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aliaNEWS: October 2009
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inCite theme for December 2009 issue: regional and rural libraries

Contribute to your member magazine! December's feature topic is 'regional and rural libraries'. 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 30 October 2009 to incite@alia.org.au. You can find all the 2009 themes and deadlines on the website.

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

Want to write for inCite?

ALIA is calling for Expressions of Interest for an experienced researcher/writer to produce a monthly inCite column, starting 2010.

On The Edge will be a monthly thematic column that looks at cutting edge research, controversy, or an area of interest within that month's theme. This column will be in addition to our member-provided content, and will be a conversation-piece, designed to engage readers with the theme. We are looking for someone with a keen interest in the industry, and strong writing skills, who will be unafraid to address issues, but will maintain the fine balance between debate and discord. This is not about conflict, but being cutting edge.

This column will come with a small salary. For more information, or to express interest, please contact Kate Cuthbert, Publishing Manager, kate.cuthbert@alia.org.au, 02 6215 8231.

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

Call for Expressions of Interest – ALJ Editor. Deadline 16 October 2009

The ALIA Board of Directors is seeking expressions of interest in the position of editor for the Australian Library Journal from suitably qualified and experienced persons.

Experience in the professional field, in serial publications and as an editor are important. Applicants should briefly address the selection criteria (indicating editorial experience) and supply the contact details for two referees.

Further information and copies of the selection criteria are available from Sue Hutley, ALIA Executive Director, ph 02 6215 8215, sue.hutley@alia.org.au.

Closing date for expressions of interest is 16 October 2009.

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

Call for Expressions of Interest – AARL Editor. Deadline 16 October 2009

The ALIA Board of Directors is seeking expressions of interest in the position of editor for the Australian Academic and Research Libraries from suitably qualified and experienced persons.

Experience in the professional field, in serial publications and as an editor are important. Applicants should briefly address the selection criteria (indicating editorial experience) and supply the contact details for two referees.

Further information and copies of the selection criteria are available from Sue Hutley, ALIA Executive Director, ph 02 6215 8215, sue.hutley@alia.org.au.

Closing date for expressions of interest is 16 October 2009.

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

ALIA awards Leila Hoffman Honorary Membership of the Association

The ALIA Board of Directors has resolved to award Leila Hoffman Honorary Membership of the Association in recognition of the noteworthy service she has given in promoting the Objects of the Association.

The ALIA Board of Directors acknowledges her loyalty to the Association as well as her tireless work to promote Australian children's literature through school libraries. Leila's drive and enthusiasm as President of the WA Branch of the LAA School Libraries Section in the late 1970s and early 1980s and as national President of the LAA School Libraries Section has contributed to the strong position the Association holds now.

The Board also recognises her 1992 Zonta International Woman of Achievement honour and her 2000 Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her founding work in three important separate areas: Equal Pay for Women, the WA Young Readers Book Award, and the Perth Hebrew Congregation Library.

http://www.alia.org.au/governance/presidents.honorary.html#honorary

Your voice: National Advisory Congresses finish this month

Ever wonder how ALIA sets its direction? Ever wish you had a say in it? ALIA is your association and you do get to have your say at the National Advisory Congress. Check out the NAC regional meeting dates for 2009. The 2009 NAC will focus on Lobbying and Advocacy. Submissions on this theme are now available.

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

Rebuilding With Books - libraries supporting bushfire affected communities 24 – 31 October, 2009

When the bushfires swept across Victoria in February, offers of help were received from library staff around Australia. At the time, there was little anyone outside the affected area could do, but now there is an opportunity to be part of a nationwide library campaign.

ALIA is launching Rebuilding With Books, an initiative to help families who lost their main home and its contents in the bushfires by providing new books for families with empty bookshelves.

Find out more and be part of this worthwhile endeavour:

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

Living Libraries Australia and ALIA

ALIA has recently joined in partnership with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the Lismore City Council to manage Living Libraries Australia. Living Libraries Australia is a national strategy for connecting and strengthening local communities through conversation. Members of the public are able to borrow a living person for a conversation rather than a book.

Living Libraries Australia promotes and support the establishment of Living Library projects to communities across Australia by providing:

  • A website of downloadable resources
  • Promotional strategies and materials, and
  • A national network for information exchange and support.
Tahnee Pearse has taken on the role of Living Libraries Project Officer and looks to further capitalise on the work that has been completed to date by the Lismore City Council. The ALIA Living Libraries Project Officer is tasked with the role of continuing project management work, including further developing the Living Libraries Network, fostering the sharing of information and spreading the word about Living Libraries.

Tahnee Pearse can be contacted via email at tahnee.pearse@alia.org.au

http://www.livinglibraries.org.au/

International School Library Month - October 2009

images The 2009 theme is School Libraries: A Big Picture. There are great bookmarks and posters for younger and older students to download from the website. The International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) is asking school libraries to send in your submissions for "What people are doing for ISLM 2009" – see the details on the website.

http://www.iasl-online.org/events/islm/

Call for Expressions of Interest for new ALIA Library Technician Advisory Committee

The primary role of ALIA Advisory Committees is to provide advice in the form of identification of issues, opportunities, activities and in general assist in developing a strategic direction with the ALIA Board of Directors. Advisory Committees are formed and dissolved, and members are appointed, under ALIA By-law 8. Members of Advisory Committees must be ALIA personal financial members or the nominated institutional representative. They are experts in the area of interest. Work done by Advisory Committee members is purely voluntary. At the time of nomination, members should carefully consider whether they have sufficient time available to take on committee responsibilities, and have sought the approval of their employer (if required) to be an appointed member to an ALIA Advisory Committee. Members hold office for an initial three years, with the Board being able to appoint the member for a further three year term.

Deadline for EOI: 23 October 2009

Enquiries: Robyn Ellard, ALIA Assistant Director: Member Services, robyn.ellard@alia.org.au, ph 02 6215 8250

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

Library Technician awards presented at recent conference

Two awards were presented at the recent ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Conference held in Adelaide from 15-18 September. The winner of the Library Technician of the Year award was Trish D'Arcy. And the Library Technicians Research Award (formerly the Dunn & Wilson Scholarship) was won by Janette Telford for her topic, "Is there a career path for Library Technicians?". As the final part of the Dunn & Wilson Scholarship awarded to Rebecca Evans in 2007, Rebecca presented the Dunn and Wilson Oration. ALIA warmly congratulates the winners of these important awards and congratulates Rebecca for completing the scholarship. Charles Sturt University proudly sponsored the 2009 Library Technicians Research Award.

For further information about ALIA awards, please visit:

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

Little book of public libraries – available now in full on website

There has been a fabulous response to The little book of public libraries and we continue to fill orders. We still have a few print copies available for order. Place an order via the website.

Don't forget that there is a list of ways your library and library-supporters might use the Little book to get the public library message out.

There is now an electronic copy of the book available to download from our website.

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

Summer Reading Club 2009/2010 – Read on the Wild Side!

Hear the call of nature with the Summer Reading Cub, READ on the WILD SIDE 2010 program! The Summer Reading Club will be run from 1 December 2009 – 12 February 2010. Swap and share planning ideas at the SRC wiki at http://www.alia.org.au/src/wiki/pmwiki.php

http://www.summerreadingclub.org.au/

Call for Expressions of Interest for the 5th ALIA New Librarians Symposium 2011

The ALIA Board of Directors is asking for formal expressions of interest for the 5th ALIA New Librarians Symposium (NLS5) in 2011. NLS5 will be the first symposium which will follow the new timeline approved by the ALIA Board of Directors in July 2009.

Interested groups and committees can seek advice from ALIA's Conference Manual http://www.alia.org.au/events/home.html, ALIA's Events Manager, previous symposium committees, and from local Convention Bureaus. Please contact ALIA on 02 6215 8222 or events@alia.org.au for further information. The ALIA Board of Directors will review the expressions of interest at their Board Meeting in December 2009.

Deadline for EOI: 23 November 2009

http://www.alia.org.au/events/home.html

Call for Expressions of Interest for the ALIA Biennial Conference 2012

The ALIA Board of Directors is asking for formal expressions of interest for the ALIA Biennial Conference to be held in 2012 following the 2008 conference in Alice Springs.

Interested groups and committees can seek advice from ALIA's Conference Manual http://www.alia.org.au/events/home.html , ALIA's Events Manager, previous symposium committees and from local Convention Bureaus. Please contact ALIA on, 02 6215 8222 or events@alia.org.au for further information. The ALIA Board of Directors will review the expressions of interest at their Board Meeting in December 2009.

Deadline for EOI: 23 November 2009.

http://www.alia.org.au/events/home.html

Free registrations for PD opportunities!

ALIA members have the chance to win free registration to professional development with the following companies:

PiCS workshops: PD opportunity FREE registration to a PiCS workshop. Apply now!
ARK workshops: Apply now for a Free ARK registration.
Lyrasis online: New! ALIA has negotiated five free registrations for Lyrais online courses.

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

Last FOLIOz opportunity for 2009

Register now for the last FOLIOz course for 2009: Maximising the impact of your service (MAXIM). This course aims to equip you with the skills and knowledge required to successfully maximise the impact of your service and to effectively evaluate this impact. The course begins Monday 30 November 2009-Friday 22 January 2010 (Including a two-week break 21st December-4th January).

Closing date for registrations 13 November 2009.

http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/workshops/pdfs/Web.COURSE.OBJECTIVES.MAXIM.pdf
http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/workshops/pdfs/MAXIM.Registration.form.pdf

Call for Expressions of Interest: Australian Committee on Cataloguing

Expressions of Interest for ALIA representatives for ACOC are now being accepted. The ongoing role of the Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC) is to study developments in national and international cataloguing rules, standards, and shared cataloguing systems; present the Australian viewpoint to international committees and organizations and, in particular, to select and brief the Australian delegate to the Joint Steering Committee for the revision of the AACR; ensure adequate consultation within Australia on such cataloguing issues; and foster cooperation within Australia in shared cataloguing systems with due regard to national and regional requirements.

There is a vacancy on the committee for two ALIA representatives for a three-year term. For further information, please contact Jane Hardy, 02 6215 8235, jane.hardy@alia.org.au.

http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/index.html

PLA/QPLA Conference, 11–14 October 2009

The conference will be held in Townsville, Queensland from 11 to 14 October 2009 with the theme being Change and Challenge.

http://www.pla.org.au/conferences.html

Ulverscroft Foundation Best Practice Awards

IFLA LPD and Ulverscroft wish to encourage worldwide applications from all persons and organisations interested in improving library services for visually impaired people.

The Ulverscroft Foundation and the IFLA Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section (LPD) are pleased to announce that the Foundation has agreed to provide renewed sponsorship of 20,000 GP Pounds in 2009 to continue a best practice development programme which commenced in 2003.

Further details of the awards and an application form for individual awards can be found on the Ulverscroft Foundation website at http://www.foundation.ulverscroft.com/award809.htm

Applications should be submitted by 31 December 2009.

For further details please contact:
Ulverscroft: Joyce Sumner at j.sumner@ulverscroft.co.uk
IFLA LPD: Jenny Craven at j.craven@mmu.ac.uk

LIANZA Conference - 12-14 October 2009

LIANZA Conference 2009: He Tangata He Tangata He Tangata 12-14 October 2009, Christchurch, New Zealand. LIANZA are also pleased to announce the inclusion of Claudia Lux, President of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) 2007-2009, and Director General of the Foundation Central and Regional Library, Berlin as a keynote speaker.

For further information:

Website: http://www.lianza.org.nz/events/conference2009/speakers.html
Blog: http://lianza2009.wordpress.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lianzacon2009

New Zealand's oldest book prize

New Zealand's oldest book prize, the Esther Glen Award, was presented at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards ceremony in Wellington on Monday 10 August.

The Esther Glen Award was established in 1944 and is presented to the author whose work is considered a distinguished contribution to fiction for children. The prize was presented to Wellington writer Fleur Beale for her young adult novel Juno of Taris (Random House). The judges said Beale "excels in descriptions of life as a feisty teenage girl. Juno is a remarkable character, the reader delights in her triumphs and commiserates in her disappointments."

Read about all the awards: http://www.lianza.org.nz/news/newsroom/news1249938425.html

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http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/affinity.html

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