ANZTLA Conference

10-13 July, 2003

Venue: Perth College, Mt Lawley, WA.

Nurturing Theological Education

A conference update

The ANZTLA 2003 Conference Committee are pleased to advise on an updated programme which is sure to offer you an abundance of interesting and informative sessions to attend, intertwined with site visits and social functions offering plenty of time to mingle with fellow colleagues.

Updated Conference Programme (subject to change)

Thursday 10 July
1:00pm	Pre-Conference Session Cataloguing - Philip Harvey
4:00pm	Registration
4:30pm	ANZTLA executive meeting
5:30pm	Opening and welcome
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30pm	Keynote address - The Lure? Lore of the Library? - Sr Veronica Brady IBVM, author and academic
Friday 11 July
7:30am	Breakfast
8:30am	Day trip to New Norcia (including morning tea, lunch and tour) Plenary session: The librarian as censor - Fr Placid Spearritt OSB, Abbot of New Norcia Interest Spot -Mike Tunney
3:30pm	Depart New Norcia
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30pm	ANZTLA AGM followed by 'supper: coffee on beaufort'
Saturday 12 July
7:30am	Breakfast
9:00am	Plenary session: Reference in the digital era: science, art or shot in the Dark? - Paul Genoni, lecturer in Information Studies, Curtin University.
10:00am	Interest spots
10:30am	Morning tea
11:00am	Practicalities session: One person libraries - How do we cope? Electronic journal databases versus print Please come prepared with your recommendations, suggestions and questions so we can have some lively and practical discussions.
12:00pm	Lunch
12:30pm	Depart for Notre Dame University
1:00pm	Site tour of Notre Dame University
2:00pm	Plenary session: An information literacy programme as a priority in an academic library: some observations and practical suggestions - Bruce Bott, university librarian, University of Notre Dame
3:00pm	Free time to explore, Fremantle Port City
4:30pm	Depart Notre Dame University
7:30pm	Conference Dinner - Café Martino, Mount Lawley
Sunday 13 July
7:30am	Breakfast
9:00am	ARI Indexers meeting Church services
10:00am	Morning tea
10:30am	Plenary session: The money squeeze: stretching your budget - Grant Stone, manager, Scholarly Resources, Murdoch University
11:30am	Interest spots
12:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm	Panel and Discussions
2:00pm	Handover and farewell

Do you have a topic suggestion or an interested to share with your fellow colleagues? Why not speak during an interest spot? Please e-mail your suggestion to marino.elisa@cathednet.wa.edu.au (please remove '.nospam' from address) your suggestion will be passed onto a committee member who will be in contact.

The conference website is also another way of finding out about the 2003 Conference. It is being updated on a regular basis with more additions to the programme, be sure to log on to www.anztla.org and click on the link '2003 Conference'. You will not only find information on the programme, but photos of the accommodation at Perth College, a registration form with costs and things to see and do while in Perth.

The ANZTLA 2003 committee we would also like to acknowledge our sponsors for their generous support

Worldwide Online Printing
Benedictine Community of New Norcia
Gatto Christian Shop
Open Book

Do join us for the 18th Annual ANZLTA conference, if you haven't already done so be sure to mark the dates of the 10-13 July in your diary and register before the closing date of 30 May 2003 (early applications would be appreciated). A registration brochure can be obtained by phoning Elisa Marino on 08 9212 9279. [Editor's note: late registrations will be accepted up to 20 June]

Elisa Marino
Conference registrar
ANZTLA conference 2003

Costs: Full registration $320 - full-board Thursday after lunch to Sunday after lunch, registration and conference dinner

Registration - $55 - all conference sessions
Accommodation - $210 - full board Thursday after lunch to Sun after lunch
Conference dinner - $55 - per person (partners welcome)

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