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NATIONAL AND STATE LIBRARIES OF AUSTRALASIA'S LIBRARY HACK PROJECT Warren, M., & Hayward, R. (2012). Hacking the nation: Libraryhack and community-created aps. VALA 2012: eM-powering eFutures. Presented at the VALA 2012: eM-powering eFutures, Melbourne Australia: VALA: Libraries, technology and the future. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-12-warren

Online social networks in the enterprise Howard, Z., & Ryan, D. (2010). Replacing the water cooler: connecting through enterprise microblogging. In VALA 2010: Connections. Content. Conversations. Melbourne, Victoria. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/papers2010/VALA2010_102_Howard_Final.pdf

Online social networks for current awareness Cook, S., & Wiebrands, C. (2010). Keeping up: strategic use of online social networks for librarian current awareness. In VALA 2010: Connections. Content. Conversations. Melbourne, Victoria. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/papers2010/VALA2010_78_Cook_Final.pdf

Questioning the purpose and functions of a modern state library. Well worth reading to get an idea of one state librarian's vision of what Australian state libraries could be doing. Wright, J., & Cowell, J. (2014). ALICE: are we ready for a startup? Presented at the VALA 2014: Streaming with possibilities, Melbourne Australia: VALA: Libraries, technology and the future. Retrieved from VALA2014-Session-15-Wright-Paper

Hutley, S., & Harwood, W. (2002). Ebook Readers in Australian public libraries - are they REAL-e worth it? In e. Presented at the VALA, Melbourne Australia. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002/2002pdf/34HutHor.pdf

This "L Plate" presentation was presented at the VALA: Libraries, Technologies and the Future Conference in February 2010. The notes underneath each slide explain them very nicely. It gives you an idea of what is considered "L Plate" material at a professional conference. Hagon, P. (2010, February). Library Mashups and APIs. Presented at the VALA 2010 Conference. L Plate Session, Melbourne Australia. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/paulhagon/library-mashups-and-apis