aliaNEWS - July 2010

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July 2010

It may be getting cooler outside - but things are definitely heating up at ALIA. Check out new info on conferences, PD, and awards events!

September is all about sustainability in inCite. Let us know your ideas and innovations. Deadline is 30 July, to incite@alia.org.au. More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/
Awards Update The HCL Anderson Award is being conferred to Jan Fullerton at the National Library of Australia on 14 July 2010. ALIA Fellowship Award is being conferred to Trish Milne at the ALIA ACTive Midwinter Dinner on 04 August 2010. Applications for ALIA awards are now open. http://www.alia.org.au/awards/ More information: david.mcinnes@alia.org.au
Welcome! The new ALIA Sustainability Libraries group will focus on the key areas of sustainability as applicable to the operation of libraries; supporting best practice, and promoting research & professional development. More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/groups.html
Breaking news in copyright: Google, YouTube defeat Viacom in copyright lawsuit http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/UPDATE-2-Google-YouTube-defeat-Viacom-in-copyright-6PTJU?opendocument&src=rss

Summer Reading Club - Scare up a good book! Merchandise orders now open until 5th August. More Info : http://www.summerreadingclub.org.au/
Access innovation! Challenge yourself: embrace new ideas and new ways of thinking. Register for ALIA Access 2010 - 'the' ALIA event of the year - by 7 July and save $$$. More Info : http://conferences.alia.org.au/access2010/
ALIA Access 2010 live web streaming registrations now open! Offered exclusively to ALIA members, the web streamed program will provide an opportunity to access the vast array of Conference sessions online. More Info : http://conferences.alia.org.au/access2010/register.html

Brand new way to record your PD. From July 1 More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/scheme/ PD scheme member for your first 12 months? Congratulations you are now eligible to use the post nominals (CP). More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/scheme/recognition/
Certified Practitioner Certificates. Was 30/06/10 the end of your triennium? More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/scheme/cp.application.pdf
Distinction of Associate Fellow Be proud to be recognised - apply now! More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/associate.fellow.nomination.new.pdf
Win! A chance for some coffee-break fun - and the chance to win one free webjunction voucher towards a course of your choice (worth $45)! - with this month's ALIA members giveaway. The member who can make the most words out of 'webjunction' by the 14th of July wins. Send your answers (and we will be using Macquarie's dictionary) to incite@alia.org.au
Last chance! Don't miss out on Adam Le Good face-to-face courses at very competitive registration fees. More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/adam.html
'Promote Client Access to Literature' online course: worth 30 PD points. Register by 9 July. More Info : http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/sydney.institute.html

Endorsed by Children's Book Council of Australia and the 2010 National Literacy and Numeracy Week, The Indigenous Literacy Project's Great Book Swap is a wonderful way for your library to help Australian Indigenous Literacy. Contact 02 9555 5605 to get brochures and posters for your library and go to the website for information. http://www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.au/GBS
Digital Signage World & Kiosk Self Service World Australia 2010 Register to attend the conference to receive 20% discount, available to ALIA members only (Quote voucher number: ALIA) For more information, contact +61 2 9021 8808 More Info : https://secure.terrapinn.com.au/V5/rCalc.aspx?E=3354
NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week is celebrated in the first full week of July. All Australians are encouraged to participate. More Info : http://www.naidoc.org.au

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