ALLA (WA) News Blog

We had the Icebreaker this morning, and reports from attendees were very positive about the presentation we had, which was  30 things in 30 minutes . I know that there were a few websites that I either didn't know existed (the Attorney General's Court Process pages) or remembered seeing back when they were in beta but hadn't visited recently (Barnet's JADE) that I think I'll have to go and investigate fully. I also think I'm going to have a quick play on Wordle too! A Slideshare link to the presentation .

If you're running a media search now, hope like mad that the main search terms don't revolve around the word water or any of its derivatives. Sadly, not even an AND NOT Brisbane will save you. Sigh.

Don’t forget to RSVP to the ALLA Christmas Party! To be held at 1907 Cocktail Bar on December 1 2010 Cocktails Mocktails Champagne & fine wine Gourmet canapés Special Door Prizes: 2 Tiffany Vouchers RSVP: Jacqui.seligmann --at-- freehills.com Don’t miss the most glamorous Library Event of the year!

The Western Australian Government Libraries Directory has been updated and published online.  It is being hosted on the Department of the Premier and Cabinet website under Publications  and the direct link to the directory is  http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/Publications/Documents/GLNReport.pdf [From Noelle Lindsay at Department of Premier and Cabinet, via WAIN]

July Matthias Liffers from Murdoch University opened the technology showcase session with a brief introduction to cloud computing, the latest trends in internet computing and hardware trends. A hands on session followed where those librarians with access to new devices shared their work experiences with the lunch time participants. August Laurie Shervington from Minter Ellison presented a lunchtime session in August to 20 or so participants on the complex topic of Corporation Law. Laurie outlined the governance issues involved in each of the main Acts which support the overall corporation legislative scheme.

As you have probably already have been advised, the ALLA website now has a members only section. Because there hasn't been that much change on the WA section of site, we thought that we would take advantage of the new facilities and expand what we supplied via the website. What we'd like to know is what you'd like to see on the ALLA (WA) section of the website . One possibility we've been kicking around is putting up a list of members with contact details in the password protected part of the site. We thought that as the only contact details list people generally had was the one in the front of the Union List (which by now is rather out of date), it might be helpful to have a new one. We thought it should be opt-in, so, if you'd like us to provide your details in the password protected members only section, please email Kelly.underwood --at-- minterellison.com. Please also send in your ideas for the site; what would you like to see?

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