Interested in Free Open Source Software in Libraries, but not sure what library-specific products are out there or where to begin? Have a bit of time to attend a free webinar? Then FOSS4Lib may be just what you are looking for … In January, one of my favourite library technology bloggers, Peter Murray (who blogs [...]

Trying to fill a position in your library or have an internship on offer? Need volunteers to help with a stocktake? From the go-get we have welcomed job advertisements that would interest people who like to read about Australasian Libraryland.  To post one, just join up as a contributor by filling in our online contributor’s [...]

  Sunday morning coffee and Lazy Sunday Afternoon, For the bloggers from #blogjune So what do librarians away from work do ? Frances visits the Supreme Court , While Kelly runs for sport, And Fiona has problems shooting through .   Tony is into stitchonomy, Alisa audits her PLE, While Janelle cools off at Long [...]

Sunday’s blog posts explored the relationship between Sustainable Technology and privacy. With influences as diverse as Audrey Hepburn , Patrick Lee Fermor and the Collingwood Historical Society, new tensions were crafted from ipods, travelling without a map and both explicit and implicit meanings. Ever since the authors were teenagers they have been fascinated by Long [...]

So – what was on the minds of our bloggers on Sunday 5 June? Study, work, going out, sex, tech and food. Sounds about right for a mob of librarians. (Not to let the side down, I made sure that there was at least one post about a cat in there ). Study Fiona asked [...]

Last year I asked which libraries were lending downloadable ebooks to their users. During a workshop about ebooks today, a student asked me whether it is common for public libraries in Western Australia to lend out ebook readers, or to have some that they let the public use. I knew of a few libraries, but [...]

Thank you very much to everyone who entered our “make our library camp logo” competition. Congratulations to the winner, Adrian Gould. He is now our first official attendee at Library Camp Australia. He also wins our gratitude and a fabulously creatively crocheted Thingie from Kim Tairi. We will open registrations for the event soon. To [...]

Are you a creative digital artist, photographer, icon maker, masher-upper or just a clever dabbler ? If so, use your talents for libraryland good. SAVE THE DATE Library Camp Australia 2011 is being held in Perth on 19 September 2011, 9am to 4pm at the State Library of Western Australia. This will be an unconference [...]

Want to help unorganise the National Library Camp to be held in Perth on Monday 19 September 2011, immediately after the Library Technicians Conference and the New Librarians’ Symposium? Volunteers from all over Australia are welcome – and being on the unorganising group will guarantee you a spot on the day. This will be an [...]

I enjoyed watching everyone flex their bloggy muscles during June, but maybe we need another exercise to keep up the impetus. I’m being selfish here – I want to read more Australian library blog posts… And maybe some people who did not join in in June could test the waters? Bobbi Newman from the Librarian [...]