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ALIA News 21 June 2007.
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ALIA's 70th anniversary life http://www.alia.org.au/>
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
Exclusive benefits and services for you through Member Advantage
The Australian Library and Information Association offers its members
access to a range of outstanding savings on lifestyle and business
products through Member Advantage. Member Advantage has specifically
negotiated arrangements with many high profile suppliers. Utilise the
benefits of membership. Health Insurance - save 5%; Car Hire -
exclusive rates and package; Home loans - save on interest rates and
fees; Qantas Club - corporate membership; Car buying service - fleet
prices; Insurances - Professional Indemnity, Income Protection, Life,
Travel, Car, House and Contents and many more. Visit the website to
find out more or call Member Advantage on 1300 853 352.
http://www.member-advantage.com/alia
Report from the Board meeting
The report of the ALIA Board meeting held on 15 and 16 May 2007 is now
available on the website.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/board/reports/
Material that advocates terrorist acts: sector submission
The Attorney-General proposes to amend classification laws to require
that material that advocates terrorist acts be refused classification
and therefore its distribution in Australia be prohibited. The library
sector has responded in a joint submission from ALIA, CAUL, ALLA and
NSLA. The submission is available at
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/submissions/terrorist.html
National Simultanhttp://www.alia.org.au/
This year's National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) book is The Magic
Hat by Mem Fox! The book is delightfully illustrated by Tricia Tusa
and published by Scholastic, the major sponsor for NSS for 2007. NSS
provides a great opportunity to involve parents, grandparent, the
media and others to enjoy the occasion. ALIA will be providing NSS
merchandise via a downloadable order form and on our online shop.
Registrations and merchandise will be available from mid July. For
more information on National Simultaneous Storytime, visit
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/storytime/2007/
ALIA National Library & Information Technicians Conference 2007
Registrations for the ALIA National Library & Information
Technicians Conference 2007 are now open. The Conference will address
key issues affecting the library and information professions in this
rapidly changing digital age and offer a stimulating program featuring
leaders in their fields of expertise and based on the Conference
themes 'Inform, Innovate, Initiate and Inspire'. Early bird
registrations close on Friday, 27 July 2007 and the easiest method of
registration is online via the Conference website. For information
regarding registration and the Conference program, visit the
Conference website:
http://www.alia07.com
Summer Reading Club
This year's Summer Reading Club will be held from 1 December 2007 to
13 February 2008 with the theme Superheroes Summer - read around Oz!
The Summer Reading Club is targeted to children aged between 5-12.
Some library services choose to run the program in conjunction with
holiday programs and others simply focus on the reading program
itself. Promotional packs are available for purchase to participating
library services. The Summer Reading Club program includes promotional
posters, reading records, puzzles, activities, reading incentives and
a library manual. Orders close Monday 13 July 2007. To order please
visit the website and download the Summer Reading Club order form:
http://www.alia.org.au/src/
Managing copyright compliance in libraries and information services.
Presented by CAVAL in partnership with the Australian Library and
Information Association.
Registrations open this week.
Do you have
hands-on responsibility for copyright in your organisation? Yes? Then
this workshop, presented by ALIA's copyright adviser Moyra McAllister
is for you. Practical examples will be used to illustrate the
principles of copyright law and functional solutions provided to
common compliance problems. Townsville (11 July), Rockhampton (17
July), Brisbane (19 July), Sydney (20 July), Canberra (31 July),
Darwin (23 September), Perth (2 October), Adelaide (3 October),
Melbourne (8 October 2007), Hobart (9 October) with preferential rates
for ALIA members $132 and non-members $154 (GST inclusive).
For more
information please email, ph 03 9450 5508 or
email
Recognition with the profession ... join ALIA's PD scheme
Are you an Associate or Library technician member of ALIA? Did you
know, if you join ALIA's PD scheme today (or before 30 June 2007) you
will be able to collect points for all the PD activities you have
undertaken between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007. Make a New Year's
resolution! The New PD Year starts on 1 July 2007, get started then!
Register online to get started right away. For more information please
email.
http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/register.pd.html#how
Ray Choate scholarship
Applications for this important research award are due at the ALIA
National Office on Friday 22 June. The Ray Choate Scholarship enables
the recipient to investigate an aspect of reference or information
services leading to improved practice in the industry.
http://www.alia.org.au/awards/choate.scholarship/
5th ALIA Top End Symposium
The ALIA Top End group will be hosting the 5th ALIA Top End Symposium
in Darwin 5th - 6th October 2007. The Top End Symposium is the premier
event for library and information professionals in the Northern
Territory, and has been hugely successful attracting both local and
interstate audiences. This year's symposium is to be held at the
central location of the International room at SKYCITY, Darwin. ALIA
invites papers to be presented at the symposium on the following
theme: e-volvoing education. Abstracts of your paper are due by 20th
Julyhttp://www.alia.org.au/ion:
http://alia.org.au/groups/topend/ntsymposium2007.html
Public Libraries Australia Biennial Conference
The 2007 PLA Conference, Public Libraries Building Balance, is being
presented by Public Libraries South Australia in conjunction with
Public Libraries Australia, and supported by ALIA - a major PLA
partner. It will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 5-7
August 2007. The conference will feature a program that looks at
current and emerging issues for the public library sector.
Registrations are now open and early bird registration deadline is 17
July 2007.
http://www.pla.org.au/Conf2007/Conf07.htm
By-laws Advisory Group: seeking member
ALIA is looking for an interested member to join the By-laws Advisory
Group. For further details about the group, click on to the URL below.
The term of appointment is two years. The group acts on matters
referred by the ALIA Board of Directors and may advise the of elements
of the Constitution and By-laws potentially requiring review.
Expressions of interest should be accompanied by a CV and a 150-word
statement of capacity. These are due by close of business, 13 July
2007, to Kate Everett (kate.everett@alia.org.au). The nominations will
be considered at the August Board of Directors Meeting.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/by-laws/
Review of ALIA Advisory Groups
The ALIA Board's Standing Committee on Governance is undertaking a
review of Advisory groups. It aims to provide a report to the Board by
mid-2007. ALIA has a rich diversity of committees and representatives
who work on an amazing array of issues. The Board of Directors has
appreciated their contribution and advice over many years. Members can
contact Roxanne Missingham, ALIA President via e-mail or
by phone 02 6277 7102. Information on current committees and
representatives is available on the ALIA website.
All ALIA members,
current Advisory Committee/Working Group members and representatives
on external committees are invited to complete the surveys located at
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/2007review/ by Friday 29th June 2007
Forum on Australian Library History: 27-29 September 2007
The Forum on Australian Library History is hosted by the State Library
of New South Wales, and promises an exciting mix of papers on the
development of Australian libraries, on the individuals involved and
on the environments in which they operated. Forum fee of $125.00
includes all morning, lunch and afternoon refreshments on Friday and
Saturday as well as the conference dinner on Friday evening. Bookings
by 10 September to Vee Nguyen on 02 9273 1248.
http://www.atmitchell.com/events/forum_aus_lib_hist_2007.pdf
Hooray for Hollywood!
It seems it's not just Australian producers putting librarians on the
red carpet. Members may know of the launch this month of The Hollywood
Librarian, a film about librarian derring-do made by Ann Seidl (also a
librarian) and premiered at the 2007 ALA Conference. We've had a lot
of inquiries about getting hold of the film and ALIA is attempting to
do just that, so it can travel around Australia for members to share.
Watch this space for more on this, and in the meantime, check out the
film at
http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com
National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries
An Exposure Draft of a new initiative, 'National Standards for
Australian Museums and Galleries', was released for comment during May
2007. ALIA members with an interest in heritage collections are warmly
invited to consider the Draft and provide feedback by 15 August. The
National Standards Taskforce has worked collaboratively during the
last year to produce a set of agreed standards that are rigorous in
their scope and requirements, and that will serve as an accessible and
useful tool for all museums and galleries, regardless of size and
resources, throughout Australia. The Exposure Draft and feedback
template are available from the Collections Council of Australia
website.
http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au
Partnership between government and business helps Australian music
The National Library of Australia and a leading Australian digital
music provider, destra Media, have entered into an innovative
government-business partnership to enhance the MusicAustralia online
service. MusicAustralia, hosted by the National Library, showcases
Australia's musical culture and helps people to discover and explore
all types of Australian music - from the earliest published to the
latest hit. Its innovation lies in the way it links the business,
arts, academic, cultural and information sectors to provide a coherent
vision of the nation's music.
http://www.nla.gov.au,
http://www.musicaustralia.org
NLA joins the Committee of Principals responsible for the JSC
The Joint Steering Committee (JSC) for the Revision of AACR, working
with the RDA Editor, is responsible for developing RDA. The JSC
reports to the Committee of Principals (CoP). The Committee of
Principals comprises the CEOs/Directors (or designates) of the three
national associations (the American Library Association, the Canadian
Library Association, and the Chartered Institute of Library and
Information Professionals), and the Directors (or designates) of the
Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, and the British
Library. At the CoP meeting in April 2007 in Ottawa the CoP have
decided to invite the National Library of Australia to join them. An
invitation has been forwarded to Jan Fullerton and been accepted.For
more details please see
http://www.aacr2.org/governance.html
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