Principles and practice

This document outlines the Australian Library and Information Association's position on ebooks and elending. It includes ALIA's values, goals and objectives and guiding principles for ebooks and elending. ALIA's overaching principles and operational principles are also stated.

Crowd funding is an attractive opportunity – many people, each giving a little, resulting in a lot – but it’s a highly competitive arena and any request for funding has to have a clear, worthwhile objective and broadly based appeal.

These crowd funding principles have been drafted by the ALIA Board of Directors and were confirmed at the ALIA Board meeting on 5 December, 2016.

The principles are intended to offer guidance and will be applied to crowd funding initiatives undertaken by any ALIA entity as an alternative to traditional fundraising and sponsorship.