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February 2012 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

January 2012 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

This document has been developed to assist principals, teacher librarians and school communities and has the following applications:

• It can be used as a guide when provisionally registered teacher librarians are applying for registration. Qualified librarians who complete a teaching qualification and are seeking registration as a teacher would find this document particularly useful
• It would be of value to principals who are focussing on the role of the teacher librarian within the school
• It provides details about teacher librarian practice for those school communities that use the VIT Standards as the framework for their Annual Review Meeting (ARM)
• It can be used in conjunction with School Improvement Framework in Libraries (SIFiL). The indicators could assist library staff to contribute to the school’s Self-reflection Report. In addition, the document could be used in the ongoing monitoring of the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and the Annual Action Plan (AAP)
• It provides exemplars of practice for teacher librarians

HLA News: National News Bulletin of Health Libraries Australia - A group of the Australian Library and Information Association

Contents: The green and gold: open access in scientific technical medical publishing -- From your convenor -- Musical fusion -- Editor's note -- Speaking Systematics PD Day report -- ClinicalKey launch -- Putting the sense in CENSUS: 2012 Anne Harrison Award project -- News from your sponsor: Informit -- Topical bytes: health knowledge -- Waikato District Health Board Libraries profile -- Update from our UK correspondent -- Web wanderings -- Breaking down the barriers of professional isolation -- Book reviews -- Chief Health Librarians Forum report -- Member spotlight: Cheryl Hamill -- Puzzle -- Professional Development calendar.

This submission addresses the question ‘What does the Asian century mean for Australia?’ It makes recommendations in two key areas: Australia’s knowledge of Asia, and ways of deepening engagement between Asia and Australia in the sphere of civil society in which library and information services are centred.

This submission examines cyber-safety and seniors focusing on the advantages and the barriers to being online and the role that public libraries already play in training for digital literacy and support for senior Australians in the online world. It describes examples of the current delivery of services such as Senior’s Internet Training and offers some suggestions to increase the level of digital literacy training for seniors, for consideration for the future.

This submission has two purposes. The first is to establish ALIA’s interest in being involved in further discussion and consultation around the choice of Essential Statistical Assets for Australia; the second is to make the case for the inclusion of an additional statistic, and for the retention of two of the Category D “possibly out” statistics.

This document has been prepared by a National RFID Data Profile (NRDP) working group established under the auspices of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). The working group was established to consider issues relating to information elements that might be placed on RFID tags by Australian libraries and the extent to which such information might have an impact on future interoperability and the leverage to be gained through RFID technology. More broadly, the working group also looked at a number of other related issues that could potentially limit interoperability as RFID systems are progressively rolled out across the country.

HLA News: National News Bulletin of Health Libraries Australia - A group of the Australian Library and Information Association

Contents: Following Frank: the vigorous PCEHR debate -- From your convenor -- A library technician's view on presenting a first time conference paper -- Editor's note -- Anne Harrison Award applications -- Change of pace: Sue Grimes retires -- Topical bytes: academic study -- Update from our UK correspondent -- CHLF report -- News from your sponsor: Informit -- Member spotlight on Ann Ritchie -- Web wanderings -- HLA/HCN Health Informatics Innovation Award 2012 applications -- Vale Kay Vincent -- Document delivery: British Library withdrawal of service.

This submission recommends: Amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), as it applies to government information, in order to promote freedom of access ; nominating a single agency and providing it with the funding and resources to store government information and make it accessible to the public; recognise and develop the role of national, state and public libraries in connecting every Australian with the information generated by government.

HLA News: National News Bulletin of Health Libraries Australia - A group of the Australian Library and Information Association

Contents: Helping the clinician to help the patient: CareSearch report -- From your convenor -- What health librarians do -- Editor's note -- Faster, better online medical information: about ClinicalKey -- How HAPI-ness happened -- Topical bytes: systematic reviews -- Going up: prepare your elevator speech -- News from your sponsor: Informit -- Stepping stones -- Web wanderings: igoogle alternatives -- Member spotlight: Suzanne Lewis -- Professional development calendar -- Puzzle -- Free access to LIS resources.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Australian Law Librarians' Association (ALIA) to the Australian law reform commission inquiry into copyright and the digital ecomony discusses the possible reform of Australia's copyright law to benefit the digital economy.

Copyright law impacts on most of what libraries do. It affects the services that libraries can provide to their users and the conditions under which they provide access to copyright materials. It affects the way in which libraries can undertake effective archival and preservation activities. Librarians have traditionally been guardians of copyright. Now they have also become creators of copyright materials, both with digital content and organisational websites.

This document is an evidence-based guide for the development of public library services in Australia. It uses the National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) annual collation of state and territory statistics as its evidence base, and builds on the earlier work on standards and guidelines carried out by the State Libraries of New South Wales and Queensland.

Standards are quality levels – goals for attainment – and they are presented at baseline and enhanced service delivery levels. Guidelines document best practice and are intended as operational suggestions for improving library performance.

This document was superceded by "Guidelines, standards and outcome measures for Australian public libraries: July 2016".

Media release by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Monday 10 September 2012, opposing the reduction in funding to Queensland government libraries.

ALIA Schools Professional Development Seminar, 2 June 2012: Learning in a changing world - curriculum integration

Learning in a changing world is a series of five books prepared by ALIA & ASLA published by ACER to support teacher librarians and school libraries in the 21st century. This series will be the focus for professional learning during 2012.

The seminar is for primary and secondary teacher librarians and others who are responsible for school library services. This document supports the session on the SAMR method and an iPad case study in schools.

Contents: President's report -- 2011 awards -- Conference and events -- 2011 in review -- Financial report.

HLA News: National News Bulletin of Health Libraries Australia - A group of the Australian Library and Information Association

Contents: Perspectives on an ageing workforce -- From your convenor -- HLA/HCN Health Informatics Innovation Award winner announced -- Editor's note -- SA Health Library Network Knowledge Manager -- Topical bytes: Ebooks pricing -- HTAi Information Resources Group -- Norma Worswick retires -- Update from our UK correspondent -- News from your sponsor: Informit -- Recent publication by HLA member -- Web wanderings -- Anne Harrison Award announcement -- Member spotlight: Bronia Renison -- Professional development calendar -- Crossword -- HLA Professional Development Day.

April 2012 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

ALIA Schools Professional Development Seminar, 2 June 2012: Learning in a changing world - curriculum integration

Learning in a changing world is a series of five books prepared by ALIA & ASLA published by ACER to support teacher librarians and school libraries in the 21st century. This series will be the focus for professional learning during 2012.

The seminar is for primary and secondary teacher librarians and others who are responsible for school library services. This document supports the session on creating videos using iMovie.

March 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

This document provides an overview of Federal Government Budget 2011 topics which may affect Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) members and their organisations, including: the National Broadband Network, internet filtering, cyber-safety, education and early childhood development, adult literacy.

June 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

September 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

August 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

July 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

Minutes of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) 23rd Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2011 at ALIA House, Canberra.

January/February 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) discusses the role of the library and information services sector in the national broadband strategy.

May 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.

April 2011 edition of ALIA PD Postings - professional development news and advice for LIS professionals.