Thursday, 2 May 2013
Hachette US to supply full ebook catalogue to libraries In the US, Hachette has announced that it will make its full catalogue of ebooks available to libraries, reports Publishers Weekly....

Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Plans are underway to build new city libraries in Perth and Adelaide. Construction is set to begin on the City of Perth’s proposed $33.3 million public library and plaza, which...

Wednesday, 1 May 2013
The Acacia Ridge Technology Information Centre (ARTIC) in Brisbane will close in May, reports the Courier Mail. The volunteer-run community library, which has been operating since 1999, will close due...

Wednesday, 1 May 2013
ACU Library announces new partnership with Ingram The Australian Catholic University (ACU) Library has announced a new partnership with Ingram’s Coutts Information Services. The library said in a statement this month...

Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award In the US, a special Grammy Award has been presented to the Library of Congress for its work over the past decade to...

Wednesday, 24 April 2013
The Research and Information Centre (RIC) at the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) will move to the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) from 1 July 2013. As part...

Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Mudgee Library reopens The Mudgee branch of the Mid-Western Regional Council Library in New South Wales has reopened after extensive renovations, reports the Mudgee Guardian. The library is housed in...

Wednesday, 24 April 2013
A new report released by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) has called for greater support for teacher librarians from governments and other education authorities. The Future Learning and School...

Thursday, 18 April 2013
UK publishers to use Ingram’s CoreSource platform for legal deposit of ebooks In the UK, Ingram Content Group has announced that it has extended its CoreSource ebook platform to allow...

Wednesday, 17 April 2013
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has launched its first new gallery since 1929. The AMAZE Gallery was launched on 11 April with a collection called Dixson 60,...

Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Simon & Schuster makes ebooks available to libraries for the first time Simon & Schuster is making its ebooks available to libraries for the first time in a one-year trial...

Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Journal publisher Taylor & Francis has responded to media reports about the resignation of the editorial board of the Journal of Library Administration (JLA), saying that under the terms of...

Wednesday, 10 April 2013
University of Queensland Press (UQP) is now offering ebook bundles of its titles for library lending. The UQP eBook Collections are available to local libraries through James Bennett, with other...

Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Bathurst Library signs with Wheelers ePlatform Bathurst Regional Library in New South Wales is now offering ebooks to its patrons via the Wheelers ePlatform library lending service. Library manager John Cumberford...

Thursday, 4 April 2013
UK library expert to deliver SLV Foxcroft Lecture The State Library of Victoria (SLV)’s 2013 Foxcraft Lecture will be delivered by British library expert David Pearson. The library said that...

Thursday, 4 April 2013
The New South Wales Department of Education and Training has called for tenders for a new public schools library management system, which will include state-wide access to ebooks. The department...

Wednesday, 3 April 2013
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has released an iPad app that allows users to browse its collection of digitised sheet music. The Forte app gives users access to the NLA’s...

Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Penguin eases library ebook lending restrictions In the US, Penguin has announced that it will now make all of its frontlist ebook titles available for library lending at the same...

Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The National Library of Australia (NLA) is currently preparing a package of information for publishers to explain how the recently announced changes to legal deposit arrangements will be applied to...

Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The second consultation paper for the Australian Public Library Statistics Survey Redevelopment Project, a joint project of the National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Visitors down, ebook loans up at Brisbane libraries Brisbane’s libraries have recorded a ‘massive slump’ in visitors but a ‘skyrocketing’ rate of ebook loans in the past five years, reports...

Wednesday, 27 March 2013
UK library site Bookmark Your Library launched In the UK, a new website Bookmark Your Library has been launched to promote library services, reports the Bookseller. The website, which is...

Wednesday, 20 March 2013
The Federal Government has announced that it will make changes to the Copyright Act 1968 to extend the current legal deposit arrangements to cover ‘digitally published material’ as part of...

Wednesday, 20 March 2013
American Library Association honours internet activist Aaron Swartz In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has posthumously awarded the 2013 James Madison Award to internet activist Aaron Swartz as...

Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Construction underway on new University of Southern Queensland library Construction on the new University of Southern Queensland library has commenced, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle. The former site of the Hervey Bay...

Tuesday, 19 March 2013
An Australian library service has topped ebook distributor OverDrive’s list of the fastest-growing ebook lenders in 2012. Australia’s Moreton Bay Region Libaries in Queensland topped the list of ‘public libraries recording the...