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The Little Book of Public Libraries is for people who love libraries and want to share their passion with others.If you are already a library champion, this book will give you key messages that you can pass on to friends and colleagues. If not it will open your eyes to the valuable contribution libraries make to families, communities, society, and the economy as a whole.

The fundamental principles according to which the Australian Government Libraries Information Network (AGLIN) is governed, adopted on 24 September 2008.

The Australian Library Journal: Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association - Volume 57 No. 1 February 2008

Australian Library and Information Association Biennial Conference, 2 – 5 September 2008, Alice Springs Convention Centre, Alice Springs, NT Australia: Dreaming 08.

This conference paper presents discussion by the Special Collections Librarian and the Indigenous Services Officer at Alice Springs Public Library on establishing and developing the Alice Springs Public Library’s Akaltye Antheme Collection. The Akaltyne Antheme Collection aims to facilitate Indigenous people’s use of the Library and all its collections and to provide insight into local culture for non-Indigenous patrons and visitors. The paper contextualises the collection's role within the broader scope of the library and its information services for Indigenous people and highlights its successes.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) discusses the need for legislation to support the work being done by various agencies including the National Library and the National Film and Sound Archive to archive, preserve and provide access to our cultural heritage for future generations.

The incredibly rapid growth in the delivery of information in electronic formats has left organisations responsible for the preservation of, and access to this information unable to adequately meet their obligations, in part because of the complexity of technological, economic and organisational requirements, but also because the existing deposit legislation is not designed for, or adequate to deal with this new digital environment.

There is no requirement that producers of films or musical recordings deposit copies with the National Film and Sound Archive and despite the dedicated work of those in the Archive much material is probably lost.

The Australian Library Journal: Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association - Volume 57 No. 3 August 2008

The Australian Library Journal: Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association - Volume 57 No. 4 November 2008

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) discusses how investment in libraries can be expected to generate economic as well as social, cultural and environmental benefits. Libraries sustain the community in social, cultural and environmental terms and contribute positively in terms of economic value, benefit and activity. ALIA advocates the development of an informed society that can partake and participate in skilled decision-making.

Accurate, relevant and timely information is the key ingredient to effective decision-making. Australia's long-term economic development is dependent on its ability to use information to make decisions that enable growth, progress and productivity. Libraries and the library profession contribute to an informed society by acquiring, organising, archiving, retrieving, using, synthesising and analysing information and thereby empowering users so that they can utilise this information in their decision-making processes. ALIA supports the development of a 21st century information infrastructure with libraries as the conduit for a sustainable knowledge economy.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Health Libraries Australia (HLA) recommends the development of a system-wide, sustainable, national framework for cross-jurisdictional and cross-sectoral cooperation for health libraries to support the education and training of health professionals.

ALIA Asia Pacific Special Interest Group (ALIA APSIG) is a national group that aims to lead efforts in identifying new sources of support for the development between information professionals in the region, through two-way co-operation. It also aims to provide a forum for members to discuss regional professional issues and to communicate these to the appropriate forum; hosts public talks relating to relevant issues; and produce a membership newsletter three times per year.

This document recounts the history of the Asia and Pacific Special Interest Group (APSIG) which celebrated twenty-two years of activities in August 2010.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) discusses how government libraries provide a key part of the information management infrastructure of government agencies. In order for public service employees and clients of government agencies to benefit from online information resources an approach is needed to ensure that:

a) quality information resources are available cost-effectively to support policy development and program delivery;

b) government information is available to clients, with a single infrastructure for long term access;

c) public libraries have information and skills to fulfill their role supporting community access to government information; and

d) the collaborative infrastructure is used to delivery access to government information collections.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) discusses the immense and valuable contribution that the National Library of Australia (NLA) provides to all Australians. The NLA plays a pivotal and crucial role in the intellectual life of Australia. This role has a direct effect on the economic prosperity and social health of Australia, as well as on the continuing vitality of Australia’s culture and heritage. The value of the National Library and its collections, most especially as a legal deposit collection, is absolutely vital to our democracy.

ALIA strongly advocates that the NLA be exempted from the efficiency dividend so that the National Library’s capacity to perform its core functions and to provide leadership in the digital economy is not diminished. The NLA plays a crucial role in promoting the free flow of information and ideas in the interest of all Australians and a thriving culture, economy and democracy.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) responds to the Australian Research Council (ARC) on the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Initiative Consultation Paper.

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Health Libraries Australia (HLA) group focuses on the potential to improve knowledge support to Australia’s health systems as an integral part of the development of a national e-health strategy.

This joint submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Public Libraries Australia addresses the following Summit topics:

• Economic infrastructure, the digital economy and the future of our cities
• Future directions for rural industries and rural communities
• Towards a creative Australia: the future of the arts, film and design

The challenge, particularly with a prescriptive document such as this, is to produce guidelines which are broad enough to encompass all health libraries but which detail an acceptable and achievable level of practice across those same libraries. To this end the Guidelines need to be flexible, adaptable and applicable irrespective of the size and makeup of any individual library service. It is hoped the fourth edition of the Guidelines for Australian Health Libraries achieves this desired outcome. 

These Guidelines have been superseded by Guidelines for Australian health libraries, 5th edition 2022.

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

The aim of the WA Library Technicians Group (WALT) symposium grant is to enable students and recent graduates of a library technician qualification course to experience the value of a National Library and Information Technicians' Symposium. The Symposium is a prime source of professional development and networking opportunities for library technicians within Australia and overseas.

ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Symposium, 2007 Melbourne

This conference report was composed by the recipient of the WALT symposium grant.

The aim of the WA Library Technicians Group (WALT) symposium grant is to enable students and recent graduates of a library technician qualification course to experience the value of a National Library and Information Technicians' Symposium. The Symposium is a prime source of professional development and networking opportunities for library technicians within Australia and overseas.

This joint submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA), Australian Law Librarians Association (ALLA), School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) and Australian School Library Association (ASLA) supports the provision of high quality and reliable telecommunications in regional areas and the increasingly important role of libraries in supporting the nation through their support of communities.

Filtering software selectively controls what content Internet users can view and what activities they can participate in, using a variety of automatic technologies and set parameters.

This survey of Australian public libraries is the third such survey conducted by ALIA. It addresses the use of filtering in public Internet access terminals. The survey instrument was developed to provide feedback to the Department of Communication, IT and the Arts (DCITA) and the general public in relation to the Australian Government’s Protecting Australian Families Online (PAFO) initiative announced in June 2006

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) encourages library and information services professionals to promote and facilitate the development of their clients' information literacy skills.

This survey of internet access in public libraries covers 41 per cent of public libraries across Australia. Library services which participated in the survey represent almost 6 million registered users and over 77 000 people access internet services in these libraries each week.

This report is a follow-up to a similar survey in 2002 and provides up-to-date information on how public library internet services are being managed, delivered and used.

Australia's public libraries are key players in addressing the need for equitable community access to online information and services. Public access internet services in libraries are expanding. Public libraries are important sources for internet training, access to online services and providers of valuable online content, including content available only by subscription.

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.

ALIA 2005 Library Technician Dunn & Wilson Scholarship, Sharon Uthmann ADipAppSc(LTST) ALIATec

This study was made possible through the Dunn & Wilson Scholarship and supported by the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA).

This report provides an overview of secondment opportunities through discussion of:

• the range of secondments available;
• the benefits and challenges of secondments for individuals and
• employers/organisations;
• secondment policies and what guidelines they should cover to ensure success.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) recognises that many Australian libraries are developing, or have developed, a privacy policy, which they publicise to their user community. These guidelines are intended to assist libraries to develop policies and practices which will enable them to comply with privacy codes, principles and related legislation. It is not intended that they should replace the obtaining of formal legal advice. Libraries may therefore also wish to seek advice from their organisation's legal advisers and lawyers, depending upon their circumstances.

ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Symposium, 2005 Sydney

This conference report was composed by the recipient of the WALT symposium grant.

The aim of the WA Library Technicians Group (WALT) symposium grant is to enable students and recent graduates of a library technician qualification course to experience the value of a National Library and Information Technicians' Symposium. The Symposium is a prime source of professional development and networking opportunities for library technicians within Australia and overseas.

ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Symposium, 9-12 September 2003 Brisbane

This conference report was composed by the recipient of the WALT symposium grant.

The aim of the WA Library Technicians Group (WALT) symposium grant is to enable students and recent graduates of a library technician qualification course to experience the value of a National Library and Information Technicians' Symposium. The Symposium is a prime source of professional development and networking opportunities for library technicians within Australia and overseas.

The aim of the WA Library Technicians Group (WALT) symposium grant is to enable students and recent graduates of a library technician qualification course to experience the value of a National Library and Information Technicians' Symposium. The Symposium is a prime source of professional development and networking opportunities for library technicians within Australia and overseas.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) are pleased to endorse and promote this statement of standards of professional excellence for teacher librarians. This statement describes the professional knowledge, skills and commitment demonstrated by teacher librarians working at a level of excellence. It represents the goals to which all Australian teacher librarians should aspire, and provides inspiration for quality teaching and ongoing professional practice.