Welcome to the July 2011 edition of aliaPUBNEWS.Like many of us, the July edition of PUBNEWS has fallen victim to the Winter colds and is arriving a little late this month. Hopefully our team and your's is over the worse of the seasonal ills and we can resume our schedule in August. Back by popular demand in 2011, 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 are 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.] |
- Opposing cuts to Victorian public libraries
- $1.3 Million in funding for National Year of Reading 2012
OTHER NEWS
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS
- Our Broadband Future - ACCAN
- QPLA Conference
- Back-to-back
- LIANZA 2011
- SWITCH 2011
- Connection and Convergence: Second International Conference on Joint Use Libraries
ALIA NEWS
Opposing cuts to Victorian public libraries
ALIA has been working closely with PLVN and MAV to support Victorian public libraries as they fight against announced funding cuts of $5.7 million. ALIA has urged the Victorian State Government to fully fund library services and to heed research undertaken in the recent report, Dollars, Sense and Public Libraries. The report, commissioned by State Library of Victoria and Public Libraries Victoria Network, found that for each dollar invested, $3.56 of benefits were returned to the local community.http://www.alia.org.au/media.room/2011.07.26.html
http://www.publiclibrariesvictoria.net.au/node/13
Add your support to the campaign at http://www.facebook.com/stoplibrarycuts
$1.3 Million in funding for National Year of Reading 2012
ALIA will work with organisations utilising the $1.3 million Federal funding for NYR12 announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The Australian Government funding will support the One Country Reading and workplace literacy initiatives - two of the four key national programs for the National Year of Reading. Sponsorship is being sort by NYR12 for two other programs - The Reading Hour and public library membership drive. http://www.love2read.org.au/news.cfmALIA REMINDERS
ALIA advocacy resources for public libraries
ALIA provides members with a range of resources to assist in advocacy at all levels. Download Public libraries: a surprise on every page produced in November 2010 with success stories from public libraries across Australia. This document is invaluable in highlighting the innovative practices undertaken in the public library arena.http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/ALIA_InnovationCaseStudiesNovember2010.pdf
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/
inCite - contributions needed
The October edition of inCite is all about Histories, haunting and heroes. We need your contributions on public libraries and their stories. Deadline 1 September. Send your items to incite@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address).Membership renewals
A new financial year means a new ALIA membership year. Time to make sure your ALIA membership is up-to-date so that you can continue to enjoy all of your member benefits. Membership invoices have recently been issued. Contact our membership team if you need any assistance membership@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address) or download the ALIA Institutional Membership application form at http://www.alia.org.au/membership.benefits/.OTHER NEWS
The ABC recently launched a website aimed at improving digital literacy - it's called Technology Explained and you can find it at http://www.abc.net.au/techexplained. Throughout August they will be posting information and resources to public libraries across Australia, so keep your eyes peeled for Technology Explained in your mailbox.
Take the time to participate in IBSA's Escan this year - attend a consultation or simply complete the survey. For the purposes of the survey, library and information services falls into the 'Cultural and creative industries' category. http://surveys.ibsa.org.au/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=m4KM664
The July launch of the new Libraries Australia website has been unavoidably delayed. A new launch date will be advised asap. http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/
yournextread.com is the new cool tool popular with public library staff and users. The site connects to goodreads, facebook and twitter. It gives a minimum of 8 reading suggestions based on a book you input. Give it a try and encourage your users to help build Australian content.
Shortlisted works for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards have been announced. From 1 August the public will be able to read reviews of all 21 titles, written by 21 librarians from across Victoria. http://wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards.
The Prime Minister's Literary Awards winner have been announced, recognising literary excellence in Australian fiction, non-fiction, young adult fiction and children's fiction. http://www.arts.gov.au/pmliteraryawards
The State Library of NSW will closing the State Reference Library from 1 August to 18 September for renovation. The new look library will reopen on 19 September. Keep up-to-date with progress at http://blog.sl.nsw.gov.au/refurbishment/
The Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety report, High-Wire Act: Cyber-Safety and the Young, has now been tabled. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/report.htm
INTERNATIONAL
IFLA is calling for contribution to "Library Services to Indigenous Populations: Protocols and Case Studies." Submit your brief (100-500 word) description of your services to loriene@ischool.utexas.edu
Advocacy for public libraries across the UK is really kicking up a gear, with celebrities such as Philip Pullman and Sinead O'Connor adding their voice to halt the closure of local libraries. Nick Cave, the Pet Shop Boys and other musicians are campaigning to save the Kensal Rise library which Mark Twain opened in 1900. Justice Beatson has announced a full judicial review into the proposed closure of 10 libraries in Gloucestershire
Follow the details of the UK public library campaign at http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/
Jan Richards; Manager, Central West Libraries and Chair of the ALIA Public Libraries Advisory Committee has been appointed to the IFLA Standing Committee on Public Libraries for 2011-2015. Congratulations Jan! http://www.ifla.org/en/about-the-public-libraries-section
Gold Coast City Council Library's English conversation program was placed on the international stage this month with a feature in the IFLA Public Libraries Section newsletter (see page 14) http://www.ifla.org/files/public-libraries/newsletters/july-2011.pdf
American Library Association report Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2010-2011 can be read at http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/857ea9fd#/857ea9fd/1
CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS
Our Broadband Future - ACCAN
The 2011 ACCAN National Conference features a wide variety of speakers from government, industry, regulatory authorities and consumer groups, who will each present different - and sometimes opposing - ideas and perspectives. Far from being a conference for "tech heads", this conference will offer an in-depth exploration of the bigger picture challenges, opportunities and possibilities presented by our broadband future. 7-8 September 2011, Sydney.http://www.regonline.com.au/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=990446
QPLA Conference
Logan City Council Libraries will be hosting the next QPLA conference to be held from the 26 - 28 September 2011. The conference theme is "What would Andrew Carnegie think now?" Papers are sought for individual sessions comprising 20 minute presentations for the stream "Librarians on the front line".http://www.qpla.asn.au/events-a-conferences/current-events
Back-to-back
We're making it a double in Perth this year, with two big ALIA events running back-to-back. It starts at the Sheraton Hotel from 12-16 September with Back to Basics for library technicians, and continues from 16-18 with ALIA's 5th New Librarians Symposium for emerging professionals. Terrific discounts apply for ALIA members. http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2011/ and http://conferences.alia.org.au/nls5/LIANZA 2011
Registrations are now open for Te Ihi, Te Wehi, Te Wana - Passion, People and Power 30 October - 2 November 2011 Wellington Convention Centre, New Zealand http://www.conference.co.nz/lianza11SWITCH 2011
Registrations are now open for SWITCH 2011: Innovative, Inspired, Intuitive - the Digital World of Public Libraries will take place from 20-23 November 2011, at the SMC Conference & Function Centre, Sydney, Australia. http://www.plmnsw.org.au/web/Default.aspx?PageID=1302&SiteID=46Connection and Convergence: Second International Conference on Joint Use Libraries
Registrations are now open for Connection and Convergence: Second International Conference on Joint Use Libraries to be held in Adelaide 3-4 November 2011. http://www.auslib.com.au/pdfs/Connection_and_convergence_registration_form.pdfFORTHCOMING EVENTS
| 6 Aug | Keeping on track - ALIA TAS workshop on grants, scholarships and PD. UTAS Sandy Bay | katrina.dewis@utas.edu.au.nospam |
| 15 Aug - 30 Sept | ALIA online training - Buying for your collections, acquisitions and selection | http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/ pd.services/brochures/TAFE.Select.and.Acquire.ALIA.Training.2011.pdf |
| 19 Sept | Library Camp - unconference held at the State Library of WA | http://www.librarycampaustralia.com/ |
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