ALIA Information Literacy Forum

April 2004 Newsletter

Who are we?

ALIA Information Literacy Forum fosters a common understanding of and advocates for information literacy within ALIA and the general community.

The Forum promotes professional development opportunities in information literacy for library and information services personnel.

Membership

Our 612 members come from all states and overseas, and from a variety of sectors:

The 'Other' sector covers students, retired librarians, national/state and government, as well as a wide range such as joint use libraries.

Our Committee - 2004

Liz Burke
Reference and Information Services Librarian
La Trobe University Library
Treasurer

Lyn McIntosh
City Librarian
Palmerston City Library
Palmerston NT
Committee Member

Cathy Costa
Liaison Librarian, RMIT University
Library, Bundoora Campus
Webpage Administrator

Lesley Ngatai
Librarian, University of New South Wales Library
Convenor

Mark Jones
Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
Online Forum Moderator

Helen Partridge
Lecturer, School of Information Systems
Queensland University of Technology
Secretary and ALIA workshop

Jane Knowles
Librarian, University of New South Wales Library
Newsletter Editor

Sharon Uthmann
Queensland University of Technology
Committee Member

Anne Lloyd
Lecturer, School of Information Studies
Charles Sturt University
Committee Member

Helena Zobec
Institute Librarian
Canberra Institute of Technology
Listserv and the ALIA-Infolit E-List

Mandy Lupton
Lecturer, Griffith Institute for Higher Education, Griffith University
Committee Member

Library and Information Week 24-30 May

Library and Information Week aims to raise awareness of the value of libraries and information services and information professionals in Australia. The week provides the opportunity to promote our professional services and skills to user communities and the public, to introduce new services, and to canvas issues of importance to the provision of library and information services in Australia.

'Down and loaded: the right information at the right time' is the theme for Library and Information Week 2004. This theme has been chosen to acknowledge and celebrate the innovative activities and services provided by library and information professionals, focusing on the delivery of information via the online environment.

ANZIIL Information Literacy Framework: principles, standards and practice

The revised standards are now available on both the ANZIIL Website and the CAUL Website.

The Framework includes changes and some useful additional information about current practice and theory. A useful overview discusses information literacy in the context of lifelong learning, developing programs and how to use the Framework. The seventh standard which was originally about life long learning and citizenship, has been extended and transformed into a statement of four overarching principles upon which the Framework is based. Mandy Lupton writes about curriculum alignment and assessment and Judy Peacock explores implications for professional development. Also included is an outline of how some Australian and New Zealand tertiary libraries have been using the original standards. For more information, please refer to the ANZIIL or CAUL websites.