The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is supportive of the proposed implementation plan’s structure, vision, foundations and focus areas. In summary:
Australian libraries – especially public, State and Territory Libraries – have found the Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) to be an invaluable source of data about the levels of digital inclusion nationally, regionally and locally. The information gained from the ADII reports has enabled libraries to advocate successfully for investment in technology, programs and services to meet the needs of their communities and users. It has identified specific target groups requiring greater assistance, and it has helped guide program and service development.
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and our library members welcome the opportunity, through the review of Australian classification regulation, to address a problem which has been an issue for libraries for a number of years, and which has now reached a critical point.
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Australian Government’s Online Safety Legislative Reform Discussion Paper and applauds the move to bring together existing measures in a single framework and supports the expansion of the role of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner. However, there are specific areas of concern regarding the legislation in relation to library accountability, digital content, reporting requirements, and the relationship with other legislative reform.
Libraries, MOOCs and Online Learning Seminar, 19 March 2014 Brisbane, Queensland
This paper outlines responses to a feedback session at the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Council for Australian University Librarians (CAUL), OCLC and the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) one-day seminar which brought together library stakeholders in the online learning space to talk about MOOCs, the trends in remote course delivery to large cohorts of students, the issues for libraries and the opportunities for advocacy.
Libraries, MOOCs and Online Learning Seminar, 19 March 2014 Brisbane, Queensland
This paper provides a summary of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Council for Australian University Librarians (CAUL), OCLC and the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) one-day seminar which brought together library stakeholders in the online learning space to talk about MOOCs, the trends in remote course delivery to large cohorts of students, the issues for libraries and the opportunities for advocacy.
Libraries, MOOCs and Online Learning Seminar, 19 March 2014 Brisbane, Queensland
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Council for Australian University Librarians (CAUL), OCLC and the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) present this one-day seminar bringing together library stakeholders in the online learning space to talk about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), the trends in remote course delivery to large cohorts of students, the issues for libraries and the opportunities for advocacy.
9th ALIA Top End Symposium, 16-17 October 2015 Darwin: Evolution, Excellence and Energy - the triple E approach to future proofing libraries
ALIA New Librarians' Symposium 8 (NLS8), 23-25 June 2017 Canberra: DIY Library Career
The Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) move into a new building in Canberra in 1990 - 9-11 Napier Close, Deakin - was a major step for the Association. Over the years, ALIA Directors have debated the merits of retaining the building as the Association's main asset. After consultation with an Advisory Committee of long-term ALIA members and senior library leaders, the ALIA Board has made the decision to progress with the sale of the building. The property will be listed for sale in May 2020.
