Welcome to the September 2010 edition of aliaPUBNEWS.aliaPUBNEWS is a free monthly electronic bulletin for everyone concerned with supporting and promoting the further development of Australia's public library services.We'd love to hear news and comments from readers - contact details at the end of this newsletter. And please feel free to pass this on to colleagues. [Permission is granted to re-broadcast, in part or full.] |
- ALIA Access 2010
- Download your free Every Member an Advocate kit
- Review of the inter-library loan voucher scheme
- National Advisory Congress
- Library Stars 2010
- Lobbying initiatives
- inCite themes 2010 - contributions welcomed
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
ALIA NEWS
ALIA Access 2010
Our conference in Brisbane at the start of September was a sell-out and the initial feedback has been incredibly positive. If you missed out on this one, don't delay, book your place at ALIA Information Online, from 1 - 3 February 2011, in Sydney. http://www.information-online.com.au/
Download your free Every Member an Advocate kit
ALIA is excited to offer Australian public library professionals our new Every Member an Advocate kit for free! Encompassing powerful messages this kit provides you with the tools to create your own advocacy messages. Visit www.alia.org.au/emaa and fill in our online form and we'll send you the kit by return.
Review of the inter-library loan voucher scheme
ALIA is reviewing the inter-library loan voucher scheme, as take-up of vouchers has shown a marked decline over the last 10 years. http://www.alia.org.au/interlibrary.lending/voucher.review.html
National Advisory Congress
Help set ALIA's direction, take part in the National Advisory Congress. Meetings will be held in all states and territories during this month. Be there in person or via teleconference - find out more at http://www.alia.org.au/governance/nac/.
Library Stars 2010
The Library Stars were announced at ALIA Access 2010. Find out the winners at http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/public.libraries/librarystars2010/.
Lobbying initiatives
ALIA continues to lobby around the top 10 top priorities identified in our federal election campaign kit http://www.alia.org.au/election2010. We have also been asked by ALIA members in Victoria to take up the issue of people not being able to file their eTax forms at their local library because it uses a proxy server. ALIA has written to the ATO Commissioner requesting a review of policies and software procedures.ALIA REMINDERS
inCite themes 2010: contributions welcomed
'Building our Association' is the main topic for October. After that only two issues left:
| November | Every member an advocate | October 1 |
| December | IFLA/Engagement | November 1 |
We welcome your contributions. Send your stories to incite@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address).
http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/deadlines.html
OTHER NEWS
The 2010 Get Reading campaign has begun, with the '50 books you can't put down' promotion running in bookshops and libraries around Australia throughout September. More information at http://www.getreading.com.au.
The Children's Book Council of Australia awards have been announced. The winners are Jarvis 24, David Metzenthen; Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool, Odo Hirsch; Bear & Chook by the Sea, Lisa Shanahan and Emma Quay; The Hero of Little Street, Gregory Rogers; Australian Backyard Explorer, Peter Macinnis.
Public Libraries WA has taken over from the Local Government Librarians Association of WA.
Victorian public libraries have been promised redevelopment funding - $1.6m for Nunawading and $3m for Reservoir.
Orange City library collected nearly 100 blankets for the ABC Local Radio Knit-In.
INTERNATIONAL
Bob McKee, chief executive of CILIP in the UK, passed away at the IFLA world conference in August. ALIA executive director Sue Hutley said, "His warm and generous spirit will be missed."
The Geek the Library campaign is being rolled out across all libraries in the US, after trials in five states. It is run by OCLC with funding from the Gates Foundation. See it at www.geekthelibrary.org.
Attendance figures for English public libraries have dropped from 48.2% of adults visiting their local library in 2005 to only 39.4% in 2009.
Veria Central Public Library in Greece has received the 2010 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award.
Mrs Phoon Chew Ping has taken over from Dr N Varaprasad following his retirement as the chief executive of the Singapore National Library Board.
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
ALIA Information Online Conference and Exhibition
With ALIA Access 2010 still fresh in our memories, it's time to think about the next major event for library and information professionals. ALIA Information Online takes place from 1 - 3 February, in Sydney. http://www.information-online.com.au/
Free places at Every Member an Advocate workshops
The ALIA Every Member an Advocate workshops have taken place around the country - just Canberra, Sydney and Perth left to go. Book your free place at http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/every.member.advocate.html.
Web-based research: 15% discount for ALIA members
Book a place at the Power Searching with the Pros workshops in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney this November, presented by Mary Ellen Bates and Chris Sherman, and you will qualify for a 15% ALIA member discount (not valid with any other discount). More information at www.websearchpacific.com.FORTHCOMING EVENTS
| October 6-10 | Frankfurt Book Fair | www.book-fair.com/en/fbf |
| November 9-10 | Digital Information Management Summit, Sydney | www.halledit.com.au/DIMS2010 |
| November 28 - December 1 | LIANZA centenary conference, Dunedin, NZ | www.lianza.org.nz |
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