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2019-20 Australian public libraries statistics released

While the 2019-20 reporting period was significantly impacted by COVID-19, the latest statistics on Australia's public library sector show increases in memberships and use of online resources.
Geoff Strempel (SLSA), Liz Jack (Libraries Tas.), Kate Torney (SLV) and Marie-Louise Ayres address NLA staff

March 2021 meeting outcomes

NSLA members met in person for the first time in over a year! Here's a summary of their discussion highlights.
Photograph of Maria Savvidis

Profile: Maria Savvidis

Meet Maria Savvidis: librarian at the State Library of NSW, NSLA’s Oral History Network lead, and President of Oral History NSW.
Co-hosted by NSLA and OCLC

Operationalising the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance

NSLA and OCLC Research co-hosted a discussion session about the CARE Principles and how they may apply in the Australian context.

November 2020 meeting outcomes

CEOs of NSLA libraries held their third online meeting of 2020 in late November to discuss responses to COVID-19, evaluating the first stage of the Culturally Safe Libraries Program, web archiving, and the future of LIS education.
Barbara Lemon in her home office

2020 vision: What just happened?

In a year that will forever be marked with an asterisk – and that has forever marked our lives in ways much more profound – something unexpected happened at NSLA.
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