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ALIA Information Online 2019 Conference, 11-15 February 2019 Sydney: Infinite Possibilities

This conference paper explores how the National Library of Australia has transformed collection description and access for its digital heritage collections. The fundamental change from an item-by-item process, to large-scale data collection achieves efficiencies, enables rapid access, and allows the collection of previously complex electronic formats from publishers, photographers and donors.

ALIA Information Online 2019 Conference, 11-15 February 2019 Sydney: Infinite Possibilities

This paper "National edeposit (NED): an innovative solution meeting the challenge of capturing and preserving the digital documentary history of Australia" accompanied the talk on an online service for the deposit, archiving, management, discovery and delivery of published electronic material across Australia.

ALIA Information Online 2019 Conference, 11-15 February 2019 Sydney: Infinite Possibilities

This conference paper provides an introduction to Wikidata and Zotero.

Wikidata is managed by the Wikimedia Foundation, the same group responsible for Wikipedia. According to the Wikidata website, “Wikidata is a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. Wikidata acts as central storage for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister projects including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wikisource, and others.”

ALIA Information Online 2019 Conference, 11-15 February 2019 Sydney: Infinite Possibilities

The ALIA Information Online Conference has been held since 1990 and attracts over one thousand influential professionals from all sectors of the library industry. The conference gives access to key library and information service professionals from Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific, and beyond. 

ALIA Information Online 2017 Conference, 13-17 February 2017 Sydney: Data Information Knowledge

Article by ALIA President Robert Knight OAM from INCITE September/October 2019 Volume 40 Issue 9/10 - Campaign slogans.

This article discusses the success of the 2018/19 'Renew Our Libraries' campaign in delivering the largest single increase in library funding since the introduction of the NSW Library Act in 1939.

This document has been updated from an earlier edition (ALIA, 2010) and provides various disaster training scenarios which can help staff to prepare, update and refine library Disaster Plans and assist in staff training. A list of key issues is also provided for facilitators to select and adapt to help groups explore the implications of the different disaster scenarios.

This resource can be used in conjunction with the ALIA Disaster Management for Libraries: Guide (Part 1) and Disaster Plan Template (Part 2).

This template has been flexibly designed for your library or cultural institution to develop its own collections Disaster Plan. It is to be used in conjunction with the Guide (Part one) which provides an overview and context for the Disaster Plan. The template is based on a medium to large sized library but can be tailored to meet the needs of smaller libraries, or other collecting organisations.

This guide provides concise information about how to safeguard library collections in the event of a disaster and has been updated from an earlier edition (ALIA, 2010). The Guide (Part one) gives an overview and context for the Disaster Plan. The Disaster Plan Template (Part two) provides further details and a flexible integrated model with tables and a checklist for you to adapt and develop your library’s own Disaster Plan.

Article from INCITE July/August 2019 Volume 40 Issue 7/8 - Digital freedoms.

Q&A session with Australian librarian and ALIA Fellow, Christine MacKenzie, who will become the President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) at the World Library and Information Congress in Athens later this year for the 2019–2021 term.