ALLA (WA) News Blog

Creating Engaging Online Content for Library Users: Introducing Kahoot! and Padlet Thursday 7 October 11.00am (AWST) Michelle Clarke from K&L Gates and Anastasia Stepanovic from the University of Melbourne will share their knowledge of Kahoot! and Padlet, two free platforms that have helped them create engaging online content for library users. Register online : NOTE: This event is open to ALLA members only, please have your membership number with you when you register. As online learning replaces face to face library sessions, librarians may find themselves looking for affordable options to create interesting course content.  In this session two experienced librarians share their knowledge of Kahoot! and Padlet. Kahoot! Kahoot! is a widely used cloud-based tool to create and deliver teaching and testing quizzes. It’s used in educational institutions as an online game-based learning platform and includes a free component. In this online session Michelle Clarke from K&L Gate...

 In great news for those in Western Australia, the 2021 ALLA conference is now going virtual. The program will be much as usual, plus all the usual exhibitors, but tweaked to allow for a virtual conference.  This is a great opportunity for ALLA (WA) members to attend, without the pesky costs of flights, accommodation and of course, hard-borders.  The details for our conference are below: Dates: 22-24 September 2021 Theme: ALLA – Past / Present / Future Registration fees: Member – $120.00 Speaker Registration – $100.00 Non Member Registration – $150.00 To register for the event please go to the ALLA Conference website .  The ALLA (WA) Committee hopes 'to see' many of you at the conference.

When:   5.00pm (for a 5.15pm start), Tuesday 13 March 2018 Where:  LexisNexis, BGC Conference Centre               Ground Floor, BGC Centre   28 The Esplanade, Perth RSVP:   By COB 9 March 2018 to  Judy Allan Following advocacy from ALLA (WA), this session is an opportunity for ALLA (WA) Members (excluding publishers) to have their concerns and experiences with Lexis Advance heard. Presenters from LexisNexis will include, Simon Wilkins (General Manager, Australia), Jo Wade (Head of Project Development, APAC) and Cormac Maguire (Customer Experience Manager, Australia). LexisNexis will be hosting a catered 90 minute session that will take the following format:  A snapshot based on the most common questions LexisNexis receives; o    Authentication o    Content o    Upgrade Timeline o    Review of the platform enhancements since launch ...

ALLA (WA) invites members, and any interested library professionals and students to... Save the Date! When:  19th May 2017 Where: State Library of Western Australia What: Library Leadership: A Celebration For: Everyone in libraries. Why:   A chance for the whole WA library sector to get together, discuss and explore what we have in common and how we can all positively influence our changing profession. Two pre-eminent leaders in their fields will be helping us to get the discussion going. This event has been organised as a joint project by representatives from LIS within WA, including ALLA (WA). With special thanks to the WA State Library of Western Australia for providing the venue and Kerry Smith for proposing the idea. More information will be forthcoming as it becomes available.

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 ...

Did you miss the first ever #ALLATweetUp last Wednesday afternoon? The topic of discussion was What does innovation in law libraries look like to you? Questions discussed were: The word innovation has been thrown around a lot recently. What does law library innovation mean to you? What opportunities do you think law libraries have to innovate within their orgs? Is it real or buzz? Do you think the legal industry IS innovating? What do you think are the key elements for effective implementation of innovation in law libraries or the legal industry? What do you think are the roadblocks (if any) to innovation in law libraries? What role do you see library and information professionals hold in legal innovation more generally? How can we as library and information professionals promote, support and encourage innovation within our organisations? ALLA Ltd has put together a great Storify of all the action and we've embedded it below. If you have any ideas that y...