DOCUMENT RESUME ED 452 850 IR 058 109 TITLE ALIA 2000. Capitalising on Knowledge: The Information Profession in the 21st Century (Canberra, Australia, October 23-26, 2000). INSTITUTION Australian Library and Information Association, Deakin. PUB DATE 2000-10-00 NOTE 570p.; For individual papers, see IR 058 110-141. Sole principal sponsor was epixtech. AVAILABLE FROM Full text: http://www.alia.org.au/conferences/alia2000/ PUB TYPE Collected Works - Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF02/PC23 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Libraries; Access to Information; *Electronic Libraries; Foreign Countries; Futures (of Society); Higher Education; Information Management; *Information Technology; *Internet; *Library Role; *Library Services; Public Libraries; Research Libraries; User Needs (Information) IDENTIFIERS Australia; *Knowledge Management ABSTRACT This proceeding of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) 2000 conference contains 64 papers presented at the main conference and 12 papers presented at the fringe conference. Topics covered include: the 21st century information environment; user perspectivesof the future of the Internet; the user interface; public libraries in awired world; censorship in public libraries; knowledge management; theimpact of change on research libraries; building a knowledge-based economyand society; value and performance in the information technology society; addingvalue to services at the State Library of New South Wales; the policy andpractice of fee-based service; library industry statistics; adult education;intellectual property--access and protection; infrastructure and convergence;libraries and literary outcomes; information provider roles; access tolibrary services; development of information literacy; libraries, knowledge management, and higher education in an electronic environment; theimpact of change at the Melbourne University Library; views of technologyfutures; information needs in the consumer society; upgrading libraries; apublic library perspective on lifelong learning; ensuring an educational rolefor libraries in the information society; the greying of the teacherlibrarian; access to services for rural and remotecommunities; resource discovery within the networked "hybrid" library; performance measures,benchmarking, and value; leadership and management skills and theinformation profession; self service and the function of the new intermediary;educational implications of material presented at ALIA 2000; reference in thee-library; the market for information; flexible learning developments;privacy aspects of intellectual property; statistics on the online society;enabling best practice recorakeeping in the digital age; librarians workingwith academics to close the information' gap; content of the future;flexible learning in higher education; skills for systems support; digitalmedia for historians and librarians; making the most of the World Wide Web; theinformation professional of the future; the role of libraries in providingonline services for people with disabilities; the impact ofcopyright changes on libraries; the need for network supportability for libraries;mentoring relationships; career planning; the library professional andthe professional Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. association; innovation, flexibility, and professionalism; and skills development for a successful career. (MSS) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ALIA 2000. Capitalising on Knowledge: The Information Profession in the 21st Century (Canberra, Australia, October23-26, 2000). U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSIONraREPRODUCE AND 011)ce of Educational Rasoalcn and Improvnmont DISSEMINATE lIdS MATERIAL HAS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED by CENTER (ERIC) IS This document has been reproducedas received from the person or organization K. Webb originating it. Minor changes have been madeto Improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points 01 view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent 1 official OERI position or policy. BEST COPYAVAILA13LE AIJA 2000 - Home Page Sole Principal Sponsor _AL epixtech ALIA 2000 Capitalising on knowledge the information profession in the 21st century 24-26 October 2000 Do you have an interesting project which is notquite ready to be a conference paper? Would you like some feedback fromfellow professionals on a project? I Why not enrol for our proposed Poster session onThursday 26 October. For this all you need is to prepare someinformation about your project preferably in a format that is readily displayed and tobe prepared to speak about it for about 10 minutes at the appointedtime. If you think this is the ideal opportunity for YOUcontact Libby Coates, Poster Session Co-ordinator [email protected] or via the 11 Conference Convenor at [email protected] INVITATION TO ATTEND The ALIA 2000 Biennial Conference will be held atthe National Convention Centre in Canberra from 23-26 October,with the title Capitalising on Knowledge: the Information Profession in the 21stCentury. We have put together an interesting and varied program,looking ahead to how we can use the tools and techniquesof the future, building on the professional values that we've developed in the past. There is an outstanding program of Australianand overseas speakers, seminars and satellite events, a range oflibrary tours, a Fringe conference and an exhausting social schedule. Canberrawill be at its best in spring, with the added benefit of daylight saving tomake it easier to fit all of the conference activities into the available time. All we need is you. Please come and join us in Canberra in October. Kerry Webb Convenor, ALIA 2000 http://www.alia.org.au/conferences/alia2000/ (1 of 3) [5/3/2001 9:23:03 AM] BEST COPY AVAILABLE ALIA 2000- Home Page Key dates Earlybird fee deadline Friday 1 September 2000 Registration & conference openingMonday 23 October 2000 Conference welcome reception Monday 23 October 2000 Exhibition opening Monday 23 October 2000 Conference sessions commence Tuesday 24 October 2000 Conference reception & dinner Wednesday 25 October 2000 Closing ceremony Thursday 26 October 2000 You can register for ALIA 2000 through this web site or acquirecopies of the brochure through the conference secretariat, ConferenceSolutions, phone +61 2 6285 3000, fax: +61 2 6285 3001, e-mail: [email protected]. The registration fees (including GST) for the conference are asfollows: ALIA members oni-Members Before 1 eftsv- r.Aiter1 Sept Sept .After 1 Full conference registration $540 $650 $710 $815 Fringe registration only $55 $65 $75 $90 Fullregistration,including; $595 $715 $785 $910 Day registration` $210/day $265/day $320/day $375/day nay :and:Fringe $265 $330 $395 $470 Studenti/iiiieinpiOY.ed: Full registration, 1ncluding $265 Fringe $165 $220 $210 Fringe registration only $45 $50 $55 $60 Fringe and day registration $100/day $120/day $125/day $145/day 1 *non-member registration also includes optional membership of the Association for the 2000/2001 year. Conference Committee Convenor Kerry Webb [email protected] Deputy Convenor Diane Costello [email protected] Treasurer Emma Davis-Bell [email protected] Chair, Program Subcommittee Colin Steele [email protected] Chair, Exhibition/Sponsorship Subcommittee RoslynnMembrey [email protected] Chair, Social Subcommittee Brenda McConchie [email protected] Chair, Publicity Subcommittee Nola [email protected] Chair, Library Tours Subcommittee Ursula Macdermott http://www.alia.org.au/conferences/alla2000/ (2 of 3) [5/3/2001 9:23:03 AM] 4 BEST COPY AVAILABLE ALIA 2000 - Home Page [email protected] Chair, IT and Publishing Subcommittee KatrinaChirgwin twthink©spirit.com.au Chair, Fringe Event Subcommittee Ann Ritchiearitchie©airna.org.au Conference Organiser Conference Solutions [email protected] Last modified: 2001-04-30 Program Proceedings Exhibition Satellite Events Fringe EventsSponsorship Venue Recent Conferences Social Events and Tours Accommodationand Travel Online Registration News Comments FAQs ALIA 2000 Home ALIA Home Search http://www.alla.org.autconferences/alia2000/ (3 of 3) (513/2001 9:23:03 AM] ALIA 2000 - Program Sole Principal Sponsor" Program Indicate Your Session Preferences To help the Committee arrange suitable accommodation forhe various sessions we request that you use this program to indicate your sessionpreference. T;Ls is NOT a booking form but the information you submit will help us with the conferenceorganisation. Select the checkbox next to the session number of the sessions youthink you will attend and hit the submit button at the bottom of this page. A session description and an author list are alsoavailable. Use the hypertext links on authors' names to see moreinformation (including: bio; relevant links; paper title, abstract and text - all subject toavailability). All queries should be addressed to the Chair of theProgram Committee, Colin Steele, University Librarian, Australian National University. DAY 1 Tuesday 24 October 2000 THE ENVIRONMENT -THE FUTURE I ** at the start of a session indicates a separate session 9.00-10.00 Keynote Address The Environment A the future Speaker: Dr Paul Twomey of Argo P@cific 10.00-10.30 Morning tea/Exhibition 10.30-12.30 The 21St C Intellectual Trends in the Views of the information property - setting