NCU | Copyright for Educators - TAFEs: Thursday 5 June
2025-06-05 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Copyright for Educators – TAFEs: Thursday 5 June (9am-1pm AEDT Syd/Melb/Canberra)
This free webinar is open to all Australian TAFE staff (excluding Victorian TAFEs). It is targeted to teachers and librarians who work in TAFEs.
The webinar covers:

Copyright Basics
Statutory Text and Artistic Works Licence
Radio and TV Broadcasts
TAFE Music Licence
Education Exceptions
Labelling and Attribution
Commercial Activities and Seeking Permission
Copyright Infringement Claims
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Open Educational Resources (OER) and Creative Commons (CC).

If you have any questions, please contact smartcopying@det.nsw.edu.au.

SCIS | Ask SCIS: Term 2 live Q&A with the team
2025-06-17 14:00 - 14:45 (Australia/Melbourne)
Join our 45-minute Q&A sessions at the end of each term for answers to your cataloguing questions. Hosted by SCIS team members from Customer Service, Product, and Cataloguing, you’ll get in depth support, practical guidance, and themed insights about developments at SCIS.

No question is too big or small – connect with us in these sessions to help make the most of your subscription.

SLASA | 2025 Annual Conference - School Libraries: choose your own adventure!
2025-06-20 08:15 - 2025-06-21 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hotel Grand Chancellor, 65 Hindley St, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Join Us for the 2025 School Library Association of South Australia Conference!
We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming dynamic and informative conference at our new venue, The Grand Chancellor Hotel in Adelaide.
This year’s theme, “School Libraries: Choose Your Own Adventure,” promises an exciting lineup of speakers and sessions covering a wide array of topics relevant to school libraries. From Archives to Information Literacy, 3D Printing to Cataloguing, and Library Design, our conference has something for everyone. Whether you’re looking to explore new initiatives or find practical solutions to keep your library engaging and useful, you’ll find it here.
Our new venue offers ample space for learning and networking. Your registration includes a delicious lunch and a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow professionals. Don’t miss out on this chance to enhance your skills and knowledge in a supportive and inspiring environment.
Need Accommodation?
We’ve secured a discounted accommodation rate at the Hotel Grand Chancellor – Adelaide for conference attendees. Book your stay here:
Grand Chancellor Accommodation Booking
Come along and be part of this adventure!

NOTE: Current price listed is the early bird price.

SCIS | Discovering new ways SCIS can support your library
2025-07-29 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
This webinar looks in depth the additional features of the SCIS website which support the work of school library staff.

Downloading records from the website – how and why
Advanced search and limiters
Creating, saving and sharing lists
Browsing controlled vocabularies
Professional learning with SCIS

Learning outcomes:

Deepen familiarity with SCIS Data website
Understand different search techniques
Increase awareness of SCIS support for school libraries

National Education Summit Brisbane 2025 | QSLA | Capacity Building School Libraries Conference
2025-07-31 09:00 - 2025-08-01 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
Thursday 31 July and Friday 1 August 2025
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
School libraries have emerged as dynamic hubs of learning, encompassing literacy and reading, AI integration, digital literacy and citizenship. As spaces for inquiry and collaboration, they offer personalised learning experiences to foster critical thinking and information evaluation skills preparing students for the digital age. Strategic leadership is vital in shaping library spaces, collections and initiatives that align with the evolving needs and well-being of students and educators.

NCU | Copyright for Educators - Schools: Tuesday 26 August
2025-08-26 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Perth)
Copyright for Educators – Schools: Tuesday 26 August (9am-3pm AWST Perth)
This free webinar is open to all Australian Government and non-government school staff and is targeted to teachers and teacher-librarians from K-12.
The webinar covers:

Copyright Basics
Statutory Text and Artistic Works Licence
Statutory Broadcast Licence
Music and Co-curricular Licences
Education Exceptions
Labelling and Attribution
Audiobooks
Seeking Permission and Consents
Artificial Intelligence
Copyright Infringement Claims
Creative Commons and Open Education Resources.

If you have any questions, please contact smartcopying@det.nsw.edu.au

National Education Summit Melbourne 2025 - Capacity Building School Libraries
2025-08-28 09:00 - 2025-08-29 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, VIC, 3006, Australia
Experience the 2025 National Education Summit
Stay at the forefront of education with insights into the latest developments and hear firsthand from Australia’s top educators and thought leaders as they unveil emerging trends, pioneering techniques, and powerful new approaches to teaching and learning. This is your opportunity to elevate your professional growth by gaining fresh perspectives, developing new skills, and exploring creative solutions to modern challenges in education. Network with passionate educators, industry trailblazers, and leading organisations, forging valuable collaborations that will shape the future of education. Don’t miss this unparalleled chance to be part of the conversation driving the future of education.
EARLY BIRD RATE – ENDS 31/05/25
One Day Ticket: $329.00
Two Day Ticket: $609.00
STANDARD RATE- FROM 01/06/25
One Day Ticket: $379.00
Two Day Ticket: $699.00
Explore dynamic, sustainable, inclusive
and future-ready school libraries
Thursday 28 August and Friday 29 August
2025 Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
SLAV are a partner organisation for the Conference Strand of the National Education Summit.

SLAV | Capacity Building School Libraries Conference: Explore dynamic, sustainable, inclusive and future-ready school libraries
2025-08-29 09:00 - 15:10 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, VIC, 3006, Australia
Explore dynamic, sustainable, inclusive and future-ready school libraries
Friday 29 August 2025
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
School libraries have emerged as dynamic hubs of learning, encompassing literacy and reading, AI integration, digital literacy and citizenship. As spaces for inquiry and collaboration, they offer personalised learning experiences to foster critical thinking and information evaluation skills preparing students for the digital age. Strategic leadership is vital in shaping library spaces, collections and initiatives that align with the evolving needs and well-being of students and educators.

SCIS | Ask SCIS: Term 3 live Q&A with the team
2025-09-16 14:00 - 14:45 (Australia/Melbourne)

SCIS | The Advanced Cataloguer’s Toolkit
2025-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
This webinar is designed for school library staff who regularly interact with catalogue records in their LMS and understand the basic of cataloguing theory. It will focus on the skills and knowledge required to create SCIS catalogue records, as well as consider the SCIS cataloguer workflows.

This session can include:

SCIS cataloguing standards
Topical subject headings and controlled vocabularies
Call numbers and Dewey
Describing a resource
Development in library bibliographic data and its impact on SCIS

Learning outcomes:

Improved understanding SCIS cataloguer workflows
Increased knowledge of the international and local standards used to create SCIS records
Develop some familiarity with the future of bibliographic data
This session is planned to be interactive, with conversations between participants and presenters encouraged, so bring along your questions.

QSLA | Future Libraries Conference 2025
2025-10-31 00:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | State Library of Queensland, Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
Stay tuned for the conference flyer which will include the program and a QR code for registrations.
Pricings:

QSLA Members $135 plus a 50c booking fee
Non-Members $150 plus a 50c booking fee
Students $99 plus a 50c booking fee

SLAV | SLAV Annual Conference 2025 Transforming Readers
2025-11-21 08:30 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, VIC, 3006, Australia
SLAV ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025
SCHOOL LIBRARIES: TRANSFORMING READING
Full Day Conference
November 21 – 8.30 am to 3.30 pm

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
Level 2 Conference Rooms – Meeting Rooms 219 & 220
Price to be confirmed
Program to be confirmed
Registrations are not yet open

NCU | Copyright for Educators - TAFEs: Tuesday 25 November
2025-11-25 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Perth)
Copyright for Educators – TAFEs: Tuesday 25 November (9am-1pm AWST Perth/ 12pm – 4pm AEDT Sydney/Melb/Canberra)
This free webinar is open to all Australian TAFE staff (excluding Victorian TAFEs). It is targeted to teachers and librarians who work in TAFEs.
The webinar covers:

Copyright Basics
Statutory Text and Artistic Works Licence
Radio and TV Broadcasts
TAFE Music Licence
Education Exceptions
Labelling and Attribution
Commercial Activities and Seeking Permission
Copyright Infringement Claims
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Open Educational Resources (OER) and Creative Commons (CC).

If you have any questions, please contact smartcopying@det.nsw.edu.au.

SLANSW | Beyond the Checklist: New Tools to Teach Media Information Literacy in the AI Era
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Zoom
Online via SLANSW Zoom room
Registration
Non-Members – $45.00
For participants who are not current financial members of SLANSW
SLANSW Members
SLANSW members can attend this online meet-up for free

SLAV | About Reading, Books and Literacy Series
2026-05-05 16:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
This SLAV series compromises of 6 sessions online, and the first one is on Tuesday 5 May.
Read more about the series here and put these dates into your 2026 diary:
5 May, 10 June, 22 July, 8 September, 22 October and 1 December.

ALIA National Conference (Tuesday is dedicated to school library themes)
2026-05-11 09:00 - 2026-05-14 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Rosehill Gardens, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill, Sydney, NSW, 2142, Australia
The ALIA National 2026 Conference will take place from Monday 11 May – Thursday 14 May 2026 at the Grand Pavillion, Rosehill Gardens, Parramatta, NSW.
ALIA National Conference costs are ALIA Member Full Reg $1,450 / Non Member Full Reg $1,950
More information

Copyright half-hour: Disability Exceptions
2026-05-13 12:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Webinar
This free 30-minute webinar, hosted by the National Copyright Unit (NCU), will focus on the Disability Access Exceptions. It will explain how these exceptions enable you to adapt learning materials to ensure they are accessible for students with disabilities.

National Education Summit | Capacity Building School Libraries Conference
2026-05-14 09:00 - 2026-05-15 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
The Capacity Building School Libraries Conference will focus on these major streams:
Future-Focused Libraries, Equity, Access and Inclusion, and Programs, Collections and Spaces.
Choose from one day or two day tickets. Tickets include Arrival tea/coffee, Morning tea & Buffet lunch, Certificate of Attendance (mapped to APST) & Access to Summit Social.
Find out more and download the event brochure

SCIS | Respectful Cataloguing Practices and School Culture: How SCIS Supports Diversity and Inclusion in Schools
2026-05-19 15:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Webinar
This webinar explores reparative cataloguing and the importance of using respectful, inclusive, and unbiased language in subject headings and authority files. Learn how thoughtful choices in terminology can foster a positive school culture, support equity, and ensure your library is a welcoming space for all learners.

SLAV | HILO Series 2026 | State Library of Victoria: The Amazing Things They Can Do for Your Students!
2026-05-21 15:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
The High Impact Libraries Online (HILO) series showcases and explores the various ways school libraries support learning and teaching through online systems, tools, and programs. Each session presents a different area of knowledge within the online school library space; offering examples of strategic practice by experienced speakers.
COST: Members = $30 / Non-members = $40

SLASA | Library Tours – Roma Mitchell Secondary College
2026-05-21 17:00 - 18:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Roma Mitchell Secondary College, Briens Road, Gepps Cross, South Australia, Australia
Join SLASA for a tour of the Roma Mitchell Secondary College Library. Explore a modern, vibrant resource centre designed to spark curiosity and inspire independent learning.
There will be 2 sessions in addition to the tour: Empowering Students: Library and Research Skills, and Developing a Directory for SA School Library Staff.
NO CHARGE TO ATTEND for SLASA members / $10 non SLASA members
*Registration required by Wednesday 20 May*

SLAV | Introduction to the School Library Toolkit
2026-05-27 16:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
Join SLAV to explore the guiding principles, suggested approaches, inspiring exemplars and targeted templates to support your success. This online session will introduce you to SLAV’s School Library Toolkit website. The session fee includes the purchase of the resource.
Event registration: $80.00 for SLAV members / $120.00 for non-members
$0.00 if you have already purchased the School Library Toolkit
$80.00 for WASLA QSLA members

ALIA | Readers’ Advisory
2026-06-03 08:00 - 2026-06-22 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
Readers’ advisory is a core library skill, especially for those working in public and school libraries. This 3 week course will sharpen your skills and knowledge around the RA interview and improve your confidence in recommending reading materials to patrons. This is a 3 week professional development unit. You will receive a Certificate of Participation upon the successful completion of this course. Times TBA
COST: $360 Member / $515 Non-member

SLAV | Masterclass series 2026 – Library Leadership
2026-06-03 14:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online

NCU | Copyright half-hour: Smartcopying Essentials: Creative Commons and Open Education Resources
2026-06-10 12:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
This free 30-minute webinar, run by the National Copyright Unit (NCU), will focus on Smartcopying tips, Creative Commons and (CC) and Open Education Resources (OER).
Please note: This webinar is open to Australian school and TAFE (other than Victorian TAFE staff) educators, librarians and administrators.

SLAV | About Reading, Books and Literacy series
2026-06-10 16:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
This SLAV series compromises of a number of online sessions. Read more about the series here and put these dates into your 2026 diary:
10 June, 22 July, 8 September, 22 October and 1 December.

SLASA | Leading Literacies for Future-Ready Schools
2026-06-11 12:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Hotel Grand Chancellor, 65 Hindley St, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Leading Literacies for Future-Ready Schools: Empowering site and education leaders to shape whole-school cultures of reading, media literacy, and critical information in the age of AI
Cost is $150 for 1 participant per site, then each subsequent attendee from the same site is $100

SLAV | About Reading, Books and Literacy series
2026-07-22 16:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
This SLAV series compromises of a number of online sessions. Read more about the series here and put these dates into your 2026 diary:
22 July, 8 September, 22 October and 1 December.

NCU | Using Text and Artistic Works in Schools
2026-07-29 15:30 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
This free 30-minute webinar, run by the National Copyright Unit (NCU), will focus on using text and artistic works in schools and copyright infringement notices.

NCU | Copyright Hour: Copyright for School Resource Developers
2026-08-05 15:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
This free one-hour webinar, run by the National Copyright Unit (NCU), will focus on developing curriculum resources for schools.
