Australian public library alliance achievements 2010-2015

Overview: The ALIA Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA) is the peak body for public libraries in Australia. Our committee comprises the chair of every state-based public library association, a senior representative from the ACT, Northern Territory and Tasmanian library services, and expert members. We represent 94% of all the 1500 public libraries across Australia through membership subscription. APLA (or, as it was previously known, the ALIA Public Libraries Advisory Committee) was formed following a highly successful ALIA Public Libraries Summit in July 2009. At the summit, libraries leaders called for, ‘Australia’s public libraries, united behind common goals and ambitions, sharing best practice, contributing to strong communities, valued by people and government, continuing to provide universal free access to information, knowledge and ideas, and confirming the importance of their role for future generations.’ A national alliance, supported by every state and territory, and Public Libraries Australia, was the primary outcome of the summit and was ratified by the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration in July 2010

Standard sulla competenza informativa per gli studi universitari

Questo documento è la traduzione italiana degli "Standard sulla competenza informativa per gli studi universitari" ("Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education") emanati dalla Association of College and Research Libraries dell'ALA. Per competenza informativa si intende quell'insieme di abilità che vengono richieste agli individui "per riconoscere quando è necessario reperire informazioni, e per essere capaci di localizzare, valutare e utilizzare efficacemente l'informazione necessaria". La competenza informativa sta diventando sempre più importante nell'attuale contesto di rapidi cambiamenti tecnologici e di continua proliferazione di risorse informative. La competenza informativa costituisce la base dell'educazione permanente: è comune a tutte le discipline, a tutti gli ambienti d'apprendimento, ad ogni livello d'istruzione; è ciò che pone in grado coloro che apprendono di padroneggiare i contenuti e di ampliare le proprie ricerche, di diventare più autonomi e di assumere il controllo sul proprio apprendimento

Healthcare librarians and learner support: competencies and methods

London Health Libraries (LHL) are undertaking a project, in order to develop the role of their library and knowledge services staff in supporting learners within the NHS in the London area [LHL Learner Support Project]. This paper reports on the first phase of the project, a literature analysis to provide guidance on the skills and competences needed for library and knowledge staff to perform this function. A variety of competences are identified, and structured in a model incorporating both training skills and general professional competencies. Library and knowledge staff will need themselves to have a high-level of information literacy and to be active lifelong learners. A ‘blended learning’ approach, involving e-learning together with other methods, is identified as the most appropriate way for skills to be acquired