Victoria Division

• Benefits of Membership
• Committee
• Email List
• Meetings
• Social Group

On March 5th 2007, the Australian Law Librarians' Group (Vic) Inc officially became the Australian Law Librarians' Association (Vic) Inc. This name change follows a special resolution that was proposed, voted on and passed by the membership at a Special General Meeting held in Melbourne on 22nd September 2007.

The ALLA (Victorian Division) Inc is a group of information professionals with an active interest in the provision and management of legal resources. We are dedicated to promoting our profession and improving the provision of legal information in our various workplaces.

Today our membership stands at over 200. Our members are employed in a variety of sectors including academic institutions, courts, government departments, law firms and other private organisations.

We liaise with the national ALLA and interstate Divisions on matters of mutual concern.

We offer our members the following benefits:

ALLA (Vic) members please note - further information about the following is provided by following the member links below.

• Continuing professional development opportunities
• Forums for discussion and exchange of ideas on topics of interest
• Increased networking opportunities through informal social events organised by the Social Group
• Opportunities to lobby as a professional body
• An avenue for the promotion of our profession, law libraries, law collections and legal information services within the wider community
• A members' email list
• Online Union List (HAL) and Document Delivery Database
• Grants to attend conferences

Our activities include:

• Monthly meetings, often with guest speakers
• Monthly social functions
• Publication of a quarterly newsletter. Follow the link to 'Publications' to view the latest edition of the Newsletter.
• Publication of a union list of large law collections in the central business district
• Production of a membership directory
• Conduct of Legal research skills workshops and additional professional training programs. Visit the 'Meetings and Events' section for details of the forthcoming Finding the Law Online training program.
• Formation of Sub-Committees to address special needs
• Encouragement of communication between our members and Committee representatives
• Promotion of our profession
• Lobbying as a professional group

Committee

Members nominate a voluntary committee annually. Committee members contribute to monthly planning meetings and where appropriate sub- committees are formed. Committee participation provides an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas and involvement in group activities.

Nominations

Nominations for the committee are called for prior to the Annual General Meeting each year.

 

Email List

The VALLA-Inform email list is hosted by the University of Melbourne.
When a new member joins ALLA (Vic), following acceptance of their application and receipt of payment, the membership secretary advises the list coordinator of the new member's email address. The coordinator adds their details to the listserv, and a welcome email is automatically sent.
At this point, the member can post to the list.

Via the email list, you will be notified of forthcoming meetings, special events, staff movements, updates to the membership directory and other Victorian Division news through this list. You are encouraged to make use of the list to exchange news and information, request assistance with difficult enquiries and urgent interlibrary loans (once traditional sources have been exhausted!), dispose of unwanted material and discuss any topic which is of particular relevance to Victorian members of the ALLA.

Please note: this list does not replace the national anz-law-librarians list: items of national interest should be posted to that list.

To post a message to VALLA-Inform send an email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The list is set up so that replies are sent to the address from which the posting to the list was made. So, if you want to reply to a list posting, and you want the entire list to see your reply, then you reply to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you want to reply to the address from which the list posting was made and you do not want the entire list to see your reply then you may simply use the Reply button in your mail client software.

All contributors to the email list are expected to read and comply with the Code of conduct.

For futher information about the administration of VALLA-Inform, send a message to the email list coordinator, Michael Coats at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ALLA Vic Social Group - Library Libations

Enjoy catching up with colleagues for a drink and a chat in an informal environment? Then we encourage you to join our ALLA Vic social group. Meeting once a month at venues around the CBD, the social group is an excellent way to meet friends and to make some new ones. To join, please email Rebecca Dunbar This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Rebecca will add your name to an email list and you will be notified monthly of the date and location of the next function.

Meetings

AGM
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held in September each year. The agenda, minutes and President's Report from the latest AGM can be viewed on the Meetings and Events page.

 

The Victorian pages of the ALLA website are maintained by Michael Coats. Feedback, suggestions and news items for the ALLA (Vic. Div.) site should be emailed to Michael at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it