ALIA Top End
Meeting minutes
Darwin City Library. 20 August 2003
- Present: Robin Hempel, Linda Winzar, Judy Smith, Carol Sawyer, Di Wilcox, Melanie Bennett, Bill Constantine, Emma Darby, Ann Ritchie, Felicity Williams, Kira Paznikov Barry
Apologies: Lorraine Shepherd, Debbie Weekes, Julie Adams, Kaye Bartlett, Ruth Quinn, Sarah White
- Confirmation of previous minutes:
Confirmed by Robin Hempel.
- Business arising
3.1 NPC regional meeting: Report tabled. Question raised about whether the focus of the meeting was still on policy as this was hard to determine from the agenda for regional and national meetings.
Report will be posted to e-list for comments due Friday 29 August, 5:00pm.
Robin had a conversation with Centralian group representatives following their meeting. Central group will be forwarding their comments to Robin to incorporate with ALIA Top End (A's comments to take to NPC).
3.2 GLIS review [Robin]: The director, NTLIS advised that this is a government matter of private consultation, not public. NTLIS director did advise that Diana Leeder (new executive director of arts, museums, libraries) could report to the group at a later date. Robin received suggestion that Ann Ritchie, as member of ALIA Board of Directors could take this up, however Ann felt that she could only act if a position paper went from ALIA National Office to the board. Members individually could approach ALIA National Office.
- Budget
4.1 Update [Di]: No real changes. Will try to table report at next meeting. Di explained the need for the group treasurer to be involved with any working group budgets such as the information literacy symposium budget. Linda volunteered to forward symposium budget to Di. Di to prepare guidelines regarding requirements of the group treasurer.
- CPD activities
5.1 Information literacy symposium: Need to create a poster type design to aid promotion. Post adverts on staff classifieds on NT government intranet. Bill to find out OCPE contact. Judy Smith can forward to DEET e-mail and ASLA e-mail.
5.2 Information audit seminar: This went ahead with support from ALIA. Robin provided overview of day. $400.00 sponsorship was provided from ALIA National Office.
- Mentoring program
Update [Ann]: Anastasia Govan presented at Centrelink last month. The mentors met in July to look at how the group may continue. Management/co-ordination will probably continue through current mentors.
- Support for isolated and remote members
No items
- Communication and networking
Interface issue released in August. Congratulations to Kira for preparing the edition. Felicity raised concern about reaching people who cannot access information via website or e-list. Kira to check membership listings to try to determine who is not a member of the e-list.
- Directory
No items - with working group.
- Other Business
10.1 Group 6 monthly report: Report almost completed.
10.2 Professional development day: PD day promoted.
10.3 Central Australian ALIA roup: Try to aim for one joint meeting between the two NT groups per year.
10.4 Meeting venues for rest of year: Proposed venues to be confirmed - 17 September: Health library; 15 October: NTL; 19 November: café venue; 8 December: joint dinner with CBC/ASLA. Suggestion made to invite ALIA executive director Jennefer to NT. Event could include information session/speech and dinner.
10.5 Top End Group executive: Meeting planned for late September.
10.6 'Secrets of the super searchers' revisiting Australia Ann suggested we make contact to see if the tour can include Darwin in October visit. Ann will contact Elizabeth Swan to determine if its possible and what costs are involved.
10.7 Local liaison officers: Robin has been advised that NT will not have this position as Ann (member of Board of Directors) is part of our group. Ann advised that she did not represent a geographical area and we should further investigate this.
- Next meeting/Close
Next meeting: Wednesday 17 September, 5:00pm. Venue TBA.
Close: Meeting closed 7:00pm
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