Adventures in Library Instruction is a monthly podcast about teaching information literacy in libraries. Produced by and for library information literacy instructors and teaching librarians, the show includes features, interviews and discussion about teaching in libraries.
Those in cities that haven’t preserved their libraries, those less fortunate and baffled by technology, and our children will be the first to suffer. But sooner or later, we’ll all feel the loss as one of the most effective levelers of privilege and avenues of reinvention — one of the great engines of democracy — begins to disappear.
Read the whole article – well written, impassioned but oh so relevent
Libraries in the 21st century face unprecedented social and technological change – and the list of challenges seems to grow longer every day!
How do we keep pace with this change, or better yet, stay one step ahead? Effective innovation is the key to success.
This engaging and highly interactive workshop introduces a range of practical techniques and tools to help kick-start and sustain successful innovation in libraries and information services.
Presented by independent library consultant and trainer Richard Sayers, the workshop encourages participants to explore new skills in creative thinking and innovation, and apply these skills to real-world situations and services”.
Who Should Attend
The challenges of the Web 2.0 world, including rapidly changing client expectations, mean that all library and information professionals need to be more innovative in their approaches to service development and delivery. This workshop is recommended for library managers and other information professionals striving to implement innovative services and to lead and sustain innovative teams.
Fee: The registration fee, including GST, is $770 per attendee including lunches, refreshments and workshop papers.
ALIA Discount: A special discount is offered to current members of ALIA, (individual and institutional). The registration fee, including lunches , refreshments and workshop papers is $693.
Registration: Register online at www.pics.com.au or forward the completed registration form by fax, post or email to secure your place. Payment must be made prior to the workshop.
The Mount Vernon PL, NY, also benefited from the public’s ardor. After 13 staffers were laid off and eight others demoted, locals presented a 1500-signature petition to the city council, which anted up the funds to reinstate all the positions. » » »
Jankowski Research is the leader in providing current and comprehensive new foundation information to libraries, galleries and museums. Our database focuses on new foundations and has more than $700 million in grants to libraries, galleries and museums.
The Shanachie Tour is two Dutch librarians, Erik Boekesteijn and Jaap van de Geer. Erik and Jaap were recently ‘Down Under’ and visited a number of Australian libraries. ALIA was pleased to sponsor them to produce a special Episode of their international online media show “This Week in Libraries” http://www.thisweekinlibraries.com – to help promote our libraries and the great work that we do.
The video also follows on from the launch of The National Year of Reading 2012 http://www.love2read.org.au last week.
Ralph Raab writes: “I become so perplexed when I read articles or hear on the news that books are slowly and inexorably vanishing, that computers, handheld eReaders, and iPods will surely win out and force books out of our schools, our libraries, and ultimately, our lives. But before we can discuss how the new technology can be used side-by-side with books to promote literacy, it behoves us to first understand how we got to this point as well as the demographic that is sounding the death knell for printed matter.”
The Australian Government has produced the Protecting Yourself Online What Everyone Needs to Know booklet as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Week.
As libraries are a major point of access for many Australians to the Internet they are an ideal place to distribute the publication.
Libraries can provide their customers with the document in either hard copy or electronically.
If libraries would like to distribute hard copy versions of the publications, these can be order by emailing Cybersecurity@ag.gov.au with the number of publications they would like, the contact name and delivery address.
If libraries choose to make the booklet available through their websites, we would prefer that they link to the publication off the website, http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(4CA02151F94FFB778ADAEC2E6EA8653D)~AG_PYO_brooklet_LR.PDF/$file/AG_PYO_brooklet_LR.PDF and http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(4CA02151F94FFB778ADAEC2E6EA8653D)~AG_PYO_bro_LR.PDF/$file/AG_PYO_bro_LR.PDF .
This ensures that only one version is in circulation.
The House of Representatives Education Committee will hear from a range of professional bodies, education stakeholders and community organisations at public hearings in Adelaide and Perth on Monday and Tuesday next week. The hearings are part of the committee’s inquiry into school libraries and teacher librarians in Australian schools. At the conclusion of these hearings, the committee will have conducted hearings in every state and territory.
Programs for the two hearings are as follows:
Monday, 12 July 2010 (10.00am – 1.10pm)
Venue: Balcony Room, Level 1, Parliament of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide
10:00am Australian Library and Information Association
10:40am School Library Association of South Australia
Joint Use Libraries Association of South Australia
11:20am Children’s Book Council of Australia (SA Branch)
Education Services Australia
12:00noon Public Libraries South Australia
Friends of Libraries Australia
12:40pm School of Computer and Information Science, University of South Australia
1:10pm Adjourn
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 (10.00am – 3.00pm)
Venue: Committee Room 2, Legislative Assembly Committees Office, Level 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth
10:00am WA School Library Association / Edith Cowan University
Mrs Anette Ainsworth
10:45am Children’s Book Council of Australia (WA Branch)
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11:30am Western Australian Local Government Association
12:00noon Catholic Primary Principals’ Association (WA)
1:30pm Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia Libraries Inc.
2:00pm WA Department of Education and Training
3:00pm Adjourn
Webcast (Adelaide hearing only): Live on http://webcast.aph.gov.au/livebroadcasting/ (audio only).
For media comment: please contact the Committee Chair, Ms Sharon Bird on (02) 4228 5899 (Electorate Office).
Further information: contact the Inquiry Secretary on (02) 6277 4573, email edt.reps@aph.gov.au or visit the Committee’s webpage at http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/edt/