Manage a Budget – online and at-your-own-pace – for librarians

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 29 October 2010

This course aims to provide participants with the concepts, knowledge and skills required to take responsibility for the management of a budget where others may have developed the budget.
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Identify the importance of budget control
  • Define the priorities of the organisation's budget
  • Provide accurately details of resource allocation in accordance with organisational control systems
  • Examine means of informing relevant personnel of budgetary decisions
  • Monitor and control income and expenditure against budgets at regular intervals
  • Identify areas for improved budget performance and investigate options
  • Examine income and expenditure reports in the required format of the organisation
  • Identify deviations from the budget, the reasons for deviation and take appropriate action
  • Present recommendations clearly and logically to appropriate personnel
  • Examine the requirements of financial and statistical reports
  • Explore the elements of future financial planning

Upon successfully completing the course, you will receive a TAFE NSW Statement of Attainment for the related unit of competency.
Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/Rego.form.FAQ.pdf
Course Dates
Monday 1 November - Friday 10 December
Cost (incl GST)
ALIA Members                  $245.00
Other Organisations       $290.00
Non Members                  $340.00
More information http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/sydney.institute.html
Registration
Registration form is available at http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/pd.services/Generic.Course.Rego.Form.pdf

Free Koha Conference – Wellington – 25th October

KohaCon10 starts on October 25th in Wellington, New Zealand.
We have an exciting line up of speakers on a range of topics related to Koha and Open Source and Open Standards in libraries.
See our programme for details.
http://www.kohacon10.org.nz/2010/program/
KohaCon10 is a free conference (that is right it will cost nothing for you to attend), but you still need to register to reserve your place.
Registration from the international Koha community has been very strong. Australian librarians and library managers are very welcome.
If you have been holding off on the premise that you will have plenty of time to do this later, please register now. Please do not rely on there being free spaces on the day.
Registration is quick and easy via the website. http://www.kohacon10.org.nz/2010/registration/

Advocating for libraries – Library Statistics Manifesto

IFLA's Library Statistics Manifesto endorsed by IFLA Board in the spring 2010 is a 3 page document concerned with demonstrating the value that libraries provide to their users and to society.
The Library Statistics Manifesto  is now available in the Internet address http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/ifla-library-statistics-manifesto in English, in Chinese (繁體中文 and 简体中文) and in Spanish.

m-Libraries 101

When you hear the phrase 'mobile libraries', do you instantly think of a bus full of books? Don't know your apps from your apes? This session is for you! Meredith Farkas, author and biblioblogosphere authority on all things library tech, will join us live from Vermont for this introduction to mobile libraries. Meredith's presentation will have a practical focus and will introduce participants to what they can do right now with mobile tech. We've also assembled a panel of Australian practitioners in the mobile library space, who will introduce you to the services and products their libraries deliver. You'll have an opportunity to draw on their experience in a question and answer session.
Date: 16 November 2010
Venue: Online seminar
For more information see the event flyer at http://tinyurl.com/mlibs101. Registrations will open soon!
If you would like more information on this exciting new course please contact Kate Davis (k3.davis@qut.edu.au)!

Library marketing – on the edge!