Reflections on Professional Development and Library Technicians

1. Reflections on Professional Development and Library Technicians Judy Brooker

3. The Australian Institute of Librarians' inaugural meeting in Canberra, August 20, 1937

4. ALIA Constitution • Objects of the Association • “ To ensure the high standard of personnel engaged in information provision and foster their professional interests and aspirations” 3.2 c

5. Library Technicians (LTs) • “There is a clear middle area in library work between the professional and supportlevels which technicians will fill more capably than any makeshift category of graduate clerks or semi-trained clerical assistants. If we want to offer the best service possible to our clients and to optimise the effectiveness of a limited number of staff positions then technicians provide a significant part of the answer.” • (Brudenall,1979, p.166)

6. To LT or not to LT, that was the question… apologies to Shakespeare • Photo credit: Paul Coles

7. Library Technician Membership of ALIA is based onsuccessful completionof an ALIA Accredited Diploma of Library and Information ServicesPost nominal:ALIATec

8. ALIA accredited LT Providers in Australia

9. 2015 is the LT Diploma of Library and Information Services Reaccreditation Year : • Adelaide - TAFESA • Brisbane – TAFE Qld Brisbane • Canberra – CIT • Coffs Harbour – TAFEnow • Darwin – Charles Darwin University • Hobart – TASTAFE • Melbourne - Box Hill Institute • - Swinburne University • - Victoria University

10. Continued • Nambour – TAFE Qld East Coast • Newcastle – Hunter Institute • Perth – Central Institute • Sydney - Sydney Institute • - Western Institute • Wollongong – Illawarra Institute

11. Course Assessment Criteria • Scheduling of units • Student feedback Range of electives • Resourcing • Training Package guidelines Quality Assurance processes • Graduate outcomes Infrastructure Work placement opportunities for students • Educator engagement with the profession • Employer engagement

12. Course Accreditation Recognition

13. Australian Library Technicians at work and play

14. CHANGE in the world of Work

15. Diploma of Library and Information Studies: Enrolments and Completions • Number of students • Source: IBSA, 2015b

16. VET Enrolments • Source: NCVER (past year figures updated from NCVER 2013 report)

17. Keeping up with Old and New

19. Use the

20. Build you Professional Development

21. BRIEF FACTS • 30 PD points per PD Year • 120 over three Years • PD Year 1 July -30 June • Choose how you record your PD • Choose a Specialisation • Use the Audit checklists to identify gaps • Audit is by Learning outcome. • ALIA SUPPORT • INCITE, your monthly magazine, with news and features about the sector. • ALIA Weekly, PD Postings, Australian Public Library Alliance News. • Access LIS journals and ebooks

22. Learning Outcomes

23. ALIA PD Scheme Specialisations

24. Launch ALIA PD Scheme Schools Specialisation L T Skills Audit Checklist Developed by the ALIA School Library Advisory Committee, with assistance from the ALIA Schools Committee

27. Reward yourself

28. Thank you • Judy Brooker AALIA(CP) | Director of Learning • direct line02 6215 8216 | mobile 0488 448 222 | judy.brooker@alia.org.au • Australian Library and Information Association • 9–11 Napier Close Deakin ACT 2600 | PO BOX 6335 Kingston ACT 2604 • freecall 1800 020 071| fax 02 6282 2249 |enquiry@alia.org.au| www.alia.org.au