November 2008

In this aliaPUBNEWS broadcast:

Web Resources
Open Source Library Management Systems; Australian Population Clock; Sydney Sidetracks - History Where it Happened; Europeana: digital paintings, books, films and archives; Google to archive 10 million Life magazine photos

Publications
Collaborative Internet Survey; Regional Telecommunications Review report: Framework for the Future; NSW Public Library Standards

News from ALIA
inCite theme for January/February 2009: Public libraries; ALIA Board of Directors - call for nominations; The ALIA PD Scheme audit; ALIA Information Online - register now

Conferences
ALIA 2009 National Library & Information Technicians Conference

Quotations
Library Quotation

International
Debate on the Future of Public Libraries; Universal Declaration of Human Rights

National
MYLANGUAGE Wins National Technology Award; Cultural Funding in Australia: Three Tiers of Government 2006–07; Standards And Guidelines: an E-directory (SAGE) - Exposure Draft; Collaborative Projects Showcase

Believe it or Not!
Book Furniture

States and territories
New Executive - Public Libraries NSW - Metropolitan; Public Libraries Victoria Network Inc

Web Resources

Open Source Library Management Systems
For those of you with an interest in alternative library management systems this site might be worth a visit
http://liblime.com/about

Australian Population Clock
The Australian Bureau of Statistics now has an Australian Population Clock on its home page - http://www.abs.gov.au/ More detailed information can be found via the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/6chk3y

Sydney Sidetracks - History Where it Happened
Uncover Sydney's hidden past - the people, buildings and events that shaped a city. The ABC has been documenting Sydney street life for much of its history. The site which is also available in a mobile version, utilises interactive maps with audio, video and photographs. Check it out at:
http://www.abc.net.au/innovation/sidetracks/default.htm

Europeana: digital paintings, books, films and archives
Europeana – the European digital library, museum and archive – is a 2-year project that began in July 2007. It will produce a prototype website giving users direct access to some 2 million digital objects, including film material, photos, paintings, sounds, maps, manuscripts, books, newspapers and archival papers. The prototype was launched in November 2008. PLEASE NOTE: That the Europeana.eu site launched on the 20 November attracted a huge number of users - 10 million hits an hour! - which meant it crashed. The site owners are doing their best to reopen Europeana.eu in a more robust version. Meanwhile, you can visit the project development site, where there's a video to give you a taste of what's on the real Europeana site. Unfortunately this project site is only in English: the real Europeana is in all EU languages. Go to:
http://dev.europeana.eu/home.php

Google to archive 10 million Life magazine photos
Google has announced plans to archive 10 million Life images, many never published and some dating to 1750s. The images will be stored in Google Image Search. Read more at:
http://tinyurl.com/627tmp

Publications

Collaborative Internet Survey
The Collaborative Internet: Usage Trends, Employee Attitudes and IT Impacts. Fourth Annual Survey, October 2008 For the fourth consecutive year, FaceTime commissioned NewDiligence, an independent market research company, to conduct its annual survey on the growth and impact of collaborative Internet applications. As in prior years, the research was conducted among a large sample of corporate IT managers and end users across all size organizations in North America, UK and Europe. The research study includes compiled data from 500 IT managers and end users. Key findings can be found below: - Internet application usage is at 97%, up from 85% in 2007 - 73% of IT managers report at least one security incident as a result of Internet application usage - 37% of companies report an instance of non-compliance; 27% report accidental data leakage - Largest companies project $125K monthly to remediate Internet usage related security, compliance and data leakage issues - 51% of end users access social media sites at least once per day - 79% of employees use social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, You Tube) at work for business reasons For more information visit:
http://www.facetime.com/survey08/summary/

Regional Telecommunications Review report: Framework for the Future
The Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee presented its report, Framework for the Future, to the Australian Government in September 2008. The report is now available for download from:
http://www.rtirc.gov.au/home/Report

NSW Public Library Standards
The Library Council of New South Wales guideline Living Learning Libraries: Standards and Guidelines for NSW public libraries is now available on the State Library of NSW website. In October 2008 Living Learning Libraries was endorsed by the Library Council of New South Wales. These standards and guidelines will provide councils and libraries in NSW with a practical basis for comparing library performance and a meaningful framework to assess whether library services are meeting the needs of the local community. A copy of the standards can be downloaded from:
http://tinyurl.com/56ju5q

News from ALIA

inCite theme for January/February 2009: Public libraries
Contribute to your member magazine! January/February‚s feature topic is 'Public libraries'. Contributions on this theme or on other issues relating to library and information services are welcome. High resolution images are also encouraged. Send your articles by 9 January 2009 to incite@alia.org.au
http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/

ALIA Board of Directors - call for nominations
Nominations are called for ALIA Vice-president (President-elect) and two positions on the Board of Directors of ALIA as incorporated under Corporations Law. Nominations close at 5:00pm Wednesday 14th January 2009.
http://www.alia.org.au/governance/elections/2009/

The ALIA PD Scheme audit
The PD Scheme audit is starting soon. Selection for participation in the audit is completely random and will involve 10% of the PD Scheme registrants. All members selected to participate in the 2007-2008 audit will be required to provide a record of PD activities as per the requirements of the scheme. Please direct your enquiries regarding this audit to the ALIA PD Officer by email pd@alia.org.au or phone 02 6215 8222.
http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/scheme/audit.html

ALIA Information Online - register now
ALIA Information Online will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney from 20 to 22 January 2009 with a number of engaging satellite events available from 19 to Friday 23 January.The trade exhibition has grown to become the largest event of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region and showcases a diverse range of exhibitors and the 2009 conference is no exception.
http://www.information-online.com.au/

Conferences

ALIA 2009 National Library & Information Technicians Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS The organising committee invites you to submit conference papers, tutorials and interactive workshop presentations that fit within the daily themes of Technology, Technique, Unique. The conference will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre 15-18 September 2009. For details on how to submit your paper, visit:
http://conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2009/speakers.php

Quotations

Library Quotation
A quotation about public libraries from Inga Lunden of Stockholm Public Library: A third place between work and home, where you can always be by yourself among others, without any demand for membership or money.

International

Debate on the Future of Public Libraries
In an online world, libraries should – more than ever - be at the very heart of our communities, UK Culture Secretary Andy Burnham said, as he launched a modernisation review of England’s public library service in October 2008. The review will be led by Culture Minister Barbara Follett, and will take place over the next six months. A full report, including specific action points, will then be published for wider consultation. It will look at the key issues facing the sector and raised by the public, including: * How do we make sure that libraries deliver what the public wants in the future - what will get people through the door? And how do we make sure that libraries are open when the public want to use them? * How do we make sure that library staff have the skills to deliver a modern service? * How will libraries cope with the growth of the ebook? * How do we make sure libraries have the investment they need to modernise? Is part of this about looking at new ways of delivering - such as a shared site with a swimming pool or GP’s surgery? * Should libraries offer more shared learning – be that book groups, Spanish lessons or family history research? * And, linked to that, should libraries be silent places for reading? Or should they be social places for people to meet and discuss, perhaps with coffee shops or internet cafes? Read more at:
http://tinyurl.com/3jjjds

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) turns 60 on 10 December 2008. Information kits are available and include five information notes: - A summary of events that took place around the world throughout 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary; - Information on the Stories on Human Rights films; - Background information on the Human Rights Prize; - Useful tools and contacts; - Human Rights Education and the UDHR, in the context of the International Year of Human Rights Learning. Please visit the UDHR website for more information and to download kits:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/60UDHRIntroduction.aspx

National

MYLANGUAGE Wins National Technology Award
MYLANGUAGE, an internet portal that delivers in any language, wins national technology award! [Media Release 25-11-08] An internet solution, devised by most of the Australia's major libraries, to meet the exploding demand for multilingual information has won a national technology award. MyLangauge, an internet portal designed to deliver information and back-up library services with innovative electronic techniques was named as a winner of the Technology Category of the National Multicultural Marketing Awards in Sydney. Traditionally Australian library services have been available in only 49 languages whereas there are 212 languages in active use in the community. The libraries of each state and territory set out to meet that challenge collectively and came up with the MyLangauge portal whose vision is to: * Enhance, and facilitate the use of the internet by and for culturally and linguistically diverse communities * Empower newly arrived migrants, emerging communities and minority language communities to use online technologies * And, to enrich Australias linguistic and cultural cyberspace Apart from the traditional marketing tools of banners and bookmarks, the Libraries let their campaign loose on YouTube, offering 30 native speakers of languages other than English the chance to be video stars while promoting MyLangauge to the world. Congratulating the Libraries collective on the award, the Chair of the Community Relations Commission, Stepan Kerkyasharian said This is not just about a good idea or a good solution it is also about clever marketing techniques that actually uses the resources of cultural diversity to promote a service that is meeting diversity needs. Look, this is a marvellous gateway to information. Within a couple of simple clicks you have access to almost unlimited information, superbly catalogued in which ever language you want to use. This gives all Australians instant access to whatever information they need in day to day life. This is all about ensuring that technology doesn't further restrict people of non-English speaking background from finding information and getting access to resources and, conversely, that it actually improves their access. This project is right in line with the original aim of the National Multicultural Marketing Awards to alert public servants to their responsibility and obligation to communicate their services to each member of the community and to ensure that those services were also appropriate to those same people. The great libraries of the states and territories of Australia have done just that. Well done! Mr Kerkyasharian said.
http://mylanguage.gov.au/

Cultural Funding in Australia: Three Tiers of Government 2006–07
Cultural Funding in Australia Three Tiers of Government 2006–07 indicates federal, state, territory and local government funding for cultural activities was $5.6 billion, an increase of 2.6 per cent in 2006–07. Broadcasting and film, including funding for radio and television services, film and video and multimedia, continued to be the largest recipient of funds, receiving combined federal/state/territory funding of over $1.2 billion in 2006–07. This was a 2.0 per cent increase on 2005–06. Public libraries received $1.0 billion from the three tiers of government with more than half of that, $619.7 million, coming from local government. The Cultural Funding in Australia: Three Tiers of Government 2006–07 report is produced by the National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics of the Australian Bureau of Statistics for publication by the Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group. The publication is the thirteenth in a series of reports which provide information on cultural funding by each level of government in Australia. It is available for downloading from:
www.culturaldata.gov.au

Standards And Guidelines: an E-directory (SAGE) - Exposure Draft
The Collections Council is pleased to announce the launch of the SAGE Exposure Draft. SAGE is an acronym for ‘Standards And Guidelines: an E-directory’, an online directory intended to provide up-to-date and reliable information to assist collecting organisations identify standards and guidelines that meet their specific needs. The SAGE Exposure Draft contains a preliminary selection of key resources. These are not intended to represent all significant resources, but provide a starting point from which, with your input, we can create a more comprehensive and responsive list of useful standards and guidelines. Please note: SAGE currently contains an over-representation of resources relating to digital collections, due to our efforts to ensure all standards and guidelines included in the Collection Council's Digital Standards Bibliography, Version 2.0, are also included in SAGE. At this stage, not all of these resources have been evaluated. We hope to assess these as time and resources become available. We are now calling for your suggestions for additional resources, comments on existing resources and observations on the functionality of the site. In particular, we are interested in your response to the following questions: * Did you find the site easy to use? Easy to understand? * Are there any standards or guidelines that should be added to SAGE? * Do you have any comments or amendments to make to the evaluation notes provided for one or more of the existing standards? Please email us at projects@collectionscouncil.com.au by 31 December 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/5gp7pd

Collaborative Projects Showcase
The Collections Council launched the Collaborative Projects Showcase on 18 November 2008. The Showcase promotes projects run collaboratively by collecting organisations in Australia such as archives, galleries, historical societies, Indigenous keeping places, libraries and museums. The aim of the Showcase is to inform and inspire people who are considering their own collaborative project. It also provides an opportunity for organisations within the collections sector to share their experiences. It will evolve over time, expanding to represent the wide variety of collaborations that are developing across the collections sector. To SEARCH the Collaborative Projects Showcase go to: http://tinyurl.com/5vqsoa For information on how you can SUBMIT your project to the Showcase go to: http://tinyurl.com/6caqbq
http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=633

Believe it or Not!

Book Furniture
Looking for something different in library furniture? Check out this 'book' furniture website:
http://www.bigcozybooks.com/?page=products

States and territories

New Executive - Public Libraries NSW - Metropolitan
The Annual General Meeting of Public Libraries NSW - Metropolitan Association (PLM) was held at Warringah Council Chambers on Friday 21 November 2008. Below is listed the new PLM Executive Team. President: Clr Win Gaffney, Lane Cove Municipal Council Vice-President: Clr Anne Connon, Mosman Municipal Council Secretary: Jennifer Bice, Manager, Lane Cove Library Treasurer: Susanna Waller, Manager, Rockdale City Library Executive Member: Lyn Barakat, Manager, Sutherland Shire Library Library Manager for the President: Jennifer Bice, Manager, Lane Cove Library Library Manager for the Vice-President: Linda Horswell, Manager, Mosman Library Regional Representative - Central: Frances Riva, Manager, Ashfield Library Regional Representative - North: Cheryl Etheridge, Manager, Hornsby Library Regional Representative - South East: Michelle Mashman, Manager, Canterbury City Library Regional Representative - West South West: Jennifer Burrell, Manager, Blacktown City Library

Public Libraries Victoria Network Inc
Recently Viclink, the organisation of public library managers in Victoria, held a Special Meeting at which it was resolved to change their name and also adopt a new constitution. The organisation is now known as: Public Libraries Victoria Network Inc. PLVN will operate under the auspices of the Municipal Association of Victoria and employ an Executive Officer for 20 hours a week. Members of the Executive Committee for this year are as follows: President: John Murrell – West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation Vice President – Karen Ward-Smith – City of Greater Dandenong Library Service Secretary – Anne Holmes – City of Boroondara Library Service Treasurer – Trish Smyth – Kingston Information and Library Service Public Officer – Joseph Cullen – Eastern Regional Libraries Committee Members: Jenny Mustey – Campaspe Regional Library Carolyn Macvean – Goldfields Library Corporation Katrina Knox – Darebin Libraries Michael Scholtes – Melton Library and Information Service

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