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Australian School Library Association (ACT)

Welcome
New: Reference Generator:
Harvard System
. Your students are very welcome to use it.
 
 
Check our LINKS page for links to:
Online Librarianship Journals,
Information Literacy,
Electronic Books,
Interesting Articles,
and lots more...

 
 
Executive Summary
of ASLA National Council Meeting by teleconference
November 10, 2008
ASLA (ACT) is the professional association for all those interested in, or engaged in, aspects of education in school libraries in the ACT. It aims to promote the interests of Teacher Librarians, by providing a forum for professional discussion and growth.

"Effective learners are not just those who are knowledgeable but rather they are people who are able to find and use information as required."
(Learning for the future: developing information services in schools 2001, 2nd edition, p. 2.)

ASLA (ACT) General Meetings for 2009:
Next Meeting:
ASLA Meet, greet and SCRATCH that PD itch!
February 12, 3.30 for 4pm start
Canberra Grammar School (Boys Grammar)
Free to ASLA members, $5 to non-members.
Find out about SCRATCH and signing up for the PD

Conferences and Workshops:
2009, 29 Sept - 2 Oct: ASLA XXI - Coming of Age: Celebrate Diversity, Explore Potential, Perth, Western Australia.
 
2010, 29 April - 2nd May: Children's Book Council of Australia, Across the Story Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland.
Popular Links:
ASLA Australian School Library Association
 
A member of ASLA ACT Council attends meetings of the ACT branch of the Australian Library and Information Association as an observer and reports on ASLA ACT activities.
 
TLs@EdNA Teacher Librarians Meeting Space
 
ACT Virtual Library, Online Collections, Online Tutoring, E-Books
 
Children's Book Council of Australia
 
Library and Information Week
 
COOL Awards - Children's Choice Book Awards in Canberra
 
Australian Children's Choice Awards
 
MS Readathon
 
Galleries and Museums of the ACT (Word doc. kindly compiled by Gai, June 08)

ASLA (ACT) Wikispace:
If you are a Teacher Librarian, a Teacher or a Librarian working in schools in the ACT, Australia, you are welcome to become a member of our wiki which is at http://www.aslaact.wikispaces.com. Please send an email to with a request to join and include your name, school and email address.
 
All access to the wiki is temporarily password only. Login and password will be given to TLs in the ACT through the listserv. The wiki will reopen for everyone to view once the govt. sector centralized library database discussion has been finalized.
Wikispaces
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Postal Enquiries: ASLA (ACT) President, P.O. Box 700, Jamison ACT 2614
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