ALIA REPOSITORY
Bringing it together, putting it online: A consistent, strategic and student centred approach to online orientation
ALIA Information Online 2017 Conference, 13-17 February 2017 Sydney: Data Information Knowledge
[Peer reviewed] This conference paper discusses the introduction of a suite of online library orientation resources for new university students.
Leveraging on data visualisation and analytics for assessment and innovation
ALIA Information Online 2017 Conference, 13-17 February 2017 Sydney: Data Information Knowledge
This conference paper discusses the implementation of a library data visualisation platform.
Indigenous knowledge systems and linked data
ALIA Information Online 2017 Conference, 13-17 February 2017 Sydney: Data Information Knowledge
This conference paper explores the development of a new framework to combine Indigenous knowledge systems and linked data to enable greater accessibility and culturally appropriate use of collection items within the GLAM sector.
INCITE: July/August 2020
INCITE: The magazine for library and information professionals - July/August 2020 Volume 41 Issue 5/6
Submission in response to the Australian Government Senate Inquiry into COVID-19, May 2020
This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA), and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) presents how libraries across the sector have supported their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The submission also discusses the issues encountered and provides the following recommendations to the Senate Committee:
A snapshot of eLending in public libraries
This document presents the results of a survey undertaken by the Australian Library and Information Association Book Industry and eLending Advisory Committee. The survey provides a snapshot of the situation at the end of 2019. The top five 'asks' from respondents were a wider range of ebook content, better lending model conditions, improved cost per use, improved timeliness of release to libraries and improved reporting. While 83% were satisfied or very satisfied with the choice of ebooks, 91% were less than satisfied or not satisfied by the licensing conditions and costs.
A case study of higher-level library technicians
ALIA 1995 Library Technician Dunn & Wilson Scholarship, Jean Bailey, LibTechCert
This study was made possible through the Dunn & Wilson Scholarship and supported by the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA), with sponsorship from LJ Cullen Bookbinders NSW, and Apollo-Moon Bookbinders Victoria.
The aims of the study were:
Job descriptions: Improving their currency, accuracy and usefulness
ALIA 1997 Library Technician Dunn & Wilson Scholarship, Lorraine Denny LibT ALIATec
This study was made possible through the Dunn & Wilson Scholarship and supported by the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA), with sponsorship from LJ Cullen Bookbinders NSW, and Apollo-Moon Bookbinders Victoria.
This research project focused on examining job descriptions from an organisational perspective. The objectives of the project were to:
Changing roles, changing goals: Transferring library technician skills beyond the library
ALIA 1999 Library Technician Dunn & Wilson Scholarship, Meredith Martinelli Bsc(LT) ALIATec
This study was made possible through the Dunn & Wilson Scholarship and supported by the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA).
E-commerce for library promotion and sustainability: How library technicians can market themselves and their library's services online
ALIA 2003 Library Technician Dunn & Wilson Scholarship, Lothar von Retzlaff AssDipAppSc(LT) ALIATec
This study was made possible through the Dunn & Wilson Scholarship and supported by the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA).
This paper explores e-commerce to determine how developments in technology, promotion and marketing in the commercial arena may be adapted for libraries, so they can utilise services and create infrastructure to ensure the use of the internet benefits libraries in maintaining future funding, relevance and existence.