New Australian Public Library Standards Launched, Documents Available Online
From the International Fed. of Library Associations (IFLA):
…the new Guidelines, Standards and Outcome Measures for Australian Public Libraries launched at a gala dinner at Parliament House in Canberra earlier this week.
Commissioned by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Australian Public Library Alliance (APLA) these guidelines provide essential benchmarks for library managers, councils and state government and build on previous standards.
To showcase public libraries’ contribution to innovation and creativity, ALIA also produced a fact sheet – 10 Ways that Libraries Power Smart Cities.
Read the Complete IFLA Announcement
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.