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Staying connected with Information Literacy – Accessibility.
Screen readers: Screen readers are tools that assist people who are blind or have low vision use electronic devices, like computers, tablets or phones, by reading aloud text or other items on a screen. This allows everyone to understand and engage with digital content...
ALIA SNGG August Monthly Newsletter 2025
Welcome to a brand new month! This month we continue our #ALIASNGGBookClub Winter Read - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams with our week 5 - 8 book club discussion. Connect with 321 book club #biblarians over book chats and book polls. We thank our 2.4k...
ALIA Vic + ALIA SNGG Library Speed Dating reflections
I was happy to represent ALIA SNGG on Sunday at the first ALIA Vic + ALIA SNGG Library Speed Dating Event at the PMI Victorian History Library. Thank you to the brilliant Ellen, Jade, Michael and Diane from ALIA Vic Group for collaborating with ALIA SNGG. Jack and I...
Join ALIA Gold Coast Group on their next Opshop Walking Tour!
ALIA Gold Coast have another Opshop Walking Tour for you to join. This time join the group at Salvos, Sothport. Optional lunch to be had at CSI Club (Southport Workers' Club) When: Saturday, 11th October from 10am - 12pm AEST Location: Salvos 15 Nind Street Southport,...
Join ALIA Gold Coast at the Gold Coast Show!
ALIA Members and Non-Members, ALIA Gold Coast Group invite you to join them for a catch up at the Gold Coast Show on This event is FREE for ALIA Members and Non-Members *The cost of rides, food and activities at own expense. When: Friday, 29th August from 3pm -5pm...
ALIA SNGG TBR List – July
Happy Friday ALIA SNGG. Here is a look at a few books on our July TBR List. Leading Museums Today: Theory and Practice by Martha Morris (2018) Museum and Gallery Essentials Delivering The Visitor Experience: How To Create, Manage and Develop an Unforgettable Visitor...
#TrendingTuesday: Library Stories
This #TrendingTuesday we share a blog post from Jamie McCowan, CEO of CAVAL that was posted back in January. Jamie shares the story on how she began working in the library sector and the value of learning on the job. Reference: McCowan, J. (2025, January 25). The...
RSVP to join ALIA HLA: Catchii a free software for systematic review screening event!
ALIA Members develop your knowledge on the Catchii web-based system for systematic review screening at ALIA HLA's next event. RSVP Date Tuesday, 22nd July. Register via the ALIA Events page to join the ALIA HLA Catchii event. Event Date: Wednesday, 23rd July from 1pm...
RSVP for ALIA Rare Book + Special Collections ALIA Rare Catch up – Virtual Collection Tour Panel Discussion!
RSVP closes in 7 days via ALIA Events page to join ALIA Rare Books and Special Collections Virtual Collections Tour Panel Discussion. Join ALIA Rare Books and Special Collections Zoom chat on Tuesday, 22nd July from 4pm - 5pm AEST via Zoom. A Zoom for ALIA Members to...
Throwback Thursday – New Librarians Symposium (NLS) Archive posts
Today we look back at past ALIA New Librarians' Symposium posts from ALIA SNGG (Facebook, Instagram and X accounts) with a few posts from ALIA Members. What is the New Librarians' Symposium? The New Librarians' Symposium aka NLS is an ALIA Conference aimed at students...