The Reading Matters conference early bird offer closes on 30 November. We have four international guests (Rick Yancey, Mariko Tamaki, AS King and Jennifer Niven) including an incredible range of Australian emerging and established YA talent. More information on the con...

“Everything in nature is interdependent and connected and the changes we make in one place can cause a chain reaction in other places, even at the opposite end of the world. The challenge we face now is how to live our lives without destroying the places that are cruci...

NEW BACHELOR DEGREE IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
 
A strong focus on current industry needs › Full and part time on-campus delivery › Melbourne CBD, day and evening classes › Recognition of prior learning › Industry links and placement 
 
Tailored industry sh...

Last week I attended the Australian Internet Governance Forum in Melbourne, A focus on a competitive digital future for Australia. IGF started 10 years ago in Athens and is the product of negotiations between governments and an outcome of The World Summit on the Inform...

Yarra Libraries has been awarded the 2016 Pierre Gorman Award for the Yarra Libraries’ Access Ambassadors Customer Service Program

The 2016 Pierre Gorman Award to a Victorian public library for a leadership initiative in the area of disability services has been awarded...

Treaty of Marrakesh: (Mainly) Good Omens from Europe?

Last week, the European Commission published proposals for legislation which would implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Pri...

A growing share of Americans are reading e-books on tablets and smartphones rather than dedicated e-readers, but print books remain much more popular than books in digital formats

Read the Pew report here

In this edition, we will celebrate the libraries that have recently achieved eSmart status and highlight some of the libraries, which participated in National eSmart week. You will also find useful eSmart resources, cyber safety tips and tricks and more....