Welcome to the RMIT Publishing stand (47-48) at VALA 2012!

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This year we are pleased to present some exciting developments including the addition of the Informit Literature & Culture Collection to the ever-evolving Informit suite. This will be officially launched on the VALA Red Carpet at 1pm on Tuesday 7 February. We are also proud to be sponsors of the RMIT Publishing/ VALAtech Boot Camp series, which will run throughout the conference. As the leading provider of online research specialising in Australasian content, we are always on the lookout for opportunities to work closely with those involved in technical innovation. In 2011, we implemented the FAST indexing system so we can deliver more information through our databases faster.

As always, we are grateful for the opportunity the VALA Conference presents to meet librarians from across the country and from a variety of backgrounds. We hope you enjoy our programme, and look forward to speaking with you about what you do and what we can offer to enhance the user experience at your library!

Program: RMIT Publishing at VALA 2012 

Tuesday 7 February 2012
0800 - 1200 Pick up your invite to our VALA Red Carpet event!
0800 - 1700 Enter our prize draw and win one full day pass to VALA 2014!
1300 - 1330 VALA Red Carpet: ‘Australian literature in libraries: a thing of the past?’
1330 - 1430 Continue the conversation at our stand (47 & 48). Drinks and nibbles provided!

Wednesday 8 February 2012
0800 - 1400 Last chance to enter the prize draw!
1400 - 1415 Prize draw: Revisit our stand to see if you’ve won your pass to VALA 2014!

Thursday 9 February 2012
0800 - 1500 Let us know any feedback or questions you have about our products and services.

Highlights

‘Australian literature in libraries: a thing of the past?’ Tuesday 7 February, 1300 - 1330, VALA Red Carpet
To officially launch the Informit Literature & Culture Collection, Publishing Manager Kevin Ormsby will chair a panel discussion with representatives from two of Australia’s most highly regarded Australian literary magazines.
Dr Phillip Edmonds is well known as a short story writer through publication in most Australian literary magazines. He is editor and cofounder of Wet ink (the magazine of new writing). His most recent publication is the novella Leaving Home with Henry (Australian Scholarly Publishing). Prior to joining Adelaide University in 2004, Phillip taught at the Victorian College of the Arts, Deakin University and Griffith University.
Zora Sanders is a writer, editor and blogger. She is currently the Deputy Editor of Meanjin, Australia’s second oldest literary magazine established in 1940, and has previously worked as Reviews Editor for Arena magazine and as Editor of Farrago. She is a contributor to ScreenMachine.tv and numerous blogs. 

Win your pass to VALA 2014!
Wednesday 8 February, 1400, RMIT Publishing stand (47-48)
RMIT Publishing supports VALA and the valuable networking and learning opportunities it presents as the the premier library technology conference and exhibition for this region. On Wednesday at 1400, we are offering one lucky winner one full day pass to VALA 2014 - on us! Visit our stand anytime before the draw to enter. Be sure to return for the winner announcement in case your name is drawn. Good luck!