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NSLA develops new position statement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander library servicesThe Indigenous project group of National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) has released a new position statement for...
Public libraries expenditure up six percent in 2011-2012
Total expenditure on public libraries in Australia grew by close to six percent in the 2011-2012 financial year, according to the latest statistics from the National and State Libraries of...
NSLA releases guidelines to help libraries work with Indigenous communities
The Indigenous project group of the National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) has released a set of guidelines for libraries working with Indigenous communities. The document titled Working with Community: Guidelines...
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New library opens on the Gold Coast A new library opened in the Gold Coast suburb of Upper Coomera in Queensland on 29 April. The new library, which is one...
Second consultation paper for NSLA, ABS survey redevelopment project released
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...
Public libraries expenditure up 26% over five years
Total expenditure on public libraries in Australia has grown by 26% since 2006, according to the 2010-2011 Australian Public Library Statistical Report, released last month. According to the report, which...
NSLA launches ‘Re-imagining Libraries 2012-2016’
National and State Libraries Australasia, the umbrella body for the major libraries in the region, has released its new four-year strategic plan. The plan extends the program of work begun in...