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ALIA Weekly Volume 8 Issue 48–2 December 2020
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 IN THIS ISSUE
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 JOIN NOW
Connect with the best, advance your career, and make a difference by getting involved. Become an ALIA Member today.
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 HEADLINES
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ALIA | 8 February 2021
ALIA has released the program for its virtual conference ALIA Information Online 2021. Register by 5 February 2021 so you don't miss out on this engaging conference.
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ALIA | 31 March 2021
The timeframe for the Digital Health Literacy online free training has been extended until 31 March 2021. This nationwide initiative provides training to library staff on how users can navigate and understand the new Federal Government digital health initiatives, such as My Health Record and assists libraries to better support their communities, and engage with other likeminded organisations. Register your interest to undertake this free training by emailing nicole.barnes@alia.org.au.
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ALIA | 29 January 2021
Nominations are open for the ALIA Board Election 2021. We are seeking nominations for the following positions: President, and two general Board members. All personal financial Members of the Association are eligible to nominate for the Board. The deadline for nominations is 29 January 2021.
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ALIA | 19 January 2021
ALIA President Viv Barton has set her presidential theme as Education, and in this issue, we will look at the relationship between libraries and education. We want to hear about how your libraries educate communities, helping people pursue lifelong learning, and guide them in identifying and managing misinformation and disinformation. The deadline for submissions is 19 January 2021.
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This holiday season, consider giving a colleague or friend the gift of ALIA membership. We have vouchers including Personal, Student, Retiree and Life membership. Direct any questions to membership@alia.org.au.
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National and State Library news
Watch the State Library Victoria's video on 'Guide Alice': Mt Buffalo's original rebel, guide and photographer; and the library is hosting its free afternoon tea and talk on 2 December featuring award-winning Wiradjuri author Tara June Winch. The State Library Queensland has opened applications for its 2021 black&write! Writing Fellowships; and its Summer Reading Club website is now live. Libraries can learn more information on the webpage.
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University and academic news
Deakin University Library has launched its new borrowing app. A TEQSA survey revealed that students who had to study from home due to the pandemic missed using their school library.
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Public library news
In NSW, Bathurst Library is hosting author talks on Zoom; Macquarie Regional Library is celebrating 50 years of service; MidCoast Council Libraries is running the Summer Reading Club; Shoalhaven City Council is seeking community feedback to design its Sanctuary Point Library; Tamworth Council has chosen a construction company for its new Quirindi Library; Wagga Wagga City Library is running its annual Christmas Food Appeal; and Woolgoolga Library is celebrating 20 years of operation. In WA, Fremantle Library's homeless support service has received huge support since its launch; and from 5 December 2020 WA public libraries will be required to maintain a contact register of patrons, staff, visitors and contractors for COVID-19 contact tracing, if required. In VIC, City of Melbourne Libraries is seeking feedback for its new framework until 23 December; storytimes will resume at Port Fairy Library.
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Technology and online safety news
Misinformation continues to be an issue, this Conversation article has a few suggestions to combat fake news. Meanwhile, children as young as three believe that YouTube is better for learning than other types of video.
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Arts and media news
The Australia Council has announced $2 million in funding has been allocated to the new Re:imagine: Sector Recovery Initiatives fund. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is running its annual Festive Appeal, and AIATSIS has released its Return of Cultural Heritage Report 2018-2020. Australian writers continue to struggle to make a living income according to a Sydney Morning Herald article. Untapped has been launched, and the recording is now online, featuring readings and appearances from Australian authors Anita Heiss, Garry Disher, Carmel Bird, Gillian Rubinstein, Sophie Masson and Danielle Clode, as well as international bestseller Cory Doctorow, readings from some of Streeton’s letters (which will be made available again as part of the project) and a reading of Dorothy Porter’s marvellous The Lazy Poem. In book awards news, the shortlists for the Reading Women’s 2020 Nonfiction Award; the Small Press Network Book of the Year Award; the winners of the Patrick White Literary Award; the Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Award 2020; the 2020 Bragg Prize for Science Writing; the 2020 Medal for Excellence in Translation; the Dymocks Book of the Year 2020 were all announced. In related news, libraries can now access Good Reading's Hub for Book Lovers which provides free access to all areas of the Good Readings content. Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing has announced a new illustrated imprint: Bright Light; and Oxford Languages has announced its words of 2020.
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 INTERNATIONAL
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International news
In the UK, Cambridge University Library has announced that two notebooks written by Charles Darwin, worth many millions of pounds, have been missing for 20 years. Book theft is a perennial issue, here are some of the most famous examples. In other news, the Carnegie UK Trust has released the report Accelerating Digital: learning from a digital inclusion accelerator programme. In the US, an article published by Forbes argues that public libraries can help companies survive the pandemic, and one library lover writes about what she misses most from her local library during its pandemic induced closure. Public libraries have evolved to support their patrons during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, the Haruki Murakami Library at Tokyo's Waseda University will open in 2021; in Norway the final design for the Ibsen Library has been chosen, and in China the Jinniu District Library and Waihuacheng Middle School has been completed. Last but not least, read about how German librarians caught a book thief.
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 PEOPLE
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JALIA Associated Editor recognised for achievements
 Congratulations to Dr Bhuva Narayan who has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. Bhuva also works as one of ALIA's Associate Editors for the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association.
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 Marie-Louise Ayres, Director-General of the National Library of Australia, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
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 Story Box Library has announced the winners of its Librarian Storyteller of the Year Award.
The winners are
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1st place: Frankie Jaiyeola, State Library Queensland (pictured right top corner)
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2nd place: Pip Mullins, City of Melville (WA) (pictured bottom left corner)
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3rd place: Amy Hallmark, Waimakariri District Libraries (NZ) (pictured bottom right corner)
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 WHAT'S ON
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What's On lists ALIA events, ALIA group events and free library and information sector activities for the benefit of ALIA Members.
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 Vision Australia Library | 2 December 2020
The Vision Australia Library is hosting the free talk Born at the Right Time, Professor Ron McCallum AO in conversation on 2 December 2020.
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ALIA | 3 December 2020
ALIA’s Special Libraries Working Group and AGLIN (the Australian Government Library Information Network) are keen to focus on turning what special libraries have learned from COVID-19 to their advantage and leveraging those learnings to advocate for libraries. Special library guest speakers David Church and Rolf Schafer will share their lessons and learnings from COVID-19, then participate in a lively Q&A session hosted by ALIA CEO Sue McKerracher. Register by 3 December for this free virtual discussion.
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State Library Victoria | 10 December
The State Library Victoria is hosting a series of free online lectures discussing the future of different topics. The next lecture on 10 December is on The Future of Futures (part 2).
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State Library of South Australia | 25 November 2020 to 4 January 2021
The State Library of South Australia is celebrating the festive season until 4 January 2021. For more information see the website.
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eSafety Commissioner | 9 February 2021
Next year's Safer Internet Day will be celebrated on 9 February. Libraries can register their interest to celebrate the day. This day is run by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner.
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State Library of NSW | Saturday 28 November 2020 to Sunday 16 May 2021
The State Library of NSW is presenting the free exhibition, Coming out in the 70s until 16 May 2021.
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 ALIA TRAINING
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ALIA | 13 January 2021
The need to address the challenges of the digital world and metadata users has resulted in the development of the new cataloguing record standard, RDA: Resource Description and Access, to replace AACR2. Registrations close 13 January 2021. For more information see the website.
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ALIA | 2 February 2021
The great challenge of this digital age we find ourselves is to ensure that what we do - the collection, preservation and management of information is done in a consistent manner which ensures it is identified and accessible in the future. Cataloguing remains one of the best tools we have to guarantee that information, irrespective of its format or content, can be accessed and understood. Registrations close 2 February 2021. For more information see the website.
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ALIA | Register and commence at any time
Libraries and library workers are at the frontline when it comes to copyright - we collect, license and make available a variety of materials - but how confident are you when it comes to making decisions related to copyright? How well do you understand the basics, and how well have you kept up with the changes to copyright law and how it pertains to libraries and the use of library materials and technology? Register and commence at any time.
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 FEATURED JOBS
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Employer: City of Belmont
Location: WA
Closing date: 07 December 2020
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To advertise your job in ALIA Weekly contact employment@alia.org.au.
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 FREE PD
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These interactive storytelling and data visualisations highlight trends for selected targets within each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and introduce concepts about how some goals are measured. Where data is available, the atlas also highlights the emerging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the SDGs.
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ALIA | Ongoing - register and commence at any time
This tutorial explores the need to capture, evaluate and communicate GLAM impact in new and different ways, given the impact of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. This tutorial is available to ALIA Members only, who must be logged in to register. For more information see the website.
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ALIA | Ongoing - register and commence at any time
ALIA Members can access ALIA's free tutorial on Working with software vendors which will help you get the most out of your working relationship with vendors in the library and information sector, including how to perform basic software testing, and write useful issue reports. ALIA Members can register and commence at any time. For more information see the website.
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ALIA Members can access more free PD in PD Postings, which comes out on the first Thursday of each month and provides quick access to selected, free learning activities. PD Postings features information specific to each PD specialisation. For more information contact pd@alia.org.au.
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Text is Creative Commons
Photos are copyright protected.
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The Australian Library and Information Association acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters, cultures and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and to Elders past, present and emerging.
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