Libraries and education

This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) highlights the key role of school information services and teacher librarians in delivering improved curriculum outcomes, attainment of the goals of education, promotion of literacy and reading, information literacy, technology use in schools and the curriculum, and lifelong learning.

This joint submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) covers access to information, cultural materials and education, and the rights of vulnerable groups such as indigenous people, migrants, refugees and those with disabilities or on lower incomes.

Libraries, MOOCs and Online Learning Seminar, 19 March 2014 Brisbane, Queensland

This paper outlines responses to a feedback session at the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Council for Australian University Librarians (CAUL), OCLC and the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) one-day seminar which brought together library stakeholders in the online learning space to talk about MOOCs, the trends in remote course delivery to large cohorts of students, the issues for libraries and the opportunities for advocacy.

Libraries, MOOCs and Online Learning Seminar, 19 March 2014 Brisbane, Queensland

This paper provides a summary of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Council for Australian University Librarians (CAUL), OCLC and the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) one-day seminar which brought together library stakeholders in the online learning space to talk about MOOCs, the trends in remote course delivery to large cohorts of students, the issues for libraries and the opportunities for advocacy.

Libraries, MOOCs and Online Learning Seminar, 19 March 2014 Brisbane, Queensland

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Council for Australian University Librarians (CAUL), OCLC and the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) present this one-day seminar bringing together library stakeholders in the online learning space to talk about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), the trends in remote course delivery to large cohorts of students, the issues for libraries and the opportunities for advocacy.

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the review of the Higher Education Provider Category Standards and to express our view that:

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training Driving Innovation, Fairness and Excellence in Australian Higher Education discussion. In this submission, ALIA makes seven recommendations in the areas of:

• Opportunity and choice
• Postgraduate places to support innovation
• Supporting the regional presence of universities
• Excellence and quality
• An affordable loan scheme

Article by Desert Peoples Centre Campus Library staff, from INCITE March/April 2019 Volume 40 Issue 3/4 - Indigenous Matters.

Desert Peoples Centre Campus Library staff, from the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education in Central Australia, provide a range of services to Indigenous Australian people every day. Each team member came to the job via a unique path. In this article they share the story of their growth as library service providers.

Australian Library Design Awards and Conference, 19 June 2017 Melbourne

This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) discusses how technological change and the emergence of interconnected learning communities have influenced the design of high school and university library spaces.

Australian Library Design Awards and Conference, 19 June 2017 Melbourne

This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) provides an insight into the approach taken in the redesign of a university library.