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2011 F A Sharr Medal Call for nominations

2011-11-28T09:04:00.001+08:00

The F A Sharr Medal is awarded to a Western Australian librarian or library technician in their first year of employment who exhibits the most potential to make a significant contribution to the library profession in WA.

The ALIAWest Committee is currently calling for nominations for the 2011 F A Sharr Medal. Nominations can be self-nominating or be put forward on behalf of a candidate (with their approval) by their employer, a colleague, or their teaching institution.

This is a highly prestigious award so please encourage anyone you believe would be a contender to nominate or nominate them yourself!

More information about the award and how to nominate is available from the ALIA website [note that the key dates on the web site are still awaiting update].

For your information the key dates are:

~ 28th November 2011 Nominations Open
~ 2nd March 2012 Nominations Close
~ March 2012 Selection Process and Interviews
~ May 2012 F A Sharr Medal Presentation

Kind regards,

Catherine
(For the 2011/ 2012 ALIAWest Committee)

ALIAWest Christmas event

2011-11-10T12:16:00.005+08:00

Come and join ALIAWest for our end-of-year bash at City of South Perth Library.
The lovely staff will be providing tours of their fantastic new library, so don't be late!

When: Tuesday 6th December 17:30 to 19:00
Where: Cnr South Tce and Sandgate St, South Perth
Cost: ALIA Members $4, non-members $10, students free!

RSVP: By EOB Friday 2nd December using our online form.

ALIA West will be providing finger food and drinks after the tours and look forward to seeing you there!

Nominations for ALIA Board

2011-10-26T12:56:00.000+08:00

Hi WA

Please consider nominating to be on the ALIA Board. If anyone wants to know from a first hand experience about the benefits of the experience please contact me.

Be a leader for your profession

ALIA is calling for nominations for the 2012-2014 Board of Directors. Board membership is an excellent career development opportunity as well as a chance to shape the future of our profession and our industry. It is a way of developing new skills, meeting decision makers and thought provokers and engaging with colleagues in the public and private sectors.

ALIA is involved in professional development, advocacy for libraries and librarians and influencing policy development across the special, law, academic, school, state and national and public library sectors. The ALIA Board needs representation from a diversity of sectors, geography, backgrounds and interests so that the industry and the profession can cohesively plan for the future. It is an exciting time to be involved in ALIA and offers significant personal and professional development, which in turn enables Board members to contribute more to their own organisations.
Current ALIA Board members are happy to discuss what being an ALIA Board member is all about.

You can find contact details of Board members on the ALIA website.
http://www.alia.org.au/contacts/ and http://alia.org.au/governance/board/
Nomination forms for the next ALIA Board (May 2012 - May 2014) are available at http://www.alia.org.au/governance/elections/ and more details in inCite. Nominations close on 21 December 2011. Please consider this opportunity for yourself, your profession and your organisation.

Carol Newton-Smith AALIA
WA Manager
Australian Library and Information Association
PO Box 6335 Kingston ACT 2604
p (08) 9381 5674
m 0457045645
e carol.newton-smith@alia.org.au
w http://www.alia.org.au

Perth ALIA NAC session report

2011-10-22T21:40:00.002+08:00

Perth ALIA National National Advisory Congress report by ALIA WA State Manager Carol Newton-Smith:

We had a lively Perth ALIA National Advisory Congress at the State Library thanks to Margaret Allen for hosting the meeting and chairing the session. For those who were unable to attend, the event was tweeted using hashtag #alianac

WA ALIA members are pleased that their views were heard by the ALIA Board. The two Perth conferences demonstrate the extensive contribution that WA ALIA members give to the profession.

Discussion topic: ‘Future of the Profession’

1. What are some of the changes being experienced in your professional life?
• Many library positions did not exist even four years ago e.g. emerging technologies librarian
• What is a librarian? The role can change and vary according to your interpretation, your sector and you level. All librarians in some sense are assisting people find information whether or not they are sitting behind a reference desk. It is not always the traditional librarian role but the philosophy behind what you do is the same. Some positions such as being a manager are removed from being a professional librarian but you still use some of the skill set.

• Library staff now needs to learn a whole range of skills other than technology skills. For example skill development in:
1. dealing with licensing issues in the electronic era
2. negotiating skills in dealing with vendors
3. policy writing policy writing for detailing why we need new services/products to the executive.

• Legislation/copyright is struggling to keep up with new technologies and how they are used. For example one of the biggest issues for school library media centres is copyright especially related to
YouTube and teachers using clips in teaching. What is the role of a librarian in this especially with regard to teachers?

•Classification schemes needs to be more flexible to cope with change. For example one library needed a way to use Dewey to shelve books the genre e.g. detective.

Users find things in different ways to library staff. How do we learn what users are doing?

Entry into libraries may now may be from another profession.

How do you then get qualified as a librarian while working full time?
•Recognition is needed for on the job training.
•There is now an expectation of some pr ogrammes (e.g. those run in Public Libraries by Youth Services Librarians) that their success rating is judged by the size of the crowd being enticed into the library and the evaluation they receive.
•Librarians and library technicians need ongoing accreditation to foster respect as a professional. For example, teachers and health professionals (such as nurses) do not see librarians a profession because they have to do ongoing accreditation and library staff do not. Allied to that library staff are not good at branding themselves and marketing e.g. most council staff do not use librarians in a public library in their professional capacity, mostly they do not know what librarians are capable of. You need to be accredited to work in a Catholic school which increases respect for the profession. Librarians and library technicians now want accreditation. How can ALIA facilitate this Continuing professional development – people want to be doing professional development/units that are relevant to what I am doing.
•The number of inquiries submitted to reference librarian inquiries is diminishing. How can library staff engage with people coming to library websites and through the doors? What should library staff be doing for these people?
•In companies and government departments people can find so much information themselves (some of which libraries have set up). Although fewer in number, the questions that librarians now receive tend to be more complex.
•Digital literacy – a lot of librarians’ digital skills are lacking. Library technicians are often called on to assist librarians in this area.
•Library technicians lose respect for librarians if the librarians do not want to develop the skills themselves.

2. What do you believe the essential knowledge and skills to work in library will be in say 5 years? 10 years?

•Information management.
•Cataloguing and classification.
•May be doing it differently and classifying different objects but still need the analytical skills.
•Marketing & promotion of library services.
•Evaluation. Need the ability to analyse and assess the services that we provide. Including the skills of:
o needs assessment
o analysis of feedback forms
o breaking a process down
o Customer skills.
o Interpersonal skills so important in staff – you can teach technology skills.
o Management skills (including budgeting). “Step into management”
o programme – run by ALIA was excellent.
o Project management – including be able to condense 24 hours work into 8 hours
o Policy writing.
o Technology skills.
o Computer programming and developing databases.
o Need to be able to train people and understand principles of adult learning.
o Skill to know when to employ ‘shambrians’ (non librarians working in a library) or contract for their services e.g. marketing advice. Not an option for small libraries so the staff in these need to be more multi- skilled. Balance between developing skills or seeking assistance is tricky.
o Partnership development and working with partners. Work out what is of benefit for your partner and yourself.
o Negotiating with vendors and dealing with licensing issues.
o Networking.
o Digitisation and being able to manage a digital repository.
o Dealing with legal and ethical issues.
o Assessing services and facilities for accessibility.

Beyond these specific skills it was considered that you need to be able and willing to continuously learn.

3. What are the greatest influences or drivers for change within the profession? Outside the profession?

•Technology development e.g. multimedia has just exploded. So much to learn on how all the different formats work. Need more training.
•New professions encroaching e.g. health informaticians – come from a range of backgrounds.
•Economics – is not going to get any easier. It is going to be even more important to show the value of what we do or other allied professions will exploit it e.g. health informatics (http://www.hisa.org.au/about)
•Increasing role in literacy – trying to assist people to be more employable. Librarians need to have an increasing role in a range of literacies. Key element to our role is that information is free. Make a social contribution by equal access to information for everyone. Assist in increasing literacy of less advantaged sector of the population
•The research finding that pupils do better in a school which has a trained librarian should be a useful tool to increase the number of schools with trained librarians.
Need to market the value of reading to parents of new children from birth.
Contribute to the evidence based approach of professions by teaching people how to save time by effectively searching for quality material.

4. What can ALIA do to support the growth of a strong and vibrant profession?
•Develop ongoing accreditation. Can all librarians be chartered like CILIP? Can ALIA develop a framework?
•ALIA Continuing Profession scheme is awesome
•Could we ask ALIA for certain training courses e.g. HTML for librarians
•Open doors of ALIA to shambrarians (work in libraries but not qualified as a librarian). Also Employ best person for the job whatever their level in the library and information profession and qualifications (i.e. don’t designate jobs for librarians/library technicians.
•Need to work as a team in our profession whatever the qualification.
•Accreditation needs for all contributors to the profession e.g.librarian and library technician. Don’t call library technicians “paraprofessionals”.
•Good for the people who stumble into the role from other avenues to train and become a librarian without going through years of study. Get credit for on the job learning

5. Local issues
•Conferences are good value. Attending conferences gives inspiration for the future of our profession
•Great partnership of Libtech2011 and NLS5. “Back to the Future Forum” provided an excellent opportunity for networking. A bringing together of conferences/seminars is good. Excellent recent WA conferences. Back to back model was exhausting might have been better if the two conferences had been run in partnership.
•Biennial conference will have web streaming for keynotes.
Podcast possibly better for WA because of time difference. NLS5 did podcast keynotes why was this facility not available at the Library Technician conference
•ALIA groups in WA could collaborate more and also with other professionalassociations. Could use social media more for communication.

NewGrads in the Pub Thursday 20th October 2011

2011-10-18T13:54:00.001+08:00

Just reminder that the NewGrads in the Pub will be this Thursday 20th October!
This is a joint event with ALIA and RIMPA and we are hoping to see those who are studying, recently graduated and anybody else in the profession who would like to come down and have a social drink after work!

Here are the details:

What: ALIA and RIMPA NewGrads in the pub
Who: New graduate information professionals and anybody else
interested in coming down
Where : Venn bar and Cafe (http://www.venn.net/bar.php just on Queens street)
When: Thursday Oct 20th
Time: 5:30pm onwards

Showcase your library: Supreme Court of Western Australia Law Library

2011-10-18T13:28:00.001+08:00

The Supreme Court of Western Australia Law Library (http://www.scwalawlibrary.com.au/) will be
opening its doors and giving interested members of the library and information industry a tour.

Date: Thursday November 10 2011

Time: 3:30pm

Please be aware that the Supreme Court is a secure building and you
will be subject to a security check. This will just involve putting
any bags or personal effects through an x-ray machine and walking
through a metal detector.

The Law Library provides a comprehensive legal reference and research
facility for courts and the legal profession of Western Australia.

The Law Library was established under the Law and Parliamentary Library Act 1873 as a joint-use Law and Parliamentary Library. In 1889 the collection was divided and the Law Library was established as a separate entity.

Numbers are strictly limited, so please RSVP to Matthias Liffers
(matthias.liffers@gmail.com) if you would like to come along.

Forum celebrating 40 years of Information Studies at Curtin University

2011-10-14T09:50:00.001+08:00

You are invited to a forum celebrating 40 years of Information Studies at Curtin University, discussing the question “Are Information Studies programs in Australia meeting the needs of the profession and our students?”.

The soon to be published ALTC report, Re-conceptualising and Re-positioning Australian Library and Information Science Education for the 21st Centuryfocuses on students, employers and educators. This forum will look at the findings of the report for students and employers. It will include a summary of what will be in the report, responses from students and employers plus panel and audience discussions.

The report home page, which includes published discussion papers, is here: http://www.liseducation.org.au/resources/

Speakers include Chris Richardson, Paul Genoni, Barbara Combes, Con Wiebrands, Lorraine Bradshaw, Molly Tebo and Megan Raison.

DATE: Friday 21 October 2011

TIME: 9 a.m. for 9.30 start until 12 noon

VENUE: Council Chambers, Curtin University: Bldg 100 see map: http://properties.curtin.edu.au/maps/

PARKING: Free in green bays

MORNING TEA: Provided

COST: Entry by gold coin donation to Information Studies Alumni Scholarship Fund

RSVP: Gaby Haddow: g.haddow@curtin.edu.au BY WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2011

October Committee Meeting

2011-09-29T14:35:00.002+08:00

Our next meeting is:

Time & Day: 5pm on Wednesday the 5^th October 2011

Venue: Gascoyne Room (Ground floor) of the State Library of WA.

The minutes from August's meeting are now available on the ALIAWest website: http://www.alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/meetings/

All ALIA members are welcome to attend the ALIAWest Committee meetings. Please notify Anna Hudson (anna.c.hudson@gmail.com) if you would like attend.

This is my last meeting as secretary – so a big thank you to the committee members of ALIA West (2010 and 2011) for your support and the great fun I had on the commitee.

OPEN FORUM: BACK TO THE FUTURE!

2011-09-09T12:19:00.002+08:00

Friday 16 September 3:30pm - 5pm (tickets include drinks at the 'Remixer' 5pm - 6pm) at the Pan Pacific (formerly the Sheraton), Perth

This open forum has been developed to give the WA Library and Information Community access to the brilliant international and overseas industry insiders that have come to WA for the ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Conference and the 5th New Librarians Symposium. Come along and join them and the delegates of the two conferences and be part of the conversation about the future of our industry..

Our industry insiders are:

Mr Garry Conroy-Cooper, Brand Project Manager, LINC Tasmania

Mr David Lee King, Digital Branch & Services Manager, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Kansas, USA

Ms Julia Lawrinson, Australian Author of literature for young adults

Ms Elaina Norlin, Executive Director/Regional Library Manager, Broward County Library System, Florida USA

Mr Grant Stone, Archivist, bibliographer, collector, librarian & radio broadcaster, Western Australia

Professor Matthew Allen, Head of Department, Internet Studies , Curtin University, Western Australia

Ms Barbara Combes (Forum Chair), Lecturer Teacher Librarian Specialist, School of Computer & Security Science Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

This is an event not to be missed. The registration form is attached and also available at:

http://www.alia.org.au/conferences/Back.to.The.Future.Rego.Form_NEW.pdf

Looking forward to seeing you at the Forum and at the Remixer drinks after.

NewGrads in the Pub for September and beyond!

2011-09-07T11:26:00.001+08:00

I've managed to get my act together and I've organised dates and venues for NewGrads in the Pub for the rest of the year!

As usual, these are all joint events with RIMPA. We welcome students as well as new graduates!

September

Tuesday 27th September from 17:30 at the Belgian Beer Cafe

October

Thursday 20th October from 17:30 at Venn Cafe+Bar

November

Wednesday 30th November from 17:30 at the Cheeky Sparrow (1/317 Murray Street, Perth. Enter via Wolfe Lane)

December

No NewGrads drinks due to the festive season. I might organise something if there's enough demand for people to get a break from their families!

Call for nominations to join the ALIAWest Committee

2011-08-31T13:04:00.002+08:00

As part of the Committee’s forward planning, ALIAWest is seeking additional committee members for 2012.

Comments from current Committee members:

“Being on the 2011 committee has taught me so much about other libraries and sectors of our industry, but most of all it was a lot of fun.”

"Being on the ALIAWest committee has given me the opportunity to meet like-minded library folk in other parts of the industry who share my passion for libraries and wish to have an impact of its future. It has also allowed me to help shape the direction of ALIAWest and what it is trying to achieve."

Current list of ALIAWest Committee members is available from: http://aliawestbiblia.blogspot.com/2011/04/aliawest-committee-members.html?m=1

Membership of ALIAWest Committee provides you with the opportunity to:

get involved in your national library and information professional association
contribute to the development of your association
contribute to your own professional development through new experiences and leadership opportunities
make fabulous contacts with colleagues
make up points for the ALIA CPD program
learn how to run an event
build your profile at a local and national level and have fun!

In discussions on succession planning, ALIAWest has determined that the convenor role will be filled for no longer than 12 months. This ensures the term of office is not too onerous. However the out-going convenor will continue to be a committee member for at least the following year to ensure effective handover and succession planning.

If you have any questions about becoming involved in the Committee or would like to nominate please contact Catherine Clark, via email: catherine.clark@uwa.edu.au or telephone 9346 7569.

ALIA West September Committee Meeting

2011-08-24T07:28:00.000+08:00

Hi All,

The approved minutes from July's meeting are now available on the ALIAWest website:

http://www.alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/meetings/

All ALIA members are welcome to attend the ALIAWest Committee meetings.

Our next meeting is:

Time & Day: 5pm on Wednesday the 7th September 2011

Venue: Gascoyne Room (Ground floor) of the State Library of WA.

Please notify Anna Hudson (anna.c.hudson@gmail.com) if you would like attend.

NLS5 Workshop: How to get THE job!

2011-08-22T12:32:00.003+08:00

ALIAWest is pleased to present the following workshop at the NLS5 conference - The ALIA 5th New Librarians Symposium (2011)

Workshop 1: How to get THE job!

Date: Friday 16 September 2011
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: State Library of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre
Cost: $33 Conference Delegates / ALIA Members; $44 Non-Delegates / Non-ALIA Members

Three experienced interviewers/interviewees will present: Michelle Brennand (Acting Manager, Community Capacity Building, City of Wanneroo), Emma Taylor (Information Resources Specialist, Chevron), Karen Thompson (Manager - Open Programs, Workshops & Events, Executive Education Centre, Murdoch University)

Topics to be covered include:

Tips for CVs, selection criteria and interviews

Panel discussion by highly experienced interviewers

Answers to difficult interview questions

To register for this Satellite Event, please download, complete and return the NLS5 Satellite Events Registration Form. For more information please contact ALIAWest Secretary Anna Hudson: anna.c.hudson@gmail.com

Murdoch Library's showcase

2011-08-11T11:47:00.004+08:00

The Showcase was a great success for Murdoch!

We had approximately 9 attendees from outside and about the same internal

attendees, so about 19 in all.

Outside interest was created by Curtin University, Notre Dame University, The City of Melville Public Library, so a good mix in all.

We asked for feedback comments:

"Great use of spaces, furniture - Thanks for sharing!"

"I love the way the spaces are designed for collaborative work and that

laptop users can plug in, in so many spaces and especially outside!!"

"HIGHLIGHTS - I loved the work tables that double as whiteboards -

Brilliant idea!. Impressed with the array of work study choices. Found

the environment very inviting & staff very enthusiastic"

"Very funky - liked the booth idea for close group study"

"Thanks very much for the great tour - think you have done well with

your renovations! Love the desks you can write on - I'd be drawing all

over them!"

So in all we were very pleased and we, at Murdoch, think 'showcasing' is a wonderful ALIAWest initiative

August Newgrads in the Pub

2011-08-04T15:27:00.003+08:00

I had to think long and hard about the next venue for Newgrads in the Pub! It looks like we've pretty much run through most of the nice small bars in the CBD and Northbridge!

As always, this event is not just for new graduate information professionals, but also students!

What: ALIA and RIMPA Newgrads (and students) in the Pub
When: 17:30 Wednesday 31st August
Where: tiger, tiger coffee bar, 329 Murray Street, Perth (Map)
Cost: Naught but your own drinks
RSVP? None needed!

Look for the beardy man with the motorbike helmet.

Showcase your library August 2011

2011-07-25T10:44:00.003+08:00

A non-cost event for librarians to present their library/a project. The idea is librarians BYO their own food or non-food events. No RSVP, no cost.

Murdoch University Library is showcasing their library on Monday 8th August at 3.30pm

Murdoch University Library Learning Common Phase 2

An additional Learning Common has been created on Level 3 of the Murdoch University South Street Campus Library for students to study and relax. The new area includes more than 60 additional power outlets for laptops, improved space for newspaper reading, study booths and casual seating for group discussions.

Two mobile workstations with built in PCs, wireless connectivity and wide screens that can be connected to students ‘ own laptops, are currently being added to the area.

ALIA and RIMPA in the Pub

2011-07-07T12:50:00.000+08:00

Hola chicos y chicas!

NewGrads in the Pub will be heading to Andaluz Bar & Tapas this month.
I'd like to remind you all that NewGrads in the Pub isn't /just/ for
new graduates. It's also for students - you don't even need to be a
member of RIMPA or ALIA.

What: NewGrads (and students!) in the Pub
Where: Andaluz Bar & Tapas (http://www.andaluzbar.com.au/), Basement
level, 21 Howard Street, Perth CBD.
When: Thursday 28th July at 17:30
RSVP? None needed!
BYO: Money to buy drinks and tapas!

Look out for either me (a beardy man with a hat) or Pauline Joseph from RIMPA.

Saludos,

Matthias Liffers
ALIA New Graduates Group WA Regional Coordinator Number Three

ALIAWest Committee Meetings

2011-07-01T07:17:00.001+08:00

The minutes from May's meeting are now available on the ALIAWest website: http://www.alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/meetings/

All ALIA members are welcome to attend the ALIAWest Committee meetings.

Our next meeting is:

Time & Day: 5pm on Wednesday the 6^th July 2011

Venue: Gascoyne Room (Ground floor) of the State Library of WA.

Please notify Anna Hudson (anna.c.hudson@gmail.com) if you would like attend.

ALIA and RIMPA NewGrads in the Pub June 2011

2011-06-08T12:05:00.004+08:00

We all had a rollicking fun time at the Brass Monkey at our last NewGrads in the Pub gathering.

FA Sharr Medal winner Anna Hudson was kind enough to let us have a look at her new treasure. This month, we'll be going to a bar that's a little hidden away, but is easy enough to find if you have a look at the map on their web site.

Details:

What: NewGrads in the Pub

Where: http://www.wolfelane.com.au/ Wolf Lane, Perth CBD Lane access from Murray St (right of Pierucci)
When: 17:30, Tuesday 28th June 2011
How much: Naught but your own drinks and nibbles
RSVP: None needed!

Hope to see you all there! Look out for the beardy man with the hat.

Showcase your library

2011-06-08T11:46:00.006+08:00

A non-cost event for librarians to present their library/a project. The idea is librarians BYO their own food or non-food events. No RSVP, no cost.

Wanneroo Library Showcase: Thursday 16th of June at 4pm

Showcasing the “Books in a Bag” program and the new program recently purchased “KitKeeper”.

Book club kits started in the City of Wanneroo in 2004 with 20 kits. We now have 130 kits and 69 clubs with a waiting list of clubs eager to join.

Each kit contains 10 copies of a single title and the aim is to have more than half of the kits to contain an audio copy as well.

We have clubs joined from all over the Northern suburbs and four external library bookclubs from Fremantle, Seville Grove and Carnarvon.

We have recently purchased the program “KitKeeper” which will go live on 1^st July. This will allow clubs to book online from home.

City of Wanneroo Library Service is extremely proud to have won the inaugural State Library Board of WA Award for Excellence for this program and are keen to show other libraries this program.

The Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre are also currently hosting the City of Wanneroo Art Awards. As a special treat for our visiting librarians, we will be opening this exhibition for a private viewing after the showcase.

Don’t forget to come a little early to enable you the chance to view the Wanneroo Regional Museum which closes at 5pm or grab a coffee from the Elixir Café.

Sharr Medal and Library Board Award of Excellence evening

2011-06-04T21:54:00.006+08:00

The Sharr Medal, and the Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence, was awarded on Thursday 26 May, 2011 at the State Library Theatre. A tremendous turn-out, catered with excellent canapés and wine selections by Julie Ham from the State Library. We thank Julie wholeheartedly for her support in organizing the venue and catering.

The major speaker was Mr. Geoff Strempel, Associate Director, Public Library Services at the State Library of South Australia. Geoff is responsible for providing leadership, support and services to South Australia’s 130+ public libraries and he delivered an inspiring presentation on the state of the art and future developments to come in South Australia. Geoff is also a former Sharr medalist.

It is with much pleasure that we congratulate our very own AliaWest Committee Secretary, Anna Hudson, on being the 2010 Sharr Medal recipient and we were very lucky to be graced with Anna’s presentation on the evening.

In Anna’s words, “The presentation discussed the future and current issue of the Digital Divide within the public library field. I wished to highlight the inequalities facing public libraries and humbly raise some initiatives that I felt lead towards the future such as business partnerships. I strongly feel that libraries need to connect to people and communities in order to better connect people to ideas through information to overcome the digital divide”.

The Library Board Award of Excellence was presented to Michelle Brennand on behalf of the City of Wanneroo for “The Books in a Bag” Project, which actively supports local book clubs through easy access to book club kits. The Award recognizes excellent achievement in the provision of library services. As well as commending City of Wanneroo Library Services as a leader in public libraries across WA, the Library Board presented the City with a cheque for $5000. The Award recognizes the extent of the project, the audience it reaches, innovation, evaluation, collaboration with different groups, education or training aspects and contribution to professional organizations. Details about the Library Board Award of Excellence is available on the State Library website.

The AliaWest Committee is also very proud to announce that Margaret Allen also awarded two Alia Silver Pins to two worthy Committee members, being Jill Benn & Tracie Pollin. The pin is awarded to ALIA members who have served for five terms or more on ALIA committees. The ALIA Silver Pin award comprises the pin itself and a letter of thanks from the ALIA executive director.

ALIA and RIMPA New Grads in the Pub

2011-05-30T13:58:00.006+08:00

Just a quick reminder about ALIA/RIMPA NewGrads in the Pub this Wednesday evening at 18:00 upstairs in the Brass Monkey.

I know it's a busy time of year for those of us who are doing some study but consider it an opportunity to relax between assignments!

Regards,

Matthias Liffers
ALIA New Graduates Group WA Regional Coordinator Number Three

ALIAWest Committee Meetings

2011-05-23T17:32:00.002+08:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that ALL members of ALIA are welcome to come along to the ALIAWest Committee meetings.
Our next meeting is Wednesday, 1st June 2011.Venue: Gascoyne Room (Ground Floor) of the State Library of WA.
Please notify Anna Hudson (anna.c.hudson@gmail.com) if you would like to attend.The minutes from the April meeting are now available on the ALIAWest website: http://www.alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/meetings/

Sharr Medal and Library Board of WA Award for Excellence

2011-05-23T17:19:00.003+08:00

The Sharr Medal and the Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence will be awarded on Thursday 26 May at the State Library Theatre. The event starts at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start. The major speaker will be Mr Geoff Strempel, Associate Director, Public Library Services at the State Library of South Australia. Geoff is responsible for providing leadership, support and services to South Australia’s 130+ public libraries. Geoff is also a former Sharr medalist. There is no cost for this event, but please RSVP for catering to rsvp@slwa.wa.gov.au or 9427 3330.

ALIAWest Committee Meetings

2011-05-03T11:18:00.002+08:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that ALL members of ALIA are welcome to come along to the ALIAWest Committee meetings.

Our next meeting is this Wednesday, 4th May 2011.
Venue: Gascoyne Room (Ground Floor) of the State Library of WA.

Please notify Anna Hudson (anna.c.hudson@gmail.com) if you would like to attend.

The minutes from the March meeting are now available on the ALIAWest website: http://www.alia.org.au/groups/aliawest/meetings/