National Library of Australia

About ERA

Electronic Resources Australia (ERA) is a direct result of the work done by a group of Australian library sectoral representatives who have been striving for national licensing since 2003.

This work has been done in response to recommendation 9 of the Senate’s October 2003 report on Libraries in the Online Environment, and aims to provide Australians with easy access to a variety of trusted subscription information online sources via their library.

In an era of the Internet and ever-expanding electronic services, direct and immediate access to online information is fundamental to a well-informed, educated, economically competitive and democratic society.  Libraries must compete not only for funds but also significance and anything that can assist with savings and bringing authoritative resources to their customers is both extremely important and highly appealing.

On 9 May 2007 in the nation’s capital not only was the town abuzz with the budget news but all eyes were turned towards the National Library where another historical event was occurring.  Thirty six librarians from various library sectors across Australia met for a national forum to launch Electronic Resources Australia.

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More information?

For more information about Electronic Resources Australia, email era@nla.gov.au or phone 1800 182 937 (toll-free within Australia).

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