ALLA (WA) News Blog

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), with Health Libraries Australia, the LIANZA Health SIG Community, the LIANZA Special Libraries and Information SLIS Community, the Australian Law Librarians Association and the New Zealand Law Librarians' Association are delighted to announce the relaunch of our Health, Law and Special libraries conference. The Asia-Pacific Health, Law and Special libraries conference will take place as a virtual event on 13th, 14th and 15th June 2023. It will be an opportunity to join delegates from Australia, New Zealand and beyond as we connect over common interests, explore future trends, and learn from the experiences of library professionals throughout the world.  The Asia-Pacific Health, Law and Special libraries conference committee now invite proposals relating to the conference theme: Connecting. Recent years have brought changes to the way we live and work, where we live and work and how we interact. Connecting with each other, w...

If you're like me and you will take any chance to promote your library service to anyone (and everyone) who will listen, you look forward to Library and Information Week to provide an excuse - and emboldening if you will - to spend an entire week taking over the airwaves spruiking the wonderful things you do every day.  Whether it’s something you've been doing business as usual behind the scenes, a resource you feel if missing out on the appropriate levels of client use and adoration, or you're looking to announce a new project, service, or resources - Library and Information Week is a handy time to get your self-advocacy on.  Each year ALIA announces the theme and 2022's theme is Rewrite. Renew. Reimagine. Take a look a the ALIA website for their discussion of the theme.  Let us know how you will be show casing your law library services during 25-31 July 2022.