ALIA Board
Seven Members are elected to serve on the ALIA Board. ALIA Board elections take place every year and there are regular ALIA Board meetings.
committees
There are several Sub-Committees of the Board and the Board appoints Advisory Committees to provide input into its strategic discussions.
The Sub-Committees are:
- Finance
- Risk and Governance
- Accreditation and Standards.
The Advisory Committees are:
- ALIA Community on Resource Description
- Australian Public Library Alliance
- Book Industry and Elending Advisory Committee
- Education Advisory Committee
- Health Libraries Advisory Committee (HLA Group)
- Interlibrary Lending Advisory Committee
- International Relations Advisory Committee
- New Generation Advisory Committee
- Research Advisory Committee
- School Libraries Advisory Committee (ALIA Schools Group)
- Special Library Working Group
- VET Libraries Advisory Committee
There is also the ALIA Research Fund Committee.
ALIA also has representatives on external committees and working groups, for example:
You can read the AMLA document 'Our National Agenda for Change'.
- Blue Shield Australia
- Business Services Industry Reference Committee
- eSmart Libraries Reference Group
- GLAM Peak
- IFLA sections and committees
GOVERNANCE
The ALIA Board governs the Association in accordance with our Constitution & By-laws. Each year there is an Annual General Meeting and we publish an Annual Report to inform Members about activities and financial performance.
Read the ALIA Strategic Plan 2020-2024.
AGREEMENTS
ALIA has relationships with a number of other organisations, which are formalised with a Memorandum of Understanding.
STAFF
There are 22 ALIA staff working at ALIA House and interstate. Click here for the ALIA organisational chart.