Are you interested in promoting discussion about Libraries Australia? Do you often find you have an idea about Libraries Australia that you would like to share with your colleagues? Do you enjoy participating in online library communities?

Libraries Australia has launched a social network using the Ning Platform and is extending an invitation to its members to help build a body of content of interest to all members.  Some topics of interest to Libraries Australia users are already there just waiting for your input – the Future of the Libraries Australia Forum, the LAAC papers, MARC nitty-gritty and Search Tips to name a few. Any Libraries Australia subscriber can propose new topics.

The email discussion lists for formal Libraries Australia communication will continue, but it is hoped that members will use Ning to strengthen the community, ask questions, make a comment about Libraries Australia or simply connect with colleagues facing the same issues.

Anyone interested in joining should simply send an email request to the  Libraries Australia Helpdesk librariesaustralia<at>nla<dot>gov<dot>au
to receive an invitation to join, and guidelines for use. More information, including acceptable use and conduct, about Ning can be found here http://about.ning.com/tos.php.

 As an added incentive, Libraries Australia is offering a ‘prize’ to the 50th person who joins the network. 

Adapted from an announcement on Libraries Australia discussion list with permission from Laurel Paton, Libraries Australia.