As Kathryn mentioned on her blog, we are running a survey on group blogging, the results of which will be used for our paper at VALA2008.
If you contribute to a librarian or library group blog, we want to know what motivates you, how it started, and how you keep it going. Here are some of [...]

We’ve started a Facebook group! If you are a reader, contributor or just interested in what Australian biblioblogging is all about, check out our Friends and Readers of Libraries Interact Facebook group.
We’d love to hear your suggestions for what we should post about on the site, ideas for projects, or even meetups!

Are you an Australian library blogger?
Are you one of the 39 bloggers who participated in Meredith’s survey of the bibliogosphere?
Not listed on our blogroll? If you would like to be included on the list, please get in touch!
It’s amazing to see how the local blog scene has grown over the past two years, we are [...]

Two new scholarship funds for researchers are now being established (via ALIA):
Australian Prime Ministers’ Centre Research and Scholarship program
Fellowships are offered for research scholars, and Summer scholarships are offered for early career researcher. One of the eligible disciplines is librarianship.  
Jean Whyte Fund
The Jean Whyte fund, supporting research in librarianship and archives, will be launched at [...]

BlogDay2007 is here! Here are five blogs that I have found especially interesting:
Presentation Zen: Focused on creativity, design and giving good presentations whether at conferences, classes, work or wherever. Although it’s primarily about public presentations, it also has lots of great advice about being creative and presenting information (eg statistics) clearly - relevant for most of [...]

Ever thought about working overseas, or are you interested in working in Australia someday? Many Australian librarians head overseas for work every year. Recognition of qualifications can often be an unexpected stumbling block. Although ALA, CILIP and ALIA recognise some of each other’s qualifications, not all Australian library qualifications are covered. This can be an unwelcome surprise.
Recognising [...]

My vision of library services is a vision of partnership, between librarians, clients, patrons and stakeholders. We began as gatekeepers, progressed to intermediaries, and are now in the era of ‘value-added information’. In the future, the transition to partnership, where we really should be, will be realised.
Academic librarians will partner in the academy by being [...]

Are you interested in library research, history and analysis? The annual RAILS (Research Applications in Information and Library Studies) conference will be held at RMIT in Melbourne this year on November 30. The call for papers closes May 31:
“If you are carrying out research into any aspect of the provision of library, information and knowledge [...]

Last night was Budget Night, which is a highly anticipated annual date on the government calendar (at least, in federal government and media circles!).  Working out how libraries, cultural institutions and education are going to be funded over the next year and beyond is important for all librarians to understand. Government expenditure is also a [...]

Today is a May Day with a difference: The Society of American Archivists’ initiative to bring awareness to preserving cultural heritage, MayDay, has come to Australia. Australian groups involved in this initiative are:
Australian National Committee of the Blue Shield
Australian Library and Information Association (representing IFLA)
Australian International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
Council of Australasian Archives [...]