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Former Booker Prize judge to deliver David Scott Mitchell Lecture 2013 Former Booker Prize judge Rick Gekoski will deliver this year’s David Scott Mitchell Lecture. Gekoski, who was the chair...
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ALIA contributes to proposal to establish local Network of Emerging Library Innovators The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced that it is contributing to a proposal to establish a...
NSW Premier’s History Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of this year’s New South Wales Premier’s History Awards have been announced. The winners in the book-related categories are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) Kitty’s War: The Remarkable Wartime...
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NLA selects Tessella’s SDB digital preservation software after successful trial The National Library of Australia (NLA) has confirmed that it will use the Safety Deposit Box (SDB) software from UK-based...
NSW Premier’s History Awards 2013 shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s New South Wales Premier’s History Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in the book-related categories are: Australian History Prize ($15,000) The Sex Lives of...
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Libraries Australia Forum to be held in October The annual Libraries Australia Forum will be held on 31 October at the University of Melbourne, with the theme of ‘what it means to...
National Biography Award 2013 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2013 National Biography Award, presented by the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Speechless: A Year in My...
New funding for SLNSW in 2013-14 Budget
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) will receive approximately $3 million in new funding as part of the NSW Government’s 2013-14 Budget. A spokesperson for the NSW Government...
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OCLC VP to give keynote address at LIANZA Conference Lorcan Dempsey, vice president and chief strategist at the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), will give a keynote address at this...
New items added to Australian Memory of the World register
Collections from the National Library of Australia and state and territory libraries in Victoria, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and South Australia are among 11 new items to be...
Ashurst Business Literature Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Ashurst Business Literature Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: 7 Myths about Women and Work (Catherine Fox, NewSouth) The Sweet Spot: How Australia...
SLNSW launches AMAZE Gallery with new app
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has launched its first new gallery since 1929. The AMAZE Gallery was launched on 11 April with a collection called Dixson 60,...
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SLNSW artefacts to travel to regional NSW Artefacts relating to British settlement of Australia will travel to primary schools in regional New South Wales this year as part of the...
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Jobs cuts at Victorian library service Three positions have been made redundant at the Murrindindi Library Service in regional Victoria, reports the Age. According to the Age, the redundancies are...
McDonald to join SLNSW
Vicki McDonald will join the State Library of New South Wales as director of library services in February. McDonald, who is currently associate director of library services at the Queensland...
McDonald to join SLNSW
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced that Vicki McDonald will join the library as director of library services in February. The SLNSW said in a statement...
NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards winners announced
The winners of this year’s New South Wales Premier’s Literary and History Awards were announced on 30 November at the State Library of New South Wales. In the Premier’s Literary...
2012 NSW Marketing Awards for Public Libraries winners announced
The winners of the 2012 New South Wales Marketing Awards for Public Libraries have been announced. The winning libraries and their programs are: Shoalhaven Libraries for ‘Branching Out’ Walcha Library for...
SLNSW receives $32.6 million to improve digital access
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) has announced the launch of ‘two multi-million dollar projects which will provide unprecedented, worldwide access’ to the state’s and nation’s ‘most iconic...
SLNSW to administer $200,000 grant for Moree Indigenous centre
The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) will administer funding of $200,000 for the Dhiiyaan Aboriginal Centre in Moree on behalf of the NSW Government. The Dhiiyaan Aboriginal Centre...