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ALIA Board of Directorswelcomes you to
theNational Advisory Congress
Canberra25-26 November 2005
Features of the NAC Program
Welcome and introductions
Round-up of regional meetings
Celebrating success
Spotlight sessions:
Finance and management
Our vision: linking people with ideas
Members and membership
Communication
Education and learning
Getting to know you…
Find out:
- their name
- where they are from
- who they represent
- where they live
- where they work
Round up of regional meetings
• ALIA Stars advocacy program
• Research awards
• General meeting
ALIA Stars advocacy program
• Looks more like an award than advocacy
• What are the criteria for being an ALIA Star?
• Role and purpose needs to be better shaped, articulated and promoted
Research awards
• Profession needs to develop research base
• Not enough competition for awards/ scholarships
• Employers need to be encouraged to support their staff to do research and to take up scholarships
Celebrating
success!
Spotlight on…
Finance and management
led by
Dagmar Schmidmaier
Spotlight on…
Our vision: Linking people with ideas
led by
Gill Hallam
Objects of the Association:
“To promote the free flow of information and ideas in the interest of all Australians and a thriving culture, economy and democracy”
ALIA core values
“Promotion of the free flow of information and ideas through open access to recorded knowledge, information and creative works”
“Connection of people with ideas”
The importance of ideas in human life
• Ideas inspire us
• Ideas shape our lives
• Ideas influence our actions
• Ideas change the course of history
Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997)
Library and information professionals act as the intermediary between people and ideas
“Intermediaries survive by adding value. If changes in the marketplace render an intermediary’s role less valuable, then the intermediary must adapt. If not, the old intermediary will likely be replaced by a new, more valuable intermediary.”
http://www.marketingterms.com
Libraries help people draw on existing ideas
Libraries can be the catalyst to help people develop new ideas
Different types of libraries link people with ideas for different purposes – public, academic and special
Libraries successfully link people with ideas in different ways - physical, virtual and abstract
What about YOUR ideas?
Please get into groups which reflect your sector:
• Public / State
• Academic
• Special
• Other – educators, suppliers
Linking people with ideas
Is this a relevant message that the LIS profession should communicate?
If so, how should the message be communicated to:
• an external audience
• key stakeholders
• our membership?
ALIA General Meeting
Canberra25 November 2005
ALIA Board of Directorswelcomes you back to
theNational Advisory Congress
Canberra25-26 November 2005
Celebrating
success!
Spotlight on…
Members and membership
led by
Roxanne MissinghamMeredith Martinelli
Celebrating
success!
Spotlight on…
Communication 2005
led by
Carol Newton-SmithRachael Browning
Celebrating
success!
Spotlight on…
Education and learning
led by
Ann RitchieGill Hallam
CPD – issues and models
Future directions for ALIA?
CPD and new roles in libraries – a voyage of discovery
Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning Section IFLA
10-13 August 2005 Oslo, Norway
Satellite conference
• Proceedings in IFLA Green Series 116 • Indexed in LISA • Held at the Oslo University College, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science
Why CPD?
• Change and the environment (Einstein story)• Maintaining standards and improving professional practice• New grads – there aren’t enough → CPD is the only answer
Highlights of the satellite event
Sheila Corrall – what does the research evidence say on professional competence?
• Role development: new or extensions of old?• Trends: broadening and deepening capabilities• Skills: need generic & context-related to exploit
specialist skills – p37 ‘skill set for the network world’
Figure 2 Differentiating and contextualising professional competenceINSERT figure
Professional competence
Need ‘holistic & hospitable’ CPD systems & models for:
• Our own plus our staffs’ development
• CPD needs from student to professional
• Mandatory or voluntary CPD?
Who are the stakeholders?
• Individuals
• Employers
• Educators and training providers
• ALIA
Individuals:
Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for professional excellence
Australian Library & Information Sector
Our roles & responsibilities
Australian Library & Information Sector
Our roles & responsibilities
Individuals:
Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for professional excellence
Educators:
Educators have a responsibility toprovide and promote the formal education courses and qualifications necessary for developing professional excellence
Employers:
Employers have a responsibility to meet the ongoing learning and professional development needs necessary for maintaining professional excellence
Australian Library & Information Sector
Our roles & responsibilities
Individuals:
Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for professional excellence
Educators:
Educators have a responsibility to provideand promote the formal education courses and qualifications necessary for developing professional excellence
Australian Library & Information Sector
Our roles & responsibilities
Employers:
Employers have a responsibility to meet the ongoing learning and professional development needs necessary for maintaining professional excellence
Individuals:
Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for professional excellence
The professional association:
The professional association has a responsibility to encourage, enable and reward the learning and professional development necessary for acquiringand maintaining professional excellence
Educators:
Educators have a responsibility to provide and promote the formal education courses and qualifications necessary for developing professional excellence
Australian Library & Information Sector
Our roles & responsibilities
The professional association:
The professional association has a responsibility to encourage, enable and reward the learning and professional development necessary for acquiring and maintaining professional excellence
Employers:
Employers have a responsibility to meet the ongoing learning and professional development needs necessary for maintaining professional excellence
Educators:
Educators have a responsibility to provide and promote the formal education courses and qualifications necessary for developing professional excellence
Individuals:
Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for professional excellence
ALIA’s role and responsibility
“to encourage, enable and reward the learning and professional development necessary for acquiring and maintaining professional excellence”
• Standards provision, regulation, monitoring, continuous improvement
• Opportunities to develop as a professional
How does ALIA provide standards and opportunities for CPD?
1. Administers CPD scheme
2. Provides an annual program of events
1. CPD Scheme
• Voluntary, self-administered, random audit
• Web-based, relatively simple categories & points
• The future?
2. Program
• Partnerships with RTOs, differing models, some ‘surplus’ sharing
• ALIA registrations, promotions, local support• Groups hold events• Ongoing conferences/symposia• National Office fills gaps• Independent RTOs hold events
Future issues - providers
• Increase revenue, retain benefits for membership
• Partnerships with RTOs – what model?• ‘Accreditation’ of RTOs (standards) as an
‘ALIA preferred training provider’• ALIA becomes an RTO• Relationships with large institutions • Partnerships with large libraries / consortia /
library schools as RTOs
Future issues - programs
• Program development priorities? • Competency framework: core and generic • ALIA education standards: Core and generic
knowledge, skills, attributes• 6 EBL: Knowledge ‘domains’• Target different sectors – areas of need• Equity of access – regional model
Discussion questions
Wrap up…