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Special Libraries Survey (full report)

Special Libraries Survey (full report) http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/special.libraries/wiki/uploads/Main/ALIA_SPECIAL_LIBRARIES_REPORT_FA.pdf

• ALIA Special Libraries Survey Report 2010 - uploaded October 2011

• Taxonomy usage & skils by Australian information professionals

• The Lib-Value project

• ROI 2020 How valuable can libraries become?

• ROI 2020 How valuable can libraries become?

• [[http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/017/1.htm | ROI 2020 How valuable can libraries become?

Teleconferences January - February 2011

• main focus is the final report of the Special Libraries survey for the ALIA Board. Once the report has been approved by the Board the findings will be distributed to the special libraries sector
• the Committee will use the findings from the Special Libraries survey to create facts and figures advocacy publications
• creation of a PD subcommittee to investigate PD events to compliment the Specials stream at biennial conferences

Australian Libraries Gateway

Is your library in the Australian Libraries Gateway?
The Australian Libraries Gateway (ALG) portal is a valuable tool for special libraries. Developed by the , the ALG is a free directory with on more than 5,000 Australian libraries, their collections and services.
The ALG libraries have password access to update or amend details about themselves, their services and collections. Suggested uses of ALG include:

• find a library's contact details
• find a library by sector or subject
• use subject gateways
• explore a collection policy
• promote your library
• add your library!

Go to the "For libraries" section to begin your exploration.

Conferences

Conferences

September 2011
*ALIA National Library & Information Technicians Conference, "Back to Basics", Perth, 2011

• ALIA 5th New Librarians Symposium, "Metamorphosis: what will you become today?", Perth, 2011

April 2011
*ALIES (Australasian Libraries in the Emergency Sector) 2011 Conference, "Back to the Future", Emergency Management Institute, Mt Macedon, Victoria, 2011

February 2011
*Papers from Information Online 2011, ALIA's 15th Conference and Exhibition, Sydney, are now loaded.

November 2010
*The conference and professional development survey results are now available.

September 2010
*The ALIA Access 2010 Conference is over, but papers from the Special Libraries Stream are available from the conference website.

Reports

• Value of Academic Libraries Report
• Law Library Benchmarks 2010-2011 edition
• The 2010 edition of the Best Practices for Government Libraries document, produced by LexisNexis, is now available. This edition includes over 70 articles and other submissions provided by more than 60 contributors from [mostly US] librarians in governement agencies, courts, and the military, as well as professional assocation leaders, LexisNexis Consultants, etc.

Committee Meetings

• successful specials stream at the ALIA Access 2010 Conference

• Minutes available from the May meeting

• successful specials stream at the ALIA Access 2010 Conference http://conferences.alia.org.au/access2010/program.html

Value of Academic Libraries Report http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/

Teleconference 15 September 2010

• successful specials stream at the ALIA Access 2010 Conference
• special libraries directory

Law Library Benchmarks 2010-2011 edition http://www.primaryresearch.com/201008301-Libraries--Corporate-and-Legal-Library-Management.html

Law Library Benchmarks 2010-2011 edition http://www.primaryresearch.com/201008301-Libraries--Corporate-and-Legal-Library-Management.html

Law Library Benchmarks 2010-2011 edition http://www.primaryresearch.com/201008301-Libraries--Corporate-and-Legal-Library-Management.html

Law Library Bench marks 2010-2011 edition http://www.primaryresearch.com/201008301-Libraries--Corporate-and-Legal-Library-Management.html

ALIA Access 2010, Brisbane 1-3 September 2010

ALI Access 2010, Brisbane 1-3 September 2010

ALI Access 2010, Brisbane 1-3 September 2010 http://conferences.alia.org.au/access2010/

Teleconference 18 August 2010

• Progress in the Statistical Study Project.
• Special Libraries the focus of the August edition of Incite.

• EOI has been sent out for the Statistical Study.
• Approximately 100 registrations for the Specials Stream at the ALIA 2010 Conference.

ALIA Roundtable 2010

• Minutes available from the May meeting http://www.alia.org.au/roundtable/2010/

Teleconference 21 July 2010

Teleconference 23 June 2010

• This meeting mark the 1st birthday for the Committee. Much work has been achived in our first 12 months of operation.
• Discussion on the value & role of special librarians
• Finalise the expression of interest for the Statistical Study

The 2010 edition of the 'Best Practices for Government Libraries' document produced by LexisNexis is now available on the web at http://www.lexisnexis.com/tsg/gov/Best_Practices_2010.pdf. This edition includes over 70 articles and other submissions provided by more than 60 contributors from [mostly US] librarians in governement agencies, courts, and the military, as well as professional assocation leaders, LexisNexis Consultants, etc.

• August issue of Incite featuring Special Libraries

• Specials stream at the ALIA Access 2010 Conference.
• Launch of the new Special Libraries Wiki in May.
• Board approval for the Statistical Study of Australian Special Libraries.

Major issues considered by the Committee were:

Specials stream at the ALIA Access 2010 Conference. Launch of the new Special Libraries Wiki in May. Board approval for the Statistical Study of Australian Special Libraries.

Teleconference 28 April 2010 Major issues considered by the Committee were: