Best wishes for 2008
Dear ALIA Colleagues
On behalf of the board I would like to wish you the very best for 2008. In December the Board focused on planning for 2008, taking into account all the feedback received through the national consultation process of National Advisory Congress regional and final meetings. I would like to thank all who participated in the consultative process. It was a very valuable means of identifying issues, particularly in the areas of education and the library workforce. The ALIA 2008 strategic plan will be available shortly on the web site.
One area of continuing focus is advocacy. You may have seen news reports about the new ALP government’s plans for internet filtering. The ALIA Online Content and Regulation Advisory Committee and Executive Director continue to work on this issue. We are also discussing advocacy for Australia’s public libraries and have written to the federal government about this issues seeking a meeting, to participate in a consultation process later this year. With the Australian School Libraries Association we are approaching the government about the need for qualified teacher librarians and quality content to support the national school computers initiative.
All in all it will be another very busy and challenging year for the association and - all members of the Board look forward to working with ALIA members to support the work of libraries and library staff across the nation.
regards
Roxanne Missingham