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Mollie Dollinger; Fiona Salisbury; Kate Davis – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2023
Student partnership, a growing phenomenon in higher education, has transformed the way universities collaborate with students. Yet, to date, the academic library has rarely been examined as a place for student and staff partnerships to thrive. In this article, we present findings from a national students as partners benchmarking survey conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Librarians, Library Personnel
Barnes, Cameron – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2013
Over the next few years, librarians at many Australian universities will participate in the creation of local Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). This article aims to prepare librarians for this task. It begins by summarising the development of the MOOC concept and then moves on to review the growing literature on MOOCs and librarians. It…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Online Courses, Open Education, Library Role

Simon, Jane – Australian Library Journal, 1997
Oral histories of retired Australian librarians show the sexual division of libraries from pre-1950s to the 1980s. Discussion includes the appeal of on-the-job training; public and private roles of women; the marriage bar; discrimination; lack of skill recognition; wage inequities; feminist resistance; sexual harassment; unions; and electronic…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Females, Foreign Countries, Librarians

Tully, Bill – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 1998
John Metcalfe was a leader of the Free Library Movement in Australia in the 1930s, becoming a well-known educator, writer, and state librarian. His involvement in national and international library cooperation from the 1940s to the 1960s widened his earlier New South Wales focus. There is a strong democratic focus in Metcalfe's writings on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authors, Biographies, Cataloging
Becker, Linda K. W. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
This is the final article in a series examining globalisation and the role of Australian librarians in internationalising library, university, and international practice in higher education. It describes case studies of Australian academic libraries in which a successful pattern for internationalisation emerged. The conclusions of the research are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Library Development
Byrne, Alex – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2005
Australian librarians have participated in and contributed to international librarianship for over 125 years. Individual and collective practice is well regarded internationally since it is in dialogue with international concerns, is based on shared values and reaches high standards. Many are willing contributors to international initiatives,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Participant Characteristics, Best Practices
Becker, Linda K. W. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
The purpose of this study is to review and analyse historical research related to changes brought on by globalisation in Australian academic libraries. Using relevant literature, this study examines the role of academic librarians in internationalising their own experiences and perspectives for the purpose of improving library, instructional and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, International Education, Librarians
Pattie, Ling-yuh W., Ed.; Cox, Bonnie Jean, Ed. – 1996
This book is a baseline guide for professionals and library school students on issues that concern the selection and bibliographic control of electronic resources, from both conceptual and pragmatic standpoints. The book includes the following articles: (1) "Foreward" (Lois Mai Chan); (2) "Introduction" (Ling-yuh W. (Miko)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records