ALIA National 2016 Conference, 29 August-2 September 2016 Adelaide: Engage Create Lead
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) supports the paper which discusses the literacy programs and services developed by the City of Salisbury following the displacement of thousands of workers due to the withdrawal of the automative manufacturing industry in Adelaide.
ALIA National 2016 Conference, 29 August-2 September 2016 Adelaide: Engage Create Lead
This conference paper discusses the literacy programs and services developed by the City of Salisbury following the displacement of thousands of workers due to the withdrawal of the automative manufacturing industry in Adelaide.
National 2016 Conference, 29 August-2 September 2016 Adelaide: Engage Create Lead
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) provides an overview of the strategy developed to improve the delivery of services and resources to university students in the digital environment.
This document contains a snapshot of some of the innovative programs, events and activities taking place over the last 12 months or so in Australian public libraries. It features nearly 60 examples, which give together some idea of the variety of what’s happening all around the country.
This submission from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in response to Australia's first Open Government Action Plan 2016-2018 discusses the role of public, academic, research and special libraries in supporting open data and digitial transformation, citizen engagement and access to government information, the provision of data management and researcher support services, and the societal benefits of access to high-value datasets within Trove.
ALIA Report produced for the Australian Government consultation entitled Digital Economy Opening the Conversation, November 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) emphasises the role of public libraries in support of open government and digital tranformation through helping users to discover, access and use data. Libraries are trusted places, promoting equity and freedom of access to information and resources.
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) discusses the invaluable role of public libraries in enabling digital inclusion. The submission recommends consultation be undertaken between the ABS and ALIA Australian Public Library Alliance about a funded education and communications plan for 2021 Census, to articulate the role of public libraries and allow for information sessions, factsheets, FAQs and handouts to be provided well in advance of any public-facing campaign.
National 2016 Conference, 29 August-2 September 2016 Adelaide: Engage Create Lead
Australian public libraries are powering smart cities through award-winning design, providing technology hotspots, assisting economic prosperity, enabling creative industries to network and grow, building a literate nation through offering informal and formal education opportunities, providing digital access with modern technology and services to assist and engage new migrants and all members of the community.
This document supercedes the previous iteration published in 2016.
