Peta Harding (Executive Branch Manager, Libraries ACT) joined the NSLA Board in 2024, taking up leadership responsibility for the nine public library branches in that jurisdiction as well as the important ACT Heritage Library. In this interview, Peta takes the
We are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa’s (NLNZ) contributions to the NSLA collaboration. After participating as an observer since 2003, NLNZ officially joined as a full member of the
Recently, we’ve been pleased to introduce The NEDitorial, the National edeposit (NED) service’s quarterly newsletter to engage with authors, publishers and depositors across Australia. In a survey last year, we asked publishers how we can improve the NED service, and
In 2025-26, NSLA is leading an Australia-wide project to transition the library and information sector to Official RDA. The project is a collaboration between Australian NSLA member libraries, and leverages the expertise of colleagues and practitioners across the NSLA collaboration, with
In November, the NSLA Board welcomed its newest Director: Megan Berghuis, State Librarian and Director, State Library of South Australia. Megan takes up leadership of the State Library of South Australia after five years of service on the Libraries Board
We are honoured to announce Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, as patron of National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA). At an event hosted by NSLA Board Director Caroline Butler-Bowdon at the
Coinciding with the NSLA Board meeting at the State Library of New South Wales in November was an event marking the culmination of celebrations for the fifth anniversary of the NED service, thanking publishers, writers and their peak bodies for
The NSLA symposium “Libraries supporting media and information literacy for young people” provided valuable insights into the unique role libraries can play in fostering media and information literacy for young people.
In this webinar, we explored how digital technologies are transforming how communities access and interact with historical archives, with NSLA libraries leading important innovations in this area.
This week, NSLA concludes its three-month project to scope the implementation of Official RDA for the library and information sector in Australia. During the past three months, Project Officer Melissa Parent (Senior Librarian, Metadata, State Library Victoria) has consulted with
Members of National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Kaitiaki of the lands on which
our libraries do their daily work, preserving and sharing our collective cultural heritage.
