Director, Libraries Alive! Pty Ltd

Qualifications

BA Hons (Philosophy) Monash University 1968

Diploma in Librarianship University of NSW 1969

Australian Library and Information Association Certified Practitioner

Awards

R.D. Williamson information science award, 1983

Fellow, Australian Library and Information Association 1989-

HCL Anderson Award for professional contribution, 2002. (Citation)

Professional contribution

Associate of the Australian Library and Information Association/Library Association of Australia 1971- ; Fellow 1989-

President, Library Association of Australia 1986

Mentor, Aurora Leadership Institutes, 1995-2001, 2004, 2007 and Snowbird Leadership Institutes (USA), 1998, 2000

Company Secretary, Aurora Foundation Ltd 2001-2008

Editor, Australian Library Journal, 2007-2009

Member, American Library Association, 2005-

Work history

Director, Libraries Alive! 1997 –

Profit Centre Manager, Ferntree Computer Corporation/GE Capital IT Services, Melbourne & Canberra 1979-96

Principal Librarian Information Services, National Library, Canberra 1971-78

Librarian-in-Charge Public Service Board, Canberra 1969-70

Expertise

Project direction

Project management

Technology assessment

Strategic planning

Tactical planning

Specialities

Library services consulting

Information services development

User consultation

Quantifying information value

Facilitation

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