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 This partnership reflects ASLA’s commitment to ensuring every student, regardless of location or school sector, has access to the best possible learning resources.

By negotiating this agreement, ASLA is empowering all school library staff and educators to embed reliable, curriculum-ready content into classrooms while supporting equity across Australian schools.

- Martha Itzcovitz, ASLA President

Are you ready to Explore?

Join the ASLA–Informit Consortium and empower your staff with access to trusted resources, professional learning, and savings.

NEW : Explore Media’s key features and benefits

Bring current issues into the classroom: Access Australian television news and current affairs clips covering the issues and events shaping Australia today.

Build critical media literacy: Help students analyse how stories are constructed, compare perspectives and representations, and critically evaluate the media they encounter.

Connect media to the curriculum: Use video as a source for inquiry across English, Media Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Teach with Australian film and television: Access interactive Screen Guides with curriculum-aligned activities, discussion questions and analysis designed to support the classroom study of selected Australian films and programs.

Access an extensive Australian news archive: Search individual television news and current affairs stories from Australian free-to-air broadcasters dating back to 2007.

Step 1: ASLA Membership

New and existing ASLA School members, who are current and financial as at Friday 14 November 2026 will qualify.
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New ASLA Members
If you are not an ASLA School member, please Join ASLA to be eligible for Consortium subscription pricing.
NB Online payments are preferred and reconcile faster.
Existing ASLA Members
If your school is already an ASLA Member - great! Let Informit know you want to join the consortium and access the discounted subscription.

Step 2: Informit Subscription

The current ASLA Consortium subscription period is Jan–Dec 2026. Should your school subscribe to Explore, you will be invoiced at a pro-rata rate until the end of 2026. From 1st January 2027, your school's 12-month subscription to Explore will begin for the 2027 calendar year.

Please confirm your active ASLA membership status and Consortium participation with your Informit representative. Subscription invoices for the 2027 subscription year will be sent between 19 Nov and 19 Dec 2026.

New Informit Subscribers
If your school hasn't subscribed to Informit Explore before 👉 start your 30-day free trial
The discount will be set based on participation numbers, and invoices will be issued by Informit with your consortium discount applied.
Existing Informit Subscribers
If your school already subscribes to Informit Explore, you can opt into the ASLA Consortium for 2027 and receive a 7.5% discount on your annual renewal PLUS the enhanced consortium benefits.

For Informit Explore information:
about.informit.org/products/informit-explore/

A 30 day free trial is available here: https://about.informit.org/trial/

Key Benefits for ASLA Member Schools

Discounted access to Informit Explore through ASLA’s consortium model
Teacher-written topic overviews mapped to the Australian Curriculum
Resources to build critical literacy and counter misinformation
Professional development webinars and support delivered in partnership with ASLA
Quarterly training sessions tailored for ASLA members

Informit Explore’s key features and benefits

Combat misinformation: Help students navigate complex issues with curated Australian content representing a range of perspectives and trusted sources.
Kick-start research: Explore more than 100 curriculum-relevant topic pages with accessible overviews, key concepts, inquiry questions and supporting resources designed to help students begin their research.
Support curriculum learning: Connect contemporary Australian issues to classroom learning with teacher-written resources designed for secondary students and aligned to relevant areas of the Australian Curriculum.
Build critical research skills: Support students to question sources, compare perspectives, and develop the critical information literacy skills needed for independent research.
Unlock trusted Australian content: Access more than a million resources from leading Australian publishers, including The Big Issue, Kill Your Darlings, Metro, Artlink and more.
Add Explore Media: Extend Explore with Australian screen content and screen education support, giving teachers and students new ways to use media in the classroom.

Professional Learning Webinars

Discover the latest features and possibilities of Informit Explore through ASLA’s recent webinars.

For practical, informative sessions designed to help school library staff get the most from the platform. Explore new features, discover useful tools and resources, and learn how Informit Explore can support teaching, learning and research in your school library.

View the ASLA and Informit Explore webinars to discover what’s new and make the most of this valuable resource.

Click on the image to view the webinar.

Part 1 - Explore for media literacy.
Subject Focus: English & Media Arts

Part 2 - Using Explore for classroom provocation, information, and inspiration.
Subject Focus: HASS

Part 3 - Using Explore for Research and Inquiry.
Subject Focus: Senior research subjects

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