February 2008

In this aliaPUBNEWS broadcast:

Quotations
The Internet as a Publishing Tool

States and territories
Welcoming places : Ideas for public library services for Aboriginal people; 2008 Campaign to Raise Awareness of Fraud and Scams

Library Blogs
Library of Congress is on Flickr; Novel Ideas - A Librarian's View from the Stacks

International
50 greatest British writers since 1945; Answer-thon; International Women's Day; Australian Memory of the World Register; Connecting Libraries and Users; A Library Toolbar

National
National Simultaneous Storytime 2008; National Library News; Australian National Archives : Bringing Them Home name index (for indigenou

Professional Development
7 Habits of Highly Innovative People

Conferences
Open Road 2008 Conference: Multilingualism and the Information Society; Information Online 2009; 2008 Communities in Control Conference

Policy and advocacy
Internet Safety Report; Free CAL Seminar Series: Payments, Processes & Copyright development

Believe it or Not!
The Stay at Home Server

News from ALIA
ALIA AGM - Call for Motions; ALIA Website Upgrade; ALIA Biennial Conference Reminder; Library Stars: best of the best 2008

Quotations

The Internet as a Publishing Tool
From a BBC interview about the Internet as publishing tool. Silicon Valley resident Andrew Keen has written a book, The Cult of the Amateur, asking if we are being sold a line here, all for someone else to pocket the profits. "There are people making a fortune out of the web 2.0 revolution, whether they're from Google, YouTube or Wikipedia," he says. "They've convinced all of us to become authors and they're making a fortune out of us. "We're giving our content away for free, most of it has no value, and much of it is unreliable and embarrassing for us. "Meanwhile culture, broadly, is the victim because there's more and more of this user-generated dross out there and professional, high-quality culture, whether it's film, television, music or journalism, is in crisis."

States and territories

Welcoming places : Ideas for public library services for Aboriginal people
The State Library of Queensland has produced an online publication called Welcoming places : Ideas for public library services for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. The publication is a mix of stories from some libraries about their services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and some helpful ideas and resources. http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/73828/SLQ-Welcoming_places.pdf
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/73828/SLQ-Welcoming_p

2008 Campaign to Raise Awareness of Fraud and Scams
“Fraud Fortnight” 24 February – 8 March 2008 ‘Fraud Fortnight’ is a two-week NSW consumer fraud and scams awareness campaign. The campaign is part of the work of the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce and aims to raise awareness about deceptive and seduction scams. On February 24 ‘Fraud Fortnight’ was launched in Australia and New Zealand with the key message of: ‘SCAMS TARGET YOU – PROTECT YOURSELF’. First week – Seduction - focuses on the ‘too good to be true’ type of scam – for example, promises of easy money, lottery wins, prizes or true love. Second week – Deception - focuses on identity fraud type scams – phishing and other forms of scams seeking to obtain people’s personal information. Your participation is an excellent way to demonstrate your support to the community. You can: * post a link on your website to the State Government’s consumer fraud prevention portal, www.scamwatch.gov.au <http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/> - this website operates year round and helps people to recognise, report and avoid scams * partner the Taskforce by carrying the animated Taskforce banner or logo on your public website which links to www.scamwatch.gov.au <http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/> * include an article in your newsletter/mail outs to clients and stakeholders For more information and to discuss your participation, please contact Ms Johanna Lam on (tel) 02 9619 8623 or by email at: johanna.lam@oft.commerce.nsw.gov.au <mailto:johanna.lam@oft.commerce.nsw.gov.au> You are encouraged to support and participate in the Taskforce campaign which contributes to the safety and protection of all Australians from fraud and scams. Campaign material has been sent by post to your Library for your use and further articles and promotional material is available by following the link below - look for the scams and alerts heading.
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au

Library Blogs

Library of Congress is on Flickr
The statistics for the Library on Congress on Flickr are amazing. Follow the link below to see the report about it on their blog:
http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=237

Novel Ideas - A Librarian's View from the Stacks
Another interesting library blog. Check it out at:
http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/novelideas/

International

50 greatest British writers since 1945
What better way to start the year than with an argument? The Times has decided to present you with a ranking of whom they consider the best postwar British writers, and are awaiting your responses.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/art

Answer-thon
It's official. WikiAnswers ( <http://wiki.answers.com> http://wiki.answers.com) is going to have an answer-thon on the weekend of March 1-2, during which "registered contributors will answer as many questions as possible over 48 hours, sharing their knowledge and competing for prizes. Answers must be original work and can address unanswered questions in any of WikiAnswers' 2,406 categories. Participants can also correct or improve existing incorrect answers." Sign up at: <http://wiki.answers.com/static/answerthon.html> http://wiki.answers.com/static/answerthon.html If you do sign up for a WikiAnswers account, make sure to put "Slam the Boards" in the "Where I'm From" box in your settings page. If a "Slam" librarian wins a prize, they'll note that in their publicity. Just a note. Their wording stated that "Answers must be original work." I asked Alison Minaglia of Answers.com if that included what librarians usually do--quote and cite third-party sources (as opposed to replying from personal expertise). I was assured that was fine. Specifically, she said: "Sure... they can quote/compile and then cite it, though ideally, we'd prefer they add something or weave it together/edit a little instead of simply copying verbatim. In other words, say 'According to XXXXX, the solution may be to...' as opposed to just copying and pasting the exact text. Personal experience/expertise is absolutely not required." Prizes: The FIRST PLACE winner, who answers the most questions in two days, will be crowned our AnswerThon Champion and receive a $500 Amazon gift certificate. The SECOND PLACE winner will receive a $250 Amazon gift certificate. The THIRD PLACE winner will receive a $100 Amazon gift certificate All winners, including the next 10 runners up, will receive WikiAnswers T-shirts. See more details at:
http://ir.answers.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=294936

International Women's Day
International Women's Day is celebrated on 8 March each year. This year's theme is '100 years of active women in paid and unpaid work'. A list of events, relevant information and promotional material can be found at:
http://www.women.nsw.gov.au/WhatsNew/iwd.htm

Australian Memory of the World Register
UNESCO ANNOUNCES ELEVEN NEW INSCRIPTIONS ON THE AUSTRALIAN MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER From collections that document the ancient traditional cultures of Australia’s Indigenous people, to those that record path-breaking twentieth-century developments in the visual arts, the latest inscriptions added to UNESCO’s Australian Memory of the World Register demonstrate the rich diversity of our nation’s documentary heritage. The UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Memory of the World Programme today announced the inscription of a total of eleven new items on the Australian Memory of the World Register. The announcement came during UNESCO’s Third International Memory of the World conference, Communities and Memories – a Global Perspective. The new inscriptions record iconic events such as the landing at Gallipoli in 1915, the genesis of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland in 1892; and the achievement in 1894 of women’s suffrage only a year after its first adoption in New Zealand. They also include the archives of the first 100 years of the High Court of Australia; the State Library of South Australia’s Mountford-Sheard Collection, documenting many of the traditional cultures of Central Australia, the Flinders Ranges, Arnhem Land and the Tiwi Islands from the 1930s to the 1960s; and the National Gallery of Australia’s James Gleeson Oral History collection of interviews with prominent twentieth-century Australian artists such as Brett Whiteley, John Brack and Judy Cassab. All these documentary heritage collections and items are held in libraries, archives and museums around Australia. News Editors please note: The new Australian Memory of the World inscriptions are listed on following pages 2 & 3. For more information please contact: Roslyn Russell, 0421 311 369 For more information on the Memory of the World programme see the website
www.amw.org.au

Connecting Libraries and Users
A free web service is being offered to all American public libraries to connect them to their patrons - EngagedPatrons.org EngagedPatrons.org handles all the programing required to help public libraries provide a more engaging and interactive web presence. Wouldn't it be great to see this type of service offered to Australian public libraries...
http://engagedpatrons.org/

A Library Toolbar
Want to enhance your customers online library experience? Download library toolbars so you can 'take the library with you' Check out what the Columbus Metropolitan Library has on offer by visiting:
http://www.columbuslibrary.org/ebranch/index.cfm?pageid=209

National

National Simultaneous Storytime 2008
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at 11:00am We are thrilled to announce that the National Simultaneous Storytime book for 2008 is Arthur by Amanda Graham and illustrated by Donna Gynell! The book is about Arthur, a dog in a pet store desperately wanting a home but nobody seems to want him. He imitates all the other pet shop animals in the hope of being bought but just when he has given up hope a little girl buys him…. National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is a wonderful opportunity to promote your library! NSS endeavours to promote the value of reading and literacy and the value of books; and to encourage storytime activities in public libraries around the country. It provides a great opportunity to involve parents, grandparents, the media and others to enjoy the occasion. Invite your local celebrity or politician to read aloud at your library, you can dress-up, or organise a themed party! The options are only limited to your imagination! Libraries, schools and centres who would like to take part in the National Simultaneous Storytime can register online on the ALIA website at http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/storytime/2008/. Keep checking the website for all the latest information regarding NSS 2008. The NSS Activity Sheets and other NSS images will be available for download on the NSS website from mid March. The NSS promotional poster will be available for purchase soon. To purchase the book and other Arthur themed merchandise visit http://www.erapublications.com/content/117
http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/storytime/2008/

National Library News
From Jan Fullerton: Tony Boston is leaving the National Library. Tony has accepted a position within the Bureau of Meteorology and his last day at the Library is 22 February. The position will coordinate development of a national database of information about Australian water resources. Pam Gatenby will transfer to the position of Assistant Director-General, Resource Sharing Division for three months from 3 March while recruitment action is taken to fill the position. Amelia McKenzie will be acting Assistant Director-General, Collections Management Division for this period.

Australian National Archives : Bringing Them Home name index (for indigenou
The National Archives has created the Bringing Them Home (BTH) name index which aims to help Indigenous people find information about themselves, their families and their country from National Archive records relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their history. This index was created in response to the recommendations of Bringing Them Home, the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, released in 1997. The BTH name index index contains: names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; names of non-Indigenous people related to or associated with Indigenous people; names of missions and institutions where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were placed; and places where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have lived or visited. The index does not contain information about the people named. To see this information you will need to view the original records (files, papers and photographs) or photocopies of them. If the reason for seeking access is to obtain information for the purpose of re-establishing family and community links, under the Memoranda of Understanding between the Archives and Northern Territory, Victorian and South Australian Indigenous communities you may look at information normally restricted from public access. For further information see: Fact Sheet 114 - Memorandum of Understanding with Northern Territory Aboriginal people; Fact Sheet 205- Memorandum of Understanding with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency; or Fact Sheet 209- Memorandum of Understanding with SA Indigenous people. You can ask for the BTH name index to be searched by contacting the Archives National Reference Service at ( ph:1300 886 881; fax: 1300 886 882; email : ref@naa.gov.au ). To assist reference officers undertake a thorough search, it helps if you provide as many details as possible, including: name of the person you are researching; this includes any variations in the spelling of given names, nicknames, forgotten names, or Indigenous names; family connections; the names of any siblings, children or other relatives; language group, country or homeland which were sometimes used to identify people; place where the person was born, lived, worked, or was sent to; date of birth, age at events, or date of death of the person; date ranges, year or period the person was in a certain place or area, such as the period they worked on a particular cattle station; and significant events that may have occurred in the person's life, such as being evacuated because of natural disaster or war. You can find out more about the BTH index in the National Archives Fact Sheet 175 Bringing Them Home Name Index at http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs175.aspx The BTH name index is not the only information resource available to researchers of Indigenous family history. While most government records relating to Aboriginal affairs before 1970 were created and maintained by state governments, the National Archives holds large quantities of records relevant to Northern Territory and Victorian Indigenous people. The National Archives holds many Northern Territory records because from 1911 until self-government in 1978, the Commonwealth administered the Territory. Northern Territory records are held in the Darwin and Canberra offices. National Archive holdings on Victoria are large because the Victorian government handed the responsibility for Aboriginal affairs and associated records to the Commonwealth in 1975. Victorian records dating from 1860 are held in the Melbourne office. Finally, the National Archives holds more recent records for all states because in 1967 the Constitution was amended to allow the Australian Government to legislate for all Aboriginal people. There are a number of other online National Archive fact sheets concerning records on Indigenous people, including : Fact Sheet 113 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Fact sheet 150 The 1967 Referendum; Fact sheet 108 The pastoral industry in the Northern Territory; and Fact sheet 112 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Go to : http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/on-indigenous/index.aspx

Professional Development

7 Habits of Highly Innovative People
Have you ever looked at super creative or innovative people, and felt they are special beings blessed with gifts? Have you felt that you are not as fortunate? Read more at:
http://thinksimplenow.com/creativity/7-habits-of-highly-innovative-people/

Conferences

Open Road 2008 Conference: Multilingualism and the Information Society
Vicnet, a division of the State Library of Victoria, is pleased to announce the 4th Open Road Conference - Open Road 2008: Multilingualism and the Information Society to be held on the eve of the World Information Society Day at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, 15-16 May 2008. The Open Road 2008 Organising Committee extends a warm welcome to decision makers and practitioners working in strategic online development, community languages and technology, and language education, maintenance and development within the government, libraries, education and community sectors. This is a unique conference in Australia, a major two-day event that builds on the work of previous Open Road conferences. Highlights of the conference include national and international guest speakers: Prof. Joseph Lo Bianco, Chair of Languages and Literacy Education, The University of Melbourne Richard Ishida, W3C Internationalization Activity Lead , World Wide Web Consortium, UK Prof. Tony Liddicoat, Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia Assoc. Prof. Robert Debski, Director Horwood Language Centre School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne as well as a innovative plenary, concurrent sessions and case studies that explore and showcase the use of ICT in: linguistic and cultural development; delivering information to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities; improving online communication with CALD communities; and developing and promoting multilingual and multicultural societies. For Registration Inquiries, please contact Sophie Tinney on registrations@openroad.net.au or 61 3 8664 7400. For general Inquiries, please contact Adel Sarkozi on conference@openroad.net.au or 61 3 8664 7400. For a copy of the Conference Program, including Abstracts and Biographies, and Fees/ Registration Form, please visit:
www.openroad.net.au/conferences/2008

Information Online 2009
14th Information Online Conference & Exhibition The Conference & Exhibition will be held at Darling Harbour Exhibition and Convention Centre, Sydney from the 20th - 22nd January 2009. Information Online 2009 is already shaping up to be a big event. For 2009 the Executive Committee is looking forward to presenting delegates with an innovative programme, so are calling for papers that will educate and inspire the delegates. Papers for 2009 can be nominated for peer-review. If you would like to submit a paper, please download the details from the website below. Deadline for submitting is 28th March 2008.
http://www.information-online.com.au/

2008 Communities in Control Conference
Once a year 1500 remarkable people gather in Melbourne, Australia to exchange ideas & wisdom, be re-energised, be inspired. It's Australia's largest, most intimate, most popular community conference. Communities in Control is an acknowledgment and celebration of the enormous importance of local community - it is a call to policy makers at every level to listen to and include the voices and experiences of even the smallest community group from every ethnic background and faith group. At this year's conference, we will explore the challenge of building political, environmental, social & economic pathways towards true social inclusion. Keynote speakers include 2007 Australian of the Year Tim Flannery, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of Amnesty International in London Kate Gilmore, leading international health expert Fran Baum, "mouseclick campaigner" Brett Solomon (GetUp!), CEO of National Indigenous TV Australia Pat Turner, and more of Australia's top thinkers and speakers. This year's conference also features a pre-conference special skills day on Working with Government, as well as community entertainment, a networking event and a special guest Community Idol presenter. The Conference itself is on Monday and Tuesday, June 16th and 17th 2008, with the pre-conference skills day on Sunday June 15th. Register before March 14th and you will receive a free 1 year subscription to the Board Builder Newsletter (www.ourcommunity.com.au/boardbuilder <http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/boardbuilder> ), valued at $165. A conference brochure can be downloaded from:
www.ourcommunity.com.au/cic2008

Policy and advocacy

Internet Safety Report
The first annual report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy entitled 'Developments in Internet Filtering Technologies and other Measures for Promoting Online Safety is now available. The report was prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) :
http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310554/developments_in_interne

Free CAL Seminar Series: Payments, Processes & Copyright development
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)™ business is changing and they want you to hear about it. Along with offering new licences that will make your content available to more people than ever before, CAL's got more details to share with you about our planned new faster payment method, CALdirect. They'll also discuss where copyright laws are heading as a result of the latest developments in technology and what issues you need to consider. Please join them at one of their free information seminars to learn more about these changes and what they mean for you. WHERE & WHEN? Thursday 6 March 2008, Sydney Art Gallery of NSW Centenary Auditorium Art Gallery Road The Domain, Sydney 3pm to 4.30pm Getting there:
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/getting_here

Believe it or Not!

The Stay at Home Server
Is it just me or is this very funny? Very clever advertising! Check out: http://www.stayathomeserver.com/default.aspx?vid=1 And:
http://www.stayathomeserver.com/book.aspx

News from ALIA

ALIA AGM - Call for Motions
AGM Call for Motions Motions for discussion at the Annual General Meeting are to be forwarded in writing to the ALIA Executive Director by 13 March 2008. Motions should be signed by the movers either individually or on behalf of a division/group of the Association. All such motions received will be published in the AGM agenda notice in the April issue of inCite and on ALIAnet.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/meetings/

ALIA Website Upgrade
A Website upgrade has been completed. See - http://alia.org.au/ The ALIA website has been upgraded and displays ALIA's corporate branding with a contemporary look and feel. Note: If you have any difficulty viewing this page, please refresh your browser by pressing Ctrl F5. Should you find any issues or concerns please email the ithelpdesk. (remove the '.nospam' from address).
ithelpdesk@alia.org.au.nospam

ALIA Biennial Conference Reminder
It's not too late to register! he ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference will be held in Alice Springs at the modern Alice Springs Convention Centre from 2-5 September 2008. Alice Springs Convention Centre The conference is expected to attract organisations and delegates from Australia and New Zealand as well as the Asia-Pacific region. The conference theme, dreaming08, will produce a program that empowers library and information professionals in the development, promotion and delivery of quality services in all sectors. It is expected that over 500 delegates will attend the ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference. They will be drawn to the conference by a varied and stimulating program, a unique trade exhibition, a fun and different social program and by the opportunity to spend some time in a fascinating part of the country.
http://www.alia2008.com/

Library Stars: best of the best 2008
Library stars makes its return at the dreaming08 conference in Alice Springs. Following its successful debut in Perth in 2006, the forum, hosted by ALIA’s Public Libraries Advisory Committee (PLAC), will showcase public libraries, their projects, and successes. It will be held on Tuesday 2 September 2008 at the Alice Springs Convention Centre. Sponsored by Peter Pal Library Supplies and S Central, suppliers of the Bibliotheca RFID solution, the program is designed to inspire and recognise public library practitioners and will feature Inga Lunden, Director of the Stockholm Public Library. Stockholm has just announced the winner of the architectural competition for a new central library incorporating the famous Asplund building. The themes for 'Library stars: best of the best' will reflect the 'dreaming' themes for the ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference and we invite you to demonstrate excellence in one of the following areas: * Are you entrepreneurial (eg in your marketing, fundraising, grants, partnerships, developing sustainable services)? * Are you accessible (eg in indigenous access and services, multicultural services for all sectors, information literacy, future access - digitisation, preservation)? * Do you provide meeting places (eg libraries as community hubs, collaborative learning spaces, promoting the social role of libraries, online meeting places)? You are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the conference, featuring one of the above themes. Three projects will be selected and those libraries will be assisted with a travel grant of $1,000 each to assist with costs in attending the conference. The program will emphasise informal participation and interaction and there will be plenty of time to discuss each library’s presentation and learn from each other. Submissions should be no longer than 500 words, and should briefly describe your library and why you consider your library is a Library star – the best of the best. You should describe the impact of your organisation’s program or achievement. What has your organisation accomplished? How do you know that your library has made a difference in people’s lives? Closing date is 29 February 2008 and all proposals are to be emailed to Jane Hardy: jane.hardy@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address)
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/public.libraries/inviting.subm

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