ALIA wants to hear your feedback on a range of matters from submissions to government, to updates to our policies and everything inbetween to ensure that we are representing the needs and viewpoints of our Members.
Completed reports, submissions and survey results will be published either on the submissions page; the reports, research and survey results page; or the policies, standards and guidelines page.
SUBMISSIONS and responses
You can see examples of previous ALIA submissions on the website.
If there is a consultation that you believe ALIA should respond to, please let us know at advocacy@alia.org.au.
Other engagement with alia
ALIA is hosting the following Professional Pathways town hall meetings:
Students and New Graduates
Applications are open for the ALIA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Scholarship. ALIA and Charles Sturt University offer a scholarship to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander students planning a career in library and information science commencing full time or part time study at CSU leading to ALIA Associate membership. Applications close 8 February 2021.
- ALIA Members are encouraged to attend the free online discussion, 'INCITE in conversation: Curiosity is the spark to practitioner-research' on 28 January 2021.
- The National Early Language and Literacy Strategy Coalition of which ALIA is a founder member released a discussion paper which outlines the objectives and priorities of a national early language and literacy strategy. Send feedback to advocacy@alia.org.au.
The following ALIA Groups are seeking new members: ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics, ALIA Sustainable Libraries (ALIA Green), ALIA TAS, and the ALIA Student and New Graduates Group.
This page is accurate as of 27 January 2021, and will be updated as needed.