Educational Lending Right (ELR) school library survey
Information for schools invited to participate in ELR
Documents to assist schools to run ELR
About ELR
Educational Lending Right (ELR) is an Australian cultural program administered by the Office for the Arts, Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
SCIS manages the ELR school library survey on behalf of the Office for the Arts. The ELR school library survey collects data to calculate the number of copies of specific titles held in Australian school libraries. These book counts are the basis for payments to Australian book creators. The payments are to assist book creators to continue producing Australian books.
Australian book creators value ELR
Many Australian book creators have provided statements about the value of ELR to their ability to write and illustrate books for children. Read some in the right panel or read more book creators statements.
Who is invited to participate in ELR?
600 schools across Australia are selected each year to participate in ELR. This includes schools with enrolments over 100 from all sectors and that use library systems compatible with ELR software.
When does the ELR survey operate?
Schools will be approached from September and data files required no later than November.
How do schools participate in ELR?
Schools follow simple instructions to provide a data file report or a backup file from the school library management system. Previous participants report it to be a very quick process. And that is the survey done!
Want to know more?
More information about the ELR school library survey
Summary Report from the ELR 2011-12 school library survey
Top 100 Australian books, created from the results of the ELR 2011-12 school library survey
Information for schools invited to participate in ELR
Protecting school privacy
The privacy of all schools will be rigorously maintained. No individual libraries will be identified in the final survey results. All school data held at Education Services Australia for the purposes of the survey is destroyed once the survey process has been completed.
Documents to assist school to run ELR
Agreement to participate, if required by your school
- Alice (pdf, 80kb)
- Amlib instructions (pdf, 665kb)
- Athena (pdf, 31kb)
- Bibliotech (pdf, 84kb)
- Bookmark (pdf, 533kb)
- CircCat (pdf, 151kb)
- Destiny (pdf, 157kb)
- NSW DET OASIS (pdf, 138kb)
- Oliver v3, v4, v5 (pdf, 109kb)
- Oliver 4.2.007 (pdf, 37kb)
Feedback from participants
When you have completed the survey process, please let us know if the information, instructions and support were sufficient for you to participate easily by using the participant feedback. Your feedback will help us improve information and support for future ELR surveys.
Contact us
| Telephone | 03 9207 9600 or freecall outside Melbourne metropolitan area 1800 337 405 |
| elr@esa.edu.au | |
| ELR Education Services Australia Reply Paid 177 Carlton South Vic 3053 |
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"Contrary to popular belief, authors aren't rich (sadly!). ELR payments are a key factor in my ability to keep working as a full time writer without having to take on unrelated work. ELR means more stories for kids."
Recent titles by Marianne Musgrove:
- The worry tree
- Don't breathe a word
- Lucy the good
- Lucy the lie detector
You can read more about Marianne and her books from her website.
"Most of my work sells into schools. Quite simply the ELR money helps me, perhaps even enables me, to keep writing. Thank you ELR for the support over the years, and for supplementing the income of writers."
Recent titles by Doug MacLeod:
- I'm being stalked by a moonshadow
- The clockwork forest
- Siggy and Amber
- The life of a teenage body-snatcher
Read more about Doug and his books from his website.
"I’m glad my books are in libraries where they can be borrowed multiple times for free. But it’s equitable for the books’ creators to receive some recompense for lost sales. ELR recognises both this and the ongoing value of my work. It allows me to keep writing."
Recent titles by Diana Lawrenson:
- Crocodile river
- Paraphernalia’s present
- Your bones are stronger than concrete
Read more about Diana and her books from her website.
