When I heard that a half day Virtual Reference (VR) training session was going to be held in Sydney I immediately paid the nominal $30 fee because I thought it was a valuable skill to learn and until now I’d never heard of Virtual Reference training offered anywhere in Sydney.

The session was run by Sue [...]

The National Library of Australia has recently launched ERA (Electronic Resources Australia). This consortium offers Australian libraries an opportunity to provide free online access to information in the areas of health, news, business and general reference, for their members.
An open discussion list has been established for librarians to exchange information about ERA, and the website [...]

So you would like to hear my vision of my library in 2010? My first reaction is that its only three years away - not long at all, I had better get busy. I am new to my current position and this is my attempt at thinking through my first three year plan.
My vision is [...]

Alison Hunter from the University of Southern Queensland has established a Google Group for Australian and New Zealand repository managers.
“This Group was set up following a meeting at Educause Australasia
2007, where there was an interesting discussion about creating an
inclusive national group of people involved in managing institutional
repositories. Those present didn’t want a formally constituted group
but [...]