Public library publications
The following are State Library publications about public libraries and public library issues.
- Living Learning Libraries 2011
- New South Wales Public Libraries Directory (PDF 6Mb)
- Public Library Statistics
- Public Library News
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Public library services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in New South Wales, papers from the 2005 seminar (August 2006)
- Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales public libraries, survey results from June 2004 (PDF 88Kb)
Buildings
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Building benchmarking spreadsheet (MS Excel 36Kb)
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People places: A guide for public library buildings in New South Wales (2nd edn) (PDF 766 Kb)
Future of public libraries
Information and communication technology
- Internet Policy Guidelines for NSW Public Libraries (PDF 211 KB)
- Digital practice: guidelines for digitising images in NSW public libraries
- E-government: Issues and implications for public libraries
- New South Wales public libraries and e-government, summary report
- New South Wales public libraries and e-government, research report
- Virtual spaces, guidelines for public library websites (PDF 545Kb)
Library management
- Restructuring of library services, manual (PDF 281Kb)
MAPS
Older persons
- Active engaged valued: Older people and New South Wales public libraries (June 2006)
Social capital
- A safe place to go: Libraries and social capital (PDF 204Kb)
Value of public libraries
- Enriching Communities: The value of public libaries in New South Wales, final report
- Enriching Communities: The value of public libraries in New South Wales, Appendices to the report
- Enriching Communities: The value of public libraries in New South Wales, Summary report
- Sustaining communities: Measuring the value of public libraries, A review of research approaches.
- Public libraries and sustainable communities, Project discussion paper
Planning
This manual, prepared by Library Consultancy Services Pty Ltd, is based on material presented at a workshop run by Geoff Carson, of Library Consultancy Services Pty Ltd, and Errol Chadwick, of Chadwick and Associates.
Restructuring of Library Services manual (1999) PDF (281 KB)
Library specification manual (1998)
This aims to provide a template to help prepare library service specifications. It is critical that specifications be tailored to suit individual circumstances.
Another resource to consider is Library models in New South Wales checklist (April 2008)
