ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee
What is NGAC?
The New Generation Advisory Committee exists to help strengthen the participation of recently graduated library and information professionals in the Association. The Committee provides advice to the ALIA Board of Directors on issues of relevance to students and new professionals. The Committee works to provide information to the Board and National Office staff to inform development and delivery of services for new professional and student members, with the aim of ensuring the Association's relevance to these groups.
NGAC works closely with the National New Graduates Group (NGG): while NGAC has an advisory role within the Association, the NGG works actively with new graduates to provide opportunities for networking and professional development. Often, the Committee and the NGG work together to achieve the common objective of increasing new graduate participation in the Association and engagement with the profession.
NGAC's current priority projects
The Committee works on priority projects and provides recommendations to the Board for decision and action. Current projects include:
- Professional development for new graduates (project pending ALIA member survey)
- Conference Mentoring at Information Online 2011
- New Grads free registration for Info Online 2011
- A workshop for the New Librarians Symposium (NLS)5
Finalised projects
NGAC has worked on a number of priority projects since its inception. Projects that have been finalised in the last year include those listed below.
Review Terms of Reference
As set out in the ALIA Advisory Committee Guidelines, all committees are required to review their terms of reference every three years. NGAC completed a comprehensive review of their terms of reference in 2010, which were submitted to the Board and approved at the July 2010 ALIA Board meeting.
Status: ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee Terms of Reference have been approved by the ALIA Board of Directors from July 2010, next review due by July 2013.Future of the New Librarians Symposium
NGAC completed a thorough review of the NLS model including scoping four potential models (continuation, satellite, integration, cessation) and surveying relevant stakeholders, including NLS4 attendees, regarding the NLS model. NGAC then completed and submitted a Board Paper proposing the continuation of the NLS model with some changes including timing, reporting relationships and succession planning, budget and profit considerations, exhibition and program format.
Status: Recommendation of continuation model made to the Board, accepted by the Board with some minor budget consideration changes. NLS5 is due to be held in Perth in 2011.
This future of the NLS discusses the models proposed in 2009 in greater detail.ALIA elections 2008
To increase new graduate engagement in the election process, and to assist new graduates in making an informed vote, NGAC posed a series of questions to the candidates for the 2008 elections.
Status: Finalised. Responses posted to ALIA website and availability promoted via New Graduate eList.
(Read candidates' responses)A portrait of Australian new graduate librarians
Review and analysis of delegate survey responses from NLS2006. This paper will inform the future project priorities of NGAC.
Status: Paper submitted to the Board. Abbreviated version published in Energise>Enthuse>Inspire column in inCite.Mentoring
A project to assess whether there is a demand for a national framework for mentoring.
Status: Recommendations made to the Board.Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for ALIA volunteers
A set of FAQs designed to assist ALIA volunteers in answering questions like "Why should I join ALIA?".
Status: Finalised. FAQs posted on NGAC site and to be incorporated into broader set of FAQs currently being developed by National Office.
(Read FAQs)Next Step New Graduates Group
This project culminated in the production of a guiding document that aims to provide future direction for the ALIA New Graduates Group.
Status: Paper with coordinator National New Graduates Group.Library school visits
A project that looked at the practice of visiting library schools to promote the New Graduates Group and ALIA membership.
Status: Final report sent to Assistant Director, Member Services.
Do you have comments or questions for NGAC?
Contact the current chair of NGAC, Vanessa Warren (please remove '.nospam' from address), who will forward your comments to the committee.
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