There will be no spoilers in this post. Last week I was privileged to get an opportunity to be an extra on the set of The Librarians. They are currently filming series 3. I spent a total of ten hours on set over two days to film two scenes. Being an extra is not the [...]

Meant to add this last week but there’s still a chance to score some funding for research. From the press release: The State Library of New South Wales is currently taking applications for the DS Mitchell Fellowship and the Merewether Fellowship. The Mitchell and Merewether fellowships are designed to promote the Library’s role as a [...]

ALIA Access 2010 is taking place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 1 – 3 September 2010. The 2010 event will challenge the traditional format of ALIA conferences with a focus on making the conference more ‘accessible’ for delegates and vendors. More will be revealed as the planning progresses…… The 3-day multi-sector conference [...]

2012 is the National Year of Reading and will be celebrated year round with events, competitions and much more, organised and sponsored by diverse partners, including libraries, educators, writers, publishers, booksellers, professional associations, politicians and other associated organisations. ALIA is a sponsor and will be launching the National Year of Reading 2012 website – Love [...]

Paul Hagon wowed us at VALA2010 with his presentation on his experiments with images in the National Library’s collection. Find out some of his other intriguing ideas in this interview by Michael Stephens at ALA Tech Source. Paul discusses the use of location data and mobile applications. Mash Ups & Mobiles: A Conversation with Paul [...]

We are very fortunate to be able to welcome a whole team of new writers to the Libraries Interact team.  We look forward to the new and broader perspectives of the library and related worlds that they will offer. But just so you know who they are and where they are coming from, here’s welcoming: [...]