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Membership renewals 2007/08
It's ALIA membership renewal time and to ensure you keep receiving the
great benefits membership can offer, make sure you renew as soon as
you receive your renewal notice through the post. You can renew your
membership in a variety of ways - online, via B-pay, by phoning us
[1800 020 071] or faxing us [02 6282 2249] your payment details, or by
post. Direct-debit payment is also available. If you have any
questions, please contact us in membership on 1800 020 071 or e-mail us
at membership@alia.org.au. And don't forget, your membership can also be renewed online
http://membership.alia.org.au/renewal.aspx
Anne Harrison Award 2007 closes soon
The Anne Harrison Award was established to commemorate her work, and to encourage others to make their own contribution to the development of health librarianship. The sum of $3000 has been made available by the Fund Trustees for a health-libraries related research project,
including funding to help meet expenses of an approved course of study
or study tour, or to help meet expenses arising from a publication in
the field of Australian health librarianship. Closes 1 May 2007. For
more information contact Veronica Delafosse, Secretary, Anne Harrison
Award,
V.Delafosse@cgmc.org.au or visit
http://www.alia.org.au/awards/merit/anne.harrison/
ALIA'S 70th anniversary life membership deal
Love being a member of ALIA, but tired of those pesky renewal notices we send you every year. Thinking about retiring and want to pay a
one-off fee for ALIA membership? Consider life membership of ALIA. To
celebrate our 70th anniversary we are offering a fantastic discount on
life membership. Instead of paying the 2007/2008 life membership rate
of $2 834.00, you can receive ALIA life membership for just $2 700.00
-- that's a saving of $134.00 -- and no more renewal notices ever. To
take advantage of this great offer, contact us at
membership@alia.org.au, or ring 1800 020 071.
http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/personal.html
Sherrey's a jolly good Fellow
Congratulations to Sherrey Quinn, who will become ALIA's latest Fellow
at the 2007 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 15 May.
Library and Information Week 2007
Library and Information Week is only 5 weeks away and we are all gearing up for it! Join the LIW e-list for a weekly update. Enter
the funky USB wristband competition at
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/liw/suggestideas/-- select the
appropriate category for your library and send in your great ideas.
The competition ends this Friday 20th April. The LIW e-list is called
aliaALW. Join it at
http://www.alia.org.au/alianet/e-lists/
Solo librarians and professional development
All solo librarians are invited to participate in an exploratory study about their unique barriers and opportunities to professional
development. This research looks at the value solo librarians place
on PD, their reasons for, or not, participating in PD, and how they
have responded to (or are currently dealing with) barriers and
opportunities. If you would like to read the questionnaire or
participate in this study (and you are a solo!), please send me your
preferred contact details. I can e-mail or post you a questionnaire,
which will take approximately 30 minutes to
complete.
Ann.Penhallow@postgrads.unisa.edu.au
Information Online 2007: papers available
Papers from the conference have been added to the Information Online website, so now you can see both the presentation and the papers of
most of the presenters. The Information Online website is at
http://www.information-online.com.au
A personalised home loan you can count on
Whether you are looking at an investment property, refinancing an existing loan or buying your first home, consider the Member Advantage
- AMP Home Loan Package for ALIA members. You will experience
personalised service from start to finish, and you'll also receive
fantastic fee waivers and significant interest rate discounts. Visit
our website to view rate discounts and fee waivers or call 1300 360
525 to speak to an AMP home loan specialist today.
http://www.member-advantage.com/alia
Public libraries and the internet: information needed
The National Filter Scheme will be launched later in the year with the Australian Government providing free filtering software to libraries.
ALIA has been working with the Department of Communications, IT and
the Arts on this and would like to provide the department, libraries
and the wider community with further information about internet
filtering in public libraries. A survey has been prepared to gather
information and views directly from public libraries. Please ensure
your library lodges a response. Responses are required by 4 May 2007.
Further information and the survey can be found at
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/internet.access/filtersurvey07/index.html
Data storage exhibition @ cebit Australia 2007
1-3 May 2007, Darling Harbour, Sydney. Find out more about data management, storage, security, scalability, disaster recovery and
retrieval, Blu-Ray disks and DVDs and virtual tape. Discover emerging
trends and the latest technology solutions, talk to industry experts.
Special promotion for ALIA members, free entry with promotional code
and after an online survey is completed. (Promotional code A109de4f5A)
Register now! Offer ends 24/04/2007. For more information call 02 9280
3400 or visit the website.
http://www.cebit.com.au
International Indigenous Librarians' Forum
The 5th International Indigenous Librarians' Forum will take place in
Brisbane, Australia from the 4th to the 7th of June 2007. The Forum is
hosted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and
Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN) in partnership with the State
Library of Queensland and will be held in SLQ's new building. The
Forum is an opportunity for Indigenous library workers from around the
world to share information, contribute in the development of solutions
to common concerns, and to discuss issues relating to the
communication, documentation and preservation of Indigenous cultures.
For more information go to the website.
http://5iilf.org/home
Executive Certificate in Knowledge Management
The UTS certificate is specifically designed for executives and
business professionals, including information professionals and
managers, who want to develop knowledge-enabled organisations, but are
too busy to undertake a formal university course. It is an extended
short course of two 3-day sessions (July/August and October/November
2007), to be run in Sydney. The course leaders will be Kim Sbarcea and
Sue Halbwirth, Chair and former Chair respectively of the Standards
Australia Knowledge Management Committee. Both have extensive
experience as knowledge management practitioners, educators and
speakers. More information available at
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/short-courses/exec-cert-km/index.html
A Wealth of Inspiration: a forum on the SLV's collection
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) is offering a free forum on
Thursday 26 April, 6:30-8:30pm. The evening is based on the State
Library's unique resources for artists and designers (over 200 000
digital images, plus paintings, photographs, prints, posters,
postcards and artist books). Hear from artists who have found
inspiration in the collection, and specialist librarians who can help
with access, copyright and reproduction. Bookings: 03 8664 7016 or
bookings@slv.vic.gov.au.
Joint Use Libraries: an international conference
19-21 June 2007: The Lowry, Manchester, UK. This three day conference organised by evidence base at the University of Central England,
Birmingham, offers practitioners, researchers and policymakers
interested in joint use libraries a unique opportunity to meet,
network and share experiences. Current information regarding the
conference and the library visits program can be obtained from the
website.
http://www.ebase.uce.ac.uk/events/joint-use-conference.htm
Call for nominations World Environment Day Awards 2007
Nominations for these awards are now open nationally. This is a
national award program that recognises and promotes Australian
initiatives which protect, manage or restore the environment. Award
areas include individuals, groups, schools, green buildings, corporate
change and business enterprise. Nominations close Wednesday 9 May
2007. For complete guidelines, entry criteria and nomination forms,
contact the UNAA Victoria office on 03 9670 7878 or e-mail:
info@unaavictoria.org.au. Please visit the website.
http://www.unaavictoria.org.au
ICOL 2007: call for papers
International Conference on Libraries 2007 will be held in Penang,
Malaysia, 31 October to 2 November 2007. Potential authors who wish to
contribute a paper should submit a 500-word abstract, together with
conference registration, before 13 July 2007 to Mme Arinawati Ayob,
Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut, Universiti Sains Malaysia,
arinawati@notes.usm.my. For further information go to
http://www.lib.usm.my/elmu-equip/ICOL2007/ICOL2007.jsp
ABS News for Libraries
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has just launched a quarterly online newsletter targeting library and information professionals in all sectors: education,public (state, federal and local) and specialist. Discover interesting
website updates, training news and statistical information from a national and local perspective. Check out the first ABS News for Libraries e- newsletter
for 2007 on the ABS web site now! From the home page, click on
Statistics>By Catalogue Number>10 Annual Report>ABS News for Libraries.
http://www.abs.gov.au
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