(19 September 2014) Smartcopying is the official guide to copyright issues for Australian schools and TAFE. Teachers and students can rely on the assistance of copyright law to copy the work of other people but the rules for use can be restrictive and complicated. You can save time and worry by using content that is…
(18 September 2014) If your electricity bills are mounting, take a leaf out of the book of Monash University, Australia, whose Sir Louis Matheson Library is saving electricity while maintaining or improving facilities for students in the libraries. During a pilot study over the winter break, an area of book stacks at the Matheson Library…
(18 September 2014) The 4C project will give a workshop at this year’s iPRES in Melbourne with focus on the recently published draft 4C Roadmap. The workshop will take place on Monday, 6 October, 9:00 – 13:00 at the Conference Centre of the State Library of Victoria, and is an opportunity for participants to learn more about…
(18 September 2014, Melbourne) The Australia Library and Information Association (ALIA) said there is a positive outlook on employment prospects for library and information professionals over the next five years, but the job market will remain tight. This is one of the conclusions in a new report ALIA LIS Education and Employment Trend Report 2014…
(16 September 2014) Released today by CSIRO, an analysis of Australia’s galleries, libraries, archives and museums (or GLAM industry) has revealed that digital innovation in the sector is inconsistent and isolated. The report provides a roadmap for the industry in order for it to maximise the potential of the digital economy. With Australia’s rapid uptake…
(28 August 2014) The revised Open Access policy requires researchers to deposit a copy of most research outputs to the University’s open access research repository, the ANU Digital Collections, within 12 months of publication. More about the new policy is here.
(21 August 2014, Canberra) The winners of the HLA/HCN Health Informatics Innovation Award 2014 are Lisa Kruesi and Connie Schardt, for Australian Evidence Based Practice Librarians’ Institute, 2011– 2014. The Institute is an ongoing, innovative project using technology to coordinate an international team of library educators to provide a residential training program for librarians working…
(15 August 2014, Canberra) The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) and Public Library Services South Australia (PLS SA) are working together on a proof of concept trial for a ‘buy it now’ button. The aim is to help library users to purchase books via the library catalogue, benefitting local bookshops…
(15 August 2015) Legal deposit schemes, which require publishers to submit copies of books and journals to a national library, is considered a vital part in preserving a country’s cultural heritage. While national approaches to legal deposit developed over centuries, the digital age has meant that countries suddenly need to adapt legal deposit schemes so that they work…
(11 August 2014) The Australian government is seeking to amend its copyright act to address online copyright infringement. To that purpose, a discussion paper has been issued for public input until 1 September. The Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper released in July, makes a number of proposals to amend the Australian Copyright Act of 1968.…
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