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- ALIA Executive Director announced
- New ALIA Director, Professional Services
- Website for ALIA Information Online 2013 live
- Planning for Australian Library and Information Week 2013
- ALIA membership renewals
- Inter-library loan voucher scheme closed
- ALIA Training
- ALIA internet access in public libraries survey 2011
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PROFESSIONAL READING
CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS
- Public Libraries NSW Conference
- Mylanguage conference
- Unmesh Unconference
- New Librarians' Symposium 2013
- ALIA Information Online 2013
ALIA NEWS
ALIA Executive Director announced
The Board of Directors of ALIA is pleased to announce the appointment of Sue McKerracher as the new Executive Director of the Association. Sue is well known in library circles as director of The Library Agency, the team managing the National Year of Reading. Over the last four years, Sue has also worked as a consultant for ALIA, state libraries, public library services, local councils, state government departments, several not-for-profits, a publishing house and a university. Sue's appointment will commence from 20 August 2012.http://www.alia.org.au/ED.Announcement.pdf
New ALIA Director, Professional Services
ALIA is also pleased to announce the appointment of Janice Taylor as our new Director Professional Services. Janice brings significant senior LIS management experience to this role including a strong history of working within the public library sector. As Director Professional Services, Janice will be responsible for developing and growing ALIA's member offerings in the areas of course accreditation and recognition, professional development and career advice, training services and Copyright and Industrial Relations advice. She will commence with ALIA on 31 July 2012.Website for ALIA Information Online 2013 live
The website for ALIA Information Online 2013 is now live. The theme for ALIA Information Online 2013 is be different. do different. Stay tuned for a new look conference experience!http://www.information-online.com.au/
Planning for Australian Library and Information Week 2013
Planning has started for Australian Library and Information Week 2013 and we need your input to help choose our theme. Take part in our LIW survey by 31 July 2012.http://www.alia.org.au/liw/theme.2013.survey.html
ALIA REMINDERS
ALIA membership renewals
ALIA membership renewals are now due. Don't let your renewal form sink to the bottom of your in-tray. Act now and continue to join with your colleagues enjoy the benefits of ALIA membership. Contact our membership team for help or renew online.http://www.alia.org.au/members-only.html
Inter-library loan voucher scheme closed
The Inter-library loan voucher scheme has now closed, as of 30 June 2012. Vouchers can no longer be redeemed through ALIA.ALIA Training
ALIA training has a wide range of PD on offer throughout the year, with generous discounts for ALIA members. Book in for upcoming online sessions on Web 2.0 - Why? What? How? and our final Cataloguing Basics course for the year.http://www.alia.org.au/training/
ALIA internet access in public libraries survey 2011
The ALIA Internet Access in Public Libraries Survey 2011 is available from our website. Use this report to benchmark and inform funding bodies.http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/internet.access/Internet.Access.Survey.2011.pdf
OTHER NEWS
- Public libraries are called on to encourage members to enter the Adult Learners' Week It's never to late... to learn to read short story writing competition for NYR. Entries for the $30,000 prize pool close 6 August 2012.
http://www.love2read.org.au/never-too-late.cfm
Download posters at http://www.love2read2012.wikispaces.com/Adult+Learners'+Week+2012 - The Mylanguage Conference 2012 is offering a 35% discount on all registrations along with some great public library tours as satellite events.
http://www.myLanguage.gov.au/conference.html - Senator Stephen Conroy announced 36 communities across Australia, including public libraries and local councils, will share in $15.2 million to establish NBN training services and Digital Hubs.
http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2012/110 - Entries for the Margery C Ramsay Scholarship, valued at $30,000, for Victorian public library staff will close on 31 July 2012.
http://www.libraries.vic.gov.au/infonet/. - One hundred $10,000 grants from The Telstra Foundation are available to non-profit community organisations to support local activities that help enhance digital inclusion by connecting disadvantaged children and young people to the internet, build their online skills or promote cyber safety. Applications close 30 July 2012.
http://www.telstrafoundation.com/ - Keep up with copyright news by subscribing to the Australian Digital Alliance newsletter.
http://www.digital.org.au - The Australian Library Journal is putting together a special National Year of Reading issue all about reading. If you're interested in submitting an article, contact the ALJ editor Ann Ritchie.
http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/alj - The State Government of Victoria has announced a number of grants for upgrades to existing library services and provision of new public library facilities across Victoria as part of their Living Libraries Program.
http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/home/grants/all-grants/living-libraries-infrastructure - Auburn Public Library (NSW) and the Shire of Collie Public Library (WA) are among libraries in Australia which began pilot projects to implement OCLC WorldShare Management Services, the cooperative's new cloud-based approach to managing library services.
http://www.oclc.org/au/en/news/releases/2012/201236.htm - The City of Sydney is launching a design competition for their new $40 million library and public plaza at Green Square.
http://www.greensquarelibrary.com.au
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- IFLA has announced Associates selected to participate in their International Leaders Programme from 2012-2014. Congratulations to Margaret Allen, CEO and State Librarian, State Library of Western Australia and immediate past-President of ALIA.
http://www.ifla.org/leaders - A new Stackexchange Q and A site for library and information professionals has been launched to encourage collaboration between international colleagues. http://libraries.stackexchange.com
PROFESSIONAL READING
- The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government has released Using Social Media in Local Government: 2011 Survey Report.
http://www.acelg.org.au/upload/program2/1340860323_SocialMediaReport_web.pdf - The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties tabled its report into the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/%20House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=jsct/21november2011/report.htm - ALIA members are able to freely access the ProQuest database of LIS full text journals.
http://www.alia.org.au/onlineLISresources/
My top picks for public library articles for this month are:
- MacRitchie, John. 2012. "The Manly Art of Local Studies Blogging: A New Approach to Old Stories." Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services 25 (2): 89-93.
- Malizia, Michelle, Rebecca Hamilton, Deborah LittreIl, Karen Vargas, and Cynthia Olney. 2012. "Connecting Public Libraries with Community Emergency Responders." Public Libraries, 32-36.
- Norman, Mark. 2012. "Frail, Fatal, Fundamental: The Future of Public Libraries." Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services 25 (2): 94-100.
CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS
Public Libraries NSW Conference
Imagine the world is the theme for the 2012 PLNSW conference in Port Stephen, NSW 24-26 July 2012.http://www.plnsw.org.au/conference.htm
Mylanguage conference
Connecting, Collaborating, Creating focuses on exploring digital futures for multicultural Australia especially ways of connecting communities, collaborating and creating digital opportunities 6-9 August 2012 at SLQ.http://www.mylanguage.gov.au/conference.html
Unmesh Unconference
The 4th NSW Library Technician unconference is ready to unleash in Sydney 25 August 2012.https://unmeashunconference2012.wordpress.com/
New Librarians' Symposium 2013
NLS6 invites new members of the profession to Brisbane 10-11 February 2013.http://newlibrarianssymposium.com
ALIA Information Online 2013
be different. do different in Brisbane 12-15 February 2013.http://www.information-online.com.au/
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
| 25 August 2012 | Reading Hour | http://www.love2read.org.au/ |
| 17-18 September 2012 | LibRaries: the 4th R - SLQ | http://www.qpla.asn.au/events-a-conferences/current-events |
| 20-21 October 2012 | Rivers of Opportunity - Mildura | http://www.alia.org.au/events/index.html?2012-10 |
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