ALIA WA Branch

Following a restructuring of the Association in June 2001, all divisions have been dissolved. A new groups structure has evolved to replace the divisional structure. The links that are available here remain purely for archival purposes.

Strategic Plan

The critical role of library & information services | The benefits of ALIA and WA Branch Council | Key result areas

The Critical Role of Library & Information Services

As part of its Mission Statement ALIA states:

'...ALIA asserts as a basic right of citizenship the right to free access to information and acknowledges the competitive advantage of a community which has access to timely and accurate information.'

• Facilitating equitable access to information regardless of where it is stored, or in what format.
• Enabling all members of our multicultural society to have access to the recorded knowledge of the human race.
• Empowering people and communities through knowledge.
• Promoting information literacy and lifelong learning.
• Assisting economic growth and enhancing leisure through access to information.

Librarians and information professionals play a critical role in society by achieving the above through:

• Upholding professionalism and ethics in the information professions.
• Being advocates of free access to information.
• Maintaining a commitment to service.
• Continuing the tradition of rigour in training and education.

The Benefits of ALIA and WA Branch Council

ALIA and WA Branch Council have the potential to achieve enormous benefits as described by the following:

ALIA:

• Delivers quality services to members.
• Is the one representative voice of the profession.
• Provides a strong power-base for lobbying and influencing.
• Builds partnerships and alliances.
• Develops and monitors standards.
• Creates the 'adrenaline' to achieve the vision for library and information services.

• Supports the national role of ALIA by providing leadership and coordination for Western Australia.
• Works in partnership with ALIA's WA sections and special interest groups.
• Focuses on achieving best use of WA resources, knowledge and power.

Key Result Areas

This Strategic Plan for WA Branch Council focuses on two Key Result Areas:

1. Contributing to Society
2. Providing Services to Members

The strategies have a 3-year focus.