Election of the Board of Directors

ALIA Board of Directors

Candidates for ALIA vice-president

Kevin Dudeney, Derek Whitehead

See also: Candidates for ALIA Board of Directors

Kevin Dudeney

ADipA(LP), BAppSc, GCertAdEdT, ALIATec(CP)

Present position

Library Technician (Grade 2), NSW Department of Corrective Services.

Previous positions

Assistant library technician, NSW Department of Corrective Services 1994-1997; Self-employed book retailer 1988-1992.

Professional activities

ALIA Director, 2001-2005; ALIA NSW Library Technicians Group, convenor, 1999-2005, secretary, 2006; Treasurer/Trade, neXt2005: ALIA National Library and Information Conference; Mentor, NSW Mentoring Group 2005; Member (personal affiliate), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); Part-time teacher, TAFE NSW (Library and Information Studies), 1998-2003; Member, Library Advisory Committee, Parramatta City Council, 1991-1999.

Statement of professional concerns

That through leadership and strategic planning, ALIA continues to ensure that it is representing and communicating with, and on behalf of, members in a transparent and consultative manner. That quality professional development opportunities are accessible and relevant to all members, whether metropolitan or regionally based. That established relationships with like-minded organisations, including the library and information associations in the Asia Pacific region, continue to be developed. That ALIA continues its services to members and the profession through adherence to its Core Values Statements and ongoing good corporate governance.

kdudeney@hotkey.net.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address)

Derek Whitehead OAM

BA(Hons), BD(Hons)(MCD), GradDipLib, MLib, FALIA,

Present position

Director, Information Resources and University Copyright Officer at Swinburne University of Technology. He is responsible for the university library, the university web site, and copyright.

Previous positions

He was previously with the State Library of Victoria, becoming Deputy State Librarian in 1996.

Professional activities

Derek has been active in both ALIA and ACLIS, leading the ALIA multicultural campaign in the 1980s, the Acquisitions Section in the 1990s, and was the president of ACLIS 1998-99. He chairs ALIA's Online Content and Regulation Reference Group. His medal of the Order of Australia (2002) is for services to libraries and the internet.

Statement of professional concerns

The key to the future of ALIA is our core values. We need to build bridges with other information players, such as the internet industry - putting the I into ALIA - and must be confident in these values. Innovation is also very important - being agile in the changing information world.

Other issues? I am closely involved in copyright issues, and I am very interested in library education and training - where will our future workforce come from? Finally, ALIA is a company, and I bring solid experience on the boards of three companies - CAVAL, NetAlert and the Australian Digital Alliance.

DWhitehead@groupwise.swin.edu.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address)