When they realised even Miles Franklin winners can be sent to the pulp pile, authors, librarians and academics began building a digital ark for bereft books (24 Jun 2021) Of the 62 books that won Australia’s Miles Franklin Award between 1957 and 2019, 23 are currently not available as ebooks, 40 are not available…
(29 Jun 2021) Every five years, the Australian Government renews and consolidates its policy approach to the facilities, equipment, resources and personnel that make up Australia’s National Research Infrastructure (NRI). The Government is encouraging the research community and its stakeholders to be part of the development of the 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap. …
(25 May 2021) The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is recruiting for Assistant Director, Library Databases vacancy within the Library Collections & Discovery section, Library Collections & Databases branch. The department is responsible for a wide range of services and facilities, working closely with the Department of the Senate, the Department of the House…
New research project on mis/disinformation in library collections in Australia. (21 April 2021) ALIA is pleased to announce it is currently seeking applications from LIS researchers to lead/undertake a six-month research project on mis/disinformation in library collections in Australia. The issue of mis/disinformation, and a wider issue of community trust, has recently been…
(1 Apr 2021) Australia’s leading research universities have played down calls to ramp up their presence in the crowded field of online education, saying studying in Australia is the main drawcard for many international students. Group of Eight chief executive Vicki Thomson said the coronavirus pandemic had given universities a “proof of concept” that…
(18 Mar 2021) The winners of the Australian Library Design Awards were announced at today’s Changing Spaces Library Design Conference 2021. Janine Schmidt, judging panel chair said, ‘‘The award submissions showed an impressive array of innovative, creative and forward-thinking designs of new and refurbished libraries. Each of the winning, and commended, libraries represents some of…
(25 Feb 2021) At a recent public hearing, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) called for the Australian Government to modernise current library lending rights schemes, with additional funding for a digital lending right to include ebooks and audiobooks. Appearing with the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (ALCC) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA)…
(4 Mar 2021) Many Australian and New Zealand researchers can now publish research articles as open access in CSIRO-owned journals through new transformative agreements between CSIRO Publishing and CAUL member institutions. Globally, transformative agreements are being used as a way for the research community, academic libraries, and scholarly publishers to work together to find a…
(23 Feb 2021) An audit report on the management of collections held by the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has praised the organisations’ management practices, but highlights issues with long-term storage. The report, released by the Australian National Audit Office on Monday, noted that the entities’ collections…
(23 Feb 2021) Facebook Inc. reached a deal with the Australian government to restore news pages to the social media company’s platform, following a five-day suspension because of a disagreement over payment for content. Facebook removed news from its platform in Australia last week, as legislation that would effectively require Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to pay traditional…