APSIG newsletter no. 63: November 2007

ALIA Executive Director meets with APSIG Committee

Sue Hutley, ALIA Executive Director, was the APSIG Committee's guest at a recent meeting in Canberra on 20 February 2007.

From left: Deveni Temu, APSIG Convenor; Marie Sexton, APSIG Secretary; Sue Hutley, ALIA Executive Director; George Miller, APSIG Committee member.

Sue attended to find out more about APSIG as ALIA has an interest in international library contacts and is, for example, keen to have Australian representatives on all IFLA section committees.

The ALIA International Relations Committee was discussed. Sue noted that the IRC was one of a number of voluntary advisory groups currently working within ALIA. The APSIG Committee took the opportunity to thank ALIA for its continuing support of the APSIG Newsletter by funding postage for a paper copy of the newsletter to be sent to library associations and key contacts in the region. This was a significant means of raising ALIA's profile in the region.

Another topic discussed was how to encourage attendance by librarians from the region at ALIA conferences, which helps promote contacts both ways. Sue suggested that the model of Libs for Africa managed by Sharon Karasmanis as an example of fund-raising for attendance at conferences. Funds are being raised in Australia to pay for African librarians to attend IFLA in Durban this year.

Finally the APSIG Committee took the opportunity to thank ALIA for its continuing support of the APSIG Newsletter by funding postage for a paper copy of the newsletter to be sent to library associations and key contacts in the region, where web connectivity and email may not be as reliable or as accessible.