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About ALIES

Australasian Libraries in the Emergency Sector (ALIES) is a cooperative information network which aims to serve the common interests of emergency management agencies.

ALIES supports the information requirements of the emergency sector by promoting and facilitating the sharing of knowledge and resources within Australia and New Zealand.

The network was founded in 1991 and the members of ALIES are drawn from emergency services and public safety agencies.

ALIES Vision

Emergency management organisations have the information capacity for current and future challenges.

ALIES Aims

  • Promote and support the professional status of emergency management agency libraries and information services, and the use of information resources, facilities and professional networks.
  • Provide opportunities for the exchange of knowledge, experience, skills and resources throughout the network
  • Provide a mechanism for contributing to wider policy issues affecting emergency management practices.

ALIES Membership

Eligibility for membership is open to Library and Information Services and is determined by the relationship of the parent organisation to the MPRR (Mitigation, Prevention, Response, Recovery) framework.

Mitigation: Actions researched, planned or adopted to minimise the impact of an incident, disaster or emergency which can not be prevented.

Prevention: Actions researched, planned or adopted to prevent all or part of an incident, disaster or emergency.

Response: Actions researched, planned or adopted to deal with the immediate management of an incident, disaster or emergency.

Recovery: Actions researched, planned or adopted to deal with the aftermath of an incident, disaster or emergency.

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