Wednesday, 26 February 2014
US libraries to trial ebook-sharing softwareIn the US, academic library members of the Greater Western Library Alliance will participate in a pilot program for a new software product that will...

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
The state librarian at the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), Alex Byrne, has responded to a petition protesting changes to the Mitchell Library. As previously reported by Books+Publishing,...

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Campaspe Regional Library in Echuca, Victoria, has been awarded the $24,480 Pierre Gorman Award for its ‘Being Connected—Libraries and Autism’ project. First awarded in 1997, the prize is named in honour...

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Australian and New Zealand libraries and schools are again participating in the Big Library Read project run by ebook provider OverDrive. The latest version of the project is the third...

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
SLV wins multiple categories in 2013 Arts Portfolio Leadership AwardsThe State Library of Victoria (SLV) has won multiple awards in the 2013 Arts Portfolio Leadership Awards, which were presented on 4 February. The...

Wednesday, 19 February 2014
OCLC Introduces WorldCat Discovery ServicesLibrary bibliographic provider the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) has announced that WorldCat Discovery Services (WDS) will be launched in March, reports the Digital Shift. WDS provides...

Wednesday, 12 February 2014
A number of authors have signed a petition protesting changes to the Mitchell Library at the State Library of NSW (SLNSW), reports the Sydney Morning Herald. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the...

Wednesday, 12 February 2014
New city library branch opens in AdelaideAdelaide City Council officially opened its new City Library on Friday 7 February. The new library is located in the Rundle Place building on...

Monday, 10 February 2014
HarperCollins makes ebook catalogue available to UK librariesHarperCollins UK will make over 5000 ebook titles available for library and school lending for the first time in the UK via OverDrive’s digital...

Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Wellington City Council proposes $60,000 funding boost for librariesIn New Zealand, the Wellington City Council has proposed increasing its funding for the city’s public libraries by $60,000, reports the Dominion...

Tuesday, 4 February 2014
The Victorian Government has opened the fourth and final round of funding for its Living Libraries Infrastructure Program. The program gives Victorian councils and regional library corporations grants of up...

Monday, 3 February 2014
Pilot scheme allows free access to 1.5 million journal articles at public librariesIn the UK, a two-year pilot scheme will allow members of the public to access over 1.5 million...

Thursday, 30 January 2014
Wade appointed as chair of CILIP councilIn the UK, Martyn Wade has been appointed as chair of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) council, reports the Bookseller....

Thursday, 30 January 2014
Rachael McDiarmid has joined library and schools supplier Wheelers Books in the newly created position of publisher and partner relations manager. McDiarmid joined the company on 28 January and will be...

Wednesday, 29 January 2014
A number of librarians are among the recipients of the 2014 Australia Day honours, which were presented by the Governor-General on 26 January as ‘national and formal recognition for Australians who...

Wednesday, 29 January 2014
New $9.5 million library opens in Bendigo A new public library opened in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo on 28 January. According to the ABC, the $9.5-million two-storey building features a...

Wednesday, 22 January 2014
New Zealand’s Christchurch City Libraries have recorded ‘spectacular’ growth in the number of ebooks being loaned in the past year, reports stuff.co.nz.Loans through the libraries’ ebook provider, OverDrive, have increased...

Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The Melbourne Library Service has been ranked in the top 20 library services around the world in a study conducted by researchers at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. The...

Monday, 20 January 2014
Simon & Schuster US announces new library ebook pilot with OverDriveIn the US, Simon & Schuster has expanded its library ebook lending program, launching a new pilot with library supplier...

Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Patrick Gregory has been appointed as the new director of the Northern Territory Library. Gregory, who will begin in the role on 24 February, has previously worked for the Victorian...

Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Former German airport to be transformed into major central libraryIn Germany, the site of a former Berlin airport will be transformed into a major new central library, reports the Guardian....

Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Toowoomba library to move to temporary homeQueensland’s Toowoomba City Library will move to a temporary home in March to make way for the redevelopment of the Grand Central and Gardentown...

Monday, 13 January 2014
Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project (Text) was the most-requested book at public libraries in the Australian Capital Territory in 2013, reports Fairfax. The five most-requested books from Libraries ACT branches were: The...

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have announced a new fellowship program to provide authors with access to university libraries’ special collections....

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
NLA digitises ‘Canberra Times’ archives as centenary giftThe National Library of Australia (NLA) has digitised the complete archives of the Canberra Times from 1926 to 1995 as a centenary gift...

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Ebook promotion in Illinois libraries aims to influence publishers     In the US, a new promotion in public libraries across Illinois will aim to influence publishers to change their ebook policies, reports the...