The ALIA Code of Ethics for the Australian Library and Information Services Workforce provides a shared reference point for professional conduct, policies, and day-to-day decision making. Use this fillable template to customise the Code of Ethics for your library and information services workplace or network by filling in action examples for each clause.
This report examines adult media literacy abilities, needs and experiences in Australia. Between January and April 2024 a representative sample of 3,852 adult Australians were surveyed alongside additional booster samples for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians and First Nations Australians. This survey repeated questions asked in our inaugural 2021 Adult Media Literacy survey to produce longitudinal data, while also introducing new questions that respond to pressing issues and new digital media developments.
Survey findings show that most adult Australians use different types of digital media on a regular basis, but their overall confidence in their digital media abilities is quite low, with very little change since 2021. For example, most adult Australians are not confident about their ability to identify false and misleading information online, create a video and post it online, edit a digital photo, change social media privacy settings, or seek help from relevant authorities if they are being harassed online.
The report finds that there is overwhelming demand among Australians for adult and school-based media literacy education. However, many Australians have not received any form of media literacy education or they don’t have access to support when they need it.
The report was attached to ALIA's submission for the Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence
Good Things Australia, in collaboration with Microsoft and Telstra, is proud to present the research, and consultation findings of our pioneering digital inclusion project, Digital Sisters: AI for Good. This initiative focuses on enhancing AI literacy among women, particularly those from migrant and refugee backgrounds, to build their skills and confidence in using emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The report was attached to ALIA's submission for the Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence
Following ALIA's submission on the importance of AI inclusion and AI literacy, two further reports have been released which were brought to the committee’s attention. From the library perspective, these reports highlight current trends, where AI is increasingly integrated into daily life, and yet there continue to be deep divides within the general population in awareness, understanding and skills.
The two reports submitted to the Committee are the Digital Sisters AI for Good Report and Adult Media Literacy in 2024: Australian attitudes, experiences and needs, both are linked below under 'Relation'.
ALIA's public submission to Department of Industry, Science and Resources' consultation on the introduction of mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings.
ALIA strongly recommends that explicit reference to ICIP, traditional knowledge and Indigenous data are included in the principles. This principle should make it clear that the use of ICIP, traditional knowledge and Indigenous data are in and of themselves high risk uses, not dependent on the intended use of these materials. ALIA also recommends that the guidelines should be strengthened to ensure that any use of ICIP, traditional knowledge and Indigenous data are done appropriately as befits the communities, materials and uses.
The Australian Public Libraries Statistical Report is an annual project by the Australian Library and Information Association Australian Public Libraries Alliance (ALIA APLA) and National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) that identifies and measures usage and activities of Australia's public library services over the financial year. This report covers the statistics in the financial year 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023.
In the second half of 2022 ALIA held a series of small functions across Australia with members and leaders in the library and information services industry. The purpose was to facilitate discussion about industry trends, challenges and opportunities from the perspective of those working across all sectors, from schools to universities and from public libraries to special libraries as well as LIS educators and researchers. ALIA also wanted to hear feedback on its performance and where members thought it should be focusing its efforts into the future.
This report cannot possibly do justice to the broad range of discussions and commentary about a huge range of issues by experienced and thoughtful LIS professionals. What it will attempt to do is to present the key themes – the challenges and opportunities and the possible strategies or solutions proffered for consideration. At the end of each section is a statement about ALIA’s proposed actions in response to the matters raised.
The themes are:
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) recently surveyed school library assistant, library technician, librarian, and teacher librarian members working in school libraries to find out what they would like to see from the ALIA Schools Group and how they might like to engage.
Funded by the Charlotte Henry Study Grant 2023, this zine contains key insights and information as part of Jade Smith's research into graphic novel collections in NSW libraries. The aims of the reflective research, undertaken during her Master of Information Studies (Applied Research) project, were to investigate the value of graphic novel collections in libraries and how these can be leveraged and understood in the context of a collection that can sometimes be challenged, maligned or misappropriated.
Contents: Welcome to graphic novels -- How do graphic novels work? -- Intro to graphic novel and library research -- What can graphic novel and library research tell us? -- Stigma and censorship