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Hider, Philip; Kennan, Mary Anne; Hay, Lyn; McCausland, Sigrid; Qayyum, Asim – Australian Library Journal, 2011
The paper describes a recent review of Library and Information Management courses offered by the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University, and the resulting program of curriculum renewal and expansion. This program aimed to address concerns over the long-term sustainability of the courses and respond to an increasingly converging…
Descriptors: Information Management, Higher Education, Librarians, Library Science
Harvey, Ross – Australian Library Journal, 2011
The author asserts that something is wrong with university-based education for librarianship in Australia. Librarianship does not have a clear disciplinary identity in universities. The lack of differentiation between the roles of technicians and professionals clouds the issue. For these and other reasons, education for librarianship in Australia…
Descriptors: Library Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance

Wagner, Gulten S. – Education for Information, 1997
Provides a survey of twelve undergraduate information science programs accredited by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Outlines the programs of study for Bachelor of Applied Science (Information and Library Studies) and Bachelor of Science (Communication and Information Technology) degrees. Includes a state-by-state (and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science
Browne, Mairead; Kirk, Joyce – Australian Library Journal, 2004
This article acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of Margaret Trask to education for beginning professionals in library and information work. It identifies four concepts or themes which underpinned the award courses developed and taught under Margaret's leadership, and examines how these themes have evolved over thirty years. Margaret…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Associations, Library Education

Radford, Neil A. – Australian Library Journal, 1978
Significant developments since the Library Association of Australia began its external examination program in 1944 include the establishment of a university school of librarianship, undergraduate programs in librarianship, possible discontinuance of the Registration Examination for professional certification, a need for standards for library…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Librarians, Library Education, Library Science

Tilley, Christine M. – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1997
Though education for librarianship is contentious, the literature reveals a renewed emphasis on the value of practicum components. This article examines fieldwork in library education at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, highlighting the rationale for fieldwork, its aims and objectives, problems of implementation, benefits, and…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Education

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
Hallam, Gillian; Gissing, Chris – Australian Library Journal, 2003
This paper examines the partnership established between Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) through the School of Information Systems and the Careers and Employment Office to provide a mentoring program for students in the Graduate Diploma of Library and Information Studies (GDLIS)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Information Systems, Library Education
Reid-Smith, Edward R., Ed. – 1980
A collection of nine commissioned papers, one each from Scotland and South Africa and eight from Australia, address provisions for and problems with distance education for librarianship. Components and applications of directed private study in Scotland and the development, educational philosophy, methods, problems, and standards of correspondence…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, External Degree Programs, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries
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
Willard, Patricia; Wilson, Concepcion S. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2004
Australian library and information studies professional education experienced major changes over the past 15 years or so. There has been a growth in first professional level masters programs. Some schools have been involved in organisational relocation. Program structural changes have aimed to make programs more flexible and appealing to…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Foreign Countries, Library Science, College Programs