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Wikipedia Sydney Seminar Event Wrap Up
Wikipedia Sydney Seminar was held at the State Library of NSW on Wednesday 12th September. The keynote speaker was Andy Mabbett with supporting talks from Dr Heather Ford from UNSW, Jessica Coates from Australian Digital Alliance, Dr Frances Di Lauro from University...
ALIA SNGG @ APLIC18
It has been just over a month since APLIC wrapped up on the Gold Coast. There were a few of our SNGG team in attendance! Read on below for some of their perspectives on the event. Some of our team went as volunteers, one self-funded, and two became CATS for the week!...
IRL Library Chat Wrap Up
On Tuesday 21st August an undisclosed number of anonymous library staff and students ate, drank and chatted at Edition Book Bar in Pyrmont, Sydney. This event was co-hosted by ALIA Sydney and ALIA Students and New Grads Group, and presented the results of a survey...
September 2018 Monthly Newsletter
September 2018 Welcome to the news for September! Spring is in the air! It's time to pack away those winter woolies and start dreaming of the beach. Remember to check back with this newsletter throughout the month for updates on what we’re up on online and in your...
GLAMR Professional Profile – Tracey Allen
This month we are pleased to introduce Tracey Allen, a Library Adviser at the Anglican Church Grammar School (also known as 'Churchie') in Brisbane. When discussing her work at Churchie, Tracey describes herself as a “jack-of-all-trades” - she is involved in a range...
Records and Archives (4/9/2018)
September's #auslibchat focused on records and archives. Catch up on the chat via Wakelet. *** Are you a library or information professional interested in knowing more about records and archives? Or do you work in archives and records and want to share your knowledge?...
August 2018 Monthly Newsletter
August 2018 Welcome to the news for August! It might still be cold outside but August is proving to be another busy month with lots happening online and across the country. Remember to check back with this newsletter throughout the month for updates on what we’re up...
Public Special (7/8/2018)
The topic for August's #auslibchat was Public Libraries. Whether you work at them, regularly use them or love them from afar. Catch up via Wakelet. Here's the questions: Q1. Are you a member of your local public library? Why/why not? Q2. From toddler storytime to...
GLAMR Professional Profile – Amy McKenzie
#GLAMRProfessionalProfile. Amy McKenzie, is a Collection Liaison Specialist Librarian from the State Library of NSW. In this role Amy has the amazing responsibility of developing the State Library’s collection. She works with all kinds of material, but specialises in...
Introducing CATS of APLIC aka Connect, Achieve , Together: Asia Pacific Library and Information Conference.
If you're active on Twitter you might be wondering exactly what #CATSofAPLIC aka Connect, Achieve , Together: Asia Pacific Library and Information Conference is all about. We understand it can be hard to network at the best of times and even harder as a conference...