Australia Update
Roxanne Missingham – “Public libraries are tremendously important in Australia – they are the heart of many communities supporting literacy, education, community development, business and culture. The...
View ArticleCharles Darwin letter found in library book
ABC News – “The State Library of South Australia has long had a valuable letter from the great naturalist and father of evolutionary theory, Charles Darwin, but only recently discovered it had...
View ArticleAustralian government to introduce Internet filter
AP – “Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won’t completely work. Adopting a mandatory...
View ArticleFighting Internet Censorship in Australia
EFF – “Our fellow Internet freedom advocates at Electronic Frontiers Australia are gearing up for an important fight in the new year as the Australian government proposes mandatory national Internet...
View ArticleSA backs down on internet comment control
ABC – “South Australia’s Attorney-General Michael Atkinson admits he misjudged public opinion on the state’s attempt to curb political comment on the internet. Mr Atkinson says he will repeal a law...
View ArticleGoogle weighs into internet filter debate
Digital Media – “Google has added it’s voice to the chorus of dissent against the Federal Government’s proposed mandatory internet filters. Google had already baulked at the Communication Minister...
View ArticleThe Great Purge of Our Libraries
Quadrant Online – “When I was an undergraduate my tutor used to look through the lecture list to see what was worth attending. “Oh, no, he’s no good. Oh, no, you wouldn’t get much out of that. No, I...
View ArticleState Library of NSW and Wikipedia unite in Australia’s first GLAM residency
“Wikipedia is set to experience a dramatic increase in Australian content with the State Library of NSW becoming the first Australian cultural institution to engage a GLAM (Galleries, Libraries,...
View ArticleOld telephone phone booths get new life as libraries
“TWO Czechs have breathed new life into telephone booths made obsolete in the mobile phone age, converting them into mini libraries with the first one installed at a Prague hospital on Thursday. On the...
View ArticleNew York helps sort Queensland’s digital history
“The State Library of Queensland is getting members of the public to help make its digital photos, newspaper articles and diaries more accessible online as part of the Pitch In! program. Volunteers are...
View ArticleState Library of Victoria given $5 million in rare books
“A late Melbourne QC’s rare English book collection, estimated to be worth more than $5 million, has been given to the State Library of Victoria. The 5000 works, mostly from the 15th to 18th century,...
View ArticleState Library makes public up to 70,000 never-seen photos of Melbourne and...
“The State Library of Victoria has begun to make publicly available a massive archive of historical photographs being described as the Google Street View of the 1970s. For 40 years the library had...
View ArticleNational Library funding cuts to have ‘grave impact’ with 22 staff set to...
“Earlier this month it was revealed a number of national cultural institutions were looking at reducing staff numbers as they face $20 million in cuts from the Federal Government’s efficiency...
View ArticleDangerous books behind lock and key: Exploring Australia’s hidden library...
“Beyond the rows of shelves in many of Australia’s libraries you can find ancient magic tricks, books on euthanasia and secret family histories — if you know what to ask for.But at the National Library...
View ArticleHollywood films drive Australian library book tastes
“Hollywood is driving library borrowing habits like never before – and Australian authors without film-book tie-ins are struggling to find a mass readership.With the film version starring Emily Blunt...
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