Key activities held in 2008

PD events and activities

Library Lover's Day Celebration
The ALIA year and 2008 program were launched with a Library Lovers' Day celebration at the New Sydney Hotel. Twenty members joined the committee for wine and finger food, and were given special badges to wear during the event.

'Growing your career' conference
ALIA Tas organised and ran a one-day conference for local librarians and library technicians. This was held at the Rosny Library on Sunday 12th October, and was attended by 38 people. The theme was 'Growing your career: what does the future hold for you' focused on the current state of the library industry, and on personal choices and personal development plans for career growth. Guest speakers were Dr Gillian Hallam from QUT, Mary McGuiness of the Institute of Type Development, and a panel of 5 local library workers who shared their stories about career choices and changes. The conference was supported by the Australian Law Librarians' Association (TAS) who provided the conference bags. Sue Hutley, Executive Director of ALIA also attended to support the conference. Feedback on the conference was overwhelmingly positive.

Networking and social

Library and Information Week Quiz
The Quiz Night has become an annual tradition for ALIA TAS in Library and Information Week. The 2008 Quiz Night was held on 22nd May with the theme of The International Year of the Potato, and the questions were tailored accordingly. Sixty people attended. The venue was Lazenbys at UTAS, who provided sound equipment and catering with drinks available at the bar.

End of Year/Christmas drinks
The final get together for the year was a social event held in conjunction with the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Law Librarians Group and held in the main reception room at Parliament House on 11th December. Twenty people attended what was again a very successful and enjoyable event.

Membership recruitment

New student welcome function
ALIA TAS hosted a function at the UTAS Science Library for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Information Management, on 4th July. The lunch was attended by ALIA members, LIS professionals who had hosted a student placement, and the 2008 crop of students. It was intended that this function would include the presentation to the 2007 winner of the ALIA Student Award, but this was not possible due to timetabling difficulties with the School of Information Systems.

Other activities

Library Technician Graduation
The convenor of ALIATas attended the graduation of the Library Technician students from the Hobart campus of TAFE and presented the ALIA prize for the most outstanding student.

Group teleconferences
ALIA held a round of teleconferences in January 2008, for office bearers from the ALIA groups around the country. ALIA TAS was represented at these teleconferences as follows:

Sally Murdoch - ALIA Group Secretaries
Jen Johnson - ALIA Group Treasurers
Deb Wright - ALIA State Convenors

ALIA Local Liaison Officer (Tasmania)
Following the resignation of Jane Jeppson, Sally Murdoch was appointed to this position.

National Advisory Council Regional Meeting Damian Lodge, a member of the ALIA Board of Directors, visited Hobart on 23 July 2008 to run a NAC Regional Meeting with support from Sally Murdoch, LLO. The meeting was advised of the outcomes of the Education and Workforce Summit, and discussed models of professional development and the ALIA CPD scheme. The local issue of school library staffing and the lack of professional teacher-librarian positions was also discussed.

Office Bearers

Convenor: Deborah Wright
E-mail: Deborah.Wright@education.tas.gov.au

Treasurer: Jennifer Johnson
jenniferj@gyc.tas.edu.au

Secretary: Sally Murdoch
Sally.Murdoch@alia.org.au

Others: Mary Fraser
mary.fraser@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Jo Beck
jo.beck@education.tas.gov.au

Office Bearer submitting report
Name: Deborah Wright
Position: Convenor
Date: 18 December 2008

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