The document summarizes a symposium on the value of libraries that included presentations on studies of university and public libraries in Australia. It provides an agenda with topics such as keynote speakers on the value of university libraries, studies of public libraries in New South Wales and Victoria, and sessions on creating community value, libraries in the knowledge workplace, and advocacy. The symposium concluded with thanks to sponsors and organizers and announcements of upcoming events.

1. Value of libraries
symposium
31 May 2012

2. Thanks to our sponsors

3. • Conference welcome
• Keynote speaker:
Professor Ian Chubb, AC, Chief Scientist

4. • Value in Australia’s Group of 8 University
Libraries: an external study
Roxanne Missingham and Helena
Zobec, Library, Australian National University
• 10.10

5. Morning tea

6. Public Library perspectives & studies
• NSW Public Library studies
Mylee Joseph, State Library of New South
Wales
• Victorian public libraries
John Murrell, West Gippsland Regional
Library

7. Knowledge cafe
• Groups:
Adventure Planet
Castle Romance
Fantasy Science fiction
Humour Spy
Mystery Western

8. • Discuss issues – 2 minutes to select ONE issue
• The person whose issue it is becomes the
“issue owner”
• Discuss the issue for 4 minutes – offer ideas
• All except the Issue owner move to the next
group to discuss the next issue
• Report back

9. Lunch
12.30 – 13.30

10. Value in challenging times
• Creating a truly community value oriented service
Keynote: Vanessa Little, Director, Libraries ACT
• Libraries in a knowledge workplace
Ms Rozanne Frost, First Assistant Secretary, Chief
Information Officer Division, Department of Finance
and Deregulation
• Surviving in time of ambiguity
Ms Kym Holden, Library Director, Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

11. Afternoon tea
& brainstorming

12. • Advocacy and library values: presenting your
best case
Keynote: Former Senator Dr John Tierney AM

13. Please fill in your
evaluation form

14. Thanks to our sponsors

15. Thanks to the organising group
Kate Bunker With assistance from
Kym Holden Alison Carter
Melanie Macmillan Alison Jones
Roxanne Missingham Rob Miller (ALIA)
Karna O’Dea Sherrey Quinn
Helena Zobec Erin York (ALIA)

16. Coming events
Thursday 2nd July – lecture
Ingrid Parent, President, IFLA and University
Librarian at the University of British Columbia
Hedley Bull Theatre 1, ANU

17. ALIA URLs and AGLIN
Ebook seminar September 2012
watch the elists
ALIA biennial conference - 10–13 July 2012

18. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING
Join us for informal networking at The Fellows
Bar and Café