ALLA (WA) News Blog

The 2022 ALLA Conference is being held in Hobart and the conference program centres around the theme of THE NEW NORMAL .  Conference attendees can save by registering before early bird rates close on 8 July 2022.  For more information on the conference, check out the ALLA Conference website , or check out this previous ALLA (WA) Blog  post.

Back in May we brought you an update on the start of the new National Finding the Law Online (FLO) Project (you can see it here Do you know about FLO? ).  Below is an update from the Project Lead, Anastasia Stepanovic, and Project Coordinator, Alice Hewitt. 

The latest edition of the Australian Law Librarian  journal is available now available from Informit . Volume 30, Issue 2 is packed with some great articles. See below for some highlights! 45 years of ALLA (WA) Following on from celebrating our 45th Birthday on 31 March 2022 , ALLA (WA) President, David McDowell spent some time digging around in the ALLA (WA) archives and wrote a great piece.  Take a look at the article, and the ALLA (WA) Committee is working on an in-person event to celebrate 45 wonderful years.  David McDowell, '45 years of ALLA (WA)' (2022) 30(2) Australian Law Librarian  69 State and Territory News You can also hear more from David, and other Divisional Presidents in the regular State and Territory news column of the journal Lisa Capps, David McDowell, Anastasia Stepanovic and Joanna Longley, 'State and Territory news' (2022) 30(2)  Australian Law Librarian  57 President's Letter Want to hear what is going on with ALLA National? National Preside

Research Librarian Herbert Smith Freehills has advertised for the position of Research Librarian in their Sydney office. For more dtails see HSF Careers Information Resources Librarian Ashurst has advertised for a 12 month, full time contract position of Information Resources Librarian in their Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney Office. For more details see Ashurst Careers . Library Technician Ashurst has advertised for a Library Technician in their Brisbane Office. For more details see Ashurst Careers . Librarian x 2 The Australian Government Solicitor has advertised for two Librarian positions.  The first is a  part time, non-ongoing APS Level 6  position in either their Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne Office.  The second is a  full time, ongoing APS Level 5  position in their Canberra office.  See our previous Job Opportunities post [ 2022 (12) ] for other opportunities that are still available.  Other Recently Advertised Library and Information Professional Positions Information Managem

Just a quick reminder that applications for the ALLA (WA) 2022 Conference Bursaries are closing on Monday 20 June.  For more details, see this previous blog post , or Members, check your emails. 

This week's Curtin Corner Webinar may be of interest to those working in the eLearning space when training their library clients.  From the JCIPP abstract:  The popularity of subscription video on demand platforms during COVID-19 prompted a new era in this form of entertainment. For people with disability, accessibility features such as captions and audio description became more available through the influx of international providers. At the same time, a larger audience also began using these features as part of their lockdown television experience. This presentation reports on research into captions and audio description, and finds that international legislation and audience preference has much wider benefits than might be expected. One Audience for Accessibility: How Captions and Audio Description Help Everyone Professor Katie Ellis, Director, Centre for Culture & Technology, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry Curtin University   Date: Friday 17 June 2022 Tim

Another busy week in library land.  Library Technician Legal Aid WA is seeking a Library Technician for a 6 month fixed term. Applications close 19 June 2022. See Jobs WA for details.  Knowledge Management Coordinator Minter Ellison has advertised for the position of Knowledge Management Coordinator. The permanent position is in either Melbourne of Sydney.  See the Minter Ellison website for details.  Senior Information Management Librarian The Queensland Parliamentary Service has advertised for a flexible full-time, permanant position of Senior Information Management Librarian. Applications close 13 June 2022. See the  Smart Jobs Queensland website  for details.  Library Officer The South Australian Parliament has advertised for a part time position of Library Officer. Applications close 20 June 2022. See the I Work for SA website for details.  Research Assistant (Data) The South Australian Parliament has advertised for the position of Research Assistant (Data). Applications close

ALLA (WA) Members will have recieved the following email from ALLA (WA) President, David McDowell about the opening of ALLA (WA) Bursaries for the ALLA Conference 2022 to be held in Hobart 2022. The email included a Bursary application form. If you did not recieve the email and require the form, please contact the ALLA (WA) Committee

Fiona MacDowall, the Business Manager for the Australia Law Librarian Journal , has a request for Law Librarians out there.  Fiona will be presenting a session on library classification systems at the ALLA Conference 2022 in Hobart on 24-26 August. She will be talking about Moys in particular, as well as other scheme.  For her presentation research, she would love to know how many law libraries use Moys and what other schemes are used. She is also interested in how comfortable librarians feel in cataloguing using Moys and what type of training is required.  Please help Fiona prepare this presentation by completing this short survey available on Google Forms . It should take less than 3 minutes.  If you cannot access the Google Form to complete the survey, please contact Fiona at the Business Manager email address .  For those interested, a Moys workshop is being offered during the ALLA Conference. Spaces are limited. 

An in person and online event that may be of interest to ALLA (WA) members: The Australian Academy of Law is pleased to host this free public event, chaired by Professor Robyn Carroll, UWA Law School. The flyer for the event can be found here , which outlines the session: The nature of the trial process proceeds on the assumption that the fact finder is able to assess the reliability and credibility of a witness giving oral evidence. Findings from psychological research and neuroscience studies indicate that memory is a reconstructive process that is susceptible to distortion. Questions arise as to a whole range of aspects of the imperfection of human memory. The legal system as a whole has not adopted all of the research findings on memory even though these findings may have implications not only for eye witness testimony but for how evidence is assessed. Speakers at the event include Professor Ulrich Ecker, University of Western Australia and Justice Craig Colvin, Federal Court of A