are all available now on our online shop or you can download and mail an order form. It's a big week, made possible with the help of our sponsors, ABS and NetAlert. So slap up a poster, grab a bookmark and hang on to your balloon... LIW is coming!
http://alia.org.au/liw/

'Maisy goes to the library' competition
To celebrate 'Maisy goes to the library' during Library and Information Week, Walker Books is offering the chance for two lucky Australian libraries to win a Maisy Mouse Party. One public library and one school library will get to host a Maisy Mouse party for 50 participants in celebration of libraries, books and Maisy.
http://alia.org.au/advocacy/liw/maisy/

Register to win! CAVAL Training Guy St Clair Master Class Competition
CAVAL is proud to mark Library and Information Week 2006 with an exciting PD opportunity for Australian library and information professionals. Register for any CAVAL training course and automatically enter the draw to win one of two guest registrations to the Guy St Clair 'Knowledge Services Master Class' of your choice in September! Between the 22 and 28 May, anyone who registers for a CAVAL training course will automatically go into the draw for one of two free guest places at a Guy St Clair 'Knowledge Services Master Class in September. Winners will be announced in aliaNEWS and on the CAV-TRAIN e-list.
http://training.caval.edu.au/pdt/cavtrain.php

CLICK06: library photos wanted
Celebrating Australian libraries in pictures: have you a particularly evocative shot that expresses what a library is, or does? ALIA's CLICK06 needs photographs that celebrate what libraries mean to the people who use them. The deadline has been extended: send your submissions by 15 May 2006 to Michelle Brennand, Manager Library Services, Town of Cambridge, PO Box 15, Floreat, WA, 6004 Inquiries to Michelle: ph 08 9383 8998 or e-mail mbrennand@cambridge.wa.gov.au
http://conferences.alia.org.au/alia2006/

Community Heritage Grants
The CHG Program is closing 9 June 2006. It aims to preserve and provide access to locally held nationally significant cultural heritage collections across Australia. The program provides grant funding of up to $10 000 for preservation projects, and preservation and collection management training.
http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/

Information Awareness Month
ALIA sponsors Information Awareness Month (IAM). May 2006 is the first IAM and the theme is 'Personal Records'. IAM raises public awareness of the importance of good records and maintenance of information as it relates to everyone, from global corporations to the individual, in all aspects of life. Privacy, freedom of information, identity theft, fraud and taxation are all related to good record-keeping and management of information.
http://www.rmaa.com.au/docs/events/iamevents.cfm/

Feedback
We offer aliaNEWS in a multitude of formats (e-mail, html, xml, rss). We want to know what you would like to see in this broadcast, and how you would like to see it. Your response to aliaNEWS is a great guide to us in providing relevant information. Send your comments to [feedback@alia.org.au].
http://alia.org.au/alianet/e-lists/alianews/

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