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INCITE: May/June 2019

INCITE: The magazine for library and information professionals - May/June 2019 Volume 40 Issue 5/6
 
Contents: From the outgoing President -- From the incoming President -- From the CEO -- Using augmented reality to share community stories -- TIK blog 3: Evidence-based -- TIK blog 4: Digital expertise and inclusion -- This federal election, Vote Library -- The 2019 Library Design Awards -- National Simultaneous Storytime is nearly upon us -- Finish preparing for Library and Information Week -- First ALIA accredited students graduate from Pacific TAFE -- Fundraising partnership with Booktopia -- News from your State and Territory Managers -- Libraries as innovators -- The Australian Web Archive -- Renovations lead to rejuvenation -- Australian libraries are collaborating to provide STEM outcomes -- Mobile Max takes the library outdoors -- Creating user engagement through a YouTube sensation -- How we reported on ALIA Information Online 2019 -- Collaboration leads to student outcomes -- How libraries help the government support the book industry -- Australian authors appreciate the backing of libraries -- Enabling leisure is serious business -- Visiting and collaborating leads to learning -- Let's talk about standards -- Celebrating and supporting the Gumbaynggirr language -- Acknowledging and respecting the local custodians.

Blue Shield Australia and the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict and natural disasters

Fires, floods and failures: future proofing against disaster, 1 May 2019 Canberra
 
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) outlines risks to the preservation of cultural heritage due to armed conflict and the effects of climate change and introduces the three phases of cultural property protection:

  1. Before an event - prepardeness, mitigation and prevention
  2. During an event - emergency first responders and first aid
  3. After an event - recovery and reconstruction

Special libraries: digital INCITE supplement - May/June 2019

INCITE: The magazine for library and information professionals - May/June 2019 Volume 40 Issue 5/6 (supplement)
 
Special libraries add value to their organisations in ways that are sometimes hard to quantify. While the invaluable work that library and information professionals do to aid research, store information, make knowledge accessible, and create sense from the mess is far too often overlooked. This work is done on a daily basis by special library staff to aid health professionals to make informed diagnoses, help researchers identify connections in their data sets, ensure governments have the information to make evidence-based decisions and so much more. Special libraries and those who work in them make a priceless contribution to their workplaces and deliver tangible results that should not be ignored.

INCITE: November/December 2018

INCITE: The magazine for library and information professionals - Nov/Dec 2018 Volume 39 Issue 11/12
 
Contents: From the President -- From the CEO -- The fight to renew funding for NSW public libraries -- ALIA Board nominations are coming up again -- It's the second digital only edition of INCITE -- Another successful Australian Reading Hour -- ALIA Leadership & Innovation Forum roundup -- ALIA's new advocacy campaign, Truth, Integrity, Knowledge -- Letter to the editor -- 2018 ALIA Northern Territory Recognition Award winner -- News from your ALIA State and Territory Managers -- What is the library of things? -- Leading a bilingual storytime in Timor-Leste -- Creating an inclusive storytime event -- QUT Library starts lending IT equipment -- How chatbots can help streamline your library workflows -- Makerspaces beget creativity -- A fresh take on student practicum placements -- How library design can impact your library -- School libraries advocate together -- Passion and personal development creates a conference zine -- Grant opens door for personal development -- Law Library of Victoria expands to around-the-clock electronic access -- Librarians' Choice interview Markus Zusak -- 50 years of the National Library of Australia -- The E-lending Project examines the holdings of Australian libraries -- CAVAL's 40th birthday celebrations.

INCITE: May/June 2018

INCITE: The magazine for library and information professionals - May/June 2018 Volume 39 Issue 5/6
 
Contents: From the President -- Digital introduction -- From the CEO -- ALIA Board election results -- National Simultaneous Storytime resources -- A breakdown of ALIA's income and expenses -- ALIA membership renewal process -- How to make social media more meme-ingful -- News from your ALIA State and Territory Managers -- Digital INCITE survey -- Libraries and their international roles -- The Fair Work Ombudsman provides information for non-English speakers -- The Swedish way to classify -- IFLA Barcelona and the Global Vision -- INELI-Oceania on the global stage -- The Sustainable Development Goals in school libraries -- Emergency management and the Sendai Framework -- Australian National Botanic Gardens and the Sustainable Development Goals -- Curtin University and its international libraries -- How libraries support migrants -- Podcasting is a fun and useful way to engage users -- Indigenous stories for your library -- A revised schools manual from ALIA Schools -- Volunteering at AIATSIS -- Digital resources and perpetual access.

More copyright reform for libraries in 2019

Article by Jessica Coates, Australia Libraries Copyright Committee, from INCITE January/February 2019 Volume 40 Issue 1/2 - State of Australian Libraries.
 
2018 was a big year for copyright in Australia. It saw the start of several major changes that directly affect libraries, including improved provisions for providing access to people with a disability; simplified educational statutory licences; and a ‘fixed’ preservation exception.
 

Serving users in Central Australia

Article by Desert Peoples Centre Campus Library staff, from INCITE March/April 2019 Volume 40 Issue 3/4 - Indigenous Matters.
 
Desert Peoples Centre Campus Library staff, from the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education in Central Australia, provide a range of services to Indigenous Australian people every day. Each team member came to the job via a unique path. In this article they share the story of their growth as library service providers.

10 ways that libraries power high performance organisations

Australian special libraries serve clients in government, health, law, business, banking, consulting, research, science and technology, the arts, media and other industries by providing facts not fiction, decision-ready information, usable big data, tailored resources, 24/7 electronic delivery of information, a world view of cutting edge information theory and practice, access to the latest news, staff professional development, information and technology expertise, and preservation services.

10 ways that library and information services power the health sector

Australian health libraries and their staff comprise an important part of the health information workforce, alongside health information managers and health information specialists by providing quality information to improve patient care, evidence based practice and research support, specialist resources, outstanding value and return on investment, information literacy training, and decision ready information.

Services for migrants and refugees

When people arrive in Australia, whether through choice or for reasons of hardship, as migrants, international students, refugees or humanitarian entrants, they seek to make a place for themselves and their families in their new communities. They have to set up home, find employment, become familiar with cultural norms that are second nature to Australians but alien to new arrivals, and often their first language is not English.
 
For library users, coming from a country where there is a good public library network, the local library is an obvious place to find essential information, sign up for English language conversation classes, use the public computers, engage with other children and families at storytime. Joining the library is part of the settling in process. For others, coming from countries where there may not be a library network, libraries are an unknown quantity and it can be hard to build up the courage to step over the threshold.
 
Australian libraries recognise the needs and the barriers for migrants and refugees and are working to fulfil the first and break down the latter. This report shares just a few examples of the library projects to be found in different states and territories.

The role of volunteers in a contemporary professional association

The last two decades have seen major changes occurring in the volunteering world. The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in conjunction with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have undertaken a research project to consider the role of volunteers in contemporary professional associations. This report seeks to examine the impact of socio-demographic change on modern volunteering, especially for contemporary professional associations like ALIA. 

Federal budget 2016: budget thin on the content for the library and information sector

This document provides an overview of Federal Government Budget 2016 topics which may affect Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) members and their organisations including: digital transformation, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Public Sector transformation and the Efficiency Dividend, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, higher education, school funding, cyber security, and support for communities.

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National Year of Reading 2012: indigenous literacy initiative

The project was initiated by the National Year of Reading 2012 founding partners, with the Australian Library and Information Association as the auspice body. The project concept was prompted by recognition that there were many challenges being faced by providers of early literacy programs in remote Indigenous communities. With vast distances involved, the cost and difficulty of travelling to remote communities, the small size of the population in each location, the different language groups, the shortage of experienced workers, the time to build up trust and intense competition for funds mean that work in remote communities creates many barriers to sharing and partnering.
 
The goal of the project was to facilitate input from service providers of early literacy programs in remote Indigenous communities with a view to understanding what early literacy programs (outside of the formal education framework) are being delivered in remote Indigenous communities and to develop initial insight into the hallmarks of a good practice framework that can guide future government investment and non-government organisation (NGO) focus. It is intended that the outputs from this project will also encourage knowledge transfer, capacity building and collaboration across the early literacy sector.
 

2019 ALIA federal election agenda

The 2019 Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) library and information agenda was created after consultation with ALIA Members and states our goals for the next federal government.
 
POLICY

  1. Improved access to data and scholarly information through the development and trial of open access models for government-funded research
  2. Halt to government library closures and greater recognition of the role of library and information professionals in evidence-based decision-making
  3. Greater recognition of the important part libraries play in literacy and learning for all ages
  4. Continued recognition of the important part libraries play in digital inclusion
  5. A national early literacy strategy
  6. Support for the long-term success of the Australian book industry
  7. Quality library services for tertiary students enrolled in universities, TAFEs and private Registered Training Organisations (RTO)
  8. Qualified library staff employed in every school library
  9. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

 
LEGISLATION

 10. Further copyright law reform
 11. Accreditation of higher education and VET courses by professional bodies

 
FUNDING

12. Further investment in digital access to cultural collections and digital infrastructure
13. Funding for library buildings as a vital element of Australia’s knowledge infrastructure
14. Funding for the delivery of egovernment services through public libraries

 
 

National Year of Reading 2012: evaluation report

This report is an evaluation of how the National Year of Reading helped to build a reading culture across the nation. The evaluation was undertaken by The Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. The report describes the nature and outcomes of the National Year of Reading in the four case studies, including a consideration of what participating organisations delivered beyond what would normally be expected of them. The findings lead to a series of conclusions about the program’s successes, challenges and legacy followed by recommendations about how these successes can be sustained and extended beyond 2012.

 

Overview of the current ebook landscape [slides]

ALIA ebook and elending think tank, 9 July 2013 Adelaide
 
In order to understand the concerns of our members, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) took to the road and organised think tanks, in Brisbane 15 February 2013, Perth 7 March 2013, Melbourne 12 March 2013, Sydney 28 May 2013 and Adelaide 9 July 2013. Our think tanks provided an opportunity for library and information professionals to hear about the issues relating to ebooks and share their experiences and opinions.
 
This presentation (PowerPoint slides) provides an overview of the issues affecting libraries, both in Australia and globally, in relation to electronic book access and procurement.

ALIA ebook and elending think tank [slides]

ALIA ebook and elending think tank, 15 February 2013 Brisbane, 7 March 2013 Perth, 12 March 2013 Melbourne
 
In order to understand the concerns of our members, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) took to the road and organised think tanks, in Brisbane 15 February 2013, Perth 7 March 2013, Melbourne 12 March 2013, Sydney 28 May 2013 and Adelaide 9 July 2013. Our think tanks provided an opportunity for library and information professionals to hear about the issues relating to ebooks and share their experiences and opinions.
 
This presentation (PowerPoint slides) provides an overview of the issues affecting libraries, both in Australia and globally, in relation to electronic book access and procurement.

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