Digital amnesia – the challenges of government online

Thursday 21 April 2005
9:30am–4:30pm National Library of Australia, Canberra

A one-day seminar to discuss the issues relating to access to government publications online.

The seminar is presented by the Australian Library and Information Association and sponsored by the National Library of Australia and the National Archives of Australia.

The seminar will examine the issues relating to access to and management of government publications online, now and into the future. The seminar is targeted at those who are responsible for high-level policy regarding publications in governments, both Commonwealth and state/territory.

A panel of users will represent those who use and rely on government publications and will give valuable feedback to the audience.

There are some good news stories in state and Commonwealth departments and we will showcase some of these.

Program (March 2005)

9:30am Opening, introduction and welcome - ALIA
Keynote speaker Mr Patrick Callioni, Division manager, Australian Government Information Management Office

10:30am morning tea

11:00am Senator the Hon Eric Abetz, Special Minister of State, will launch the new version of the Australian Government’s publication website, http://www.publications.gov.au

11:30am User Panel Discussion
Journalist: Mr Jack Waterford, editor, The Canberra Times
Lawyer: Mr Ian Oi, Blake, Dawson, Waldren
Public Library Perspective: Ms Kerrie Burgess, research co-ordinator, State Library of New South Wales, New South Wales public libraries and eGovernment research project
Non-government organisation: Ms Helen Hopkins, executive director, Consumers Health Forum of Australia

12:30pm lunch

1:30pm Perspectives
Parliamentary Perspective: Senator John Watson, chair, Senate Publications Committee
Academic: Toss Gascoigne, executive director, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS)
Other speakers: Australian Bureau of Statistics: Mr Steve Matheson, Information Services Branch

3:00pm afternoon tea

3.30pm Access Initiatives
National Archives of Australia: Mr Adrian Cunningham
National Library of Australia: Ms Pam Gatenby

4:15pm Outcomes and wrap-up

4:30pm Close

All sessions will allow time for discussion

Registration:

$100 for ALIA members (GST incl)

$135 for non-members (GST incl)

(lunch, morning and afternoon tea included)