ALIA Training and Education
Ready to learn new skills and advance your career? ALIA Training brings world-class education offerings to you. Specifically made for the Australian library and information sector, ALIA Training has a course to suit any stage of your career journey.
Training courses are automatically added to ALIA Members’ CPD or PRP logbooks making it easier than ever to track your continuing professional development. ALIA Members also receive significant discounts and exclusive training events.
To see further information and to register for upcoming training events, please visit our events registration page, or click on the course title below.
Current courses
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Train me to Train you
This course provides an introduction to training methods focusing on developing self-confidence presenting to others, communication skills, planning a training session (the logical sequence and timing of tasks, and developing resources), delivering a training session, and evaluation of training sessions.
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Tuesday, 01 August 2023 to Monday, 28 August 2023
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Cataloguing for beginners
The library catalogue is a list of resources to which a library can provide access and is an important finding tool for users. This beginner’s course will help you:
identify the types of information in a catalogue record
understand how a catalogue record is created
understand how to use this knowledge to increase your searching success in bibliographic databases
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Tuesday, 22 August 2023 to Monday, 18 September 2023
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Classification: Library of Congress subject headings
Subject headings are controlled lists of terms or phrases used to describe the subject content of items in library catalogues and databases in a consistent way.
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Tuesday, 17 October 2023 to Monday, 06 November 2023
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Digital Trends - what's happening now
Digital trends today are tomorrow’s reality. What we thought was a theory or notion is part of our day to day. Think of the 3D printer now used in many libraries. Regardless of the size or type of information service digital trends have had an impact and caused change.
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Tuesday, 07 November 2023 to Monday, 27 November 2023
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Ethics 101
Self-paced, autonomous, online
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Register and commence any time
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Copyright 101
Self-paced, autonomous, online
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Register and commence any time
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