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Loveday, Anthony J.; And Others – 1981
This set of papers presented to the General Research Libraries Division, University Libraries Section, of the International Federation of Library Associations during its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "SCONUL (Standing Conference of National and University Libraries) and British University Library Standards: Some Observations on the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Financial Support, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation
Library Council of Victoria, Melbourne (Australia). – 1974
Faced with task duplication in its public branch libraries, the Library Council of Victoria, Australia, undertook a feasibility study called Technilib to determine whether a central cataloging and processing bureau should be established. Consultants considered the practicality and expense of introducing a centralized cataloging service using the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Cataloging, Costs, Feasibility Studies
Browne, Mairead, Ed. – 1981
Pre-circulated papers, comments on these papers, documents compiled as a result of group discussion, and resolutions adopted at Australia's 1980 National Workshop on Joint-Use Libraries are presented. A joint-use library is defined as one in which two or more distinct groups of users are given equal priority in the same premises, the governance of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Centers, Contracts, Foreign Countries

Ito, Megumi – International Library Review, 1987
Compares academic libraries in Japan and Australia in three areas: general background (number of libraries, financial support, size of collections, and student/staff ratios); the role of libraries (services offered, library instruction, accessibility, library cooperation, and expenditures); and library staffs (qualifications of directors, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
Hallein, Joe; Redgrove, Erica – 1980
This study examines the library services provided by school, academic, and public libraries in the shire and municipal areas and recommends a voluntary network to share resources and facilities. Among the specifics, it advocates the conclusion of a formal networking agreement; apointment of a network coordinator; establishment of an administrative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Coordination, Foreign Countries, Library Collections

Brown, W. L. – Australian Library Journal, 1979
While all other states have moved to closer integration of state and public libraries, South Australia is moving the other way--an error which will have to be rectified. (Author)
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Planning, Public Libraries, State Libraries
Victoria Inst. of Colleges, Melbourne (Australia). – 1971
The Library Committee of the Victoria Institute of Colleges prepared these guidelines for the administration of libraries in the colleges of advanced education. The function of the colleges, and the libraries' role within the academic community are briefly discussed. Guidelines for the improvement of services are offered in the following areas:…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Guidelines

Flesch, Juliet – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 1997
Examines what Australian university libraries can and cannot do for independent scholars, scholars with no formal university affiliation. Argues that university libraries are not able to accept acquisition proposals from independent scholars because of shrinking acquisitions budgets and cites acquisition cooperation, especially of electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgets, Electronic Libraries
Sanders, Roy – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1989
Summarizes the topics covered at a seminar for rural librarians in Australia that focused on practical solutions to the problems inherent in being physically and professionally isolated. Areas discussed included education and training, communication and networking, and library management and services. (10 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation

Kallenberger, Niki – Orana, 1998
Describes Infocus, a membership-based service of the State Library of New South Wales (NSW) that provides students with information for their study of the NSW Higher School Certificate curriculum. Developed in collaboration with school and public libraries, Infocus provides reproductions of resources held by the State Library of NSW. (LRW)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Hine, Janet D. – 1973
A survey sought to compile comprehensive information about the cataloging codes, classification schemes, subject headings lists, and filing rules used in Australian libraries. Questionnaires were sent to 112 libraries, and 98 returns were received, included in the sample were national, state, public, university, college, and special libraries.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Filing, Information Storage

Schmude, Karl G. – Australian Library Journal, 1984
Examines physical deterioration of library collections as result of acidic content of books published since mid-nineteenth century. Dimensions of problem, solutions being developed by libraries, and professional challenges posed by preservation (collection management, organizational structures, technical processes, educational programs) are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Cooperation

Keast, Don; Hooke, Julie – Australian Library Journal, 1985
Describes the growth, rationale, and operation of a no-charge cooperative formed in 1982 by group of small Australian health science libraries to combat rising costs of interlibrary loans (GRATIS), and its South Australian equivalent (GRATISSA). Membership, coverage, features, problems, applications, and future developments are noted. Nine…
Descriptors: Costs, Foreign Countries, Hospital Libraries, Interlibrary Loans
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
The three papers in this collection on library statistics were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. In "The Management Use of Library Statistics," Geoffrey G. Allen of the Western Australian Institute of Technology discusses current uses and misuses of library statistics and illustrates some practical applications of statistics…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Library Administration
Broadbent, Marianne, Ed. – 1980
This booklet brings together papers, reports, and associated material from the seminar on school library resource coordination and librarians' groups in New South Wales held at Summer Hill Public School in Sydney. The collection includes a general introduction to the scope and goals of the seminar; a list of seminar speakers; papers on cooperative…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Services