Make friends in high places! Melbourne, Thursday 24 May

You can never have too many friends, especially friends in high places! ALIA VIC invites you to add some of the LIS industry's most senior leaders to your professional network.

Join ALIA VIC committee members to celebrate Library and Information Week 2012 and hear first hand from VIP guests---including Sue Roberts, State Library of Victoria CEO and State Librarian---what they see as the critical issues facing their sector now and into the future.

This is your opportunity to meet new colleagues, ask questions and share ideas over a glass of wine and nibbles.

When: Thursday 24 May, 2012
5.30pm for 6pm start

Where: Seminar Room 1 RMIT Swanston Library
Building 8, Level 5 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne

If you would like to attend, email gschmidt@slv.vic.gov.au before COB on Tuesday 22 May.

Due to the generous support of Zenith Information Management Services and RMIT University Library there is no charge for this fabulous event 'Make friends in high places' but places are limited to ALIA members and LIS students.

Attendance at this forum qualifies as 1 point in the Informal Learning category for members of the ALIA Professional Development Scheme. Please advise Gail Schmidt when you RSVP if you require a certificate of participation.

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Come and join us for dinner in Melbourne, 16 May 2012

The library students from Charles Sturt University are coming to Melbourne for a study visit. The ALIA Victorian New Graduates Group is hosting an informal dinner to help them feel welcome, and we'd love you to come!

If you're a local library student, a new librarian or you work in the industry and just want to meet people and have fun, come along and join us for an exciting night in the heart of Melbourne. This is a great chance to make friends in the community, mix with other students and learn about the industry from colleagues working in a range of different libraries.

When: Wednesday 16 May, from 6pm
Where: 3 degrees at QV Square: Corner of Swanston & Lonsdale Streets (table booked under ALIA)
Who: All welcome
Cost: At own cost.

Come for a drink or dinner: main meals range from $15 to $25, and vegetarian and gluten free options are available. For more information, see the website.

If you know in advance that you're coming, please RSVP your attendance to Rebecca by Monday 14 May so we can have an idea of numbers. But feel free to drop in on the night if you find you have time.

Your ALIA Vic New Graduates Group Committee
Lesa, Nyss, Rebecca and Ryan

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Sharpen up your interview skills - QLD

Your amazing resume and selection criteria have gotten you that big interview. Now sweaty palms and the nervous twitches have set in.

Not to worry we have you covered.

Be prepared, confident and ready to wow your interview panel after attending ALIA New Grads Group QLD Interview Skills Seminar. We've assembled a panel of managers from diverse sectors including academic, public, medical and TAFE libraries. They will give you the goss on what interview panels really look for and how you can present your skills (transferable and library-related) to your best advantage. Bring your questions and concerns and get expert advice.

Nibbles provided as well as a chance to meet some friendly managers.

When: Monday April 23, 2012
Time: 5:30
Where: QUT Gardens Point Library, V Block, V714
Price: $5 for ALIA members, $7 for non-members
RSVP: newgradsqld.alia@gmail.com

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April's Library folk at the Comedy Festival

This month our popular Library folk event is taking a slight detour.

Instead of gathering around for dinner and drinks, we are going to tickle our funny bone. Thats right the International Comedy Festival is in Melbourne again for short time only, so come along and hang with your Library friends for what will a good night if not the best night for 2012 so far.

When: Wednesday 11th April at 6pm Sharp

Where: Meet Ryan and the New Grads Committee at the corner of Little Collins street / Swanston Street, Melbourne.

Due to being a popular event and to make sure we get our tickets on time as there will be queues, we encourage all to meet at the designated spot at the right time so we do not miss out. Feel free to text or call Ryan if you are lost on 0409 020 109.

Please RSVP your attendance and any queries, concerns and requests you may have to to ryansiriwardene@gmail.com by Friday 6th April 2012

Your ALIA Vic New Graduates Group Committee
Lesa, Nyss, Rebecca and Ryan

http://www.alia.org.au/groups/newgrad/

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NLS Organising Committee - Call for EOI now open!

Interested in helping organise a spectacular New Librarians' Symposium? Expressions of Interest for joining the NLS6 Organising Committee are now open!

We are looking for motivated, creative and collaborative people to provide leadership and support in the following areas:

- Sponsorship
- Marketing
- Website
- Experience (tours, workshops, travel and social coordination)
- Proposals and speaker liaison
- Volunteers

Not sure about joining the Organising Committee in a leadership role? We're also looking for people to participate in sub-committees in each area.

You don't need to live in Brisbane to be part of this virtual committee, but you do need to be an ALIA personal member, and have an interest in the issues and experiences of new graduates in the library and information industry. You also need to be a little bit awesome!

Get the application information here: http://bit.ly/nlseoi

Applications close 23rd March.

Kate Davis and Vanessa Warren
NLS6 Organising Committee Chairs

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How To Address Selection Criteria Workshop

• · Do you want to secure your first job in the library/information sector OR get that job that utilises your skill base in roles across all sectors?
• · Are you frustrated by your current job search?
• · Are your current selection criteria letting you down?
• · Do you know what addressing selection criteria mean and what the objective of doing so is?

If you answered yes to all of these, rest assured we are here to help! The ALIA New Grads Group in Tasmania will be holding a Selection Criteria Workshop for those struggling to make sense of it all!!

We are lucky to have Garry Conroy-Cooper, manager at Launceston LINC [LINC Tasmania www.linc.tas.gov.au] who has had extensive knowledge and experience in Australia wide recruitment in our industry and human resource management, to host this two-hour workshop. You will learn how to write effective responses to selection criteria, attract more interviews and communicate your skills effectively. Please bring along examples of criteria that you thought were difficult to address or were unsure how to approach, examples of the documents you wrote addressing selection criteria and we will discuss these at the workshop.

You do not need to be a student or a new graduate to come – EVERYONE is welcome!

Date: 21^st April 2012 (Saturday)

Time: 12-2pm

Venue: Phil Leonard Room, 2^nd Floor, Launceston LINC, Civic Square Launceston

Cost: $10 (ALIA members); $15 (non-ALIA members)

RSVP: by Friday 6^th April 2012 using this Doodle Poll or email us (alianewgradstas@gmail.com) and we will register your name

• · Light refreshments provided.

• · A minimum of 12 RSVPs will be required to make this event viable.

Please do not hesitate to contact us (alianewgradstas@gmail.com) if you have any further questions. Thanking you all in advance!!

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New Librarians' Symposium 2013

NLS6
Brisbane
Sunday 10 & Monday 11 February 2013

Information Online 2013
Brisbane
Tuesday 12 to Friday 15 February 2013


Be different. Do different.


A different partnership

In 2012, NLS6 will be aligned with ALIA’s Information Online conference to bring you an action-packed week of professional development in Brisbane.


A different approach

We know NLS is an important event on the new graduate professional development calendar. Over the past few months, ALIA has undertaken extensive consultation with ALIA members, groups, the ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee and the Information Online Program Committee. ALIA and the Board of Directors understand the needs of NLS delegates: NLS6 needs to be an affordable event with a strong focus on a high quality program.


A different model

With this in mind, the Board have endorsed a new model for NLS6. The 2013 Symposium will be organised by a committee of volunteers with support from ALIA National Office staff. Kate Davis of Queensland University of Technology has been appointed co-chair of the Organising Committee and she will be joined in the chairing role by Vanessa Warren of Macquarie University and current Chair of the New Generation Advisory Committee.


NLS6 will be an event in its own right – not a satellite of Information Online 2013 – but aligning the two events will allow them to complement each other in many ways. NLS6 delegates will be provided with free admission to the trade and exhibitions space at Online on Tuesday 12 February and have a unique opportunity to capitalise on the proximity of the two events to attend both with reduced travel costs.


Help us ‘do different’!

If you’re interested in finding out how you can help with organising NLS6, Vanessa and Kate invite you to attend an online information session next Thursday 8 March at 6pm AEST (Brisbane – please convert for other regions). This session will be recorded for those who are interested in getting involved but unable to attend at this time. A call for expressions of interest in joining the Organising Committee will be announced at this online session. Please RSVP to k3.davis@qut.edu.au.


If you have any questions regarding NLS6 or Information Online 2013, please contact Christina Granata, ALIA’s Events Manager at events@alia.org.au. Watch out for updates on www.alia.org.au, http://www.facebook.com/ALIANational and http://alianewgrad.blogspot.com.au/.


Kate Davis and Vanessa Warren

NLS6 Co-chairs

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