ALLA (WA) News Blog

It seems that The Onion    has a thing for the Library of Congress with a recent spate of articles where the LOC is a star. Take a look if you need some laughs to help you get through your afternoon! Library of Congress Completes Destruction Of 70 Million Works Deemed Culturally Insignificant Embarrassed Library of Congress Can't Believe Some Of The Albums It Used To Be Into Library of Congress Adds 3 Titles To List Of Films That Should Be Destroyed Forever Library of Congress Adds 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith' To National Motörhead Registr y ALLA (WA) recognises that The Onion is a satire website. If you need assistance in determining if a news article is genuine, have a look at the IFLA - How to Spot Fake News Infographic  or ask your Librarian.

Ever wondered what Librarian School was like in 1948? The State Library of Victoria's Blog tells us all in their post So, you want to be a librarian? It holds some great gems including a sample assignment, and links to newspaper articles in Trove (just don't be like me and get to stuck into fixing the text... promise me 5 mins tops!) Special thanks to Justin Booker for the tip off!

Natalie McDonald, ALLA (WA) President, 2017-2018 ALLA(WA) AGM We held our AGM on 9th August 2017 where the new 2017/2018 Committee were confirmed. This term we had a few new members join the Committee, David McDowell from Jackson McDonald and Judy Allan from Legal Aid. I would like to welcome David and Judy to the Committee. I would also like to welcome back the following Committee members : Vice President: Stephen Griffiths Secretary : Alice Hewitt Treasurer: Anne Young Committee members: Gil Bevan and Catherine Kafentzis. Details of the new Committee will be updated on the ALLA website soon and can be already found on the About The Committee page of this blog. I mentioned at the AGM that the attendance at past AGM’s and CPD events had been poor and one of our focus’ for last term was to look at ways of improving the attendance. The Committee has worked hard in organising events, seeking feedback from members who attended the events but the support unfortunately...

Call for abstracts has been extended till Friday 29th September 2017!! Missed the deadline? Don't worry, we've extended the deadline. The conference is a fantastic opportunity that only comes around very two years to share your ideas and learnings with the profession so now the time to get writing! The theme for the conference is Local Footprint, Global Impact. This is a very broad theme and to help narrow it down the conference committee have given a few hints for topics within this theme, specifically: Indigenous issues Career development Technology Education Remember the papers and posters for the conference do not need to be limited to these topics but be sure to bring your abstract back to the wider theme of the conference. Additional details on submitting your abstract are available at http://allaconference.com.au/2018/index.php/call-for-abstracts/ Need help turning that fantastic idea into an abstract for ALLA 2018? Check out the tips for submitting ...

The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Law Librarians’ Association Ltd will be held on Wednesday September 27th 2017 at 1pm EST via webinar. In preparation for the ALLA Ltd Annual General Meeting the agenda and all reports are now available for review at http://www.alla.asn.au/membership/governance/annual-general-meeting ALLA members have been sent details on how to register their attendance at the AGM webinar. If you have not received these details please contact your Divisional Secretary. For ALLA (WA) this is Alice Hewitt a.hewitt@ecu.edu.au

Know someone whose done great work over the past year?  Now is your opportunity to recognise and celebrate the great people in our industry! The ALLA Board is pleased to invite nominations for the following awards: 1. ALLA Law Librarian of the Year Award 2017 This award will be given to an individual librarian or technician who, in the opinion of the Scholarship and Awards Committee, has made a significant contribution to the work of ALLA and/or the legal information profession. Further information: http://www.alla.asn.au/membership/resources/bursaries-awards/alla-law-librarian-year/ 2. ALLA Gem of the Year Award 2017 The aim of this award is to recognise outstanding best practice in the field of legal information and education by: Recognising and rewarding excellence and innovation in customer relations Promoting awareness of how customer relations initiatives can benefit information professional and suppliers alike  Encouraging high-quality communication ...

ALLA (WA) is grateful to Channel Nine for a very successful tour of their Perth Studio on Thursday August 31 2017. 20 people attended, including some CURTIS members, were shown around the studio, and had a chance to sit at the news desk and try out the auto reader. We got to see a secondary studio,  back rooms with multiple screens and the attractive lunchroom with a breakout room. Journalist Scott Cunningham gave us an insight into the daily life of a reporter, and we also talked to a news producer, technical staff and the chief of staff, all of who coped well with the many questions we had of them, including ones about data retention, since we are, after all, from the library sector! Many thanks to Luise Crisafulli for getting the ball rolling with this event. Next on 9 Live: Librarians Take Over the News! Thanks to Anne Young for this event recap. 

The deadline for submitting your abstract for ALLA Conference 2018 is around the corner! Abstracts are due no later than 5.00pm on Friday, 15 September 2017. Need help turning that fantastic idea into an abstract for ALLA 2018? We are here to help. Check out the tips for submitting your abstract on the Conference website ( http://allaconference.com.au ). Details on submitting your abstract are available at http://allaconference.com.au/2018/index.php/call-for-abstracts/