Presidency and post presidency of ALIA, 1988-1996

Component identifier:

Series 2

Content Summary:

Edwards was president of ALIA in 1989. This series contains ALIA correspondence during the time of her presidency. Includes draft speeches, schedules, newspaper cuttings, media releases, conference reports, invitations, photographs.

Subjects include the sale of the ALIA building in Ultimo (Sydney), ALIA staff restructure and memberships, election of vice-president, branch activities, award nominations, computer systems in libraries, library image, school libraries, services and access to information, library access for disabled readers, inter-library loans, and the production of publications Frontline and InCite. Includes President's task force on the value of the information professional: Special Libraries Association 78th annual conference in Anaheim: California final report (1997) and Australian libraries summit, Canberra (1988). The series also includes a copy of the By-laws of the Australian Library and Information Association (1993) and the ALIA Royal Charter.

Correspondents include John Levett, Colin Steele, Phil Roberts, R. Segal, M. Wathen, Sue Phillips, Frances Awcock, John Brudenall and Alan Bundy.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was donated to the Library by Averill Edwards in several instalments from 2004-2013.

Names:

Averill Edwards

Contents

Access and use