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Welcome to the May aliaNEWS!
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YOUR ASSOCIATION
- ALIA AGM: To celebrate 75 years, ALIA is holding a special AGM this year, at the National Library. ALIA members will not only get to have their say during the AGM, they will also enjoy a private tour of the National Library's Patrick White Exhibition. Register your interest now!
Tuesday 15 May 2012 from 6pm in The Ferguson Room, National Library of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes ACT. RSVP to Erin York, erin.york@alia.org.au
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- July inCite: Educate yourselves - INCITE looks at education across the board - from undergrad and postgrad to continuing education through professional development. How do we educate ourselves? How do we stay on top of our own education? How do our institutions make sure their staff are educated? And what has changed in the education sector? Deadline 1 June 2012. Guidelines at www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/guidelines.html.
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Events
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- National Simultaneous Storytime 2012 - Going for the Record!
Help us reach our highest ever goal of 2000 locations for NSS2012 - Register your location now! Merchandise is selling quickly. Get yours before it's gone. Wednesday, 23 May @ 11:00am http://www.alia.org.au/nss/merchandise.html
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- Library and Information Week 2012
Our new LIW posters are designed to work long after LIW is over - they will help you promote your services all through the year. 20 to 26 May 2012. Check out the new designs here and download your order form at http://www.alia.org.au/liw/Merchandise.
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- National Library Technicians Day
Library technicians around the country will be holding events to celebrate National Library Technicians Day http://www.alia.org.au/groups/libtnat/nltd.html Check our events calendar for details of events near your or send us details of your event.
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- The Value of Library Symposium
This symposium in Canberra will address the hot topic of understanding and aligning our library services to the values that can be provided to our clients and stakeholders. It is for all information professionals in all types of information institutions. http://www.alia.org.au/groups/active/
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Out and about
- National RFID Data Profile endorsed by ALIA
The ALIA Board has endorsed the National RFID Data Profile. The aim of the National Profile is to provide a profile for use by all Australian libraries based on ISO 28560 Parts One & Two to enhance interoperability beyond that offered currently by barcodes.
The National RFID Data Profile can be found at :
http://www.alia.org.au/policies/National.RFID.data.profile.pdf
For further information contact Alan Butters alan@sybis.com.au
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- RAILS8 - Get into Research!
The University of South Australia is hosting RAILS 2012 - a great opportunity to hear about RELEVANT research with a practitioner focus from our part of the world.
http://www.unisa.edu.au/bim/RAILS8/default.asp
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COMPETITION!!
To commemorate ANZAC day, ALIA has two non-fiction books from Big Sky Publishing to give away to lucky members. The first is Game to the Last, about the 11th Australian Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli. The second is Lethality in Combat, which draws on seven conflicts to consider the implications of sending soldiers to war. To receive one of these books, please name two of the keynote speakers that are joining us at Discovery: ALIA Biennial 2012.
Email your answer to incite@alia.org.au and please include your membership number and postal address for prizes in your answer. Good luck!
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