Malaysia Airlines victims honoured in condolence books at SLV
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Around 1200 pages of condolence messages have been bound into three books and handed to the State Library of Victoria (SLV) during a national memorial service on 24 September, reports...
International library news
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Connecticut library acquires walking, talking, dancing robotsConnecticut’s Westport Library recently acquired two robots, Vincent and Nancy, which will be used to help teach coding and computer-programming skills, reports the Wall...
ALIA releases report into education and employment trends
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) released its first public report into education and employment trends in the library sector at its national conference on 18 September. The ALIA...
Over 700 attend ALIA National Conference
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
More than 700 library professionals attended this year’s Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) national conference, which was held in Melbourne from 15 to 19 September.ALIA CEO Sue McKerracher told...
International library news
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
EU rules on the right of libraries to digitise books for ‘reading points’The European Union’s Court of Justice has ruled that ‘Member States may authorise libraries to digitise, even without...
Archivists campaign against possible merger of State Records and SA Library
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
The Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) has launched a public campaign against a possible merger of the State Records and the State Library of South Australia, reports the ABC. State...
International library news
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Chicago, NY, Hawaii shortlisted for Obama’s Presidential Library ProjectFour universities in Chicago, New York and Honolulu have been shortlisted as potential sites for Barack Obama’s future presidential library, reports abcNews....
NLA to preserve web plug-in ‘Stop Tony Meow’
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Browser extension Stop Tony Meow has been selected for preservation by the National Library of Australia’s (NLA) web archive Pandora, reports SBS. Pandora (Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources of Australia)...
‘The Brothers Quibble’ selected for 2015 National Simultaneous Storytime
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
The Brothers Quibble by Aaron Blabey (Viking) has been selected for next year’s National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS), to be held at 11am on Wednesday 27 May.The annual event, held by...
Dramatic increase in Ballarat library loans
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
The City of Ballarat in Victoria has found that loans from its four libraries have increased dramatically in the last financial year despite an apparent statewide trend of declining loans,...
Shanghai Library adds two million records to WorldCat
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Shanghai Library, China’s largest public library and one of the largest libraries in the world, has contributed two million records to global library resource WorldCat.The records include 770,000 bibliographic records,...
Sleeping pods installed in Perth university library
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Edith Cowan University in Perth has installed two sleeping pods on its Joondalup campus, reports the ABC. The pods, which are equipped with music and lighting, are designed for a...
SLQ wins Premier’s Cultural Diversity Award
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has been named winner of the Premier’s Cultural Diversity Award in the Public Sector category. Presented at a gala dinner on 30 August, the...
International library news
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Comic creator promotes National Library Card Sign-up MonthIn the US, legendary comic creator Stan Lee has been appointed honorary chair of Library Card Sign-up Month in September. The American Library Association’s...
Registrations open for ALIA Information Online Conference
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Early bird registrations are now open for the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Information Online Conference, which will be held in Sydney from 2-5 February 2015. Program sessions will feature...
International library news
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
No print books for Florida Polytechnic University libraryThe newly opened Florida Polytechnic University (FPU) in the US includes a library without print books, reports Library Journal. The university library, called ‘the Commons’, covers...
Brisbane City Council proposes retailer-funded library
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Brisbane City Council has announced plans for a new community library to be funded through an agreement with a major retailer occupying the same site. The Brisbane Times reports that...
Craigieburn Library wins international library award
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Craigieburn Library in Melbourne has won the inaugural International Public Library of the Year. The library was shortlisted for the award along with the Library of Birmingham in England, the...
International library news
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
UK trust launches library innovation programThe Carnegie UK Trust has launched a £200,000 (A$362,639) program to develop ‘innovative practice’ in public libraries, reports the Bookseller. The three-year Carnegie Library Lab...
International library news
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Report says libraries struggle with ebooksA report from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) suggests libraries around the world are struggling with ebooks, reports Publishers Weekly. The report said...
UTS library unveils automated retrieval system
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
The University of Technology (UTS) Library in Sydney is offering tours of its new automated library retrieval system (LRT), which will be completed by the end of the year.The purpose-built...
Government department libraries may be outsourced, leaked documents reveal
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Leaked documents from a meeting of senior government librarians has revealed that ‘many departments’ libraries have been, or may be, outsourced’, reports the Canberra Times.The documents also reveal that ‘senior...
New library opens in Rockingham, WA
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
In Western Australia, the City of Rockingham’s Mary Davies Library and Community Centre has opened its doors to the public, reports the West Australian. Named in honour of late local resident...
International library news
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Macmillan US makes frontlist ebooks available to librariesMacmillan US is adding frontlist ebooks published in the previous 12 months to its public library elending project, reports DigitalBookWorld. The addition of frontlist...
International library news
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Self-published ebook platform launches in US librariesSelf-published authors can now distribute their work through a number of libraries in the US as part of the SELF-e ebook platform, a collaboration...
‘Les Misérables’ manuscript the centrepiece of new SLV exhibition
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Victor Hugo’s original 945-page Les Misérables manuscript is the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the State Library of Victoria (SLV). The exhibition, ‘Victor Hugo: Les Misérables – From Page...
Softlink announces new managing director and new projects
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Nathan Godfrey has replaced Kim Duffy as Softlink’s new managing director. Duffy said in a statement that Godfrey, who has been the company’s chief operating officer for the past five...
ALIA’s LinkedIn Professional Discussion Series underway
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
The Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) LinkedIn Professional Discussion Series was launched during Library and Information Week in May 2014, with the series hosted in turn by library professionals Hugh...
Brisbane Square Library’s first Reader-in-Residence completes his term
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Poet David Stavanger has completed his 12-month term as Australia’s first Reader-in-Residence, based at Brisbane Square Library. At his final event on 4 July, Stavanger (aka Ghostboy) read work written...
International library news
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Singapore libraries remove children’s titles with gay themes In Singapore, the National Library Board (NLB) has removed from libraries three children’s titles it has deemed inappropriate for children following complaints about their...
