ALIA Awards for Innovation

This award is no longer awarded...

The innovation awards were given on a national scope from 1999, having been previously offered only in Victoria. They recognised innovative practices by library staff in any aspect of library activity - for example, design of a brochure or world wide web page, or for teamwork. An award was made in each of the following categories: academic (universities and TAFE); public libraries; school libraries; special libraries, law libraries; and health libraries. Sponsored by Library Locums, a division of The One Umbrella Group.

Nominees were financial members of ALIA, and could be nominated by managers, colleagues, clients, or themselves. There was no official nomination form for this award. To nominate, applicants needed to submit:

• a detailed description of the innovative practice, including aims of the project, implementation and outcomes.
• a letter of support verifying the applications details by a manager, co-worker or client
• a covering letter providing all contact details, including full name and address of the employing organisation