ALIA WA Forum

10 June 2003 meeting minutes

Minutes of the inaugural ALIA West meeting held Tuesday 10 June 2003 at 5:30pm in Room 2.9 Alexander Library Building, State Library of WA.

1. Attendance
   1.1 Present: Judy Allan, Maureen Cooper, Camille Peters, Belinda Grayson, Lisa Kidd, Jeanette Hill, Rose Hockley
   1.2 Apologies: Lisa Wright, Jane Edinger, Elisha Bardoe.
   
   
2. Minutes of the previous meeting:
   WA Forum - Belinda Grayson, Camille Peters
   KISWA- Rose Hockley Jeanette Hill
   
   
3. Business arising
   3.1 Until Kay Schneider has arranged to move InfoWest to the ALIA website, ALIA West will be charged on a 3-monthly basis instead of 12-monthly.
   
   
4. Correspondence
   In:
   

   Subject

   Thank you from ECU for display at recent Careers Expo

   Out:
   

   Subject

   Thank you to Bruce Bott , Notre Dame for hosting KISWA event

   Photos of Sharr Medal presentation to Dr Karen Anderson, ECU

   Thankyou to Duncan Ord for launching LAW 16 June 2003

   Thankyou to Tony Delauney for sponsorship of Special Librarian Award 2003

   Photos of Special Librarian Award presentation to Lothar Retzlaff

   
   
   
5. Reports
   5.1 Treasurer's report
   Report from WA Forum tabled. Judy Allan to write report of year's activities.
   KISWA Report held over - Approximate loss of $100.00 over 2002-2003 financial year. Jeanette Hill to write report of KISWA's activities.
   5.2 Continuing Professional Development
   5.2.1 The Professional Reading Group will meet on 30 June at Café Pages to discuss the article, 'Do you look like a librarian?'
   The next CPD function is planned for 21 July, at which several Speakers will discuss their particular library sectors.
   There was discussion regarding dwindling participation in ALIA committees and attendance at functions. It was suggested that part of next meeting should be spent discussing ideas for librarians/ librarianship, marketing strategies, joint functions.
   5.3 Biblia report
   5.3.1 The committee felt that the new 'members-only' webpage limited Biblia readership numbers. Camille is to canvas newsletter editors of other groups and contact Georgina Dale with her findings.
   5.4 Awards
   5.4.1 The Sharr Medal Award is to be retained as a year-round agenda item, to encourage the nomination of mid-year graduates.
   Procedures for both Special Librarian and Sharr Medal awards to be formalized and documented.
   
   
6. Other business
   6.1 Archiving
   Hasn't happened for a number of years. Rose to contact Battye Library for details and Jeanette Hill has agreed to co-ordinate the archiving of KISWA and WA Forum documents.
   6.2 Office-bearers for ALIA West
   Convener: Maureen Cooper
   Secretary: Rose Hockley
   Treasurer: Judy Allan
   Committee: Jeanette Hill, Belinda Grayson
   Biblia and CPD Co-ordinator: Camille Peters
   6.3 Library Steering Committee for the State-wide Advertising Campaign
   Maureen Cooper outIined proposed methods of donation/funding/subscription for this initiative.
   
   
7. Meeting closed at 7.10pm
   Meetings to be held on 3rd Tuesday in each month.

Next meeting to be held Tuesday 15 July 2003 at 5:30pm in Room 2.9 of the Alexander Library Building, State Library Western Australia.