The webinar introduced participants to the members of the current ASLA Board and their roles. Information was also shared about the work of the Board and future plans for ASLA.

1. MEET THE ASLA BOARD
P R E S E N T E D B Y M E M B E R S O F T H E A S L A
B O A R D
J U N E 2 0 1 6
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Association Inc.

2. Welcome
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Housekeeping:
 Participation options
 Listen only mode
 Attendee control panel
 Question facility
 Post-webinar information

3. Meet The Board
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4. From the President
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 Provides overall leadership
and guidance
 Acts on behalf of ASLA
 Keeps a watching brief on
any political developments
 Works to ensure ASLA
remains the peak body for
school libraries and teacher
librarianship
 Maintains liaison at an
executive level with ALIA,
IASL and other bodies
 Monitors the work of
various Project Teams
 Communicates regularly
with the membership
 Chairs all meetings
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5. Achievements from 2015-2016
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 Participation in FAIR
Campaign, including Great
School Libraries event and
ACER report on “What the
staff in Australia’s Schools
surveys tell us about teachers
working in libraries”
 Monthly email newsletter to
members
 Professional learning across
Australia –face-to-face &
virtual including the national
conference in Brisbane
 Work with ALIA & other
associations
 Ongoing collaborative
partnership with EduTech
Conference organisation,
enabling input into
programming
 Increased membership
 Contribution to the
Productivity Commission
Intellectual Property Review
through a submission in
collaboration with ALCC
(Australian Libraries
Copyright Committee)
 Increased Social Media
presence for the Association

6. Future plans
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 The Board continues to review and act upon the
Association’s Strategic Plan with a view to future
consolidation.
 Input into national agendas
 Survey of members in second half of 2016
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7. Publications Project Team
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 Addresses the objects of the
association
 Provides a direct benefit to
members
 e.g. provides an income stream
 e.g. ebooks for learning
 Digital Citizenship available soon
 Access Journal
 http://www.asla.org.au/
publications/access.aspx
 Access published 4 times a year
 Online journal
 Membership benefit
 Major foci
 Collaborative curriculum
development
 Inquiry-based learning
 Integration of information
technology
 Teaching programs and
information management
 Contributions welcome

8. From the Vice President
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 Works to ensure ASLA
remains the peak body
for school libraries and
teacher librarianship
 Assists & deputises for
the President
 Oversees any special
projects
 Facilitates relationships
with external and
international
organisations
• Qualified Teacher Librarian (Tas TL of
the Year 2010)
• Teaching at an Independent boys’ school
in Hobart, Tasmania
• Has also worked in public schools in
NSW and an Australian school in Hong
Kong
• Keen interest in leveraging technology
for both PL and student engagement

9. From the Secretary
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 Trained as a HSIE teacher and first
placement was Wilcannia.
 Bachelor Social Science (Asian Studies)
UNSW
 Spent 6 months in Korea on exchange at
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
 Taught in Liverpool where I met my wife who
is an ART/IA teacher.
 Moved to Tenterfield together as a "tree
change".
 Have been here 8 years and TL for 4 Years.
 See ASLA as a necessary organisation to
promote the profession.
 Secretary role includes:
 Ensures minutes of meetings recorded and
distributed promptly
 Provides support to Project Teams
 Undertakes correspondence in conjunction with
President and other Board Members
 Addresses Constitutional requirements prior to
and during meetings
 Ensures documentation for meetings is
distributed

10. From the Treasurer
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 Qualified Teacher
Librarian (NSWTL of the
Year 2007)
 Resides in NSW
 25 years Partner in
Accounting Business
 Monitors the financial
health of the association
 With Finance Project
Team – develops annual
budget for ASLA

11. Director –Ailsa Hill
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 Qualified teacher librarian
 Resides in Tasmania
 Represent the needs of members
 Member of the Promotion Project
Team with focus on Awards
 ASLA Representative on ALCC
(Australian Libraries’ Copyright
Committee) to ensure that ASLA
has a voice on copyright issues
affecting Australian libraries and
information providers.
 ASLA membership of ALCC
provides free copyright training for
all ASLA members.

12. Promotion Project Team
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 Is responsible for overseeing:
 Awards, FAIR, Sponsorship, Marketing, Policy Advisory and Social
Media
 National Awards –
 ASLA Citation (biennial)
 FASLA (introduced on 2015)
 Collaborates with Board Members to source sponsorship
for Awards http://www.asla.org.au/awards.aspx
 Revises and updates judging criteria and matrices as
required.
 Promotes awards and organise judging panels and formal
recognition for successful nominees.

13. Director Induction
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 New Board Members undergo an Induction Program
to become familiar with:
 The role of the Board
 The duties of Board Members
 Responsibilities as a Board Member
 Communication
 Board Meetings
 Project Team work

14. Director – Gabrielle Mace
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 Most recent Director: Gabrielle Mace
resides in New South Wales
 Gabe is also a member of the PL Project
Team
 Bachelor of Library and Information
Science with Charles Sturt University
(CSU)
 Appointed as Librarian at The Pittwater
House Schools upon graduation
 Wanted to increase my qualifications to
a Teacher Librarian
 Returned to CSU and studied Bachelor
of Teaching (Secondary)
 Remained as Librarian at The Pittwater
House Schools for 5 years until
completion of teaching degree
 Now Head of Library and Information
Services at Queenwood
 I am so excited to be a new member of
the ASLA board and believe the value
of the School Library and all it entails
for the school community is beyond
measure

15. Director –Margot Pickworth
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 Qualified Teacher
Librarian
 Resides in New South
Wales
 Represents the needs of
members
 Represents the voice of
members
 Works in Promotion
Project Team with Policy
Advisory group
 Member of the PL Team

16. Policy Advisory Project Team
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 Policy statements
 ASLA and joint statements with ASLA/ALIA
 reviews and update
 identifies the need
 manages the development
 Develops standards document
 Meets at least once a term
http://www.asla.org.au/policy.aspx

17. Director – Isobel Williams
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 Qualified Teacher Librarian
 Resides in Tasmania
 Represents the interests of all
members of the association
 Actively participates in Board
meetings
 Presents member issues and
concerns
 Responsible for Publications
other than Access
 Involved in FAIR Research
group

18. Director –Sue Johnston
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 Qualified Teacher
Librarian
 Resides in South Australia
 Chair of Professional
Learning and Director
Induction Project Teams
 Contributes to Board
discussions between
meetings
 Disseminates messages and
information to South
Australian members
 Represents ASLA at events
in South Australia

19. Professional Learning Project Team
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 Professional learning is available for members
 Virtual and f-2-f events
 National delivery
 Local delivery
 Informed of professional learning via email and on
website http://www.asla.org.au/professional-
learning.aspx
 Examples for 2015-2016:
 National Conference (Brisbane), Mini Conference
(Hobart), monthly Wednesday Webinars, Library Tours
(Adelaide), Event in ACT

20. Professional Learning Update
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 Upcoming Webinars
 July – LibGuides
 August - Meet the Author Tim
Harris
 Book Trailers
 Planning underway for 2017
conference in NSW
 Planning underway for a PL event
in Canberra later this year
 Planning events in other locations
 Webinar for new graduates
 Webinar for pre-service teachers
on the role of the school library
 Ongoing investigation of the PL
accreditation requirements
 Copyright Webinar and also f2f
events provided by ALCC
 PL presentations available on
Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/ASLAo
nline
 Recording of webinars
 Survey of members
 Suggest PL topics and
presenters
 Social Media to advertise events
and also to promote ideas and
information of interest to school
library personnel
 Follow ASLA on Twitter
https://twitter.com/aslanational
 Like us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ASLAOnline

21. Administration Officer
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 Rochelle Veness
 Administration Officer
 Australian School
Library Association
 PO Box 513, WINSTON
HILLS NSW 2153
 Contact:
 asla@asla.asn.au
 Phone: 0439 358 607
 www.asla.org.au

22. Additional information
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 Thank you for attending the Meet the ASLA Board Webinar
The PowerPoint presentation will be available at
http://www.slideshare.net/ASLAonline
and on the ASLA Website
http://www.asla.org.au
Membership information is available at
http://www.asla.org.au/membership.aspx
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