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Howard, Katherine – Education for Information, 2015
Conferences addressing emerging commonalities in the information professions were being held as far back as the early 1980s. At that time, there appeared to be two differing thoughts on the future of the information professions: one that saw the increasing diversification, the other favouring the professions' convergence. Nearly thirty-five years…
Descriptors: Fused Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Library Science, Archives
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Wilson, Concepcion S.; Boell, Sebastian K.; Kennan, Mary Anne; Willard, Patricia – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2011
This paper examines aspects of journal articles published from 1967 to 2008, located in eight databases, and authored or co-authored by academics serving for at least two years in Australian LIS programs from 1959 to 2008. These aspects are: inclusion of publications in databases, publications in journals, authorship characteristics of…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Journal Articles, Foreign Countries, Databases
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Tiffen, Belinda; England, Ashley – Australian Library Journal, 2011
Libraries have found themselves overtaken by commercial entities providing open, unmediated information services, causing debate about the future of libraries. It has been argued that in order to stay relevant, libraries must undertake a fundamental shift towards a new focus on engaging with clients. At University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)…
Descriptors: Evidence, Libraries, Information Services, Foreign Countries
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Schmidmaier, Dagmar – Australian Library Journal, 2008
Pay equity, as a concept and outcome, is significant for libraries and librarians because it demonstrates the value of the library and information profession, and the significance of the work undertaken by librarians and allied professionals. The State Library's involvement in the NSW Pay Equity Case and precursor investigations into the worth of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Libraries, Comparable Worth
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
Library Association of Australia, Sidney. – 1971
The fifteenth biennial Conference of the Library Association of Australia was held from August 25th to 29th, 1969, in Adelaide. This proceedings volume contains many of the papers given, and summaries of many others. Five papers were presented during the plenary sessions. Thirty-one authors presented general papers. There were nine seminars…
Descriptors: Archives, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries, Librarians