ALIA conference kicks off Archive
The 2014 Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) national conference main program kicks off today.The event, which is being held at the Pullman hotel in Albert Park, Melbourne, began with...
Registrations open for ALIA Information Online Conference Archive
Early bird registrations are now open for the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Information Online Conference, which will be held in Sydney from 2-5 February 2015. Program sessions will feature...
‘Buy it now’ buttons planned for libraries Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Public Library Services South Australia (PLS SA) have announced plans to trial ‘buy it now’ buttons for library...
Government department libraries may be outsourced, leaked documents reveal Archive
Leaked documents from a meeting of senior government librarians has revealed that ‘many departments’ libraries have been, or may be, outsourced’, reports the Canberra Times.The documents also reveal that ‘senior...
ALIA’s LinkedIn Professional Discussion Series underway Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) LinkedIn Professional Discussion Series was launched during Library and Information Week in May 2014, with the series hosted in turn by library professionals Hugh...
New communications manager for ALIA Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has appointed Heather Wellard as its new communications manager. Wellard replaces Erin York, who will finish up in the role on 17 July.
ALIA releases library trends reports Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has released a series of reports into the future of the Australian library and information sector.The reports follow year-long consultations with ALIA members,...
Australia’s Favourite Library competition winners announced Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced the winners of the Australia’s Favourite Library competition.Sandringham Library in Victoria was named the overall winner, from more than 220,000 votes...
New ALIA board members elected Archive
Members of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) have elected a number of new members to the association’s board.The newly elected members of the board are: Beatriz Aroche, library...
ALIA releases report on international elending initiatives Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has released a report on public library elending initiatives around the word.The Elending Landscape Report 2014, which is available here, was commissioned by...
Voting underway in search for Australia’s Favourite Library Archive
Voting has commenced in this year’s search for Australia’s Favourite Library, conducted by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in the lead-up to Library and Information Week in May....
ALIA adopts open access statement Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has adopted a statement in support of open access, listing the ‘free flow of information and ideas through open access to recorded knowledge,...
In brief Archive
Library and Information Week merchandise now availableMerchandise for this year’s Library and Information Week, to be held on 19-25 May, is now available to download and purchase from the Australian...
Search underway for ‘Australia’s Favourite Library’ Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is calling for nominations in a national search for ‘Australia’s Favourite Library’. Members of the public are invited to nominate their favourite library...
Changes to the ALIA board Archive
Damian Lodge will take over the presidency of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in May. Lodge, who joined the ALIA board in May 2013, has been serving as...
Lodge to take over ALIA presidency in May Archive
Damian Lodge will take over the presidency of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in May. Lodge, an academic in the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University...
ALIA fellowships for Richards, Hamill; research grant for Missingham Archive
Jan Richards and Cheryl Hamill were awarded fellowships by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in December. The ALIA board regularly confers fellowships to members who, in the board’s...
ALIA: ebooks to account for 50% of library collections by 2020 Archive
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has predicted that ebooks will account for 50% of library collections by 2020 and that this ratio will be maintained for the foreseeable...
‘Too Many Elephants in This House’ selected for 2014 National Simultaneous Storytime Archive
Too Many Elephants in This House by Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner (Viking) has been selected for next year’s National Simultaneous Storytime, to be held at 11am on 21 May 2014....
Courtland named Library Technician of the Year Archive
Susan Courtland is the recipient of the 2013 Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) Library Technician of the Year Award. Courtland, who is the e-services specialist at the Shire of...
