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Preserving the Memory
A continuing education initiative of the Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records.
Venue: Monash University, Clayton campus
Presenter: Jeavons Baillie, Chief Conservator, State Library of Victoria. An intensive, five day workshop for librarians, conservators, information resource managers, archivists and other interested professionals, focussing on preservation management across all media from paper to digital impulse.
Fees: $1500 payable by
September 15, 1996
For further information and to register, contact: Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records.
Ph: 03 9905 2959. Fax: 03 9905 2952
E-mail: seclar@arts.monash.edu.au
ALIA Disabilities Interest Group and State Advisory Committee on Library and Information Services for People with Disabilities Breakfast Meeting.
8.00am Atlantic Restaurant
54 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.
Take light rail from outside World Congress Centre to St Kilda light
rail station.
For further information
Contact: Jillian Morley
03 9521 3400.
1996 FOLA National Conference
A Better Future with Friends
9am-3pm
Venue: Bridge Room 1, Centra Hotel
(adj. to World Congress Centre).
Friends of Libraries Australia Inc. will hold its first National Conference to discuss issues of national importance to Friends groups, libraries and the community.
Cost: $25.00 per person (includes lunch and FOLA membership)
Keynote Speaker: the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC, CMG plus speakers panel and seminar session. Places are limited so register your interest NOW!
Booking/payment on registration form
Code: FOLA
Contact: Daniel Ferguson,
Executive Officer, FOLA
PO Box 436 Tullamarine Vic 3043
Ph (03) 9338 0666
Fax (03) 9335 1903
ALIA Information Literacy Task Force Forum
Information literacy: the professional issue?
9 for 9.30am-1pm, followed by informal discussion over lunch
Venue: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Lecture Theatre, Entrance 1, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville.
Cost: $20.00 (includes morning tea
and lunch)
Limit: 150 - Bookings\payment via registration form
Code: AILT
Chair Kay Poustie, Chair ALIA Board
of Education. Panel will include representatives of professional associations, unions and employer groups - teaching, computing, journalism, higher education, accounting, law, industry etc. Closing panellist Associate Professor Philip C Candy, Queensland University
of Technology.
Information literacy has been described as the critical competency for lifelong learning. This forum will address this thesis, exploring how professional associations and unions can ensure that their members continue lifelong learning beyond formal study.
Enquiries: Di Booker,
Convenor ALIA Information Literacy
Task Force
ph: 08 207 8634
fax: 08 207 8434
email dibooker@tafe.ssa.edu.au
Workshop on Performance Indicators
ALIA University College & Research Library Section
9.30 am - 4.00 pm
Morning: Overview of Performance Indicators in Libraries and Case Studies including:
Lobby for Libraries Seminar
Venue: Council Committee Room, Parliament House
10.30am - 4.30pm
Cost $40 (members) $70 (non-members) including lunch
Booking\payment on registration form - Code LL
This programme is designed to provide members of the library and information service sector with the skills needed to become effective advocates. It is designed to assist in the delivery, throughout Australia, of ALIA's lobbying strategies. It will also provide participants with skills which will help promote their own libraries and personal interests. The programme covers: current issues for AustraliaŐs libraries; the process of advocacy; the importance of planning and the value of partnerships; dealing with the media (with a video starring Barry Otto); dealing with politicians; harnessing community support; the importance of friends groups and related organisations.
Workshop Leader: Virginia Walsh, Executive Director, ALIA
Schools Section
Breakfast and Workshops:
Networking in Schools:
The place of the Library:
Outcomes Education:
The CSFŐs and the Impact on Libraries: ChildrenŐs Literature
For further information
Contact: Kris Johnstone,
C/-Star of the Sea College
Tel: 03 9596 6099
Fax: 03 9596 1586.
APSIG Workshops - Asian Studies Information Sources
9.15am - 12.30pm
Workshop 1
East Asia - China, Japan, Korea
1.45pm - 5.00pm
Workshop 2
Southeast Asia, India
Location: Asian Studies Research Library, Monash University Library
Wellington Road CLAYTON VICTORIA
The workshops are designed for generalist librarians with no Asian language knowledge who require a knowledge of basic information sources for Asian studies.
They will provide participants with a knowledge of the basic information sources for China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Participants will gain a good understanding of the major English language and bilingual sources of inform-ation for East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Cost: $195 for two workshops; $110 for each workshop
Includes morning/afternoon tea and light lunch. For further information & to register,
Contact: MONINFO Manager,
Monash University Library,
Tel:61 3 9905 2690
Fax: 61 3 9905 1424
Email: moninfo@lib.monash.edu.au
Asia/Pacific Special Interest Group
Library Associations Open Forum
Howqua Room 3, World Congress Centre
2.00pm - 5.00pm
For delegates who are
a) Office bearers in national library associations in Asian or Pacific Countries and/or
b) Interested in developing new library associations in countries where they do not already exist and/or
c) Interested in enhancing the operation of existing associations and/or
d) Interested in developing programs of mutual cooperation or assistance between sister associations
Programme: Speakers from the floor - no formal papers. Programme will include
1. Information exchange
2. Identification and discussion of needs.
3. Identification and discussion of potential cooperative programmes.
Cost: A contribution to afternoon tea on the day.
Registration: Book via registration form - Code LAOF
For further information:
Contact: Anthony Ketley
Convenor, ALIA Asia/Pacific
Special Interest Group
PO Box 4604
KINGSTON ACT 2604
Tel: 61 6 286 2115
Public Libraries - Virtual reality or a real virtue?
Otway Room 1, World Congress Centre
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Charles Landry, British Cultural Planner. In response to popular demand, the Public Libraries Section (Vic Group) is organising a pre-conference seminar featuring Charles, who generated a great deal of interest at the 1st National Public Libraries Conference in Melbourne in 1993. Participants will gain a fresh perspective on public libraries and a stimulating session is assured.
$50.00 ALIA members, $60.00 non ALIA members
Book on registration form Code: PLVR
Reading the Future for Library and Information Services Education and Practice
University of Melbourne
Plaza Conference Centre (through Gate 5 on Swanston Street)
2.00pm - 5.00 pm
Get on the soapbox and have your say.
The AssociationŐs Board of Education invites you to a forum with board members to have your say on the soapbox and join in discussion on future directions and needs for library and information services education and practice.
Convener: Kay Poustie, Chair,
Board of Education
All enquires to Jennefer Nicholson,
ALIA National Office:
Tel: 062851877
Fax: 062822249.
Email: jennefer.nicholson@alia.org.au.
East Asia Library Resources Group of Australia
East Asia library and Information Services: looking Ahead
Venue: Howqua 2,
World Congress Centre
2.00pm - 5.30pm
The East Asian Library Resources Group of AustraliaŐs session will provide background to East Asian library and information resources and services,
and discuss current issues and trends. Programme includes presentation of selected papers, demonstration of Chinese-Japanese-Korean library software, and a panel discussion.
Attendance is free.
Book via registration form - Code EALRG
Asia/Pacific Special Interest Group
5.15pm - Corryong Rooms, World Congress Centre
General Meeting - (No booking required)
ALIA Special's Dinner
6.30 pm for 7.00 pm
For details
Contact: Anne Sedgley
ph: 03 9616 8011
Schools Section Dinner
For details
Contact: Kris Johnstone 03 9596 1586
East Asian Library Resource Group and Asia and Pacific Special Interest Group Joint Dinner
For details
Contact: Susan MacDougall
61 6 254 1108
CYSS National Section
5.30pm - 8.00pm Corryong Rooms, World Congress Centre
AGM and presentation of the Bess Thomas and Marjorie Cotton Awards.
(No booking required)
University, College & Research Libraries Section
6.00pm - 8.00 pm
Cocktail Party at the Rialto Towers
Oriel Room, Level 55
Cost: $32.00 per head
This includes the entry fee to the Observation Deck, Rialto Towers which offers spectacular 360 degree views of Melbourne.
Bookings and payment via the registration form - Code UCRLS
RAISS - AGM and Lunch - off site.
12.30pm.
Venue to be advised
Cost: RAISS Members $10.00
Non Members $20.00 Bookings/payment via registration form.
Booking CODE: RAISS
Inmagic User Group Meeting
12.30pm - 1.15pm - Corryong Room 4, World Congress Centre
All Inmagic users are invited to come and meet colleagues from around Australia, hear about the latest developments in both the DOS and the Windows environments, share experiences and ask questions. Tea, coffee and orange juice available. (no booking required).
ALIA Public Libraries Section Meeting
National Issues
10am-12 noon
Venue\details to be advised
For further information
Contact: Chris MacKenzie
ph: 059 860 346
Forum 96 for Rural and Isolated Library Staff : Ballarat, Victoria
Communication Highway or Communication Bypass?: The Rural Perspective on Internet and Other Networks.
Aim: To draw together those who work away from mainstream or major library services because of distance, subject interest or professional/technical role.
To provide a forum where ALIA-RILSIG members and/or potential members,
can discuss the costs and potential of information networks for rural and isolated libraries and their users.
Further information,
Contact: Mrs Thelma Rungkat.
Ph: 053 333 258