ALIA Far North Coast Regional Group (NSW)

6:00pm 17 November 2005 Nightcap Café TAFE Wollongbar

Welcome

Jennifer Kirton (Convenor)

Present: Jennifer Kirton (Convenor), Robyn Murray (Treasurer), Lainey Furness (Secretary), Brad Jones (Guest Speaker), Sue Charik, Pauline Leeson, Wanda Gianatti, Mr Gianetti (Visitor), Alison Watson, Louise Somerville, Martin Field, Judith Field

Apologies: Cathie Nilon (E-List Coordinator), Des Stewart, Leanne Goodwin

Minutes of last meeting

Held at Southern Cross University Library Wed 27 July 2005
Moved: Wanda Gianetti Seconded: Robyn Murray Carried.

Business arising from the minutes

No business arising.

Reasurer's report

Robyn Murray, Treasurer. No report.

Correspondence:

In: E-mails from: Geraldine Barkworth; participants thanking the FNC Group for previous workshop/library tour.

Out: E-mail replies to: Geraldine Barkworth, Des Stewart thanking them for their efforts; to emails sent by participants.

Election of office bearers for 2006

All positions were declared vacant. The incumbent executive members indicated that they would be happy to continue for a third year in their respective positions. There being no other nominations, the office bearers were re-elected unanimously for 2006: Jennifer Kirton (Convenor), Lainey Furness (Secretary), Robyn Murray (Treasurer), Cathie Nilon (E-List Coordinator).

Moved: Louise Somerville Seconded: Sue Charik carried.

Agenda items

Activity suggestions for 2006.
Proposed program summary January to December 2006

Month: March (Wednesday 15 March 2006; place to be advised by e-list)
Activity: Jennifer Kirton (Convenor) to meet with Coffs Harbour members of ALIA FNC Group in Coffs Harbour on Wed 15 March 2006.

Purpose: An opportunity for the Convenor, Jennifer Kirton and other ALIAFNC members to maintain friendly contact with ALIA members and potential members in the southern part of our region; to facilitate the interchange of ideas, concerns, and developments in the profession in our respective local areas; to network, inform, and socialise with members who are distant geographically. To provide an opportunity for members and potential new members for learning, networking, social contact, and friendship, at the meeting and the dinner.

Month: March 17:30 Tuesday 21 March. Richmond-Tweed Regional Library, Central Headquarters, 6 Centenary Drive, Goonellabah 2480. Ph 02 66251415
Activity: Meeting and tour of RTRL Mobile Library (Bookmobile) at RTRL Central Headquarters at Goonellabah. Dinner at Goonellabah Sports Club to follow.

Purpose: An educational and fun opportunity for members and potential new members to see the Mobile Library (Bookmobile) in operation at the Central headquarters of the RTRL; to learn about the client base and the scope, services, and materials provided to remote public library users through the Mobile Library. To provide an opportunity for members and potential new members for learning, networking, social contact, and friendship, at the meeting and the dinner.

Month: June (date and place to be confirmed)
Activity: Invite Ms Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, ALIA President from May 2006, to visit the ALIAFNC Regional Group as a Guest Speaker. The ALIAFNC Group (Martin Fields) will contact Ms Schmidmaier AM in January/February to arrange month/date/place to suit Ms Schmidmaier's commitments. This activity may held be in conjunction with visit(s) to Regional Public Libraries by Ms Schmidmaier AM.

Purpose: To meet with ALIA's President and promote ALIA as a professional body to members and potential new members. To illustrate to the ALIA National Body some of the differences in operating as a regional ALIA Group, being a regional ALIA member, and working in the library and information sector in a regional area. To provide an opportunity for members and potential new members for learning, networking, social contact, and friendship, at the meeting and the dinner.

Month: September (date and place to be confirmed)
Activity: Invite an author to visit the ALIAFNC Regional Group as a Guest Speaker. Lainey (Secretary) to contact Jill Eddington Byron Bay Writers Group for available authors. This meeting may be held in Byron Bay.

Purpose: Encourage members and potential new members to attend a meeting with a guest speaker of general appeal. Hold the meeting in a different location from Lismore to encourage members from the northern area of our region to attend. To provide an opportunity for learning, networking, social contact, and friendship, at the meeting and the dinner.

Month: November(date and place to be confirmed)
Activity: End of year dinner meeting and AGM for 2007. Guest speaker from membership.

Purpose: AGM: election of Office Bearers for 2007.
To provide an opportunity for members and potential new members for learning, networking, social contact, and friendship, at the meeting and the dinner.

Please note that members pay for their own meals and drinks when attending dinner meetings.

Robyn Murray to investigate availability/conditions for ALIA assistance with costs associated with attendance of guest speakers.

Any other business

Conferences
Martin advised the Group that EOIs have been called for papers for the ALIA Conference in Perth from 18 September 2006.

(CPLC) Country Public Libraries Conference to be held in Coonabarabran in July 2006.

ALISA (Australian Library & Information Science Abstracts) and [L]ISTA [Library] Information Science & Technology Abstracts databases

There was some discussion about the availability/coverage of ALISA and [L]ISTA databases.

Jennifer Kirton to investigate further and approach/lobby ALIA to urge that the Australian database continue to be updated. The Group believe that ALISA is an important tool to encourage and promote professional development in libraries. See Appendix 1 (attached)

Robyn Murray to find information about these databases. See Appendix 2 (attached)

Guest speaker: Brad Jones

Topic: Report on the 3rd International Evidence Based Librarianship Conference.16-19 October 2005. Brisbane, QLD Australia.

See Appendix 3 (attached) for detailed report and weblinks.

Next meeting: 17:30 Tuesday 21 March 2006.
RTRL Mobile Library (Bookmobile) tour. Dinner at Goonellabah to follow.

Meeting closed: 7:00pm

Lainey Furness (Secretary) Jennifer Kirton (Convenor)