Blog
ALIA Students & New Grads Group
#GLAMRmatch 2023 Archives chat with Trelawney Williams!
Our 2023 #GLAMRmatch event may have finished in July - but we enjoy finding professional development opportunities for students and graduates. Many of you had an interest in the Archives sector. We contacted Archivist Trelawney Williams, a former archivist from the...
Register to join ALIA Digitisation and Preservation: Engagement Event!
Registrations are open to join ALIA Digitisation and Preservation Group for a chat on Engagement on September 13th. Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (AEST) online via Zoom. Speakers include: ALIA Digitisation and Preservation Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL Australia)...
Recap of ALIA South Australia Back To School Trivia Night Event!
ALIA SA Group celebrated their Back To School event on July 29th. On the night quiz team, ‘Skool of Rock’ won the Trivia Night competition by 1 point ahead of teams ‘Actually, In First Place’ and ‘Shelf Pleasure’, who tied for 70 points. Explore the ALIA SA Group...
Recap of ALIA QLD Sourcey Subjects Trivia Night Event!
#ALIAQLD celebrated its ‘Sourcey Subjects’ event on August 2nd. On the night quiz team, ‘Griffith Gravy Train’ won the Trivia Night competition ahead of ‘The Unverified Sauces’. It was a busy night for the Griffith Gravy Train, who also won best Team Costume. Explore...
Catch up on ALIA Islands Our Source of Strength: The Library Workforce. Where’s The Source Event!
ALIA Island celebrated Library and Information week with the University of Tasmania at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) – Rori Room on the 2nd August. Event speakers at the "Our Source Of Strength: The Library Workforce in Tasmania" included:...
Catch up on recap post of ALIA Career Starter Kit Webinar 2 – Identifying Opportunity!
ALIA Career Starter Kit Webinar 2: Identifying Opportunity was chaired by Gary Lom. Speakers included: ALIA Board Member and Lead Projects Officer at State Library Queensland, Amy Walduck. Manager, Library Services at the Queensland University of Technology, Bruce...
ALIA SNGG 2023 August Monthly Newsletter
Welcome to the August SNGG Newsletter. This month we continue our #ALIASNGGBookClub Sense and Sensibility read-a-long and look forward to #LIW2023 Where’s the Source? This month the SNGG Team want to thank everyone for joining us for #GLAMRmatch...
ALIA SNGG Stories – James Nicholson
This month we continue our #SNGGStories with a post by James Nicholson, Senior Branch Leader at Morton Bay Regional Council, Caboolture Library. James was a former ALIA SNGG Secretary from 2016 - 2017. Plus, James was a former...
Join the NGAC Committee!
Who are NGAC looking for? ALIA’s New Generation Advisory Committee (NGAC) are looking for students, new graduates, and early career professionals to join the NGAC committee. The primary purpose of NGAC is to advocate for the new generation of GLAMR workers, enhancing...
Catch up on a recap post on ALIA Multicultural Stereotypes Webinar!
On June 30th, ALIA Multicultural Group had their Stereotypes webinar. Speakers included: Joey Chung, Website and Systems Librarian, Homesglen Institute, Victoria. Hiba Kanj, Team Leader Wentworth Point Community Centre and Library, City of Parramatta Libraries, New...