Damian Lodge MBA, M App Sci (LIM), B Bus (LIM), Ass Dip App Sci (Lib Tech), AALIA (CP)
Information provided as ALIA President 2014-2015
Current position:
- Lecturer in Information Studies at Charles Sturt University.
Previous positions:
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Over twenty years experience in libraries in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.
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Director for the Centre for Information Studies.
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Manager Client and Information Services CSU Libraries Wagga.
Professional activities:
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Currently in a second term on the ALIA Board.
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Director of a library publishing company.
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Presents at library conferences and publishes regularly.
Statement of professional concerns:
As President, Damian's goal is to assist ALIA in addressing:
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Membership decline.
- Financial stability.
- Education & accreditation.
- Quality professional development opportunities.
- Opportunities for growth through working more closely with other allied associations.
Having already served a two year term as a board member (starting May 2007) and a second term (starting in 2013), Damian is fully aware of the requirements and obligations of working on the ALIA Board and plans to lead ALIA into a brighter future for the organisation and importantly the profession it supports.