ASA: government ‘failed to adequately respond’ to calls for PLR/ELR digital expansion
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is calling on its membership to contact their local members as part of a campaign to have ebooks included in the PLR/ELR scheme, after...
Fox and Lester top PLR, ELR lists
Books by Alison Lester and Mem Fox have topped the lists of the highest scoring titles in the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending Rights (ELR) schemes.Lester’s Are We...
Reilly and Fox top PLR, ELR lists
Books by Matthew Reilly and Mem Fox have once again topped the lists of the highest scoring titles in the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending Rights (ELR) schemes....
International Library News
UK PLR extension for ebooks, audiobooks confirmed The UK government will extend its Public Lending Rights (PLR) scheme to include ebooks and audiobooks borrowed onsite at public libraries, reports the...
Reilly and Fox top PLR, ELR charts
Books by Matthew Reilly and Mem Fox have topped the 2011-12 lists of the highest scoring titles in the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending Rights (ELR) schemes. Reilly’s...
Govt launches online survey for PLR/ELR schemes
The Federal Government’s Office of the Arts is seeking community feedback about the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes through an online survey. The survey, which...
Government seeks community feedback on PLR, ELR schemes
The Federal Government’s Office of the Arts is seeking community feedback about the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes through an online survey. Interested parties have...
Government seeks community feedback on PLR, ELR schemes
The Federal Government’s Office of the Arts is seeking community feedback about the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes through an online survey. Interested parties have...
Work underway to ‘modernise’ PLR, ELR schemes
The Federal Government has announced that is has ‘started working on modernising’ the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and the Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes. The Department of Arts is currently...
Government to ‘modernise’ PLR, ELR schemes
The Federal Government has announced that it has ‘started work on modernising’ the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and the Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes ‘to ensure their continued relevance and...
Government supports BISG recommendations on ebook lending rights
The Federal Government has formally responded to recommendations made by the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) last year, including recommendations relating to ebook lending rights. The BISG recommended that Australian...
PLR and ELR face ‘greatest challenge since their inception’
Australia's Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending Rights (ELR) schemes face 'probably the greatest challenge since their inception' in the form of ebooks, according to the PLR committee's annual...
Government approves changes to PLR, ELR schemes
The federal government has made a number of changes to the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and the Educational Lending Rights (ELR) schemes which could influence the level of payments received...
Fox and Courtenay remain atop PLR lending lists
The Public Lending Rights (PLR) committee has released its annual report, showing it approved annual payments of more than $8 million for the 2009-10 financial year. PLR payments totalling $8.324...
Fox, Courtenay top PLR lending lists
The Public Lending Right (PLR) Committee has released its annual report, showing it approved annual payments of over $7 million for the financial year 2007-08. Annual payments of $7646010.58 were...
ELR/PLR distributes over $17 million
The 2006-07 annual report of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme has been released, showing detailed figures on the recipients of over $7 million in funds from PLR and $10.4...
ELR receives ‘ongoing funding’
The Federal Government has announced that the Educational Lending Right (ELR) scheme will receive ‘ongoing funding'.The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has welcomed the move, saying it will ensure that...
ELR/PLR distributes over $17 million
The 2005-06 annual report of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme has been released, showing detailed figures on the recipients of over $7 million in funds from PLR and $10.4...