ALIA Special Libraries (Vic)
January-June 2003 six-monthly report
Committee
Current Committee Members 2003
Jane Oliver - Convenor
janeoliver@ozemail.com.au.nospam
Mary Ayling - Secretary
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Jean Truebridge - Treasurer
ph (03) 9687 9718
Marjorie Dalvean - Newsletter Co-ordinator
marjorie.dalvean@mrt.gov.au.nospam
Tania Barry - Liaison Officer
ktb@netspace.net.au.nospam
The Committee met in February, March, April, May and June. Two members, Elizabeth Mucha and Patricia Newell, resigned from the Committee, due to outside commitments. The Committee is seeking new members.
How group activities have fulfilled the objectives of ALIA
Group activities such as events and the newsletter have fulfilled the objectives of ALIA by promoting and improving the services provided by special libraries in Victoria and by fostering the professional interests and aspirations of personnel engaged in information provision in these libraries.
How the group communicates with its members
The group communicates with its members through the quarterly newsletter and various electronic e-lists.
Program of the group for the past six months
Events
March
The first event of the year was held at Women's Health Victoria on 20 March. Johna Low from DA Information Services gave a presentation on e-books and Mary Russell from Women's Health Victoria talked about creating a thesaurus for the subject field of women's health. Discussion was followed by a tour of the Women's Health Victoria Library. DA sponsored the event.
May
On 6 May at the Cunningham Library, Australian Council of Educational Research, Dr Jeremy Fisher from Copyright Agency Limited gave a presentation on managing copyright in the 21st century and spoke about digital object identifiers. Staff of the Cunningham Library described the services of the Library. Library supplier Raeco sponsored the event.
Newsletter
Two issues of Vic Specials, official newsletter of ALIA Special Libraries (Vic), have been published in 2003, the first issue in March and the second in June.
Finances
1 January 2003 to 30 June 2003
| Beginning Balance: |
-$1437.96 |
| Net Activity: |
-$140.20 |
| Ending Balance: |
-$1578.16 |
Events
No charges were made for events, as the Committee obtained sponsorship for events in the first half of 2003, thus incurring the minimal expense of small presents for speakers. The Committee hopes to continue to attract sponsors to enable events to be held at no cost to members.
Newsletter
| Advertising income received: |
$1420.65 |
| Newsletter expenses: |
$1751.36 |
| Cost of producing newsletter: |
$330.71 or $1.30 per member for 255 members. |
Note that not all advertisers paid for their advertising during this period.
It may be necessary to increase charges for advertising in the newsletter next year, as advertising income does not cover the cost of producing the newsletter.
Program for the next six months
Future Events
- Visit to Australian Institute of Family Studies 10 July sponsored by Resource Options
- Swets products presentation 7 August
- Talk by Guy St Clair August or September
- Museum of Victoria Infozone Tour 14 October
- SBS Library, Federation Square
Newsletter
The Committee plans to publish two more issues of the newsletter, one in September and one in December.
Jane Oliver
Convenor
ALIA Special Libraries(Vic)
12/55 Haines Street
North Melbourne Vic 3051
Ph 03 9328 1810
janeoliver@ozemail.com.au.nospam
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