Value of Libraries Symposium

Hi Everyone and Welcome to the Value of Libraries Symposium,

Over the next week, starting today, we will be posting questions to think about (and discuss), reviews of as well as links to additional information on this topic links.

And the links that you might want to look at today are ...

... from Roxanne Missingham and Helena Zobec - Go8 Outsell Presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/roxannemissingham/value-of-libraries-anu-outsell-persentation

... from Mylee Joseph,  – ‘Enriching Communities: The value of public libraries in New South Wales’

www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/public_libraries/publications/docs/enriching_communities.pdf

... from John Murrell – ‘Dollars, Sense and Public Libraries: The landmark study of the socio-economic value of Victorian public libraries’

http://www.plvn.net.au/sites/default/files/20110318%20SL_PublicReport_LoRes_FINAL_0.pdf
http://www.plvn.net.au/sites/default/files/DSPL_TechRep_pt1_FINAL_0.pdf
http://www.plvn.net.au/sites/default/files/DSPL_TechRep_pt2_FINAL_0.pdf

... from Kym Holden - Federal Librarians Are Trending and Are Future Ready!

http://futureready365.sla.org/12/27/federal-librarians-are-trending-and-are-future-ready/\

                    -  FLICC Competencies for Federal Librarians

http://www.loc.gov/flicc/publications/Lib_Compt/2011/2011Competencies.pdf

                    - ALIA Special Libraries Survey Report

http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/special.libraries/ALIA_SPECIAL_LIBRARIES_REPORT_FA.pdf

Our other speakers today include:

·         Professor Ian Chubb, AC, Chief Scientist

       ·         Vanessa Little

·         Rozanne Frost

·         Former Senator Dr John Tierney OAM

Thankyou and we hope you enjoy this event.

ALIA ACT & Symposium Organisers.