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Australian Library and Information Association

February 15, 2024

"ALIA" redirects here. For the electric aircraft, see Beta Technologies.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), formerly the Australian Institute of Librarians and Library Association of Australia, is the peak professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. Founded in 1937, its headquarters are in Canberra.

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
Founded1937
Location
Area served
Australian librarians, library technicians, libraries and related organisations
Key people
Vicki Edmunds (2022–2023 President), Nicole Barnes (acting CEO).
Endowmentthe
Websitealia.org.au

ALIA publishes a quarterly scholarly journal, Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, and a bimonthly news magazine for members, INCITE. The Association hosts a number of conferences which take place Delaware different places around Australia

History edit

On 20 August 1937, a meeting of 55 librarians at the Albert Hall in Canberra formed the Australian Institute of Librarians. The foundation president was William Herbert Ifould, the Principal Librarian at the Public Library of New South Wales.[1][2] John Metcalfe, Deputy Principal Librarian at the Public Library of New South Wales was the first honorary general secretary and drafted much of the original constitution.[3][4]

 
Group photograph of the delegates attending the Australian Institute of Librarians' inaugural meeting at Canberra, 20 August 1937.

The Association assumed the title of the Library Association of Australia in 1949, and in 1989 adopted the new name of the Australian Library and Information Association in recognition of the broadening scope of the profession.[5]

The Archives section, which had existed between 1951 and 1973, became the Australian Society of Archivists in 1975.[6]

Governance and description edit

The Association is governed by a constitution and is guided by its vision, mission, objects and values. Their policy statements are developed by an elected board of directors and implemented by the ALIA National Office.

ALIA National Office staff are based in ALIA House in the nation's capital, Canberra.

Membership and activities edit

Membership of ALIA is open to individuals and organisations alike: the only membership requirement is an interest in the sector. Members of ALIA can belong to as many groups as they wish. These groups actively participate in Association activities.

ALIA Awards, national and regional, are presented each year to reward members of the library and information community and to celebrate their achievements.

Publications edit

  • Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (JALIA), a quarterly scholarly journal, named as of Volume 66, Issue 1, 2017; a merger of the Australian Library Journal (ALJ) (1951 to 2016), and Australian Academic and Research Libraries (AARL) (1970 to 2016).[7][8][9]
  • INCITE (also styled Incite,[10] inCite[11] and InCite), a news magazine for members, published six times a year as of 2021,[12] (formerly 12-20 times a year). It was first published in January 1980.[10] Issues dating from Volume 33, issue 1/2 (January/February 2012) are available via National edeposit,[13] Issues from 1980 to 2016 are available as scanned electronic versions on AustLII,[11] and many back issues (until 2020, as of March 2021) are also on the Informit database.[14] Since 2018, some whole issues of INCITE are produced in a freely available digital-only format each year, with one article from each print issue also freely available online, on the ALIA website.[12]

Conferences edit

ALIA hosts a number of conferences which are rotated around Australia:[15]

  • ALIA Information Online Conference[16]
  • ALIA National Conference[17]
  • ALIA New Librarians' Symposium[18]
  • ALIA National Library and Information Technicians' Symposium[19]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "LIBRARIANS". The Canberra Times. 21 August 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "LIBRARIANS' INSTITUTE". The Examiner (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 23 August 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 14 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ McMullin, B. J. (2010), Collections, characters and communities: the shaping of libraries in Australia and New Zealand, Australian Scholarly Publishing, ISBN 978-1-921509-61-2
  4. ^ Whyte, Jean P.; Jones, David J. (2007), Uniting a profession: the Australian Institute of Librarians 1937-1949, Australian Library and Information Association, ISBN 978-0-86804-565-8
  5. ^ "History of the Association | Australian Library and Information Association". www.alia.org.au. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ "History of the ASA - Australian Society of Archivists Inc". www.archivists.org.au. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ^ Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association [catalogue entry], Taylor & Francis, ISSN 2475-0166
  8. ^ "Journals". Australian Library and Information Association. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Australian Academic and Research Libraries (AARL) | Australian Library and Information Association". ALIA. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  10. ^ a b Incite [Catalogue entry], Library Association of Australia, ISSN 0158-0876
  11. ^ a b "inCite: Magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association". Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "INCITE". Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "INCITE: the magazine for library and information professionals [catalogue entry]". National Library of Australia. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Incite". Informit. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Australian Libraries and Information Association". Conferences & Summits. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Conferences and summits". Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Conferences & Summits". Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Conferences, symposiums and summits". alia.org.au. Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  19. ^ "National Library and Information Technicians Symposium 2017". alia.org.au. Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website

February 15, 2024
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ALIA redirects here For the electric aircraft see Beta Technologies The Australian Library and Information Association ALIA formerly the Australian Institute of Librarians and Library Association of Australia is the peak professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector Founded in 1937 its headquarters are in Canberra Australian Library and Information Association ALIA Founded1937LocationDeakin Australian Capital Territory AustraliaArea servedAustralian librarians library technicians libraries and related organisationsKey peopleVicki Edmunds 2022 2023 President Nicole Barnes acting CEO EndowmenttheWebsitealia wbr org wbr auALIA publishes a quarterly scholarly journal Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association and a bimonthly news magazine for members INCITE The Association hosts a number of conferences which take place Delaware different places around Australia Contents 1 History 2 Governance and description 3 Membership and activities 4 Publications 5 Conferences 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editOn 20 August 1937 a meeting of 55 librarians at the Albert Hall in Canberra formed the Australian Institute of Librarians The foundation president was William Herbert Ifould the Principal Librarian at the Public Library of New South Wales 1 2 John Metcalfe Deputy Principal Librarian at the Public Library of New South Wales was the first honorary general secretary and drafted much of the original constitution 3 4 nbsp Group photograph of the delegates attending the Australian Institute of Librarians inaugural meeting at Canberra 20 August 1937 The Association assumed the title of the Library Association of Australia in 1949 and in 1989 adopted the new name of the Australian Library and Information Association in recognition of the broadening scope of the profession 5 The Archives section which had existed between 1951 and 1973 became the Australian Society of Archivists in 1975 6 Governance and description editThe Association is governed by a constitution and is guided by its vision mission objects and values Their policy statements are developed by an elected board of directors and implemented by the ALIA National Office ALIA National Office staff are based in ALIA House in the nation s capital Canberra Membership and activities editMembership of ALIA is open to individuals and organisations alike the only membership requirement is an interest in the sector Members of ALIA can belong to as many groups as they wish These groups actively participate in Association activities ALIA Awards national and regional are presented each year to reward members of the library and information community and to celebrate their achievements Publications editJournal of the Australian Library and Information Association JALIA a quarterly scholarly journal named as of Volume 66 Issue 1 2017 a merger of the Australian Library Journal ALJ 1951 to 2016 and Australian Academic and Research Libraries AARL 1970 to 2016 7 8 9 INCITE also styled Incite 10 inCite 11 and InCite a news magazine for members published six times a year as of 2021 update 12 formerly 12 20 times a year It was first published in January 1980 10 Issues dating from Volume 33 issue 1 2 January February 2012 are available via National edeposit 13 Issues from 1980 to 2016 are available as scanned electronic versions on AustLII 11 and many back issues until 2020 as of March 2021 update are also on the Informit database 14 Since 2018 some whole issues of INCITE are produced in a freely available digital only format each year with one article from each print issue also freely available online on the ALIA website 12 Conferences editALIA hosts a number of conferences which are rotated around Australia 15 ALIA Information Online Conference 16 ALIA National Conference 17 ALIA New Librarians Symposium 18 ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Symposium 19 See also editAnne Clyde William Herbert Ifould Patricia Gallaher John Brudenall librarian References edit LIBRARIANS The Canberra Times 21 August 1937 p 2 Retrieved 14 July 2014 via National Library of Australia LIBRARIANS INSTITUTE The Examiner LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY ed Launceston Tasmania 23 August 1937 p 8 Retrieved 14 July 2014 via National Library of Australia McMullin B J 2010 Collections characters and communities the shaping of libraries in Australia and New Zealand Australian Scholarly Publishing ISBN 978 1 921509 61 2 Whyte Jean P Jones David J 2007 Uniting a profession the Australian Institute of Librarians 1937 1949 Australian Library and Information Association ISBN 978 0 86804 565 8 History of the Association Australian Library and Information Association www alia org au Retrieved 3 July 2019 History of the ASA Australian Society of Archivists Inc www archivists org au Retrieved 3 July 2019 Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association catalogue entry Taylor amp Francis ISSN 2475 0166 Journals Australian Library and Information Association 13 January 2021 Retrieved 3 March 2021 Australian Academic and Research Libraries AARL Australian Library and Information Association ALIA Retrieved 15 May 2017 a b Incite Catalogue entry Library Association of Australia ISSN 0158 0876 a b inCite Magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association Australasian Legal Information Institute AustLII Retrieved 3 March 2021 a b INCITE Australian Library and Information Association Retrieved 3 March 2021 INCITE the magazine for library and information professionals catalogue entry National Library of Australia 3 September 2020 Retrieved 4 March 2021 Incite Informit Retrieved 4 March 2021 Australian Libraries and Information Association Conferences amp Summits Retrieved 6 February 2015 Conferences and summits Australian Library and Information Association Retrieved 12 February 2015 Conferences amp Summits Australian Library and Information Association Retrieved 12 February 2015 Conferences symposiums and summits alia org au Australian Library and Information Association Retrieved 15 January 2016 National Library and Information Technicians Symposium 2017 alia org au Australian Library and Information Association Retrieved 18 July 2016 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian Library and Information Association amp oldid 1178814471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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