Special libraries

In 2013, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) set out to investigate (1) How will libraries remain relevant for users? (2) What changes will institutions and individuals in the sector experience? (3) Will ‘library and information professional’ continue to be a necessary and desirable occupation? Three years on, we have reviewed the themes, actions and what we have learned since the original investigation. This is the May 2017 update of the Future of the LIS Profession: Special Libraries report. 

This report, produced by Dr Katherine Howard and commissioned by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), is based on desk research carried out over the period of November 2016 to February 2017. It followed on from the Special Libraries Summit, held on 2 September, in Adelaide, alongside the ALIA National Conference.
 

Contents: AGM President's report; casemix; Australian Council of Allied Health Professionals; third Anne Harrison awarded to Veronica Delafosse.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.

Contents: report of health libraries seminar and AGM held Perth, 1st October, Joan Martin awarded ALIA Letter of Recognition.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.

Contents: report of joint conference of the Health Libraries Sections of Australia and New Zealand held Auckland 12-16 November; second Anne Harrison award presented to Frances Bludhorn; AGM President's report, Treasurer's report; photos from NZ conference.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.

Contents: report on Achieving Excellence: fourth Asian-Pacific Special and Law Librarians Conference with the Ninth Biennial Health Librarians Conference, management strategies for the one-person or minimal staff health services library; Australia-wide scheme for serials duplicates; quality assurance in health libraries; budget survey of Melbourne hospital libraries.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.

Contents: report on quality assurance demystified workshop; report on occupational health and safety.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.

Contents: report on demonstration of CD-ROM multi-media products; statistics; beginner's guide to microcomputers.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.

Contents: Executive: Joan Martin, Ruth Lawrence, Enid Meldrum, Roxanne McIvor, Ann McGalliard, Jenni Rusciano, Jo Marshall, Anne McLean, Vanessa Craven, Jan Hindson; report on DA Books; daily/weekly statistics tally sheet; future of Australian Medline Network; Australian Council of Allied Health Professions.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.

Contents: chapter contents of the Handbook of Medical Library Practice; job mobility; preliminary summary of annual survey results; Australian Copyright Council.
Original document held in ALIA House, Canberra.