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| name = VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. (VALA) | logo = Vala.logo.gif | type = | founded_date = 1978 | founder = | location = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | origins = | key_people = President: Kim Tari, Swinburne University of Technology. Vice President: Hugh Rundle, City of Boroondara Library Service. VALA2016 Program Chairs: Ebe Kartus, Australian Catholic University & David Feighan, Mentone Girls' Grammar School. Executive Officer: Lesley Ryall. | area_served = Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums | focus = Library science, Information technology, Digital library, Metadata, Electronic publishing, Institutional repository | method = | revenue = Self-funded not for profit organisation | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = Libraries / Technology and the Future //. | homepage = http://www.vala.org.au | dissolved = | footnotes = }} VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. (VALA) is an Australian not-for-profit professional organisation that promotes the use and understanding of information and communication technologies across the galleries, libraries, archives and museum sectors. HistoryVALA was established as the Victorian Association for Library Automation in 1978[1] in response to the emergence of automated library catalogues and other technologies that were revolutionising the industry at the time. In 2006 VALA's name was changed to VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future. This was in recognition of dramatic changes in the information landscape which include the rise of eBooks and eJournals, the social web, cloud computing and mobile devices. In recent years VALA has signed separate memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the New Zealand Library Association LIANZA to foster cooperation and to better coordinate the respective organisation's activities. Governance and membershipVALA is governed by a Committee elected annually from the VALA membership. Membership is open to anyone interested in the professional aims of the organisation. ConferencesThe VALA biennial conference is one of the largest conferences of its type in the region. Commencing in 1981, VALA conferences have provided one of the major points of contact for Australian librarians with their overseas counterparts.[2] Since 2010 VALA conferences have been held in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Professional development eventsVALA holds a series of face-to-face and online professional development events throughout the year. The topics of the meetings support and promote an understanding of technology within the libraries and broader information sector. Where possible, free podcasts of these meetings are available on the VALA web site. AwardsVALA aims to further support research in and around the library information science sector through the provision of a series of awards VALA grants the following awards:
References1. ^Groenewegen, HW 2004, 'Four decades of library automation: recollections and reflections', The Australian Library Journal, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 39-53. 2. ^Jilovsky, C 2003, 'Systems librarianship in Australia: a historical perspective', Library Hi Tech, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 297-308. See also Henninger, M 1992, 'OPAC and Beyond: A Report of the VALA 6th Biennial Conference, November 11-13', LASIE, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 86-90. 3. ^{{cite web|title=Graduate Diploma in Information Management|url=http://www.rmit.edu.au/programs/gd088|publisher=RMIT|accessdate=17 September 2014}} External links
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