Trish Hepworth
@trishhepworth.bsky.social
Social policy, law, IP, libraries, coffee.
Orphan works and remote learning bill introduced this morning parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea... #copyright #library
parlinfo.aph.gov.au
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Orphan works and remote learning bill introduced this morning parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea... #copyright #library
New research could block AI learning from your online content www.csiro.au/en/news/All/...
New research could block AI learning from your online content
The method protects images from being used to train AI or create deepfakes by adding invisible changes that confuse the technology.
www.csiro.au
August 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
New research could block AI learning from your online content www.csiro.au/en/news/All/...
24 hour libraries making the HSC study possible www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
It’s approaching midnight, and this 24-hour venue is full of unsupervised teens
By 10.30pm the car park is overflowing with P-plates and there is a strict security system at the door of Sydney’s HSC study hot spot.
www.smh.com.au
August 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
24 hour libraries making the HSC study possible www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Here’s a project you probably don’t know about and your world will be better for knowing about - Malawi Folklore (yes of course there’s a library involvement - how else would I find things?) malawifolklore.mw/about/
About — Malawi Folklore
malawifolklore.mw
July 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here’s a project you probably don’t know about and your world will be better for knowing about - Malawi Folklore (yes of course there’s a library involvement - how else would I find things?) malawifolklore.mw/about/
Congratulations to the Australian Media Literacy Alliance on its incorporation! www.alia.org.au/Web/News/Art...
Australian Media Literacy Alliance takes major leap forward
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) welcomes the incorporation of the Australian Media Literacy Alliance.
www.alia.org.au
July 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations to the Australian Media Literacy Alliance on its incorporation! www.alia.org.au/Web/News/Art...
Library Resource sharing is a super power, and it’s going through a lot of change right now. Come and join the ALIA Resource Sharing Special Interest Group for a mini-share that considers the ILRS and what's next. Celebrating #LIW2025
www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?...
www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?...
Event Display
www.alia.org.au
July 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Library Resource sharing is a super power, and it’s going through a lot of change right now. Come and join the ALIA Resource Sharing Special Interest Group for a mini-share that considers the ILRS and what's next. Celebrating #LIW2025
www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?...
www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?...
NSW library people between 18-28 - you can apply to be the youth representative on the SLNSW Board! iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/young-bo...
Find your next role in the public sector I Work for NSW
iworkfor.nsw.gov.au
July 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
NSW library people between 18-28 - you can apply to be the youth representative on the SLNSW Board! iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/young-bo...
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The July #iPRES2025 newsletter is now available! This month we announce the conference dinner venue, introduce the digital preservation bake off, and discuss kindred and co-located events happening around the conference in Wellington. Have a read at www.ipres2025.nz/post/ipres-2...
iPRES 2025 July Newsletter
Updates on the conference dinner, cultural welcome, digital preservation bake off, and organising travel to Wellington!
www.ipres2025.nz
July 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The July #iPRES2025 newsletter is now available! This month we announce the conference dinner venue, introduce the digital preservation bake off, and discuss kindred and co-located events happening around the conference in Wellington. Have a read at www.ipres2025.nz/post/ipres-2...
Do you know an LIS masters student (completed at least 2 courses by 15 August) who would like some free money to support their study and research? We’ve extended the Charlotte Henry study grant - info here
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alia.org.au/Web/Web/Our-...
Charlotte Henry Study Grant
An annual grant of up to $5000 for an ALIA Member who is studying for a Masters qualification in library and information science through an ALIA accredited education provider.
alia.org.au
July 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Do you know an LIS masters student (completed at least 2 courses by 15 August) who would like some free money to support their study and research? We’ve extended the Charlotte Henry study grant - info here
alia.org.au/Web/Web/Our-...
alia.org.au/Web/Web/Our-...
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Do you know someone looking for a great PhD opportunity with a great academic supervisor? PhD scholarship to “reimagine AI answer systems for critical AI literacy in Australia” hblog.org/2025/06/18/p...
PhD scholarship to “reimagine AI answer systems for critical AI literacy in Australia”
I have a scholarship for a PhD student to work on my Future Fellowship project. Below is the description that will soon appear on UTS’s website. Feel free to ping me if you’re intereste…
hblog.org
July 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Do you know someone looking for a great PhD opportunity with a great academic supervisor? PhD scholarship to “reimagine AI answer systems for critical AI literacy in Australia” hblog.org/2025/06/18/p...
Congratulations to all the people recognised at the 50th NAIDOC week awards! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Daniel Hunt wins coveted NAIDOC Person of the Year
The National NAIDOC Awards have wrapped up for another year. Here's your guide to the winners list.
www.abc.net.au
July 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Congratulations to all the people recognised at the 50th NAIDOC week awards! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
“By far the most troubling thing I learnt while researching this story is the decline of school libraries in public schools, both in their number and standard of facilities.”
www.smh.com.au/national/a-t... #Reading #Libraries
www.smh.com.au/national/a-t... #Reading #Libraries
‘A ticking time bomb’: How Australia’s reading slump is making us stupid
Low literacy. A drop in recreational reading. Students who can’t finish texts. A book industry of falling margins. The decline in reading poses a risk to us all.
www.smh.com.au
July 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“By far the most troubling thing I learnt while researching this story is the decline of school libraries in public schools, both in their number and standard of facilities.”
www.smh.com.au/national/a-t... #Reading #Libraries
www.smh.com.au/national/a-t... #Reading #Libraries
Interesting look at book censorship in Malaysia
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
'Bans and intimidation': Malaysia's war on books
Malaysian authorities raided this bookstore on Wednesday to seize two books on the grounds of morality. But for the bookstore staff and publishers, this is just another day.
www.abc.net.au
June 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Interesting look at book censorship in Malaysia
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
📚Can you help?
There’s nothing our Librarian, Partnership and Governance Lisa enjoys more than receiving a long lost copy of AARL and we are down to the last missing volume...
Do you have AARL Volume 23 Issue 3 1992 sitting on your shelves? If you do, we would love to hear from you.
There’s nothing our Librarian, Partnership and Governance Lisa enjoys more than receiving a long lost copy of AARL and we are down to the last missing volume...
Do you have AARL Volume 23 Issue 3 1992 sitting on your shelves? If you do, we would love to hear from you.
June 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📚Can you help?
There’s nothing our Librarian, Partnership and Governance Lisa enjoys more than receiving a long lost copy of AARL and we are down to the last missing volume...
Do you have AARL Volume 23 Issue 3 1992 sitting on your shelves? If you do, we would love to hear from you.
There’s nothing our Librarian, Partnership and Governance Lisa enjoys more than receiving a long lost copy of AARL and we are down to the last missing volume...
Do you have AARL Volume 23 Issue 3 1992 sitting on your shelves? If you do, we would love to hear from you.
Happy 40th to the Alexander Building - home of SLWA! I put this in my talk the other day on great libraries amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.abc....
Alexander Library building celebrates 40 years as a Perth icon - ABC News
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June 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Happy 40th to the Alexander Building - home of SLWA! I put this in my talk the other day on great libraries amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.abc....
A fascinating trip down the historical censorship of comics in Australia from @iurgi.com - well worth your time to read #Libraries #AusLibChat www.iurgi.com/2025/06/book...
Book Challenges and Bans Part 3: Comics Censorship in 1950s Australia
www.iurgi.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A fascinating trip down the historical censorship of comics in Australia from @iurgi.com - well worth your time to read #Libraries #AusLibChat www.iurgi.com/2025/06/book...
Students need school libraries - in an age if mis and disinformation, AI summaries and declining literacy - why would you get rid of your specialised staff in these areas? www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
Librarians set to be removed from every Glasgow secondary school - BBC News
A principal librarian and a team of assistants would cover Glasgow's 30 secondary schools if council budget cuts are approved.
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June 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Students need school libraries - in an age if mis and disinformation, AI summaries and declining literacy - why would you get rid of your specialised staff in these areas? www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
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The Australian Public and Educational Lending Right Schemes directly benefit authors and publishers as their books are loaned through libraries www.tonyburke.com.au/media-releas...
MORE MONEY FOR AUSTRALIAN WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS — Tony Burke MP
This week, more than $28 million has made its way directly to authors, illustrators and publishers across almost 18,000 annual payments, thanks to the Albanese Labor Government’s Public and Educationa...
www.tonyburke.com.au
June 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The Australian Public and Educational Lending Right Schemes directly benefit authors and publishers as their books are loaned through libraries www.tonyburke.com.au/media-releas...
Hi Australian Library Crew - Any suggestions for an Australian library/LIS hashtag that doesn’t get us confused with a major political party? What are people using? #Libraries #Library #LIS #Skybrarain #AusLibChat
June 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hi Australian Library Crew - Any suggestions for an Australian library/LIS hashtag that doesn’t get us confused with a major political party? What are people using? #Libraries #Library #LIS #Skybrarain #AusLibChat
Lovely Interview with librarian Alissa Howlett talking Evidence-based practice www.alia.org.au/Web/News/Art... #Skybrarians #Libraries
Evidence based practice for LIS professionals: a Q and A with course convenor Alisa Howlett
Convenor of ALIA's Evidence based practice for LIS Professionals course Alisa Howlett shares her professional journey with EBP.
www.alia.org.au
June 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Lovely Interview with librarian Alissa Howlett talking Evidence-based practice www.alia.org.au/Web/News/Art... #Skybrarians #Libraries
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Missed our webinar on #libraries, #copyright, and #AI? The recording is now available!
Explore how two new #IFLA copyright statements can support library advocacy, covering essential principles and the latest debates around AI and copyright law.
Watch it here: youtu.be/lKY858b0ChY
Explore how two new #IFLA copyright statements can support library advocacy, covering essential principles and the latest debates around AI and copyright law.
Watch it here: youtu.be/lKY858b0ChY
Webinar: Establishing core principles for copyright and libraries
YouTube video by IFLA
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June 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Missed our webinar on #libraries, #copyright, and #AI? The recording is now available!
Explore how two new #IFLA copyright statements can support library advocacy, covering essential principles and the latest debates around AI and copyright law.
Watch it here: youtu.be/lKY858b0ChY
Explore how two new #IFLA copyright statements can support library advocacy, covering essential principles and the latest debates around AI and copyright law.
Watch it here: youtu.be/lKY858b0ChY
“Ozolin's installation in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts considers George Orwell's novel 1984 and free speech while looking at current politics, fake news, artificial intelligence and social media.”
For anyone in lutruwita thinking of a dark Mofo excursion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
For anyone in lutruwita thinking of a dark Mofo excursion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Where to find free art as 'behemoth' Dark Mofo festival kicks off
Tasmania's iconic winter festival gets underway today, with free experiences hidden across Hobart in disused churches, basements and even a Freemasons lodge.
www.abc.net.au
June 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Ozolin's installation in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts considers George Orwell's novel 1984 and free speech while looking at current politics, fake news, artificial intelligence and social media.”
For anyone in lutruwita thinking of a dark Mofo excursion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
For anyone in lutruwita thinking of a dark Mofo excursion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
This looks fun even if it’s in a bad time zone
Title: Reframing authority control to balance creators' autonomy and users' needs
Date: June 9, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Registration: nasig.org/event-6181038
Title: Reframing authority control to balance creators' autonomy and users' needs
Date: June 9, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Registration: nasig.org/event-6181038
NASIG - Reframing authority control to balance creators’ autonomy and users’ needs
nasig.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This looks fun even if it’s in a bad time zone
Title: Reframing authority control to balance creators' autonomy and users' needs
Date: June 9, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Registration: nasig.org/event-6181038
Title: Reframing authority control to balance creators' autonomy and users' needs
Date: June 9, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Registration: nasig.org/event-6181038
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I'd add professional and skilled staff (hello #skybrarians !) to the "does not come cheap" list. Their knowledge also once lost is not retrievable... I keep thinking about the risk of losing the pipeline creating and supporting skilled professionals to the AI hype cycle.
June 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I'd add professional and skilled staff (hello #skybrarians !) to the "does not come cheap" list. Their knowledge also once lost is not retrievable... I keep thinking about the risk of losing the pipeline creating and supporting skilled professionals to the AI hype cycle.