ALIA WA Forum

Minutes of the meeting of the WA Forum held on Monday, 8 July 2002.

1. Apologies C Peters T Parker.
   
   
2. Minutes of previous meeting. Accepted: B R Bruce.
   
   
3. Matters arising from previous minutes
   3.1 LISEKA response: Done

   3.2 Sponsorship cheque from R. Armstrong
   S Hughes to follow-up: not done

   3.3 Phil Teece visit
   C Peters to follow up: more discussion needed on this: Bobbie to follow-up with Camille.

   3.4 E-mail to membership re office-bearers: done.

4. Correspondence.
   4.1 In:
   E-mail: Sandra Reid: Sally Reagan (UWA) winner of Libraries Change Lives award.
   E-mail: E. Bardoe re new special librarians award
   E-mail: E. Bardoe forwarded e-mail re CPD in the South West of the State.
   E-mail: Jennefer Nicholson: report on Board of Directors meeting.
   
   4.2 Out:
   E-mail: B. Bruce call for nominations for office-bearers.
   
   
5. Reports
   5.1 Convenors report
   5.1.1. Not much activity to report energy focussed on getting nominations for office-bearers.

   5.2 Treasurers report
   5.2.1 No new activity to report.

   5.3 CPD report
   5.3.1 Tentative schedule for next few months
   August: PRG Meeting: C.Peters will organise.
   
   September: Visit by Phil Teece: work with Cheryl Hamil on this.
   Suggested date is 16 September.
   D Barrett has suggested a speaker from DOCEP.
   Venue to be confirmed: Action item B Bruce to contact T Solomons re booking Hollywood Private Hospital Theatrette.
   
   October: PRG Meeting J H will organise
   
   November: Seminar: need a topic. (suggestion is return on investment)

   5.4 Biblia
   5.4.1 Biblia has been put together will be sent to ALIA in next couple of days.

   5.5 South West Forum
   5.5.1 Arrangements are going well. We have confirmed the Honorable Sheila McHale as keynote speaker. Great range of speakers.
   We are in contact with our speakers and firming up details of their papers etc.
   Next task is to advertise widely.

6. Other business
   6.1 Office-bearers: disappointing response.
   J Allan has agreed to be new treasurer.
   B R Bruce to resign as secretary end of September.
   B Bruce to continue as convenor for the time being.
   A special general meeting will be run in August, to tie in with PRG meeting.
   
   6.2 Formal vote of thanks to Trudy Parker for her services as treasurer, her excellent work over the last three years and her unswerving devotion and assistance in the change management process within the group structure.
   
   6.3 LIW co-ordinator for next year: B Bruce will write a description of position and will send through to A Raspa for Biblia.
   
   6.4 Biblia: last edition was very crisp and professional: formal vote of thanks from the convenor to Biblia team. Great to see inaugural cartoon strip! Need to formalise our position regards advertising for Biblia. Action item for A Raspa to query National Office on this issue.
7. Next Meeting
   5:30pm Monday 8 July 2002 in room 2.9 LISWA
   Meeting closed 7:00pm.

Libraries looking out: a South West forum.

Proudly presented by WA Library Technicians Group, WA Forum and South West Library Link.

Program at a glance

Keynote speaker: Minister for Culture and the Arts, the Honourable Sheila McHale

'Electronic Libraries: what does this mean?'

A panel discussion about the increasing use of electronic resources to deliver information in libraries: join the Honorable Sheila McHale, Bobbie Bruce (convenor, WA Forum) and Susan Feeney (Public Library Services, LISWA) to discuss this important topic.

Lobbying skills: finding support for your projects

Bobbie Bruce: convenor WA Forum.

User education and Information Technology

Belinda Grayson: Cambridge Public Library

Draw kids into libraries: 'Inspire young teens with cartoons'

Kim Grace: librarian, cartoonist and this year's SHARR Medal winner.

Professional development: what's in it for me?

Bonnie Bruce: convenor WA Library Technicians Group

Web design tips and tricks: how do you do that??

Rosemary Horton: Trinity College, Perth.

Information Literacy: an information trek

Kathy Deubert and Sue Grey-Smith Curtin University

Promoting your library successfully

Susan Feeney of LISWA shares her experience

Literacy: a joint responsibility

Lynda Mathews, senior speech pathologist, Esperance Health Service.

Genealogy and the Internet

Australind Family History Society Inc

More information can be obtained from the WA Library Technicians Group page or Brenda Ellen, bellen@sro.wa.gov.au.