Category:ALIA West 2026

ALIA West 2026 

the 2026 conference of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Library and Information Association
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Instance of	conference
Location	State Library of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, AUS
Organizer	Australian Library and Information Association
Start time	17 October 2026
End time	18 October 2026
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People:

• Nicola Carson, ALIA West Convenor
• Freda Ogilvie (Q141486915), Welcome to Country
• Trish Ryder (Q141485704), Community Engagement Facilitator, John Curtin Gallery, Truth-telling with Care: Trauma-informed and Culturally Safe Practice at John Curtin Gallery
• Catherine Clark (Q129676455), Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian, SLWA, Treasure Stories, Inspire Possibilities, Strengthen Communities: the State Library of Western Australia
• Jane Cowell (Q141485753), Jane Cowell Consulting, Report IFLA Public Libraries Satellite: Practical Implementations of AI in Public Libraries
• Shrianjani De Alwis Jayasuriya (Q141495536), Independent CPD Researcher & Facilitator, Maldives PDWLIS2026, Small Platforms, Global Impact: Future-Proofing the LIS Workforce through Capacity Building
• Vicki Edmunds, Manager, Community & Library, Blue Mountains NSW, Blue Mountains Library 2U Project
• Margot Kopsen & Tessa Palmer, Collections & Community Engagement Senior Librarian, Town of Cambridge, Not just a library: How Integrated Planning and Place Based Practice Strengthen Communities
• Darby Bond Brown & Samantha Hughes, City of Vincent Library, Becoming the Lounge Room of the Community: Getting Started in Community-Led Librarianship
• Rebecca Marchenkov & Jill MacDonald, City of Joondalup, From Lime Time to Prime Time: Modernising Our Library Brand
• Fathimath Nashfa, Assistant Lecturer, The Maldives National University, Barriers to Pursuing Library and Information Science Qualifications in the Maldives
• Rae Duncan, University Student, Adventures in imposture syndrome, unmasking, and rolling with the big nerds at ALIA National as an AuDHD undergrad LIS student
• Andrew Kelly, Digital Preservation Manager, SLWA, Pulling Yourself Up By Your Own Filmstrips: Leveraging large-scale digitisation projects to bootstrap digital preservation practices
• Amanda Smith, Nila Tanzil (Q33044255) & Sascha Szpilewski, Learning Success Advisors, Curtin University, The Come Back Crew: Building Curtin’s mature age student community
• Jonah Highman & Kate Stevens, Librarians Acquisitions, UWA, Driving collective impact: Digital asset management supporting community
• Lindsay Edwards & Jamie Normington, Coordinator Joondalup Libraries, Yes We Count That: How library data informs decisions and demonstrates value
• Aminath Riyaz (Q60330633), Assistant Prof, The Maldives National University, What Travels When We Learn Across Borders? Insights from an Emerging LIS Profession
• Christine Harris, President, FamilyHistoryWA, People of Western Australia’s Ghost Towns
• Karen Dennison & Georgia-Mae O’Brien, Library Coordinator, Shire of Capel, Building the Bridge: How One Library South West Became a Connected Regional Service
• Catherine Belcher (Q141493763), Director Collection Services, SLWA, At-risk audiovisual collections: Digitising the sights and sounds of Western Australia
• Angela Heymans & Gwyn Williams, President, Western Australian Military Digital Library Inc The Western Australian Military Digital Library – Saving Our Military Stories
• Roslyn Beard & Alec Barron-Sullivan, City of Cockburn Libraries, Switched on Seniors in public libraries
• Louise Carson, Richard III Society, Ham & Cheese
• Claire Hanlon, Local History Specialist, City of Canning, We Built a Library Before We Had Books: Lessons from a Community-Led Biblioteca in Peru
• Natalie Evans, AMaGA, Speaking with one voice: how to advocate to politicians, funders, and your community.
• Camille Peters, ALIA West Committee, Global GLAMR: A Who’s Who of Professional Associations in GLAMR
• Alice Woods (Q141493501), Gnangarra (Q116485871), and Sam Wilson (Q105955627), Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia Australia: GLAM partnerships and opportunities
• Dot Millar & Nicole Angwin, Department of Education Library, Department of Education Corporate Information Services: More GLAMR Than You Think

Organisations:

• State Library of Western Australia (Q7603408)
• Cambridge Public Library (Q58477545)
• WA Military Digital Library (Q141486257)
• FamilyHistoryWA (Q30273304)
• Curtin University (Q1145497)
• University of Western Australia (Q1517021)
• Maldives National University (Q4120538)
• Richard III Society (Q104585676)
• Australian Museums and Galleries Association (Q6941138)
• City of Cockburn (Q1105257)