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- Libraries - Australia
- Articles and resources about Australian government initiatives relating to libraries.
Added: 9 December 2005
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- Libraries - United Kingdom - Archive
- Articles and resources about egovernment initiatives relating to libraries in the United Kingdom.
Added: 16 December 2005
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- LibraryLink Helps Victorians Find the Perfect Read
- The Victorian government has launched an Australian first $500,000 LibraryLink website to give Victoria's 2.5 million public library users unprecedented access to the 10 million books, CDs and other items in the State's public library catalogues.
Added: 17 August 2006
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- New Hours, Technology Increase Access to State Library
- Opening on public holidays, more digital resources, a new online service and travelling exhibitions will allow Victorians greater access to the State Library of Victoria's unique collections.
Added: 28 September 2006
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- 50 million reasons to engage in Gov 2.0 co-creation and collaboration
- eGov AU - Craig Thomler's professional blog - eGovernment and Gov 2.0 thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective, Wednesday, December 21, 2011. "Rose Holley is one of my heroes. As a Digital Librarian at the National Library of Australia she has led one of the most effective, long-lived and under-rated Government 2.0 initiatives in Australia for the last four years. As one of those responsible for the digitalization of Australia's newspaper archives (so far over 50 million articles), the online system she helped create has now seen 50 million lines of newspapers corrected by the public..."
Added: 22 December 2011;
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- British Library plans website overhaul
- Major website development to support transition from physical to digital delivery of British Library collections, by Gill Hitchcock. Guardian Professional, Tuesday 6 December 2011. "The British Library is planning a major project to build a new online platform and replace its existing website..."
Added: 7 December 2011;
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- Future Direction of the FDLP: Modeling Initiative
- Federal Depository Library Program, Written on Friday, 5 August 2011. "In September 2010, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) contracted with Ithaka S + R (Ithaka) to develop practical and sustainable models for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to continue to fulfill its mission in a changing information environment now dominated by digital technology. These models were intended to serve as a guide in planning the future direction of the Program. After careful review it was determined that the models presented by Ithaka are not practical and sustainable to meet the mission, goals, and principles of the FDLP. These models have some value as we move forward together with the library community to develop new models based on a shared vision which will increase flexibility for member libraries and ensure the vibrant future of the Program in the digital age..."
Added: 13 October 2011;
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- Libraries Can Connect the Public to Open Government
- OMB Watch, October 12, 2011. "In recent years, government has increasingly embraced the proactive disclosure of information and created online tools to increase transparency. But how do Americans discover that information? Who helps them learn how to use complex government databases and tools? The answer may be a surprisingly familiar one: libraries. Libraries have traditionally played a leading role in helping the public discover and use government information. However, the rapid expansion of e-government creates new opportunities and challenges for empowering the public with such information. The Government Printing Office (GPO) is now considering a proposal that could help libraries around the country to modernize and expand their government information services, supporting equitable public access to information and amplifying the impact of open government initiatives..."
Added: 13 October 2011;
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- Libraries should embrace digital revolution, says report
- Local Government Group and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council call for libraries to exploit shared services and digital technologies, by Gill Hitchcock. Guardian Professional, Friday 12 August 2011. "Libraries should share services across council boundaries and make greater use of digital technologies to survive cuts, according to the Local Government Group and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council..."
Added: 18 August 2011;
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- Future libraries: Change, options and how to get there - in pdf format (1192kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Learning from the Future Libraries Programme Phase 1. Local Government Group, August 2011. "... Big challenges demand big solutions. Innovative approaches are opening up through the need to address the complex challenges faced by communities and their councils. Library services can become more effective and sustainable in the future by working with key partners, for example communities, neighbouring councils and creative partnerships. The Future Libraries Programme has distilled some of the headline approaches that councils are pursuing and the essential success factors in developing, planning and implementing change..."
Added: 18 August 2011;
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- National Library to refresh IT infrastructure
- Designed to provide ongoing user-centric content delivery, by Rodney Gedda. CIO, 18 July, 2011. "The National Library of Australia (NLA) will refresh its IT infrastructure over a period of four years to keep pace with the growth in digital assets it manages..."
Added: 21 July 2011;
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- State Library of Queensland building virtual tour
- Growing demand from school students and educators for a deeper learning experience, by Tim Lohman. Computerworld, 4 July, 2011. "The State Library of Queensland is to launch a virtual tour application in response to growing demand from school students and educators for a deeper learning experience. According to State Library of Queensland documents school visits to the library have grown steadily since a major redevelopment of the library in 2006. In 2010 some 3730 school students and 279 educators took tours of the building..."
Added: 6 July 2011;
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- CeBIT 2011: Trove search engine wins eGovernment award
- Content from more than 1000 libraries, by Rodney Gedda (Techworld Australia). CIO, 2 June, 2011. "The National Library of Australia's Trove search engine project has taken out the 2011 Excellence in eGovernment Award and the Service Delivery Category Award at the CeBIT 2011 ICT Celebration Dinner in Sydney last night. Trove searches through millions of pieces of archived information – from photos to books – and the recently released version 4.0 of the search engine now crawls millions of journal articles as well..."
Added: 2 June 2011;
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- National Library wins national open source award for its online catalogue
- by OSOR Editorial Team, European Commission, May 17, 2011. "The National Library of Ireland received the Open Source eGovernment Award for its online catalogue in Ireland's eGovernment Awards for 2011, held on 23 March in Dublin Castle. The award recognised the National Library's use of open-source software in its Single Discovery Interface Project, particularly the VuFind Discovery Interface and the Apache Solr search platform, to improve and simplify access to its collections. The judges decided that the award was merited not only by the use of open source but because the Library had ‘taken another step up entirely' through its practical participation in and contribution to the VuFind project..."
Added: 19 May 2011;
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- National Library updates Trove search engine
- New design for more ease of use, by Rodney Gedda (Techworld Australia). Computerworld, 17 May, 2011. "The National Library of Australia has announced version 4.0 of its Trove search engine which now crawls millions of journal articles. Trove team support manager for e-resources at the NLA, Mark Raadgever, said version 4.0 is the result of collaboration across the library sector and was supported by National and State Libraries Australasia..."
Added: 19 May 2011;
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- Surrey launches mobile apps for eLibrary
- Surrey County Council, News Release, Published: 20 April 2011. "Surrey County Council's eLibrary can now be used on the go with the release of a series of free apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile. The council is making use of the latest technology to make it easier for residents to access Surrey's eBooks and eAudiobooks. Once downloaded, the apps allow people to use Surrey's online library with their normal login details and access almost 600 titles. As the apps know when a loan period is up and automatically return the download so there are no late fees..."
Added: 12 May 2011;
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- Surrey council launches e-library mobile app
- Free library application aims to make it easier for residents to access e-books and e-audio books. Guardian Government Computing - Guardian Professional, Monday 9 May 2011. "Surrey county council has launched a free e-library to app to give residents access to the authority's online library. Residents can use their normal online login details and access around 600 titles, said the council..."
Added: 12 May 2011;
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- Public Libraries Developing Technology Benchmarking
- By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, April 12, 2011. "The Urban Libraries Council is leading a nationwide coalition to develop benchmarks for access to technology in public libraries. The council joined forces with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and more than 10 other organizations earlier this year to begin the first phase of the benchmark development initiative. Through a $2.8 million grant funded through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the ICMA will support the benchmark design and lead the pilot in local communities. Although the benchmarks are still being defined, the groups anticipate the standards will cover wait times for public computers, broadband access speeds and other related issues..."
Added: 19 April 2011;
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- Edinburgh city council launches libraries app
- Free library application locates the nearest library in Edinburgh. Guardian Government Computing, Wednesday 9 March 2011. "An application created by Edinburgh library services and Scottish digital communications firm Solus is offering information about library services across the city. The app, available initially via Android devices, has information about library events, activities and service updates that are usually only available on library websites. It is believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland..."
Added: 10 March 2011;
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