March 2008

In this aliaPUBNEWS broadcast:

News from ALIA
inCite theme for May 2008 issue: Learning and literacy; ALIA Elections Vice-president (President elect) and Board of Directors; Australia 2020 Summit; National Simultaneous Storytime 2008 – Wednesday 21 May 2008; ALIA Biennial Conference & Library Stars: best of the best 2008 Reminde

Awards and Scholarships
Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship 2008

Library and Information Week
Library and Information Week 2008 19 - 25 May

International
Study on the Internet's Impact on Museums and Libraries; Public libraries told to innovate or die out; The book - our favourite technology; A New ATM for Books Debuts; IFLA Libraries Success Database; $100 Million Donation to the New York Public Library; Homeless Men Find Shelter in Book Club; New IFLA Publication on Genealogy and Local History; DOK Library Concept Centre

Policy and advocacy
Privacy Guidelines for Public Libraries

National
Frustrated Writers’ Mentoring Program 2008 (NSW); Information Awareness Month - Connecting Information and People

News from ALIA

inCite theme for May 2008 issue: Learning and literacy
Contribute to your member magazine! May‚s feature topic is ŒLearning and literacy‚. Contributions on this theme or on other issues relating to library and information services are welcome. High resolution images are also encouraged. Send your articles to incite@alia.org.au by 31 March.
http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/

ALIA Elections Vice-president (President elect) and Board of Directors
Help to shape your Association by voting in the ALIA elections. All members will receive a ballot paper in the March issue of inCite. Vote by 5pm AEST, Wednesday, 9 April 2008. If you don‚t receive your ballot papers in your March issue of incite please contact ALIA National Office enquiry@alia.org.au.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/elections/2008

Australia 2020 Summit
The Prime Minister has announced that the Australia 2020 summit will be held on 19 and 20 April 2008. Nominations and a submission are being prepared in conjunction with other library associations; the submission will be jointly presented by ALIA and Public Libraries Australia.
http://www.australia2020.gov.au/news/index.cfm

National Simultaneous Storytime 2008 – Wednesday 21 May 2008
The Australian Library and Information Association organises National Simultaneous Storytime in May every year. The aim is to: * promote the value of reading and literacy * promote the value of books * promote an Australian writer and publisher, and * promote storytime activities in public libraries and communities around the country. National Simultaneous Storytime provides a great opportunity to involve parents, grandparents,the press and others to participate in and enjoy the occasion. At the same time, it highlights the importance of reading and literacy for children, and demonstrates how this can be a fun experience. For those interested in purchasing merchandise for NSS 2008 please visit: http://www.erapublications.com/content/117 To register for NSS 2008 please go to: http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/storytime/2008/form.2008.html Click the following link for details:
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/storytime/2008/

ALIA Biennial Conference & Library Stars: best of the best 2008 Reminde
Have you booked to attend the dreaming08 ALIA Biennial Conference in Alice Springs yet? Time is running out for you to register, book accommodation (which is limited) and flights to and from the Alice. Also, don't forget that Library stars makes its return at the dreaming08 conference. Following its successful debut in Perth in 2006, the forum, hosted by ALIA’s Public Libraries Advisory Committee (PLAC), will showcase public libraries, their projects, and successes. It will be held on Tuesday 2 September 2008 at the Alice Springs Convention Centre. Visit http://www.alia2008.com/ for more information about the conference and how to book. Visit http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/public.libraries/inviting.submissions.html for more information about Library Stars

Awards and Scholarships

Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship 2008
Awarded to a female librarian or student of librarianship for an outstanding paper on any aspect of librarianship, this Fellowship is funded by the National Council of Women in New South Wales Incorporated and the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women‚s Associations Incorporate. An award of $1000 will be presented to the winner at the annual Jean Arnot Memorial Luncheon to be held on 9 May 2008. Applications close on 14 April 2008.
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/awards/arnot.html

Library and Information Week

Library and Information Week 2008 19 - 25 May
This year's theme for Library and Information Week (LIW) is 'Libraries are for everyone'. You can use LIW as a way to market and promote the tremendous contribution that your library or information service makes to educate, inform and entertain your local community. Our nation-wide week combines activities, events, competitions and presentations at national, state and local levels.
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/liw/2008/

International

Study on the Internet's Impact on Museums and Libraries
IMLS Announces Results of Study on the Internet's Impact on Museums and Libraries MIAMI, FL-Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Anne-Imelda Radice released results of InterConnections: A National Study of Users and Potential Users of Online Information March 6 at the 9th annual WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World in Miami. This new report offers insight into the ways people search for information in the online age, and how this impacts the ways they interact with public libraries and museums, both online and in person. "Museums and libraries are alive and well in the digital world!" Radice said. "The InterConnections report shows how people currently search for information and makes the case that the libraries and museums must provide service both online and in person." The Internet is not replacing in-person visits to libraries and museums and may actually increase onsite use of libraries and museums. There is a positive relationship between Internet use and in-person visits to museums and public libraries. The InterConnections report provides evidence that public libraries and museums are thriving in the Internet Age as trusted providers of information to people of all ages. To view the report, please go to
http://interconnectionsreport.org

Public libraries told to innovate or die out
London’s public libraries must take innovative steps such as rewarding regular borrowers with vouchers for travel or the cinema if they are to stay relevant to an increasingly discerning and web-savvy population. To attract the “Google generation” the capital’s libraries should consider extending weekend and evening opening hours, introducing a web-based lending service with home delivery and striking deals with the Starbucks or Costa coffee chains. Read more at: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3496617.ece

The book - our favourite technology
A new survey reveals that of all the media technologies available, we are most attached to the humble book. Television, newspapers, blogs and social networks all lost out to the ancient gadget made from chunks of processed dead trees. Read more at: http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/03/book-our-favourite-technology.html

A New ATM for Books Debuts
Self-service gets a boost with America's first Library-a-Go-Go machine, to be installed in April in California's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) location, before the fare gate, thanks to the Contra Costa County Library (CCCL), Pleasant Hill. CCCL plans four stand-alone dispensing units around the county, part of a model program funded by the California State Library, Bay Area Library Consortium, and Baker & Taylor. From Lynn Blumenstein -- Library Journal, 2/26/2008 Read more at: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6535617.html?desc=topstory See also:
http://ccclib.org/press_releases/library-a-go-go.html

IFLA Libraries Success Database
The IFLA Libraries success database has been revamped! You can add your own library success stories to this database by going to http://www.tribalpixel.ch/ifla/members.php and registering. Please search it at:
http://www.tribalpixel.ch/ifla/

$100 Million Donation to the New York Public Library
The New York Public Library’s venerable lion-guarded building on Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street is to be renamed for the Wall Street financier Stephen A. Schwarzman, who has agreed to jump-start a $1 billion expansion of the library system with a guaranteed $100 million of his own. Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/arts/design/11expa.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Homeless Men Find Shelter in Book Club
Every Monday at 4 p.m., Stephen King fans gather at 2100 Lakeside Men's Shelter. So do readers of Louis L'Amour, James Baldwin, and Malcolm X. At a time when book-reading is declining and is especially low among poorer people according to a recent Associated Press-Ipsos poll, the book club at 2100 Lakeside seems ill-fated. But, while 1 in 4 people polled admitted to having read no books in 2006, homeless men here are reading two a month. The books are supplied by the Cleveland Public Library. Read more at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/Story?id=4361989

New IFLA Publication on Genealogy and Local History
Just off the press: International Genealogy and Local History as Nr 130 in the IFLA Publications Series. This book contains the papers delivered at sessions organised by the Genealogy and Local History Section at the annual conferences of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) between 2001 and 2005; many of these are updated versions of the original presentations. A wide range of significant issues and trends in historical and family research is covered. The authors, all experts in their own fields, address those engaged in delivering genealogy and local history services in libraries, archives and museums across the world. Moreover they focus on the growing army of enthusiasts directly engaged in tracing their own ancestral and local history. Several papers give useful hints on how various resources can be used to further personal research. These include the exciting opportunities offered by the digitisation of primary resources and by the impact of the powerful new technology, among other things now on offer through DNA profiling. International Genealogy and Local History Papers presented by the Genealogy and Local History Section. Edited by Ruth Hedegaard and Elizabeth Anne Melrose Munich: K.G. Saur, 2008 (IFLA Publications; 130) ISBN 978-3-598-22036-4 Price: EUR 78,00 (EUR 58,00 for IFLA Members) Order: K. G. Saur Verlag: www.saur.de <http://www.saur.de> <http://www.saur.de/> or Rhenus Medien Logistik GmbH & Co. KG Justus-von-Liebig-Straße 1 86899 Landsberg, Germany Tel. 49 (0)8191 9 70 00-214 Fax: 49 (0)8191 9 70 00-560 degruyter@rhenus.de

DOK Library Concept Centre
Essentially the Delft Public Library (Holland), is quite possibly the most amazing library you'll ever see. It's certainly one of the most modern library in the world! For those of you seeking ideas for new library buildings, especially internal design check out the photos of the DOK Library Concept Centre at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/sets/72157604142377648/

Policy and advocacy

Privacy Guidelines for Public Libraries
Those interested in privacy guidelines for public libraries might like to check out those just made available by the State Library of NSW. You can download a copy from: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/public_libraries/policies/docs/PrivacyMarch2008.pdf

National

Frustrated Writers’ Mentoring Program 2008 (NSW)
Librarians! Please spread the word about these awards to encourage emerging children's writers. Any of your readers, as well as yourselves, could be eligible to enter. Children's Book Council (NSW) Frustrated Writers Mentoring Program awards for 2008 are now open for all unpublished writers living in NSW and writing for children. This highly successful mentoring program, funded by ArtsNSW, has nurtured emerging writers for nearly a decade. Entries close on Monday 30 May for three categories of writers: Junior (under 15 years), Young Adult (15 to 20) and Senior (over 20). All kinds of writing are acceptable as entries and appropriate mentors are carefully chosen to help award winners to improve their work. On the CBCA(NSW) website are the 2008 entry form, conditions of entry, award results and judges' comments:
http://www.cbc.org.au/nsw/

Information Awareness Month - Connecting Information and People
The purpose of Information Awareness Month (IAM) is to increase public awareness of the breadth of the information industry through a series of events all through the month of May. Showing the importance of properly maintaining good records and information as it relates to everyone from global Corporations through to small business and even the homemaker - to "connect information and people".
http://www.informationawarenessmonth.com.au/

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