Board of Directors
Under the constitution of the Australian Law Librarians' Association Ltd. (ALLA), the ALLA Board of Directors is comprised of at least eight members, holding office for two year from the date of appointment, with eligibility for yearly re-appointment for a further two years. Elections for office are generally held every September at the ALLA AGM.
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To contact the board, please email the President: alla-president@austlawlib.org
2024-2025 Board of Directors
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Laurie oversees the management of the Law Library of Victoria - an important legal resource for the courts, the legal profession and members of the community, whilst forging a strategic direction for the Library that meets the information needs of all members of the Victorian legal community.
As Supreme Court Librarian, Laurie is an ex officio member of the Council of Law Reporting in Victoria and led the Council’s project to refresh and revitalise the Victorian Reports.
Laurie’s current role includes the management of a nationally significant law library collection: the Victorian Supreme Court Library established in 1851 by Sir Redmond Barry. Books that formed part of the first collection were placed on library shelves in 1852.
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Specialties: Information management, influence, leadership, staff development, change management, nfp and public sector board director, board secretary, company secretary
Kate is an experienced librarian with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.
A strong education professional skilled in legal librarianship, digital literacy, e-learning, emerging technologies, library science, and library instruction.
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Amanda Surrey has been a member of ALLA for a number of years and has held positions as the Victorian Convenor, Organiser of the Finding the Law project, Co convenor of the first joint ALLA-NZLLA conference and is a regular contributor to the ALL journal.
Amanda has a background in Knowledge management, Library and information management and Legal and business research. In her spare time she publishes poetry, short stories and self publishes a graphic / art novel, The Life and Times of a Sri Lankan Panda Bear.
Fang is a reference librarian at the NSW Law Courts Library, providing research support to judges, magistrates and decision-makers in NSW courts and tribunals.
He has a strong background working in special libraries, such as the NSW Parliamentary Library and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Library.
Fang has been a member of ALLA since joining the law librarian cohort, and has previously served as a general committee member of the ALLA NSW Chapter.
Carole is the Law School Librarian at the University of Melbourne. Before returning home to Melbourne in 2007, she was Associate Director, Moritz Law Library at The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio, U.S.A.
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Carole is the former Co-CPD Coordinator for ALLA-Vic, a member of the International Federatino of Law Librarias (IFLA) Law Library Committee, a former convener of the Australian & New Zealand Academic and College Law Librarians Group (ANZACLL), and a convener of the Joint Study Institute for law librarians, which was held at the University of Melbourne in 2013 and sponsored b AALL, ALLA, BIALL, CALL/ACBD and NZLLA.
Phil Mullen has worked in Libraries for well over 25 years, where he has worked in Law and Newspaper Libraries.
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For much of his time he has been a solo law librarian and this has shaped how he views the challenges faced by librarians. His chief concerns during his time as a librarian have been the development of training and marketing programs to deliver the best service to his library customers.
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With Michael Marriott he received the Australian Law Librarian (ALL) Ted Glasson Award in 2012 for the following article, "Redesigning an Information Services Portal" 2012 ALL Vol 20(3) 119 -124.
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Non-board members:
I have worked for MinterEllison for close to 10 years now, covering various roles in reference, systems and collections & procurement. Prior to my days as a librarian I worked for ABC TV and in website content and design. My library career began with a post graduate diploma in information management at Southbank TAFE in Brisbane, which lead to my first library job in the multimedia department of the University of Queensland. My foundational degree in Communications and Media from RMIT was helpful then, and continues to inform how I see the work of librarians and the online world. As for books, I have a fondness for those too, I've even authored one.
Anne is the Law Librarian at the Australian National University. She conducts training courses for students and researchers, and offers one-on-one research support as required. She is also the collection development librarian for law, and has liaison responsibilities with publishers.
Anne has over twenty years’ experience as a librarian at academic, special and public libraries, and has a keen interest in teaching research skills. Her current passion is in the developing area of AI, and how it will impact both higher education and the legal profession.