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[Peer reviewed] Abstract: The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic forced public library staff to rapidly rethink the services they offered as lockdown restrictions meant that libraries as social venues briefly came to an end. Online content was developed overnight to fill the void. This study examines the impact that the contactless operational model has had on library services across Australia, as seen through the eyes of eight public library staff. The qualitative study contributes in-depth data to scant literature about public libraries and the pandemic in an Australian context. The study highlights the value of libraries to the community. The need for in-person contact is discussed in terms of future service design in library and information practice.
 
This document is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association on 2 August 2021, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24750158.2021.1955436.
 
Citation for published article:
Maree Wilson (2021) Australian Public Library Staff Living through a Pandemic: Personal Experience of Serving the Community, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 70:3, 322-334, DOI: 10.1080/24750158.2021.1955436
 
© Maree Wilson 2021

ALIA National 2014 Conference, 15-19 September 2014 Melbourne : together we are stronger
This conference presentation describes how Charles Sturt University librarians combined two platforms already existing in the Library to deliver a personalised and flexible experience that met the complex needs of first year mature off campus students. The new generation of mature, working professionals returning to study have different expectations and needs to the traditional first year student. Their situations demand that they be able to pick up the research skills they need while working in their own timeframes. 
 

This template has been flexibly designed for your library or cultural institution to develop its own collections Disaster Plan. It is to be used in conjunction with the Guide (Part one) which provides an overview and context for the Disaster Plan. The template is based on a medium to large sized library but can be tailored to meet the needs of smaller libraries, or other collecting organisations.

ALIA National 2014 Conference, 15-19 September 2014 Melbourne : together we are stronger
This conference paper describes how Charles Sturt University librarians combined two platforms already existing in the Library to deliver a personalised and flexible experience that met the complex needs of first year mature off campus studentsThe new generation of mature, working professionals returning to study have different expectations and needs to the traditional first year student. Their situations demand that they be able to pick up the research skills they need while working in their own timeframes.
 

This document has been updated from an earlier edition (ALIA, 2010) and provides various disaster training scenarios which can help staff to prepare, update and refine library Disaster Plans and assist in staff training. A list of key issues is also provided for facilitators to select and adapt to help groups explore the implications of the different disaster scenarios.
 
This resource can be used in conjunction with the ALIA Disaster Management for Libraries: Guide (Part 1) and Disaster Plan Template (Part 2).
 
This document replaces "ALIA disaster scenarios for staff training sessions (2010)".
 
 

This document is the 2021 edition of the APLA-ALIA Standards and Guidelines for Australian Public Libraries. 
 
This document replaces "APLA-ALIA Standards and Guidelines for Australian Public Libraries (December 2020)".

Minutes of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) 28th Annual General Meeting held on 18 May 2016 at ALIA House, Canberra.

10th ALIA Top End Symposium, 12-13 October 2018 Darwin: Enabling universal literacies in the digital age
 
This presentation (PowerPoint slides) supports the session discussing the results of the Broadband for the Bush Alliance (B4BA) Telecommunications Survey.
 
The symposium provides a professional development opportunity for local information professionals to engage with national and international experts on universal literacies, a theme deemed to be of interest to all members of the community. This event is a premium professional development activity for information and library workers in the Northern Territory.
 
The theme of the symposium was 'Enabling Universal Literacies in the Digital Age'.
 
In the digital age, the information industries – GLAMR and ICT – are critical partners in helping to achieve all of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
 
“Public access to information in all its forms enables people to make informed decisions that can improve their lives. Communities that have access to timely and relevant information are better positioned to benefit from quality education, see a reduction in inequality, and are supported when it comes to health, culture, research and innovation …”
 
Speakers addressed how information industries are progressing in assisting to achieve the SDGs using any or all of the following themes: Access, Education, Sustainability.

Notice of meeting, agenda and special resolutions of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) 29th Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2017 at ALIA House, Canberra.
Special resolutions to amend the ALIA Constitution.

The ALIA NT Recognition Awards are an annual merit prize which celebrates and recognises the work of a team or individual working in any sector of the library and information profession in the Northern Territory. There are two awards reflecting the unique geography of the Territory.
 
In 2019 there were joint winners of the ALIA NT Recognition Award - Alice Springs Public Library Youth Team and the Northern Territory Library.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) welcomes the inclusion of education, arts and culture in the review of Social Infrastructure and the recognition of the vital role of libraries and other cultural institutions in supporting the quality of life, education, health and wellbeing of communities.
 
The 2019 Infrastructure Australia Audit report is a good summary of the issues facing National, State, Territory and public libraries. The growth in demand for physical spaces and digital access has rarely been accompanied by any increase in operating budgets and this is something we regularly raise with governments at all three levels. While investment in school libraries is briefly touched on, there is no mention of the disparity between library facilities in public and private schools. We would like to see this articulated in the Australian Infrastructure Plan and a focus on government school libraries included in the Infrastructure Priority List.

Minutes of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) 29th Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2017 at ALIA House, Canberra.
 

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the review of the Higher Education Provider Category Standards and to express our view that:
 

• Providing a fit-for-purpose library and information service is a key characteristic for a quality higher education provider.
• An excellent student experience can only be achieved if students have access to the latest information resources relating to their field of study.
• Australian universities’ ability to compete with the best in terms of research requires a research infrastructure supported by libraries and library and information professionals.

 
As the Association representing library and information professionals, we seek to ensure that the Higher Education Standards Provider Category Standards reflect the need for students, researchers and educators to have ready access to quality library and information services, and to highlight the role of libraries as one of the differentiating factors between universities and other higher education providers.

Notice of meeting and agenda of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) 30th Annual General Meeting held on 15 May 2018 at the ALIA House, Canberra.