Open Source software now has to be considered as part of any Australian government agencies ICT procurements, as of March 2011. Australian Government – Department of Finance and Deregulation – Open Source Software Policy. It will be interesting to see which agencies (if any) will take implement Open Source solutions and which ones they will [...]

Sometimes, its the simple messages that say the most. A good example is this new video from the Finnish Library Association. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

The Information Online road train is gathering steam as we type – only a week and a half away. In addition to the official programme, there’s some additional social events: an ALIA Sydney gathering and two #ALIAioc tweetups. Here are the details for each: Date: Monday, 31st January 2011 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Cohibar Location: Cohibar, [...]

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 [...]

Yes, its that time of year again, time for Round 6 of Library Day in the Life. On Monday 24th January 2011: “Any one who works in a library can participate. You may share your day (or week) on your blog, Twitter, Flickr and/or YouTube (or any other way you choose. If you have none of [...]

Its Day 3 of 2011 so if you haven’t already started, you’re late! Daily Image 2011 on Flickr invites you to document your life over the year, with an image per day. So what’s it all about and why? (the following is blatantly lifted from Kathryn’s blog – Librarians Matter) WHAT? One photo/video/drawing each day [...]

A new website and non-profit organisation has just been launched – Library Renewal “We are amazed by the accomplishments of the organizations currently delivering electronic content – companies like Apple (iTunes), Netflix, Hulu and Amazon – and believe a core question guiding our work must be: “If they can do this so well, why aren’t [...]