ALIA WA Forum

Minutes of the meeting of the WA Forum held on 12 November 2001.

Present: T Parker, E Bardoe, B Bruce, C Peters, S Hughes, L Simonis

1. Apologies Bonnie Bruce, Judy Allan, Roberta Cowan, Kay Poustie.
   
   
2. Minutes of previous meeting. Accepted. Moved: T Parker, seconded: C Peters
   
   
3. Matters Arising
   3.1 Alan Bundy, and Ice Breaker function.
   March would be a good time to have this function.
   Action Item: Bonnie to confirm what Alan said about his timetable.
   

   3.2 ALIA Policy Statements.: Done

   3.3 ALP Public Library Policy Council
   Outstanding event: well attended, all happy. Four million dollars funding over 4 years. Claire Forte appointed acting state librarian. Public librarians pleased to see WA Forum rep present.

   3.4 Central TAFE CPD talk by Bonnie: power point presentation and talk: well received.

   3.5 South West Regional Conference, support by WA Forum. In principal supported by WA Forum.
   Action item: Bonnie to let WA Forum know what support is needed so WA Forum can budget for it.

4. Correspondence: In
   4.1. Letter from Claire Forte: re: hire of room 4.29.
   4.2. Report on Library Board membership: e-mails from Kay Poustie and Trevis Lawton.
   4.3. E-mail from Julia Gross, Re: National Policy Congress: she is NPC rep for Academic and Research Libraries Group.
   4.4. E-mail from T Parker re payment of ISP.
   4.5. Institute for Information Management: E-mail to Bobbie re working with other industry groups.
   4.6. E-mail from Susanne Bruhn, re developing principals and criteria for group funding proposals.
   4.7. E-mail from Bonnie: apologies and request from Roberta Cowan, re Sharr Medal.
   
   
5. Correspondence: Out.
   None.
   
   
6. Reports
   6.1. Treasurers report: (verbal)
   Activity since last meeting
   Out
   $49.97 on stationary
   $ 29.97 ISP: three months
   $150.00 deposit to Cottesloe Hotel (November CPD function)
   
   In
   $150.00 takings from October CPD Function.
   
   Total debits since 1 July 2001: $1474.57
   Total credits since 1 July 2001: $1224.80
   Balance to date: $ 249.77 debit.
   
   6.2 Convenors report.
   6.2.1 Thanks to Trudy for her work in my absence
   6.2.2 Library Board Representative: ALIA representative incumbent has received a letter from LISWA extending all positions for another year. Trevis Lawton has expressed interest in being ALIA representative on Library Board should this position become vacant.
   6.2.3 Institute for Information Management. Ann Last (IIM Chair) would like ALIA to work with IIM, along with other similar interest groups in WA.
   

   Has invited representatives from:

   RMAA

   ASA

   Health and Information Association Australia

   ACS

   Meeting held October 10th.

   Issues for discussion:

   Reciprocal membership and discounts for events,

   Discounts for their members at our functions

   Bobbie advised IIM of National office funding arrangements.
   Suggested a joint Christmas Function on 6 December, 5:00pm at the Brass Monkey.: IIM members could attend if they wish.
   Action Item: produce a calendar of events for 2002, share with IIM and negotiate rescheduling if appropriate.
   
   6.3 CPD report. Leadership Seminar.
   Bookings: Seminar 26, Seminar/Dinner 14, Dinner Only 2
   CPD committee will hold a budgeting workshop to help groups formulate budgets for National Office.
   
   
7. Other business
   7.1 Library and Information Week.
   Sam Hughes is Library and Information Week co-ordinator for 2002
   She will be building on what Jane Edinger produced for 2001
   Contact details: 08 9414 5599 work, 0417 982 638 mobile, shughes@cockburn.wa.gov.au
   7.2 National Policy Congress
   Eilishia Bardoe is WA Forum rep for NPC. Action Item - Bobbie to send e-mail, asking for any 'burning issues' for NPC to be forwarded to Eilishia.
   
   
8. Next Meeting
   Monday 10 December 2001.