HLA General Meeting, 2nd Feb from 3.30pm

The ALIA Health Libraries Australia (HLA) invites members and non-members to attend its General Meeting. There is no need to RSVP. Those not attending the HLA Symposium on this day are welcome to attend the meeting only.

AGENDA
ALIA Health Libraries Australia General Meeting to be held in the Ballroom at the Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour on Friday February 2nd 2007 at 3.30 - 5.00 pm.

Items of Business
1) Welcome and introductions to the new Executive (Heather Todd)
2) Anne Harrison Award report (Veronica Delafosse)
3) Ane Harrison funds management (Cheryl Hamill)
4) Special interest groups: REBLs (Veronica Delafosse)
5) FOLIO courses update (Veronica Delafosse)
6) Regional groups: HLAQ (Heather Todd
7) HLA News report (Lindsay Harris)
8) Revision of the health libraries guidelines - 4th edition (Lindsay Harris)
9) Future direction of HLA (Heather Todd/Cheryl Hamill)
10) Future conference planning status ICML 9 (Heather Todd)
11) Other business
12) Date of next general meeting

If you wish to attend other Symposium sessions you must register for the HLA Satellite Event, Information Rx.

Jan issue of Elsevier's Library Connect Newsletter now available

The theme of this issue is "The End of Print". You'll also find a link to the pamphlet, "15 Ways to Promote Effective Use of
Online Products".

Information Specialists Breakfast - 31 Jan, 7.45 am

The Information Online Group will be holding a breakfast during the Online Conference to discuss professional opportunities for Special Librarians (including conferences). More details and registration to this free event can be found at http://www.information-online.com.au/index.php?pagename=Information%20Specialists%20Breakfast.

New issue of CHLA journal available

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association Volume 27 Issue 4 Fall 2006 is now available at http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/jchla/jchla4-06.html.

Outcomes of the ALIA Proposed Governance Changes

For those of you who may not have heard, the majority of motions relating to the way ALIA is governed were defeated at the ALIA AGM held on 30 November 2006. One minor proposal was passed; this related to tidying up of the Constitution by removing 13.2, a reference to interim directors. An unofficial report of the meeting was posted on the aliaNATSPEC discussion list (available to e-member list members only). I'm not sure if national office has released anything on the subject as yet.

Information Rx - HLA Symposium 2-3 Feb 2007

The program for HLA's Symposium has now been loaded on the Information Online 2007 satellite events page. You'll need to scroll down to the Information Rx heading for more details including registration information. Early bird registration is available until this Friday, 19th Jan.