March Board of Directors meeting

Some of the topics and issues discussed at the March meeting were:

A strategic planning workshop to shape the future of ALIA. Four key themes have been identified and Board members are working on developing background papers for presentation to members as part of the 2003 NPC program.
Commenced planning for the NPC 2003.
Finalisation of the annual report and the 2003 budget.
Evaluation of the Board's performance. Board members will be answering a questionnaire and there was some discussion regarding training and orientation for new Board members.
ALIA's AGM will be held 15 May 2003 at ALIA House at which the new membership database and REAP research programme will be launched. The Board will meet again May 15-16 with a change over of new Board members.
The LISEKA stage 2 working group reported on its continued development of the framework and mechanisms for implementation. There is a regular LISEKA column in Incite and this project will be finalised and launched later in the year.
The final version of the ALIA: Making a difference 2003-2004 plan was endorsed by the Board.

Strategic partnerships

The Board has developed several partnerships with related organisations.

ALIA has committed to a proposal to maximise co-operation, communication and collaboration on areas of joint concern with Australian Society of Archivists, Museums Australia, and the Australian Institute for Conservation of Cultural Materials.

A co-operation agreement with CONSAL (Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians).

ALIA has a memorandum of understanding with Australian Society of Archivists and the Records Management Association of Australia, and is developing an alliance with Public Libraries Australia Ltd.

ALIA has joined the Regional Cultural Alliance (RCA) with the Federation of Historical Societies, Australian Council of National Trusts, Regional Arts Australia and Museums Australia. The RCA will be launched in October 2003 and has been formed to create a common agenda for creative cultural communities.

Update on ALIA's key initiatives

Key Initiative 1 - Develop and market new services for students/new professional members
The New Generation Policy and Advisory Group tabled a detail plan of activities and strategies at the Board meeting. The Board approved the establishment of a New Graduates Group and this active and enthusiastic group will be very busy over the next 12 months.

Key Initiative 3 - Achieve favourable purchasing agreements for institutional members for products and services, including licence agreements
An ALIA Purchasing and Consortia Reference Group has been formed and the members are Moyra McAllister, Moya Lum, Julie Rae, Richard Sayers, Penny Scott and Susan Magnay. This Reference Group is negotiating an agreement for the establishment of a Co-operative Information Purchasing Service for ALIA institutional members.

Key Initiative 9 - Identify central role of ALIA in the development of a research culture for the library and information sector
The Research Exchange and Partnership (REAP) program will be launched at the AGM in May providing guidelines for research, details of an e-repository and research awards.

Board of Director elections

Results of the 2003 Board of Director elections are published in the March issue of inCite. Congratulations to Imogen Garner who has been elected vice-president. Ann Ritchie, formerly from WA and now living in the Northern Territory, has been elected to the Board as a Director. Kevin Dudeney has been re-elected as a Director.

Library and Information Week 2003

Information literacy: power your mind is the theme for LIW 2003 with more details and the promotional catalogue in the March issue of Incite.

Please contact me if you have any questions or require more information. My contact details are phone 08 9268 7138 or e-mail Deanne.Barrett@fedcourt.wa.gov.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address)

Cheers
Deanne

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