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Library history forum
A forum with a range of guest talks was held to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NSW Library Act 1939.
Libraries for the People: the 11th Australian Library History Forum, was held on 18 and 19 November 2014 at the State Library of NSW.
To mark the 75th anniversary of the NSW Library Act 1939, the 2014 Forum focussed on the development of public libraries in Australia.
28 speakers from NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT presented talks on a range of topics from the Munn-Pitt report of 1935 to the personalities behind the NSW Library Act, and from the development of library services in each state to the globalisation of the public library.
Program - Libraries for the People: The 11th Australian Library History Forum(PDF 526 Kb)
Papers
- Blustein, Rose. Honorary Librarian at the Melbourne Athenaeum Library
175 years of the Athenaeum Library (PDF 1Mb) - Byrne, Alex. State Librarian & Chief Executive, State Library of NSW
Institutional memory and memory institutions(Word 46 Kb) - Carroll, Mary. Associate Course Director, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University & Reynolds, Sue. Program Director, Master of Information Management, RMIT University
The Australian public library as community place: a journey back to the future (Word 83 Kb) - Doust, Russell. Former State Librarian, State Library of NSW
Who was this man? (Word 25 Kb)
Who was this man? - image of Jack Ferguson (link to slideshare) - Forsyth, Ellen. Consultant, Public Library Services, State Library of NSW, & Quinn, Sherrey. Libraries Alive!
Reading revived: a history of readers' advisory services in Australian public libraries (PDF 643 Kb)
Powerpoint presentation on slideshare - Franks, Rachel. Project Officer, Scholarly Engagement, State Library of NSW
Bodies and Books: Crime fiction novels and the history of libraries (PDF 216 Kb)
Powerpoint presentation on slideshare - Harvey, Ross. Adjunct Professor in Information Management, RMIT University, Melbourne
‘Constructing the heritage of cultures’: what is distinctive about librarianship in Australia and New Zealand? (PDF 150 Kb) - Henry, Charlotte. Coordinator, Library Services, Maribyrnong Library Service
Cultural collecting institutions as a reflection of their society: libraries in nineteenth century South Australia (PDF 369 Kb) - Jones, David
‘Political control’: the 1975 Library (Amendment) Bill dispute in New South Wales (PDF 304 Kb) - Laugesen, Amanda. Director, Australian National Dictionary Centre
Australia and the globalization of the public library (Word 28 Kb) - McCallum, Ian. Libraries Alive!
We’re on a mission. Libraries for the nation. We can do this (Word 3.7 Mb)
Powerpoint presentation on slideshare - Maguire, Carmel.
Ifould, Remington and Metcalfe: three mostly wise men behind the New South Wales Library Act, 1939 (Word 31 Kb) - Southwell, Graham.
The architecture, decoration and symbolism of the Mitchell Library (PDF 221 Kb)
Images for Graham Southwell's paper (link to slideshare) - Thorpe, Kirsten. Coordinator, Indigenous Unit at the State Library of NSW & Byrne, Alex. State Librarian & Chief Executive, State Library of NSW
Indigenous voices in the State Library of NSW (PDF 391 Kb) - Tink, Andrew AM. Author, former politician and member of the NSW Library Council
The Library at War: 1939 – 1943 (Word 29 Kb)
Some papers include Powerpoint presentations. Links are provided under the relevant paper and are available on Slideshare