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IFRRO World Congress 2012 Review of Australian PLR / ELR Schemes Caroline Morgan, General Manager

Explore the objectives, key elements, and current reviews of the Australian Public Lending Right (PLR) and Educational Lending Right (ELR) schemes. Learn about the components, funding, eligibility criteria, and ongoing issues such as e-books inclusion and scheme modernization.

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IFRRO World Congress 2012 Review of Australian PLR / ELR Schemes Caroline Morgan, General Manager

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  1. IFRRO World Congress 2012 Review of Australian PLR / ELR Schemes Caroline Morgan, General Manager

  2. Topics • Objectives of the scheme • Key elements • Key issues • Current reviews

  3. Key elements of the scheme • 2 components: • PLR (the public library network) • ELR (educational libraries) • In 2012-13: • PLR: A$10,295 million • ELR: A$11,701 million • Only available to citizens / residents and businesses that regularly publish books in Australia • Managed on claims / sample of holdings

  4. Objectives of the schemes • Recognition of lost income from books being made available in libraries • To support and encourage the growth and development of Australian writing and publishing

  5. Current reviews • In 2011 the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) endorsed the importance of the PLR / ELR • The Book Industry Collaboration Council was formed in 2012 to follow through on BISG recommendations, including PLR / ELR • It has established an Expert Reference Group to consider how eBooks can be included in the schemes INDEPENDENTLY • the government is conducting a “modernisation” review considering how the existing scheme can be improved. This is the first review since 2000

  6. Key issues • Inclusion of e-books in the scheme (for the Expert Reference Group) • Should payments be capped? • Should it change from a holdings based model to an alternative basis – loans or type of publication? • Should the management of the scheme be outsourced?

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