Australia has four major library sectors, public, academic, school and special. All of those
sectors have major strengths and rate well by world standards. Many new and redeveloped …

To enhance the effectiveness of public libraries in pursuing their mission, library executives
and library champions must ensure that they keep libraries on the agenda of their …

South Australian public libraries moving towards a state-wide consortium Page 1 30 | INCITE
Volume 34 Issue 1/2 Use your library card at any library in the State? Borrow a book while on …

This article reports the findings of a survey of more than 100 Australian outer regional and
remote public library managers. Public libraries in these areas serve more than 2.5 million …

The first Australian public libraries summit, commendably convened, organised and largely
underwritten by the Australian Library and Information Association, was held on 16 July in …

From a slow start in the middle of the 20" century Australia now has one of the most
accessible and heavily used public library networks in the world. Those libraries are by far …

Igniting a passion for reading and research is core business for school libraries, inevitably
placing the library at the centre of the twenty-first century reading and learning experience …

Australian public libraries need to have their funding doubled to at least 20c per Australian
per day in 2010 if they are to achieve their full potential as unique, cradle to grave …

In common with other developed countries Australia has an ageing population. Responding
to the informational, learning, quality of life, well-being and independent living needs of that …

This is an edited version of a talk first given to the ALIA University, College and Research
Libraries Section, ACT Group, on 20 April 1995 and repeated on 17 August for staff of the …