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aliaNEWS: December 2008
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Christmas wishes from ALIA and have a great new year!

Christmas is nearly here, and all the staff at ALIA National Office and the Board of Directors wish you all a happy festive season. Thanks again for being a member of ALIA during 2008. Look out on the ALIA website during December for the 'Twelve Days of ALIA' Christmas song.

inCite theme for January/February 2009 issue: Public libraries

Contribute to your member magazine! January/February's feature topic is 'Public libraries'. Contributions on this theme or on other issues relating to library and information services are welcome. High resolution images are also encouraged. Send your articles by 9 January 2009 to incite@alia.org.au

http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/

inCite theme for March 2009 issue: Marketing your library

Contribute to your member magazine! March's feature topic is 'Marketing your library'. Contributions on this theme and stories of interest from individuals and libraries are welcome. Please include a high resolution photo if you have one. Send your articles by 31 January 2009 to incite@alia.org.au

http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/

ALIA Board of Directors - call for nominations

Nominations are called for ALIA Vice-president (President-elect) and two positions on the Board of Directors of ALIA as incorporated under Corporations Law. Nominations close at 5:00pm AEST Wednesday 14th January 2009.

http://www.alia.org.au/governance/elections/2009/

ALIA Advisory Committees – call for expressions of interest

There are vacancies on several ALIA advisory committees. Look in the December issue of inCite (page 10) for details. Deadline for EOI is 14 January 2009.

Thank you for contributing to the future of ALIA

The ALIA Board of Directors and staff wish to thank members for participating in the member survey. Information gathered from this survey will enable the ALIA Board of Directors to make strategic decisions on services that support all members. The winner of the $500 prize will be announced soon and results of the survey will soon be made available to members.

ALIA Public Libraries Summit – Thursday 26 March 2009

The Summit will invite the federal government to engage with ALIA, other library associations, and the public library associations and network around Australia, to develop a national agenda. Participants will be invited to attend. In addition to those invited to the Summit, all interested people and groups are invited to submit working papers. These papers must be submitted by Friday 27 February 2009.

http://www.alia.org.au/summit09

The ALIA PD Scheme audit

The PD Scheme audit is starting soon. Selection for participation in the audit is completely random and will involve 10% of the PD Scheme registrants. All members selected to participate in the 2007-2008 audit will be required to provide a record of PD activities as per the requirements of the scheme. Please direct your enquiries regarding this audit to the ALIA PD Officer by email pd@alia.org.au or phone 02 6215 8222.

http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/scheme/audit.html

ALIA Information Online Conference and Exhibition 2009

pic ALIA Information Online will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney from 20-22 January 2009. Stay up-to-date with all the conference excitement by subscribing to our News & Updates service on the conference website. Just enter your email address and click 'Subscribe'.

http://www.information-online.com.au/

ALIA Information Online Conference and Exhibition workshops

You don't have to attend the 2009 ALIA Information Online Conference and Exhibition to register for one of our targeted workshops. Why not take advantage of the great selection of learning opportunities delivered through this series of workshops. For more information download the registration brochure http://www.information-online.com.au. Bookings are open until 12 December. To avoid disappointment please secure your place now!

As a member of the ALIA PD Scheme you also have the opportunity to earn ALIA PD points by attending these workshops. Under the Informal Learning Activities category you can earn 1 point for every attendance hour. For more information visit http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/scheme/.

RAILS5

RAILS5 (Research Applications in Information & Library Studies Conference) will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney on Friday, January 23, 2009, as a satellite event to ALIA Information Online Conference. The RAILS conference aims to bring together practitioners, educators and researchers in the fields of librarianship, information management and knowledge management. New researchers are particularly encouraged to attend the conference.

http://www.communication.uts.edu.au/conferences/rails/

The future of NLS: we want your opinion!

The ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee (NGAC), which advises the ALIA Board of Directors, has been working on developing some models for the future of the New Librarians' Symposium. Details about each of the four proposed models are on page 32 of the December issue of inCite. Email NGAC on ngac@alia.org.au by 31 January 2009 with feedback on your preferred model. If you have any questions about this issue, please don't hesitate to contact an NGAC member.

http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/new.generation/

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Library Lovers Day – Saturday 14th February 2009

For centuries February 14 has been known as Valentine's Day, a time beloved of romantics. Now a new era has begun with Library Lovers everywhere claiming the day for the objects of their special affection - Australia's libraries. Visit the Library Lovers Day website from mid December to purchase the enormously popular Library Lovers Day heart shaped stickers – be sure to get in quick as stocks are limited!

http://www.librarylovers.org.au/

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ALIA 2009 National Library and Information Technicians Conference - call for papers

The organising committee invites you to submit conference papers, tutorials and interactive workshop presentations that fit within the daily themes of Technology, Technique, Unique. The conference will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre 15-18 September 2009. Abstract submission deadline is 30 January 2009.

http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2009/speakers.php

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The 2009 Summer Reading Club season kicks off!

The official Summer Reading Club program is now off and racing! So from 1 December 2008–15 February 2009, Get in the game, READ! for the main event this summer! The Summer Reading Club program encourages young people of all ages in reading, writing, sharing books and other fun and engaging literature based activities over the summer period.

Whatever your sporting focus, the Summer Reading Club program 2009 is sure to be a winner! Your season ticket is activated, so let the games begin! The Summer Reading Club 2009 - Get in the game, READ! is proudly sponsored by ANZ.

http://www.summerreadingclub.org.au

Australian Library Journal (ALJ): November issue on web 2.0

The November issue of the Australian Library Journal focuses on web 2.0. It was guest edited by Helen Partridge of QUT and Clare Thorpe. To subscribe to ALJ and get your own copy of this issue, go to:

http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/subscriptions.html

IFLA call for nominations for sections

As part of ALIA's membership of IFLA, you can nominate as an ALIA representative for one of the 10 IFLA sections to which ALIA belongs. For more details, look at the December issue of inCite. The sections and current ALIA representatives are listed on the ALIA website. Deadline 4 February 2009.

http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/external

ALIA Biennial Conference 2010/2012

The ALIA Biennial Conference will not be held in 2010 as Australia will host the World Library and Information Congress 76th IFLA General Conference and Council in Brisbane. ALIA invites all of its members to join us and 4,000 other professional colleagues from around the world, for a week of networking and professional development. ALIA will be calling for Expressions of Interests from ALIA groups in early 2009 for the opportunity to host the 2012 ALIA Biennial Conference.

http://www.alia.org.au/ifla2010/

Safer Internet Day – 10 February 2009

The main objective of Safer Internet Day 2009 is to bring together relevant public and private stakeholders, in as many countries as possible, to raise awareness about safe and responsible use of new technologies especially among children and young people. In Australia, it is coordinated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

http://www.saferinternet.org

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Exclusive benefits and services for you through Member Advantage

ALIA 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 that include: 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 or call Member Advantage on 1300 853 352.

http://www.member-advantage.com/alia

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