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Number 238: September 2003

Events for September and beyond

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Tuesday, 9 September, 5:30pm. ARLIS-ANZ. Please join us for a fascinating talk (and drinks and nibbles!) at the NLA. Tom Ruthven will talk about the Performing Arts Library in New York, part of the New York Public Library, and give us his experience and views. Training Room D, 4th Floor, NLA. RSVP to Rachael Bahl, ph 02 6209 1118 or r.bahl@signadou.acu.edu.au.nospam by noon on Monday 8 September if you would like to attend this event.

Wednesday, 10 September, 5:30pm. ACTive ALIA monthly meeting. All members of ALIA in the ACT region are warmly invited to attend. Conference Room, 4th floor, NLA. Contact Judy Brooker on ph 02 6207 5725 or judy.brooker@act.gov.au.nospam

Saturday, 13 September, 9:30am-4:00pm. Children's and Young Adults Group (ACT, Sth NSW and Riverina). 'Young at Heart' - inaugural one day seminar, at Queanbeyan Public Library (see page 3). Storytimes, Bookstart, Sharing Excellence, Why Young Adults? and Schools and Libraries working together. All welcome. Contact Judy Brooker ph 02 6207 5725, judy.brooker@act.gov.au.nospam

Wednesday, 24 September, 12:30pm. URLs ACT. Vic Elliott, ANU Librarian, on: 'An elusive quarry: information resource management in the academic library.' McDonald Room, Menzies Library, ANU. All welcome. Inquiries to Nancy Clarke URLs secretary, n.clarke@signadou.acu.edu.au.nospam Wednesday, 1 October. ALIA will host an afternoon tea with PEARLS at ALIA House after the tours by the retired librarians group from the UK. Ring Yvette Turner on ph 02 6215 8222 nearer the date to confirm the time.

Monday, 13 October, 2:30pm. PEARLS. Meet at BOOKPLATE in the NLA foyer. Anyone with library connections who has retired (or is about to retire) is welcome to join our informal group to enjoy coffee, cake and conversation. Contact Eileen, ph 02 6262 4105, warndon@optusnet.com.au.nospam

Wednesday, 15 October. 5:30pm. ACTive ALIA Outreach: 'Quirky Tales'. Talk by Judy Becker and Janette Condon and tour of the ACT Heritage Library, corner Corinna and Furzer Streets, Woden. Contact: Judy Brooker ph 02 6207 5725, judy.brooker@act.gov.au.nospam

Thursday, 6 November, 12:30pm-1:30pm. APSIG lunchtime talk, 'Buying books on Asia and the Pacific: a publisher's and bookseller's viewpoint', Conference Room, 4th floor, NLA. Refreshments will be served. Gold-coin donation. No booking required. Enquiries to Marie Sexton, msexton@netspeed.com.au or Amelia McKenzie, ph 02 6262 1519, amckenzie@nla.gov.au.nospam

Breaking barriers: reaching users in a digital world The 8th Interlending and Document Supply International Conference aims to encompass new ways to deliver services to users as well as ways to make our operations more efficient. It will be held in Canberra, 28-31 October 2003. Details are on the web at http://www.nla.gov.au/ilds/index.html

proACTive: next deadlines
17 September for events
26 September for copy
Events that you wish to see in the October inCite should reach the editor by Wednesday, 17 September, and news and events for the October proACTive by Friday 26 September.
Send events and news by e-mail (preferred), or by snail mail on disk with hard copy, or as scannable clean hard copy (fax for events only, please!) to:
Peter Judge, 10 Glyde Place, Kambah ACT 2902
peter.judge@alianet.alia.org.au.nospam
ph/fx 02 6296 6211.

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