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The Australian Library Journal: Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association - Volume 57 No. 2 May 2008
 

Australian Academic & Research Libraries (AARL): Volume 41 No. 4 December 2010
 

Australian Academic & Research Libraries (AARL): Volume 41 No. 1 March 2010
 

This document provides a timeline that covers the milestones in the history of school libraries which became a separate section of the Library Association of Australia, now the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), in 1967. It also highlights significant events in the education and/or government sectors. Data from many of the reports commissioned by ALIA was used for lobbying federal government bodies which resulted in funding for school library buildings and resources. This funding, together with an emphasis on positive learning outcomes for students, has ensured that school libraries are influential within the education and library communities. For fifty years ALIA Schools has supported its members to make a positive difference to student learning outcomes. This support has also ensured that teacher librarians and school library staff are effective professionals.

Agenda for the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Board of Directors Meeting held on Monday 15 March 2021 via Zoom.
 

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) endorses the vision of a united Australia which respects this land of ours; values the Indigenous heritage; and provides justice and equity for all.
 
This document identifies four key areas to be addressed by the library and information services sector in providing services to Indigenous peoples, and in managing information relevant to Indigenous cultures and communities.

This brief statement highlights the role of libraries and library professionals in contributing to an informed society.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) believes that:
 

• Libraries are lifelong learning centres with education as an essential part of their mission and should acknowledge their responsibility for supporting and supplementing education within their communities, in a variety of formal and informal as well as cultural contexts.
• Libraries must actively commit time and resources to coordinating literacy activities at all levels and to promote literacy among all members of their community, users and non-users alike.
• Libraries are part of the solution to many community problems. Libraries help children and adults become literate, productive citizens and help people of all ages lead more satisfying lives.

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) statement on the right of all library users to access information, materials, content and services.
 
Libraries and information services proactively promote and facilitate responsible access to quality networked information for all, including children and young people. They enable library users to learn to use the internet and electronic information efficiently and effectively.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is committed to promoting and encouraging a research culture and research practice amongst library and information professionals in order to improve theory and practice.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) supports social inclusion and asserts that all Australians should therefore have access to the resources and services of a public library, regardless of their circumstances. Home library services exist to provide services to users who - through reasons including disability, illness and limited mobility - are unable to access public libraries in person.
 
These guidelines are intended to be used in establishing, providing and evaluating a home library service of a public library. Parts of these guidelines may also be relevant to other libraries, including special libraries, which provide home-based library services.
 

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) recognises that government agency libraries frequently hold collections of long-term significance for Australian heritage and research. These guidelines are intended for all Commonwealth, state and territory government agencies, as a guide to what to do in situations where agency libraries plan to dispose of material. The guidelines provide for the orderly disposal of library collections when the parent organisation has decided not to retain them. Such circumstances may arise where a government library is closed, merged with another library, moved to another location, or where a library is reduced in size or scope.

INCITE: The magazine for library and information professionals - July/August 2021 Volume 42 Issue 4
 
Contents: From the President -- From the CEO -- Celebrating books at the ABIAs -- Library and Information Week 2021: Newcastle Libraries Humble Lecture -- Exploring stories that matter -- If you go out on the Quad today -- Creating curious kids -- Data for advocacy -- Public libraries, public good -- The best fit for the job -- Professional Pathways update -- Easy as 1 2 3 -- News from the States and Territories -- From space, everybody can hear you read -- I believe -- Let's talk: Theological libraries -- Building the Christian library -- An exceptional school library -- Angaza Beyond -- Shouting from the rooftops -- What do I believe? -- Try this.
 

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), through the Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA), has identified the need for an easy way for library services to identify, collate and report on the activities which contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This template identifies the 10 goals that are most appropriate to Australian libraries and provides ideas for the kinds of content under each goal.