Meeting of the ALIA Board of Directors

Sunday 16 July 2006 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oaks Embassy
Meeting adjourned until
Monday 17 July 2006 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Circulating Library, State Library of South Australia
Corner North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and apologies

• 1.1 Welcome and apologies (MAR) Note
  
  
• 1.2 Meeting Arrangements (MAR) Note

2. Minutes and reports

• 2.1 Minutes of the meeting of 16 May 2006 (MAR) Approve
  
  
• 2.2 Business arising from the Minutes 16 May 2006 (MAR) Discuss
  
  
• 2.3 Minutes of the meeting of 17 May 2006 (MAR) Approve
  
  
• 2.4 Business arising from the Minutes 17 May 2006 (MAR) Discuss
  
  
• 2.5 Recording Resolutions passed since last meeting (MAR) Approve
  
  
• 2.6 President's Report (DS) [oral report] Note
  
  
• 2.7 Executive Director's Report (SH) Note
  
  
• 2.8 Board of Directors Actions List (SH) Note

3. Business processes

• 3.1 Governance Standing Committee report (RM) Discuss
  
  
• 3.2 Balanced scorecard report (SM) (Late paper) Discuss
  
  
• 3.3 2007 planning (SM) Discuss
  
  
• 3.4 2005-2006 plan review (SM) Discuss
  
  
• 3.5 ALIA representation on external bodies (SH) Approve
  
  
• 3.6 Information Online group (SH) Note

4. Financial sustainability

• 4.1 Finance, Audit and Risk Management Standing Committee report (DS) Discuss
  
  
• 4.2 Financial statements - June (WB) [late paper] Approve
  
  
• 4.3 Groups draft budgets (GD) Approve
  
  
• 4.4 Institutional member employment advertising proposal (SH) Approve
  
  
• 4.5 Evidence Based Librarianship Conference 2005 final report (JH) Approve

5. Members

• 5.1 Membership and Awards Standing Committee report (RB) Discuss
  
  
• 5.2 Groups budget guidelines (GD) Discuss
  
  
• 5.3 NAC planning (GD) Discuss
  
  
• 5.4 CYSS Awards guidelines (SH) Approve
  
  
• 5.5 Metcalfe Award and Excellence Award guidelines (JH) Approve
  
  
• 5.6 Fellowship nomination (in camera) Approve
  
  
• 5.7 Resume review proposal (NGPAG) Approve

6. Communication: communities, stakeholders & partners

• 6.1 Public Libraries Australia (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 6.2 Peak bodies forum 2006 (MAR) Discuss
  
  
• 6.3 ALIA professional publishing business plan reports (KM) Discuss
  
  
• 6.4 ALJ Editor (KM) Discuss
  
  
• 6.5 Appointments to senior positions outside the profession (SH) Discuss
  
  
• 6.6 IFLA business (MAR) Approve

7. Education and research

• 7.1 7.1 Education, Research and Workforce Planning Standing Committee report (DS) Discuss
  
  
• 7.2 7.2 Conferences and Professional Development Standing Committee report (AR) Discuss
  
  
• 7.3 Report on pilot participation in careers fair (SH) (Late paper) Discuss
  
  
• 7.4 RMIT Course recognition report (MM) Discuss
  
  
• 7.5 Research Awards (MM) Approve
  [Study grant, YBP/Lindsay & Croft, and Twila Ann Janssen Herr]
  
  
• 7.6 New Librarians Symposium 4 2007 proposal (JH) Approve

8. For information

• 8.1 Policy statements and guidelines status report (MM) Note
  
  
• 8.2 Matters arising from July Quarterly Reports (MAR) Discuss
  
  
• 8.3 Take home messages Discuss
  
  
• 8.4 Other business
  [Meeting dates]