Libraries and librarians

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This page provides links to resources helpful to library staff in education and training libraries.  It includes information about specific dates of interest, library associations and other related information.

Special events

Australian library and information week
Library and Information Week (LIW) aims to raise awareness of the value of libraries and information services and information professionals in Australia. 
Library and Information Week is always held in the last full week of May.

International School Libraries Day
This day is held on the fourth Monday in October each year. School librarians around the world have a unique opportunity to share with each other, and perhaps more importantly, others in education and in our school communities.

Library associations

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. It seeks to empower the profession in the development, promotion and delivery of quality library and information services to the nation, through leadership, advocacy and mutual support.

Australian School Library Association (ASLA)
The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) is a national authority, a peak forum in the field of teacher-librarianship and school library resource services. Its aim is to maximise opportunities for students to obtain independent lifelong learning and decision-making skills through ASLA's commitment to, high professional standards, awareness of advances and changes in technology and the competence and ability to teach and use it, effective, cooperative use of school resource services by the whole school community, qualified teacher-librarians with an image of excellence, and optimum use of the dual skills of teaching and librarianship.

National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia's collections and services underpin Australian cultural life and intellectual pursuits. It is the pre-eminent source for the documentary record of Australia and its place in the world. The NLA is a statutory authority within the Commonwealth government's Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio. A resource of around 15,000 HTML documents provides access to information about the Library, its collections, services and activities.

International Association of School Librarianship (IASL)
This is a comprehensive site with newsletters, reviews, conferences, resources listing and school librarianship documents.

State-based organisations for school teacher-librarians
This edna search will give a list of local state associations and email lists for teacher-librarians.

Library related searches