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aliaNEWS 18 September 2007
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ALIA National Library & Information Technicians Conference 2007

There is still time to register for the conference to be held from 9-12 October 2007 at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourne. The conference will provide a forum for professional networking and socialising among national and international participants. Delegates will learn about the latest trends and developments for libraries, share the expertise, experience, and knowledge of the invited eminent speakers and update themselves on new products and services from the trade and publishing worlds. The conference program encompasses the daily themes of Innovation, Initiation and Inspiration.

To register: https://www.icms.com.au/alia07/register/

National Simultaneous Storytime 2007

Thank you to everyone who joined in the wonderful simultaneous reading of The Magic Hat. There were over 800 locations which participated - that's a great response! ALIA is asking for your feedback about NSS. Please visit the NSS webpage and fill in the form. The form will be available by the end of this week. After you have filled in the form, your Certificate of Participation will be available to download as a Word document and you will then be able to type in your organisation's name. Fabulous photos will soon be available on the ALIA website and the next inCite will include a lovely spreadhttp://www.alia.org.au/r> http://alia.org.au/advocacy/storytime/2007

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ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference - Call for Papers now open

The ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference will be held in Alice Springs from 2-5 September 2008. The Call for Papers is now open. Visit the colourful outback-themed website and view the video starring Fiona O'Loughlin on the ALIA website. Details on the conference themes and paper submission process are located on the conference website. For further enquiries, contact the conference convenors Denise Senior or Sonia Sumner

Call for papers: http://www.alia2008.com/ Video with Fiona O'Loughlin: http://www.alia.org.au/conferences/2008-2009.html.

ALIA Retirees

ALIA Retirees is ALIA's newest national group. The group's theme is 'Staying Connected', and an e-list and a blog have been established to assist retirees to stay in touch with each other as well as the profession in general and ALIA. If you are retired, or contemplating retirement, you are invited to join. There are many benefits of joining ALIA Retirees, including full membership benefits at a reduced rate, $66 pa. This includes inCite, essential for keeping up to date with the profession. Find out more about ALIA Retirees, subscribe to the e-lihttp://www.alia.org.au/g.

http://alia.org.au/groups/retirees/

IFLA 2010

ALIA is proud and excited to announce that ALIA and Brisbane have been selected to host the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in 2010. The announcement was made at the closing ceremony of this year's Congress in Durban, South Africa. The chair of the National Committee will be Keith Webster, University Librarian at the University of Queensland. The Brisbane page is on the IFLA website - bookmark this site and watch the developments over the next three years.

http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla76/index.htm

Managing copyright compliance in libraries and information services

Presented by CAVAL in partnership with ALIA. Do you have responsibility for copyright in your organisation? Need practical, hands-on advice? Then this workshop, presented by ALIA's copyright adviser Moyra McAllister is for you. Moyra provides you with examples and case studies to illustrate the principles of copyright law and functional solutions provided to common compliance problems. ALIA members receive preferential rates ($132 for members and only $88 for ALIA students GST inclusive). Remaining locations and dates are: Darwin Sept 25, Perth October 2, Adelaide October 3, Melbourne October 8 and Hobart October 9.

http://training.caval.edu.au/pdt/show_course.php?CID=264

5th ALIA Top End http://www.alia.org.au/ng education

pic Registrations are now open for the 5th ALIA Top End Symposium! The symposium will be held at the Skycity in Darwin between 5-6 October. The theme of this year's symposium, 'e-volving education', will focus on the changing ways in which the library and information industry promotes learning. It will also focus on the evolution of how the library industry maintains its own "education" in ensuring that its professionals stay on top of information trends. To download the registration form and find out more information about the symposium go to:

http://www.alia.org.au/groups/topend/ntsymposium2007.html

The Librarians

The Librarians, a six-part ABC TV comedy, goes to air on 31 October 2007. ALIA is setting up a members blog to facilitate discussion about the show. The blog is for musing about how the series portrays us, how other media portray us and how others see us and how we see ourselves. You have to be a current member to contribute but anyone can comment. The blog will be available soon.

For a synopsis and flyer: http://www.abc.net.au/abccontentsales/s2017580.htm

ALIA Turns 70!

pic The first meeting of our Association was held in Canberra on 20 August 1937. That means we're now 70! Thank you to all ALIA Volunteers and members for organising and attending 70th celebrations around Australia. Visit our webpages for our 'Celebrating 70 years' memories, "where in the world is the ALIA star" photos and our media release. This website will be updated regularly over the next few months, so please continue to share with us yohttp://www.alia.org.au/tos ohttp://www.alia.org.au/http://alia.org.au/alia70/

ALIA 2008 Aurora Scholarship

Funds of up to $4 000 are available each year to support attendance by an ALIA member at the Aurora Leadership Institute. The Aurora Foundation conducts the institute which aims to assist future leaders in the library and associated cultural and information industry to maximise leadership skills and potential. The purpose of the scholarship is to enable an ALIA member to attend the Institute where this would otherwise be difficult due to the financial commitment required. Applications for the ALIA scholarship are a part of the main Aurora application process and should be submitted by 22 October 2007.

http://www.alia.org.au/awards/aurora.scholarship/

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

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Launch of Uniting a Profession

The ALIA publication, Uniting a profession: the Australian Institute of Librarians 1937-1949 by Jean P Whyte and David J Jones, will be launched at the welcome function for the Forum on Australian Library History on Thursday 27 September 2007 at the State Library of NSW. Attendance is by invitation only. If you wish to attend, please contact kamara.schlegel@alia.org.au. The ALIA website will provide purchasing details after the launch.

National Advisory Congress regional meetings

Calling all ALIA members! The 2007 National Advisory Congress (NAC) regional meetings are on now. Contribute to the direction of the Association by attending your local meeting or contact ALIA on planning@alia.org.au and tell us your thoughts on the 2008 planning document. Locations and dates, as well as the NAC program and agenda, are on our website.

http://www.alia.org.au/governance/nac/2007

Internet filtering

ALIA continues to monitor this government program and has issued another media release on 14 September. ALIA has been advised by DCITA that there will be a separate part of the NetAlert website with information for public libraries.

http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/internet.access/

ALIA and FOLIOz offers popular InfoSkills course again

The second offering of this popular on-line training course, Designing & delivering information skills, brought to you by ALIA and delivered by the FOLIOz team is now open for registration. This course will help you find out everything you need to know about designing, delivering and evaluating a successful information skills training course. The March offering filled very fast and feed back was great, that's why we are doing it again. So don't miss out - register TODAY. Contact our PD officer at the National Office.

http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/workshops/

The Australian School Libraries Research Project

This is a partnership between the Australian School Library Association (ASLA), the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Edith Cowan University (ECU). It will conduct two surveys to gain a snapshot of the state of school libraries in Australia and examine the roles and qualifications of library personnel in Australian schools. Data will provide ALIA and ASLA with information that can be used to: promote the importance of school libraries in education; highlight the necessity for trained personnel in school libraries; and develop proposals for greater funding for school libraries across Australia.

http://www.chs.ecu.edu.au/portals/ASLRP

National Seminar on Research Applications in Library and Information Studies

Organised by the School of Business Information Technology, RMIT University, the 4th Research Applications in Library and Information Studies seminar will be held at the State Library of Victoria on 30 November 2007. RAILS4 aims to build partnerships among educators, researchers and practitioners, as well as a culture of informed and innovative practice in the provision of library and information services (LIS). Join us to find out about the diversity of research interests we have in LIS in Australia. Get inspired about research to help your LIS community or get involved in collaborative research!
Convenors: Bonna Jones at bonna.jones@rmit.edu.au, Peter Macauley and Paul Mercieca.

http://www.rmit.edu.au/bus/bit/rails4

Research opportunity: prime ministerial, political & historical studies

The Australian Prime Ministers Centre at Old Parliament House is offering Fellowships and Summer Scholarships to encourage research in the field of prime ministerial, political and historical studies. LIS has been identified as one of the discipline areas from which applications are encouraged.

http://www.apmc.oph.gov.au/research_scholarship.html

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