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Welcome to the November aliaNEWS!
Lots of great opportunities in this month's aliaNEWS. It's all happening below - take a look!
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YOUR ASSOCIATION
- inCite in 2011 - In 2011 inCite will be focusing on everything from future planning to library tourism. We kick off with our Jan/Feb Connections issue. How do you manage your professional networks and relationships? Deadline is 7 January, 2011.
incite@alia.org.au
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- Going green with ALIA - thank you to all the 100s of ALIA members who have already chosen to opt-in to a greener approach. If you would like to receive ALIA's Annual Report, inCite or your subscriptions to ALJ and AARL online, please email enquiry@alia.org.au
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- Group News - Office Bearers , please remember that Group Annual Budgets are due 1 December 2010. If you have any questions or issues, please contact the Group Coordinator - david.mcinnes@alia.org.au
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Conferences and Events
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- NLS Website launched - ALIA 5th New Librarians Symposium - Stay up to date with all the Symposium latest news: http://conferences.alia.org.au/nls5/ Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: #nls5
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- Win a pack of 50 Summer Reading Club stickers (valued at $15)
Just be one of the first two members to email incite@alia.org.au and correctly identify this year's Summer Reading Club theme and the prize is yours!
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PD
- Last chance in 2010 for 'Leading others through change' with Adam LeGood. Don't miss out on this ALIA sponsored face to face courses at very competitive registration fees. Register for Melbourne NOW! http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/adam.html You cannot get better value for money.
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- Register NOW for the first FOLIOz for 2011 'Management Skills for the More Experienced (ExFiles)'
Monday 21 February- Friday 1 April 2011
Consolidate and refresh your skills and knowledge to deliver effective front-line library services.
To register visit: http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/folioz2010.html
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- Try out the new one click for ALIA PD Scheme members to MY PD on the ALIA home page.
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Out and about
- The Australian Government's Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) is seeking your view on the future of books in Australia. ALIA will be co-ordinating a submission for the BISG. Make your submission for inclusion in the ALIA response to submissions@alia.org.au by 3 December.
More info: http://www.innovation.gov.au/bisg
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- CAUL's Statement on Open Scholarship released for Open Access Week, recognising the increasingly open nature of access to information in many different formats across all disciplines, research and scholarly collaboration, and the sharing and re-use of research data. More info: http://www.openaccessweek.org/
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- Heard at the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee during Senate Estimates on 21 October - "There is one thing I agree with Germaine Greer on: that if there is a heaven it is probably a library" - Senator Brett Mason.
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