Describes curriculum development in information studies at the University of Technology, Sydney (Australia). Highlights include the tensions, assumptions, marketing expectations, and institutional negotiations that have resulted in a new focus for information education; institutional partnerships with the State Library of New South Wales; and…

Reports results of a qualitative study of Australian library educators regarding the broadening of library education to include other information professions. Respondents are categorized as conservers (showing little enthusiasm for expanding the boundaries of library education) and expansionists (seeing expansion as desirable). Major themes…

Describes a study of Australian library school graduates that was conducted to establish a picture of the library profession's expectations of graduates; to rank skills (competencies) expected of professional graduates; and to provide indicators for curriculum development. A seven-page table is appended that shows a weighted listing of skills.…

Provides a description of an Australian government-funded University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific Project (UMAP) which allowed five Australian teacher-librarianship students from Monash University to spend a semester in Thailand. The project also promoted exchanges between Thai and Australian academics and will add to the internationalization…

This project was designed to establish a national center for cross cultural studies in library science and library-related teacher education, to develop a collection of teaching resources for community languages and cultures, and to promote multicultural perspectives within school/teacher librarianship courses in Australia. The first of six…