Libraries Australia Advisory Committee (LAAC)

The Libraries Australia Advisory Committee (LAAC) provides advice on strategic and policy issues affecting the delivery of the Libraries Australia service and the broad direction of service development. The National Library gives considerable importance to the views of the Libraries Australia Advisory Committee.

As well as three people elected by and from the entire library membership of the Libraries Australia service, the Committee is made up of members from the key stakeholder groups below:

Libraries Australia iconTwo National Library staff, nominated by the Director-General
Libraries Australia iconOne person working in special libraries, nominated by the Director-General
Libraries Australia iconTwo people nominated by the Council of Australian University Librarians
Libraries Australia iconOne person nominated by the National and State Libraries Australasia, to represent the State and Territory libraries
Libraries Australia iconOne person working in and representing local public libraries, nominated by the Director-General
Libraries Australia iconOne person working in and representing government special libraries, nominated by the Director-General

current members

Pam Gatenby

Ms Pam Gatenby

Assistant Director-General,
National Library of Australia

Phone: (02) 6262 1672

Email: pgatenby@nla.gov.au

NLA representative

Linsay Harris

Lindsay Harris

Library Manager,
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
SA

Phone: (08) 8222 6161

Email:  Lindsay.Harris@health.sa.gov.au

Represents government libraries
Anne Horn

Anne Horn

University Librarian,
Deakin University

Phone: 0(3) 5227 8274

Email: unilbrn@deakin.edu.au

CAUL representative

Linda Luther

Ms Linda Luther

University of Tasmania

Phone: (03) 6226 1793

Email: linda.luther@utas.edu.au

CAUL representative

Noelle Nelson

Noelle Nelson

Director: Library Services,
State Library of New South Wales

Phone: (02) 9273 1412

Email: nnelson@sl.nsw.gov.au

Elected member
Sherry Quinn

Ms Sherrey Quinn

Libraries Alive! Pty Ltd

Phone: (02) 6257 9177

Email: sherrey.quinn@alianet.alia.org.au

Represents special libraries

Geoff Strempel Geoff Strempel

Associate Director: Public Library Services,
State Library of South Australia

Phone: (08) 8348 2301

Email:  Strempel.Geoff@saugov.sa.gov.au

Represents public libraries

Monika Szunejko

Monika Szunejko

Senior Project Officer: Access,
State Library of Western Australia


Phone: (08) 9427 3268

Email: monika.szunejko@slwa.wa.gov.au

NSLA representative

Chris_Taylor

Mr Chris Taylor

University of Queensland

Phone: (07) 3365 6623

Email: c.taylor@library.uq.edu.au

Elected member

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Page last updated: 26 October 2009