2013 Softlink survey finds 81% of school library budgets unchanged or decreased
In Softlink’s fourth annual Australian School Library Survey, 81% of respondents have reported that their school library budget has remained the same or decreased over the past 12 months. The...
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Softlink to launch Scout platform for primary schools Australian library supplier Softlink is preparing to launch Scout, a library management software platform that gives primary schools access to digital resources. Softlink...
ASLA report calls for greater support for teacher librarians
A new report released by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) has called for greater support for teacher librarians from governments and other education authorities. The Future Learning and School...
Fullers Bookshop announces donation drive for Dunalley Primary School library
Fullers bookshops in Hobart and Launceston are running a donation drive for books to restock Dunalley Primary School’s library, which was destroyed in the recent bushfires. The bookstores are collecting high-quality children’s books...
2012 Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year announced
The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) has awarded the 2012 Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year Award to Alinda Sheerman from Broughton Anglican College in Manangle Park, New South Wales....
Softlink, QBD to expand ‘Oliver Marketplace’ program nationally
Library services provider Softlink and bookselling chain QBD have announced that their Oliver Marketplace purchasing system is now available to all libraries across Australia. The system, which allows school libraries...
2012 Softlink survey finds majority of school library budgets ‘unchanged’
A majority of the respondents to Softlink’s third annual Australian School Library Survey have reported no change to their school’s library budget over the past 12 months. However, 26% of the...
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NZ council rules out library closures after community response Auckland’s mayor Len Brown has ruled out closing two of the council’s 55 libraries after 600 members of the libraries’ communities...