ALLA (WA) News Blog

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. 

Get ready to conference! The ALLA Conference 2022 website is a great resource to find out all you need to know about the conference. Make sure you take a look to check out details about the conference, including special conference rates for accomodation . This year the conference is being held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart , Tasmania and the conference program looks to have some great events in the program! Workshops Per ALLA Conference Tradition, there will be a half-day MOYS Workshop held on 24 August 2022. This 3 hour workshop will be led by staff of the High Court of Australia Library. It costs $75.00 for ALLA members, and $95.00 for non-members. Get in quick though - the workshop will be limited to 12 people.  Tours What is a librarian conference without a tour of a library? There are two tours available to nominate for when completing the registration form . Conference registrants can nominate for a tour of either the State Library of Tasmania or the Andrew Inglis C...

It's time to get connected. Last Week, ALLA Ltd. launched ALLA Connect , a program to provide members across the nation an opportunity to share ideas and build networks. The first program will run from 1 February to 31 May 2017. By joining the program, you can connect in a variety of ways to discuss a range of topics that you are passionate about, including: Business & Industry Intelligence Careers & Career Development Collection Management Corporate Governance Current Awareness Ebooks & Everything 'e' Intranets & Information Design Knowledge Management Legal Industry Stakeholder Engagement Training and eLearning  ALLA Connect gives you an opportunity to connect with members in two ways: one-on-one : the project team will connect you with an ALLA member in another division who has similar interests to you. Throughout the progam, the team will send you and your connection 'discussion sparks' to help keep the conversation ...

This post originally appeared on WAIN.  Do you have staff that would benefit from gaining skills in RDA? North Metropolitan TAFE, Library and Information Studies, will conduct another four-week online short course commencing Wednesday 12 October 2016 . “RDA is easy as ABC - Introduction to RDA Cataloguing”  Gain expertise in editing AACR2 records into RDA compliant records Ideal for library officers, clerks or library technicians  Access to RDA toolkit and industry standard databases Suitable for a range of libraries Optional class attendance one afternoon for online orientation Course materials and activities all inclusive Full online lecturer support Participation certificate on completion Cost: $395 per student.   For queries or enrolment details please contact  Vanessa Rooney vanessa.rooney@nmtafe.wa.edu.au  

This was originally sent through the WAIN mailing list. Dear colleagues The Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC) seeks your input to assist the Committee to understand the knowledge and experience of practitioners and managers within the Australian library community, to ascertain topics of interest and concern, and to explore ways to build a strong community of practice within the Australian resource description community. ACOC has created a survey seeking feedback from people working in library and information services generally, but particularly from practitioners and managers involved with resource description. The information gathered in this survey will assist ACOC to plan future outreach, events and programs. A summary of the survey results will be posted on the ACOC website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VFW8HDW The survey should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete, and will remain open until COB Monday 8 June. The survey contains some questions that require ...