Hey all — I’ve mentioned my Australia travels a few times in comments, etc. I thought it might be interesting to offer some details about my travels and what’s happening in Australian/Asia Pacific libraries. Perhaps it might inspire some of you for the Inspiration Report.
Things to Explore
- SJSU (2018). School of Information News Story on Stephens in Australia.
- Invercargill Library (2018). Invercargill “Keeping Up with the Librarians” Presentation from APLIC18
- Ipswitch Libraries. (2018). Ipswich Marketplace Presentation from APLIC18
- Thompson, J. & Trevaskis, L. (2018). A Remote Library Dropping Dewey to Use Local Indigenous Concepts Instead.
- McGarry, M. (2019). Bookworms Rejoice: The Best Libraries in Australia.
- Australian Digital Inclusion Index. (2021). Measuring Australia’s Digital Divide.
- Australia Post (2021). The New Digital Library in Australia.
- The DX Lab. (2021). Experiments.
- The Guardian editors. (2021). Worlds’ Best New Public Libraries in Pictures.
- Hasan, T. (2022). How Your Library is a Sanctuary of Health and Wellness.
- State Library of New South Wales (2022). Using Behavioural Insights to Improve Public Library Services.
- City of Townsville (n.d.) CityLibraries Townsville.
- State Library of Queensland. (n.d.) State Library of Queensland homepage.
- University of South Queensland (n.d.) The Hyperlinked Campus.
- National and State Libraries of Australasia (n.d.) Culturally Safe Libraries.
- State Library of New South Wales (n.d.) Welcome Indigenous Peoples to Your Library.
Even more links!
- https://www.nsla.org.au/resources/cslp-collections/ – Great resources talking about how to make libraries culturally safe for indigenous patrons, which was something I certainly had never thought about before moving here!)
- https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/services/indigenous-spaces/welcome-indigenous-peoples-your-library
- https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/advice-and-best-practice/research-projects/using-behavioural-insights
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2021/jul/07/a-cultural-masterpiece-the-worlds-best-new-public-libraries-in-pictures
- https://thedesignfiles.net/2019/04/architecture-best-libraries-australia/
- https://auspost.com.au/enterprise-gov/insights-and-reports/digitising-services/the-new-digital-library-australia-(How Australian libraries dealt with lockdown–our library mailed us our requested books!