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Educational Lending Right School Library Survey
By Keith Gove
Issue 35, Term 4 2000
The Commonwealth Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA} has contracted Curriculum Corporation to conduct the Educational Lending Right School Library Survey in October-November 2000. The project will be managed by the SCIS Unit at Curriculum Corporation. The Edu
Educational Lending Right school library survey
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
Many thanks to the hundreds of school library staff members who participated in Educational Lending Right (ELR) 2021–22; the SCIS team is very grateful for your ongoing commitment to the creation of Australian books. The school library survey is conducted by Education Services Australia (ESA) on
Join the Educational Lending Right Survey: Shape the future of Australian literature and learning!
By Education Services Australia (ESA)
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
e and go a long way towards me being able to earn a living as a writer. – George Ivanof Here in Australia, we are lucky to have a government-funded Educational Lending Right (ELR) scheme that sees Australian authors, illustrators and publishers compensated for the free use of their books held in s
Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey 2019–20
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 113, Term 2 2020
Many thanks to everyone who participated in last year’s ELR School Library Survey. The 2019–20 survey was one of the most efficient, and reached the highest percentage of Australian schools yet. The survey is conducted by Education Services Australia (ESA) on behalf of the Australian Government’s
ELR – Encouraging the growth and development of Australian writing and publishing
By Ruilin Shi
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
Each year, SCIS manages the Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey on behalf of the Department of Communications and the Arts. In turn, annual payments to authors and publishers are calculated using the results of this survey, extrapolated to reach a national school score and then co
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, James Moloney
Issue 98, Term 3 2016
el, and the estimates are used to determine payments. To ensure the estimates are sufficient, at least 300 schools are required to participate. The Educational Lending Right program keeps the production cycle flowing: it allows authors and publishers to continue to create books, which, in turn, al
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nicole Richardson, Simmone Howell
Issue 96, Term 1 2016
book creators and publishers receiving well-deserved income are lowered. Every year, the Department of Communications and the Arts administers the Educational Lending Right (ELR) survey, an initiative of the Australian Government to make payments to eligible creators and publishers on the basis t
Supporting Australian book creators
By Laura Armstrong, Will Kostakis
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
Each year, Educational Lending Right (ELR), an Australian Government cultural program, makes payments to thousands of book creators across Australia. These payments compensate Australian book creators and publishers for income potentially lost as a result of their books being available for loan in
Supporting Australian book creators
By Ruilin Shi
Issue 109, Term 2 2019
be in place that ensures authors their dues. Now many years later, I know what that system is. Since 2000–01, the Australian Government has run the Educational Lending Right (ELR) scheme, to compensate Australian book creators for having their titles held in educational libraries. Each year, a sam
Educational Lending Rights: Supporting Australian stories in school libraries
By Article by Education Services Australia (ESA)
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
Each year, the Educational Lending Rights (ELR) School Library Survey helps ensure Australian authors, illustrators and publishers are fairly compensated for their work. Here’s how your 5-minute contribution supports future generations of readers. The Australian Lending Right Schemes compensate A
Supporting Australian book creators
By Nova Weetman
Issue 119, Term 4 2021
ey are also an income stream. I remember when I published my first book and received a small advance. I didn’t know about the Australian Government’s Educational Lending Right (ELR) and Public Lending Right (PLR) schemes. Another author explained it to me as if passing on a great secret. Eligible Au
Supporting Australian book creators
By Alison Lester
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
and sharing them with your students! In a process that my non-mathematical brain has no chance of understanding, those books are tallied up and an Educational Lending Right payment (ELR) is paid to me once a year by the Australian Government. ELR is paid to authors to make up for income lost as a
Supporting Australian book creators
By Sally Rippin
Issue 115, Term 4 2020
comedians and other celebrities who naturally attract a lot of attention and therefore sell more books. This is why Public Lending Right (PLR) and Educational Lending Right (ELR) payments are so important, compensating creators for royalties lost when their books are borrowed from libraries rath
ELR interview with Kim Brunoro
By Education Services Australia
Issue 123, Term 4 2022
ch, part of the Australian Government’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Kim discusses the Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey, as well as the Lending Right Schemes in general. 1. Before we go any further, are there book
ELR: big win for Aussie authors
By Amanda Shay
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
been purchased for your school library and can now be borrowed hundreds of times. Yet, the author was only paid once. The Australian Government’s Educational Lending Right (ELR) scheme ensures Australian creators and publishers receive compensation for the free use of their books in Australian l
Supporting Australian book creators
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 114, Term 3 2020
Each year, Educational Lending Right (ELR), an Australian Government cultural program, makes payments to thousands of book creators and publishers across Australia. These payments compensate them for income potentially lost as a result of their books being available for loan in educational lending
ELR Interview with Alice Pung
By Article by Education Services Australia
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
nted by the Melbourne Theatre Company. Alice spoke to Connections about libraries, Laurinda, her most recent novel One Hundred Days, and the annual Educational Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey. Were libraries an important part of your school years? Do you have any favourite memories?
Supporting Australian book creators
By Ruilin Shi (with thanks to Jeannie Baker)
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
n public and educational lending libraries. That is why the two Australian Lending Right Schemes (ELR and PLR) are so important to all of them. The Educational Lending Right (ELR) scheme oversees the lending rights for school, TAFE and university libraries. I was lucky enough to correspond with
The Great Aussie Book Count 2023–24
By Amanda Shay
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
ian Government’s Office for the Arts, Education Services Australia (ESA) is currently working with school libraries across Australia to complete the Educational Lending Right (ELR) 2023–24 scheme, also known as the Great Aussie Book Count. Our team may send your school an invitation to participate
Interview with Gabrielle Wang, Australian Children's Laureate
By Gabrielle Wang
Issue 122, Term 3 2022
rians to give students books about other cultures, especially by diverse authors. Every year school library staff are invited to participate in the Educational Lending Right School Library Survey (ELR). The survey is part of a process that determines how much recompense authors and publishers rece