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ALIA policies

ALIA policies and guidelines reflect the general position of the Association on issues that have an impact on the library and information sector, and provide direction and advice to those who choose to consider the policies and guidelines for their own use.

Education and qualifications

ALIA's role in education of library and information professionals
Adopted 2005. Reviewed 2009.

Courses in library and information management
Adopted 2005. Reviewed 2009.

Employer roles and responsibilities in education and professional development
Adopted 1986. Amended 1996, 2006.

Library and information sector: core knowledge, skills and attributes
Adopted 1998. Amended 2005.

Professional development for library and information professionals
Adopted 2005. Reviewed 2009

Library and information services

Joint-use libraries
Adopted 1986. Amended 1996, 2002. Reviewed 2009.

Libraries and information services and Indigenous peoples
Adopted 1995. Amended 2006,2009.

Library and information services for people with a disability
Adopted 1979. Amended 1986, 1988, 1996, 2002,2009.

Public library services
Adopted 2004. Amended 2009.

Professional issues

ALIA and international relations
Adopted 1997. Amended 2001. Reviewed 2009.

Information as a commodity
Adopted 1996. Reviewed 2009.

Information literacy for all Australians
Adopted 2001. Amended 2003, 2006.

Libraries and literacies
Adopted 1979. Amended 1996, 2006.

Online content regulation
Adopted 1997. Amended 2001, 2002.

Preservation: the permanence and durability of information products
Adopted 1997. Amended 2009.

Principles of access to Public Sector information
Adopted 1999. Amended 2009.

School libraries and teacher librarians

ALIA/ASLA policy on guided inquiry and the curriculum
Adopted 2009.

ALIA/ASLA policy on information literacy in Australian schools
Adopted 2009.

ALIA/ASLA policy on resource based learning and the curriculum
Adopted 2009.

ALIA/ASLA policy on resource provision
Adopted 2009.

ALIA/ASLA policy on school libraries and information and communication technologies
Adopted 2009.

ALIA/ASLA policy on school library resource centre funding
Adopted 2009.

ALIA/ASLA standards of professional excellence for teacher librarians
Adopted 2004.

ALIA/ASLA statement on library and information services in schools
Adopted 1989. Amended 2003, 2009.

ALIA/ASLA statement on teacher librarians in Australia
Adopted 1994. Amended 2003, 2009.

ALIA/ASLA statement on teacher librarian qualifications
Adopted 1994. Amended 2009.

Research

ALIA's role in research
Adopted 2002. Amended 2006.

Values and ethics

Core values
Adopted 2002. Reviewed 2007.

Free access to information
Adopted 2001. Amended 2007.

Professional conduct
Adopted 2001. Amended 2007.

Endorsement of IFLA code of Ethics
Adopted 2012

Workplace

ALIA's industrial role and services
Adopted 1998. Reviewed 2001.

Library and information services staff appointments
Adopted 2004. Amended 2008.

Non-standard employment
Adopted 1996. Amended 2001, 2008.

Senior library staff and information services appointments
Adopted 1991. Amended 2002, 2008.

Statement on voluntary work in library and information services
Adopted 2001. Amended 2009.

Withdrawn

Education statements introduction
Adopted 1995. Amended 1996. Withdrawn 2005.

Education policy statement nº1: Entry-level courses
Adopted 1995. Amended 1996, 2000. Withdrawn 2005.

Education policy statement nº2: Continuing professional development
Adopted 1991. Amended 1995, 1996, 1998. Withdrawn 2005.

Education policy statement nº3: Advanced awards
Adopted 1982. Amended 1985, 1986, 1995. Withdrawn 2005.

Guidelines for assistance to library and information personnel in developing countries
Adopted 2002. Withdrawn yes.

Libraries and multiculturalism
Adopted 1984. Amended 1988, 1994, 1996. Withdrawn 2002.

Library and information services to remote users
Adopted 1999. Withdrawn 2004.

Non-discrimination in the employment of library staff
Adopted 1981. Amended 1982. Withdrawn 2001.

Public library services to young people in Australia
Adopted 1992. Withdrawn 2004.

Role of librarians and library technicians
Adopted 1982. Amended 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996. Withdrawn 2002.

Use of online information [interim]
Adopted 1998. Withdrawn 2000.

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