A group may be established for a short period (for example for a specific purpose, issue or activity) or for up to two years to fulfil a longer-term purpose or need. A geographic location need not be limited to state borders. The Board of Directors may initiate groups to meet specific needs of the Association not met by self-nominating groups.
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| ALIA Acquisitions (National) |
nat | acqnat | 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. more... |
| ACTive ALIA |
act | active | ACTive ALIA 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. more... |
| ALIA Agriculture and Environment Interest Group |
nat | agriculture | The ALIA Agriculture and Environment Interest Group aims to promote the sharing of information between librarians working in agriculture and enviromental libraries and to provide support to members working in these libraries. more... |
| ALIA Sydney |
nsw | aliansw | ALIA NSW encourages excellence in library and information practice, encourages and facilitates lobbying, fosters and nurtures strategic partnerships, and acts as a co-ordinating, communication and advisory body for self-nominating groups and members. more... |
| ALIA SA |
sa | aliasa | ALIA SA enables and encourages the education and development of library and information workers in South Australia. It acts as a voice for library professionals, within the association, the broader information industry and to the communities we serve. more... |
| ALIA Schools |
nat | aliaschools | ALIA Schools promotes the interests of school libraries and teacher-librarians, provides opportunities for professional development, lobbies for school libraries with state and local groups, liaises with other groups, identifies and analyses current trends in teacher librarianship, and maintains the profile of teacher-librarianship within ALIA. more... |
| ALIA Tasmania |
tas | aliatas | ALIA Tasmania is a cross-regional, cross-sectoral statewide group. It provides professional development activities, membership services and lobbies to increase public awareness of all library services. more... |
| ALIA Victoria |
vic | aliavic | Facilitates communication and networking among Victorian library and information professionals through formal and informal functions. more... |
| ALIAWest |
wa | aliawest | ALIAWest co-ordinates and communicates strategic professional issues and organises continuing professional development activities statewide. more... |
| ALIA Asia Pacific Special Interest Group |
nat | apsig | 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. more... |
| ALIA Academic, Research and Collection Management |
nat | arcom | ALIA Academic, Research, Collection Management is a national group representing the needs and professional interests of staff in academic and research libraries. more... |
| ALIA Academic and Research Libraries (WA) |
wa | arlwa | 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. more... |
| ALIA Red Centre Group |
nt | central | The Red Centre Group of ALIA provides communication and networking, professional development and mentoring of members and promotion of libraries. more... |
| ALIA Community Information Australia Networkers |
sa | cian | The ALIA Community Information Australia Networkers (CIAN) is a self-help medium to promote professional development activities for community information workers, to inform and educate by promoting best practice in community information, provide a forum for discussion relating to the skills and functions of community information provision, and to support standards of operations which will ensure the best possible service to the community. more... |
| ALIA Children's and Youth Services (NSW) |
nsw | cysnsw | ALIA Children's and Youth Services (NSW) promotes library services to children and youth, highlighting children's literature and fostering professional development of members. more... |
| ALIA Children's and Youth Services (Qld) |
qld | cysqld | 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. more... |
| ALIA Far North Coast Regional Group |
nsw | fncnsw | 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. more... |
| ALIA Geraldton Mid-West Regional Group |
wa | geraldton | Network for the area of Geraldton/Greenough in Western Australia's mid-west region, and providing a network for discussion. more... |
| ALIA Health Libraries Australia |
nat | healthnat | The vision of Health Libraries Australia is to promote, inform, unite, influence, and innovate libraries and information professionals in the health and biomedical sector. In support of this vision, and in line with ALIA's policy direction and priorities, HLA will undertake strategic initiatives in five key areas (portfolios): professional development; research and development; networking and collaboration; advocacy; and promotion. more... |
| ALIA Information Online Group |
nat | infog | The ALIA Information Online Group advances and supports the leadership role of Australian information specialists who put information and knowledge to work for the benefit of businesses, governments, professions and the community. more... |
| ALIA Information Literacy Forum |
nat | infolit | ALIA Information Literacy Forum fosters a common understanding of and advocates for information literacy within ALIA and the general community. more... |
| ALIA Information Science (SA) |
sa | infoscsa | A forum for presenting and demonstrating the application of emergent technologies to library and information agencies and the people who work in them. more... |
| ALIA Library Technicians (ACT) |
act | libtact | 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. more... |
| ALIA National Library Technicians |
nat | libtnat | Promotes ALIA and library technician membership on a national basis and actively represents the interests of library technicians in national forums more... |
| ALIA NSW Library Technicians |
nsw | libtnsw | 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. more... |
| ALIA Queensland Library Technicians |
qld | libtqld | 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. more... |
| ALIA South Australian Library Technicians |
sa | libtsa | The ALIA South Australian Library Technicians Group provides an opportunity for library technicians from varied workplaces to meet, network, share ideas and learn from each other. more... |
| ALIA Library Technicians (Vic) |
vic | libtvic | Victorian ALIA Library Technicians is a Victoria-wide group which promotes library technicians within ALIA and the wider information industry, promotes ALIA membership amongst library technicians and provides support for library technicians and students throughout Victoria. more... |
| ALIA WA Library Technicians |
wa | libtwa | The ALIA WA Library Technicians Group promotes ALIA and library technician activities. Encourages professional development and communication within local area and nationally. Encourages new graduates through mutually-supportive friendships and recognising the special interests of library technicians. more... |
| ALIA Local Studies (NSW) |
nsw | localnsw | ALIA Local Studies (NSW) promotes the development of local studies collections in public libraries particularly in New South Wales, provides professional development, current awareness, networking, and lobbying on issues pertaining to local studies
collections. more... |
| ALIA Mentoring Program (NSW) |
nsw | mentoringnsw | ALIA Mentoring NSW aims to bring together new professionals with those who have had substantial experience working in the information industry to provide a supportive and informative environment for those new to the profession; an opportunity to network across all sectors and levels of the profession; a forum for discussion of current interest issues; and a mechanism for professional development of our future leaders. more... |
| ALIA Mentoring Program (SA) |
sa | mentoringsa | The purpose of the ALIA Mentoring SA Group is to provide support and information on career development to SA information professionals. more... |
| ALIA Mentoring Program (WA) |
wa | mentoringwa | The ALIA WA Mentoring Program is a facilitated mentoring program for members in Western Australia. more... |
| ALIA Northern Areas Tasmania Regional Group |
tas | natrg | To unite the library workers in the Northern Tasmania region for the advancement of the professional interests of library professional and para-professional staff, as well as supporting libraries in the region. more... |
| ALIA New Graduates Group |
nat | newgrad | 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. more... |
| ALIA OPALs ACT |
act | opalsact | 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. more... |
| ALIA National One-Person Australian Libraries |
nat | opalsnat | ALIA National One-Person Australian Libraries is a national forum to discuss topical issues, provide support, share problems and solutions, and exchange ideas unique to library professionals working in one-person libraries. more... |
| ALIA Queensland OPALs |
qld | opalsqld | ALIA Queensland OPALs provide a network between members who are the sole professional in their work unit providing library or information services, and provides a forum for support and knowledge creation, sharing and dissemination. more... |
| ALIA Quill |
qld | quill | ALIA Quill produces the Quill (ALIA Queensland Interlibrary Liaison) newsletter. The newsletter aims to keep members of ALIA throughout Queensland aware of current events and activities of interest and relevance to the library and information profession; and be a channel for information sharing amongst members. more... |
| ALIA Quorum (Qld) |
qld | quorum | Queensland-based group, open to all members. Aims to represent the interests of members to governments (locally), other organisations and the community through active lobbying, dialogue and debate on issues affecting the profession. more... |
| ALIA Reference and Information Services (Vic) |
vic | raisvic | Formerly known as the ALIA Reference and Information Services (SEA), the group aims to represent reference and information service staff across all sectors in Victoria. It facilitates communication and information for members and contributes to the professional development of reference and information services staff through professional and networking activities which include workshops and evening meetings with presenters. more... |
| ALIA Retirees |
nat | retirees | The group aims to maintain the connection between retirees, to encourage engagement in the profession, to recognise retirees' achievements, to ensure their professional interests and aspirations are fostered, and to encourage members retiring from the profession to remain involved with the Association.
By doing so, the group aims to assist in the long-term future of the Association. more... |
| ALIA Riverina |
vic | riverina | ALIA Riverina represents members from the NSW Riverina area and north-eastern corner of Victoria. more... |
| ALIA Specialist Information Group (SIP) SA |
sa | specialsa | The ALIA SIP group provides professional development and networking opportunities to professionals in special libraries in South Australia. It fosters the exchange of ideas among special librarians, and with librarians working in allied professional fields of information services, knowledge management, indexing, record management, archives and information brokerage. It is also committed to advocacy on behalf of its members and to advising education bodies at any opportunity. more... |
| ALIA Special Libraries (Vic) |
vic | specialvic | ALIA Special Libraries (Vic) is a group which provides opportunities for continuing professional development and networking for people working in, or with an interest in, special libraries and related fields. more... |
| ALIA TAFE National Group |
nat | tafenat | Facilitates and co-ordinates professional development for TAFE library staff, and promotes and advocates for TAFE libraries and their staff. Develops publications to inform the profession, and performance indicators to be used by TAFE libraries nationally. more... |
| TALIATecs |
tas | taliatecs | The TALIATecs offers support, networking, and learning opportunities for library technicians and students in Tasmania. more... |
| ALIA Top End |
nt | topend | The group covers all of the Northern Territory with a focus on the Top End.
more... |
| ALIA TropicALIA |
qld | tropicalia | TropicALIA is to be a geographically-based cross-sectoral network of ALIA members in Townsville, north Queensland and the surrounding areas which have been the traditional catchment area. more... |
| ALIA URLs (ACT) |
act | urlsact | ALIA URLs (ACT) provides professional development and training opportunities to all levels of library staff and information on the direction in which university and research libraries are developing. more... |
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