ALIA groups

Are you passionate about a particular aspect of library and information management? 
Are you interested in meeting up with others in the LIS sector? 
ALIA groups are a great way to connect to ALIA members who share similar interests.

Groups work to stage networking and PD events, share information, provide local support and often participate in special projects or advocacy related to their specific area of interest.

ALIA special interest groups are formed by members, and are either geographically or interest based. While some groups are localised, many of them operate nationwide. Please see the list of ALIA groups below. If you don’t see one you are looking for, you can start your own; contact the Groups Coordinator for information on how to do this.

Are you passionate about a particular aspect of library and information management? Are you interested in meeting up with others in the LIS sector? ALIA groups are a great way to connect to ALIA members who share similar interests.

Groups work to stage networking and PD events, share information, provide local support and often participate in special projects or advocacy related to their specific area of interest.

ALIA special interest groups are formed by members, and are either geographically or interest based. While some groups are localised, many of them operate nationwide. Please see the list of ALIA groups below. If you don’t see one you are looking for, you can start your own; contact the Groups Coordinator for information on how to do this.

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Active ALIA

ACTive ALIA, based in the ACT, provides communication among library professionals of all sectors, arranges and supports professional development activities, promotes the role of libraries and lobbies on local matters, and promotes ALIA membership.
Group interest:
Supporting and promoting the ACT library and information sector
Region:
ACT
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ALIA Academic and Research Libraries WA

ALIA Academic and Research Libraries (WA) is a forum for tertiary, research and academic librarians to discuss ideas and practices and foster collaboration. It offers opportunities to support and promote research and professional development.

Group interest:
Academic and Research Libraries
Region:
WA
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ALIA Acquisitions

ALIA Acquisitions is a national group aiming to inform and educate by supporting and promoting best practice in acquisitions and serials management, collection development and preservation, and to promote use of appropriate and leading-edge technology.
Group interest:
Acquisitions, serials management, collection development and preservation.
Region:
National
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ALIA Agriculture and Environment Interest Group

The ALIA Agriculture and Environment Interest Group aims to promote the sharing of information between librarians working in agriculture and environmental libraries and to provide support to members working in these libraries.
Group interest:
Agriculture, the environment
Region:
National
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ALIA Asia Pacific Special Interest Group

ALIA Asia Pacific Special Interest Group is a national group that aims to lead efforts in identifying new sources of support for the development between information professionals in the region, through two-way co-operation.
Region:
ACT
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ALIA Children's and Youth Services

ALIA Children's and Youth Services promotes library services to children and youth, highlighting children's literature and fostering professional development of members.

Region:
NSW
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ALIA Children's and Youth Services QLD

ALIA Children's and Youth Services (QLD) is based in South East Queensland but open to all members. The group aims to develop library services to young people in Queensland by promoting interaction between library and information specialists who work with young people.
Region:
QLD
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ALIA Community Information Australia Networkers

ALIA Community Information Australia Networkers (CIAN) is a professional development group for community information workers.
Group interest:
Community information workers
Region:
National
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ALIA ePortfolio practice

The ALIA ePortfolio Group has been established to inform, promote and develop ePortfolio practice in the LIS profession.
Group interest:
Career and professional development
Region:
National
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ALIA Far North Coast Regional Group

Provides a forum and a focus for members in far north coast area of NSW to interact and forward the objectives of ALIA and the profession, including professional development activities and lobbying. Covers Northern Rivers area, centred around Lismore.
Group interest:
New South Wales
Region:
NSW
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ALIA Health Libraries Australia

The vision of Health Libraries Australia is to promote, inform, unite, influence, and innovate libraries and information professionals in the health and biomedical sector.
Region:
National
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ALIA Hunter Group

The ALIA Hunter group promotes professional development and provides a social network for library-minded folk in the Newcastle, Central Coast and Hunter area.
Region:
NSW
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ALIA Information Science SA

A forum for presenting and demonstrating the application of emergent technologies to library and information agencies and the people who work in them.
Region:
SA
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ALIA Library Technicians ACT

The ALIA Library Technicians (ACT) Group promotes professional development opportunities for members in the ACT and district, and provides support to library technicians with emphasis on networking and mentoring.
Group interest:
Library Technicians, ACT
Region:
ACT
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ALIA New Graduates

The ALIA New Graduates Group provides a forum for new graduates to communicate and socialise with colleagues and build relationships and networks within the profession.The group aims to facilitate networking for the new generation of library professionals, provide a forum for the discussion of issues relevant to new professionals, organise meetings and training specifically relevant to students and new graduates and facilitate the introduction of new graduates into the wider ALIA community. By doing so, the group aims to ensure the long-term future of the Association (relevance and member participation), and to support and assist with the mentoring program in each state.
Group interest:
New Graduates
Region:
National
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ALIA NSW Library Technicians

The ALIA NSW Library Technicians Group promotes library technicians to the wider ALIA membership, provides a range of professional development activities, represents library technician interests on relevant issues, and promotes and supports national library technician initiatives.
Group interest:
Library Technicians
Region:
NSW
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ALIA OPALs ACT

ALIA OPALs ACT provide a formalised network between members operating as either the sole professional or with up to three staff in their work unit providing library or information services, and provides a forum for support and knowledge creation, sharing and dissemination. ALIA OPALs ACT also acts as a consultative group.
Group interest:
Only person libraries
Region:
ACT
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ALIA Pathways

ALIA Pathways fosters a common understanding of and advocates for information literacy within ALIA and the general community.

The Group promotes professional development opportunities in information literacy for library and information services personnel.

Group interest:
Special Interest
Region:
National
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ALIA QLD Library Technicians

The ALIA Queensland Library Technicians offers support, networking, and learning opportunities for library technicians and students, promotes ALIA and membership, acts as mentors for newly-qualified library technicians and provides forum for information and discussion.

Region:
QLD
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ALIA Queensland

ALIA Queensland is a cross-sectoral, state based group seeking to provide opportunities for ALIA members to participate in networking and professional development activities. The group aims to be representative of ALIA members in Queensland. ALIA Queensland hosts a range of events and activities. Members and non-members all welcome.
Group interest:
Brisbane, Queensland
Region:
QLD

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