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| October 2012 |
Welcome to the October aliaNEWS!
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YOUR ASSOCIATION
- Technical Difficulties - gremlins got into our system last month, and some of you received your September aliaNEWS two weeks late! We're very sorry, we've fixed the problem, and you should receive your aliaNEWS in a timely fashion moving forward.
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- Queensland - Dumb Idea Campaign: Queensland Government Library funding cuts, resulting in closures of some libraries and c50 job losses. We wrote to the Premier, sent out two media releases (resulting in two interviews on Brisbane radio), launched the Dumb Idea campaign, and introduced a pop up wiki www.dumbidea.wikispaces.com. We have consulted with the ALIA Special Libraries Advisory Committee and there has been a very positive response from members, although a few have expressed concern about us adopting a forceful approach with the Queensland Government. Sue McKerracher spent a day in Brisbane on 18 September talking to members and non-members from the affected libraries.
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- Victorian TAFEs: Victorian TAFE funding cuts, resulting in job losses in libraries, the potential for fewer lib tech courses in future and concerns about students having to pay increased fees. We have worked with VATL and the ALIA TAFE Advisory Committee on a campaign 'Stop short changing TAFE students'. The campaign will be released on Wednesday 26 September.
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- Concerning Copyright: We are gathering evidence to support the ALCC's submission in response to the Copyright Issues Paper www.aliacopyright.wikispaces.com. We attended a meeting in Sydney on 23rd August with ALCC/ADA and other stakeholders to discuss input into submissions for this Paper. We were swift in getting a communication out to our members on this, which resulted in a large number of responses on copyright issues in their workplaces. We are collating these responses and preparing a response to the ALCC/ADA submission, due 16th November 2012.
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- Sector News:
- The Library Technician Forum has been arranged for 22nd October 2012, at Box Hill TAFE, Victoria.
- The Health Libraries project is underway, with Cecily Gilbert carrying out the required research. A more detailed report will be presented to the Board in December.
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- December INCITE: Future-gazing: our overview of the industry to place ALIA in its 75th year ends right where we should all be - looking forward. We've covered as many topics industry-wide as possible this year, but where are we going? What do the next 75 years look like? How would you envision librarianship and information management in the future? What steps are you taking to get there? What technologies will become commonplace, and which will fade away? Here is the opportunity to consult your crystal ball and tell us - what is the future of the industry?
Deadline is 1 December 2012. Please consult the guidelines for submissions available here: www.alia.org.au/incite/guidelines. All submissions to incite@alia.org.au
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GROUPS AND EVENTS
- Save the Date! National Simultaneous Storytime 2013 NSS 2012 was our most successful year ever. Join us on us Wednesday 22 May 2013 for an even bigger and better event. And don't forget to have a look at some of the highlights from 2012 for inspiration for your celebrations!
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- New Librarians Symposium 6 - Our first keynote speaker for NLS6 has been revealed! We are proud to present Marcus Foth, founder of Urban Informatics and research fellow from QUT. Read our announcement on Marcus here.
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- Second keynote announced! Dr Genevieve Bell has been announced as the second keynote speaker for the ALIA Information Online 2013 conference. Read more about Dr Bell on the conference website.
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- Promote your organisation - The ALIA Information Online 2013 sponsorship and exhibition prospectus has been officially launched. Contact us at events@alia.org.au or by phone on 02 6215 8222 to discuss the opportunities to be involved.
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- ALIA Merchandise - Are you planning an event at your library or workplace? Check out our range of merchandise available to support your bookclub, promotion or event.
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- Mark these dates down in your calendar! For more information, visit ALIA's events calendar here: http://www.alia.org.au/events/. To have your group's event in this listing, please contact Erin York, ALIA Groups and Events Coordinator, 02 6215 8222, erin.york@alia.org.au
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PD & Training
- Mastering Melvil : a complete "how to" course in Web Dewey 23 - No prior skill in using Dewey Decimal Classification is required for this course, which will enable you to master the number building skills of Dewey Decimal Classification in the web format. 5th Nov - 16th Dec. Registrations Close 22nd Oct. http://www.alia.org.au/training/
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YOUR INDUSTRY
- Celebrate the INKYs and win - To celebrate the Inky Awards, the Centre for Youth Literature is offering libraries and schools across Australia the chance to win one of two complete sets of the 2012 Inky longlisted titles for their library collection. The only condition is that your celebration needs to feature the 2012 Inky Awards, and an image of Inky in some way.
To be in the running all you need to do is share with us how your library or school is celebrating the 2012 Inky Awards. You can get creative by vlogging, hosting an Inky party, putting up an Inky display, or absolutely anything else you can think of! Vector images of the INKYs can be found here and here,.
Entries open now until the 14th of October. The Centre for Youth Literature team will judge. Winners will be contacted on the 22nd of October and announced at our InkyFest on the 23rd of October.
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- International Games in Libraries Day will take place on 3 November 2012. A map of international participants shows there is plenty of room for more Australian libraries to join in the fun.
http://ngd.ala.org/
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COMPETITION!!
In October, Big Sky Publishing is the chance to win a copy of Paul Jordan's nail-biting memoir, The Easy Day was Yesterday. Over 24 days in a putrid, overcrowded Indian gaol, Paul Jordan reflects on a life lived on the edge from a young man hell bent on being the best of the best - an ambition he achieves by being selected to join the elite SAS - through to a life as a security advisor, pursuing criminals and gun-toting bandits in Papua New Guinea and the Solomons, protecting CNN newsmen as the US storms into Baghdad, and facing death on a massive scale as he accompanies reporters into the devastated Indonesian town of Banda Aceh, flattened by the Boxing Day tsunami.
Paul Jordan discovers that friendship and human dignity somehow survive the filth and deprivation. This is a personal account of a tough, hardened fighter who suddenly finds himself totally dependent on others for his every need.
This competition is open to current ALIA members only. To win, please email incite@alia.org.au by the 10th of October, telling us of your most extreme LIS experience. Best answer will win, decided by ALIA National Office staff. No negotiations will be entered into. Please also include your ALIA membership number and your mailing address.
Good luck!
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