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COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns shifted the way users access and borrow books from public libraries. Loans of eBooks and audiobooks increased during lockdowns, and this trend could be here to stay. However, while the authors of books held in public and educational libraries receive payments under the lending rights scheme, the scheme does not cover digital materials like eBooks and audiobooks. In this panel we are joined by Olivia Lanchester (CEO, Australian Society of Authors) and Trish Hepworth (Director of Policy and Education, ALIA) to talk about the much needed reforms to Australia’s lending rights scheme.

Live online panel: Olivia Lanchester (CEO, Australian Society of Authors), Trish Hepworth (Director of Policy and Education, ALIA), Kirsty Murray (Author).