Volunteers in Australian archives

Why do volunteers choose to contribute thousands of unpaid hours per week to Australian archives? This paper presents the results of a nationwide web survey that provides insight into the demographics, motivations and experiences of volunteers in Australian archives. The findings provide a representative overview of formal volunteers in Australian archives, determining ‘who’ they are, the value of the contributions they provide and the level of training and support offered to them. This study is a continuation of existing discussions about volunteers in Australian archives and represents an opportunity for the development of stronger relationships with Australian archival volunteers and, through them, the communities our archives serve.     

Anarchism,the Chomsky Effect and the Descent from the Ivory Tower1

This paper examines how the Sydney Olympics Games’ opening ceremony presented images of a linear, multicultural, and chronological narrative of Australian history. However, the ceremony's attempts to manage difference produced multiple narratives of the Australian nation. Textual analysis of the Australian Channel 7 broadcast and newspaper coverage of the Olympics show how the ceremony's narrative of a united Australian nation responds to the increasing disintegration of nation-states’ boundaries in the context of globalization.     

A Comparison of Indexing Consistency and Coverage in the AEI,ERIC and APAIS Databases

References indexed for the Australian Education Index (AEI) were sampled and compared where possible with the same references indexed for the ERIC and Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS) database. An analysis of coverage of Australian references is presented. Indexing consistency figures for these references are shown to be 22% for ERIC/AEI and 18% for AEI/APAIS. In-depth searches for Australian material in education need to be run against both AEI and APAIS. A broad generic and free text approach is indicated for effective recall.     

Update: The Invisible Farmer: securing Australian farm women’s history

This article reviews the Invisible Farmer project – the largest study of Australian women on the land – a third of the way through its three year funding period. It introduces the aims of this collaborative and multidisciplinary project, focusing on the role of records and oral histories in the creation of new narratives, and the task of raising public awareness of the important historical and contemporary contributions made by Australian women farmers. We examine the way digital platforms work to curate records and promote research, and outline the important role that the Australian Women’s Register, a core project of the Australian Women’s Archives Project, will play in achieving outcomes.     

Fifty years of LIS education in Australia: Academization of LIS educators in higher education institutions

Extensive data document the distribution of library and information science (LIS) educators in Australia from 1959 to 2008: from a slow beginning in the 1960s, to rapid growth in the 1970s, relative stability in the 1980s, and a persistent decline from the 1990s. Other characteristics of Australian LIS educators over the 50-year period are presented, including: previous positions held before entering academia, what and where academic qualifications were obtained, academic positions/ranks by gender, mobility within Australian higher education institutions, and years spent as Australian LIS educators. Although there has been a steady decline in the number of Australian LIS educators since the 1990s, the level of academic qualifications and percentage with doctorates have risen, thus conforming to a major requirement of academia; however, the relative decline in junior academic positions is a worrying trend. The analysis of changed characteristics over time helps define who Australian LIS academics are, and additionally provides data that contributes to LIS academic workforce planning.     

澳洲华文纸质媒体与网络媒体崛起的成因和前瞻

澳大利亚华文纸质媒体与网络媒体在全球华文媒体中占有重要位置。本文回顾了澳华传媒的历史 ,着重探讨其如何在近二十年间崛起 ,并描述不同的报纸和网络媒体的生存环境和特色 ,预测澳华传媒将在激烈的竞争中与时偕行的前景。     

Why Australia needs a SAGE: A security architecture for the Australian government environment

The electronic security (eSecurity) applied to government data and information holdings have emerged as a significant issue for nations around the world, including the Commonwealth of Australia. This paper chronologs some of the important eSecurity activities and milestones in the years that preceded September 2001 and the actions taken by Australian governments directly following the attacks on New York City and Washington. The paper also discusses the work that is currently in progress to develop a Security Architecture for the Australian Government Environment (SAGE) and the intended benefits for the broader Australian community.     

Technology and informatics in Australian health libraries

Australia is no different to any other country in that information technology (IT) and the speed of its advancement has a huge impact on health care and therefore on health libraries. Australian health librarians are valuable members of health care teams and strive to integrate services and resources across hospitals. This article looks at the role Australian health libraries play in the broader health information landscape and the importance of information governance and health informatics as a tenet of the work undertaken by libraries. Of particular focus in this is the Health Libraries Australia/Telstra Health Digital Health Innovation Award, offered annually, to help focus on particular technological challenges. Three cases studies are explored demonstrating impact on the systematic review process, inter-library loan system automation and a room booking service. Also discussed are the ongoing professional development opportunities, which help upskill the Australian health library workforce. Australian health libraries also face many challenges with piecemeal IT systems across the nation, resulting in lost opportunities. Also, many Australian health services do not have a qualified librarian on staff, which undermines information governance. However, resiliency shines through with strong professional health library networks working to challenge the status quo in an effort to improve the application of health informatics.     

Continuing professional development in Australian health libraries

This article provides an outline to current issues in continuing professional development within the Australian health library sector. The role of the Australian Library and Information Association is explored, and other providers of CPD activities and their relevance to health librarians are discussed.     

National Bibliographic Control of Serials in Australia, 1980–1990

There is a long history of effective co-operation and national initiatives in controlling and sharing serial data in Australia. Prior to the 1980's this largely took the form of manually produced national union catalogues such as Scientific Serials in Australian Libraries: Serials in Australian Libraries, Social Sciences and the Humanities; and Newspapers in Australian Libraries. The commencement of the Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) in 1980 provided the mechanism for both a national shared cataloguing venture and a truly national on-line union catalogue. The National Union Catalogue of Serials produced from ABN was dependent on the addition of holdings by ABN participating libraries. Several factors contributed to the growth of serials data on the national bibliographic database-notably the steady increase in the number of ABN participants undertaking serials cataloguing on ABN, serial conversion work on titles in the National Library card catalogues, and major serial conversion work undertaken by other Australian libraries. Allhough much has been achieved in the 1980's there remains much to be done to enhance the coverage of bibliographic and holdings data for serials on ABN.     

Developing national scholarly information infrastructure ‐ some Australian experiences

This paper explores some aspects of the collaborative achievement by Australian university libraries, documents the benefits accrued collectively to the clients of Australian academic libraries and overviews the contributions of some key bodies to the development of Australia's scholarly communication and information infrastructure.     

Resource sharing among Australian libraries: A distributed national collection

Resource sharing among Australian libraries is longstanding and takes a number of forms including interlending, the sharing of bibliographic information through the Australian Bibliographic Network, shared storage facilities, and reciprocal borrowing schemes. Most recently, the Australian library community has elected to define and more formally develop the concept of a distributed national collection. Further development of the concept will involve five elements: bibliographic control, collections, access, preservation, and national coordination. Infrastructure needs include a national conspectus, national access to holdings information, an effective interlending system, and creation of a national preservation office.     

Disruptive Relationships: Past and Present State of Educational Publishing in Australia

The article provides an overview of the historically colonial, dichotomous relationship of foreign-owned multinationals and locally owned independents in Australian educational publishing. I focus on the early settlement years, the development of educational publishing in the 19th century, the post-war dominance of Australian independents in the 20th century, the rise of foreign-owned multinationals from the mid-20th century, and the state of Australian educational publishing from the late 20th century.     

澳大利亚政府信息治理框架的特点研究及启示

[目的/意义]通过对澳大利亚政府信息治理框架的提出背景、具体内容和主要特点进行分析与总结,以期为我国政府信息管理提供有益的参考。[方法/过程]以内容分析法和文本分析法为主要研究方法,以从澳大利亚国家档案馆官网获得的公开政策、工作指南等作为主要数据来源,从责任体系、落实机制和价值鉴定等方面分析总结澳大利亚政府信息治理框架的特点。[结果/结论]分析发现：澳大利亚政府构建了较为完善的管理责任体系,而且极为重视风险管控能力、信息资产识别和执行结果核查。对我国而言,在政府信息管理上,应当强化风险管理意识、构建全面的背景框架、制定精细的评估工具和建立明确的责任机制。     

澳大利亚图书馆资源共建共享情况及对我国高校图书馆的启示

澳大利亚图书馆在资源共建共享方面有着悠久和成功的历史。文章介绍了澳大利亚网络资源档案数据库、澳大利亚图像数字图书馆、澳大利亚舞蹈、澳大利亚音乐、澳大利亚图书馆资源共享系统、澳大利亚图书馆门户、澳洲虚拟参考服务系统等项目建设情况；说明了澳大利亚馆际资源共享规则和Web2．0技术的应用情况。简要分析了我国图书馆现状及存在的问题，对我国高校图书馆的工作提出了建议。     

澳大利亚国家图书馆的信息服务

通过浏览澳大利亚国家图书馆网站，分析了该馆信息服务的大致情况，介绍了9种比较有特色的服务，并且指出和我国图书馆的区别。     

Australian Book Market: An Overview

In this article, Andrew Wilkins, the former publisher of bookseller+publisher magazine, provides an annual overview of the Australian book marketplace, offering statistics on the market and analysis of the key publishers, retailers and consumer habits. The second half of the article concentrates on international rights sales, an important aspect of the Australian publishing industry. This article was originally published in 2007 as part of the annual Think Australian magazine, which aims to support Australian publishers and literary agents at the Frankfurt Book Fair (see ).     

全球化进程中的澳大利亚广告业

广告产业蕴含着巨大的经济、文化和社会力量 ,是支撑所有商业媒体的原动力 ,在全球经济一体化的进程中 ,这种特征犹为明显。本文探讨了澳大利亚广告业的发展历程以及经济全球化对澳大利亚广告业造成的影响 ,并对其前景作了描述。     

澳大利亚数字人文项目透视——兼论对我国数字人文项目的启示

[目的/意义]分析澳大利亚数字人文项目特征,总结澳大利亚数字人文项目概况,获取对我国数字人文的建设性意见。[方法/过程]运用网络调查法和访谈法对澳大利亚数字人文项目开展情况进行分析,总结项目概况并梳理其发展阶段和各阶段代表性项目,按照研究方法和方向的不同进行分类,同时根据项目成果和影响力建立分析评价体系来获取有价值的特征,并据此讨论为丰富我国数字人文建设的理论和实践提供借鉴的诸多意见。[结果/结论]澳大利亚数字人文项目整体阶段特征明显、意义显著,本文总结出其项目的社会服务、图书馆深度参与、创新合作共享等特征,针对我国数字人文提出加大投入、释放图书馆潜力和形成特色的主要意见。     

澳大利亚数字人文项目透视——兼论对我国数字人文项目的启示

[目的/意义] 分析澳大利亚数字人文项目特征，总结澳大利亚数字人文项目概况，获取对我国数字人文的建设性意见。[方法/过程] 运用网络调查法和访谈法对澳大利亚数字人文项目开展情况进行分析，总结项目概况并梳理其发展阶段和各阶段代表性项目，按照研究方法和方向的不同进行分类，同时根据项目成果和影响力建立分析评价体系来获取有价值的特征，并据此讨论为丰富我国数字人文建设的理论和实践提供借鉴的诸多意见。[结果/结论] 澳大利亚数字人文项目整体阶段特征明显、意义显著，本文总结出其项目的社会服务、图书馆深度参与、创新合作共享等特征，针对我国数字人文提出加大投入、释放图书馆潜力和形成特色的主要意见。