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37th Annual Report 1996-97
Appendix 5: Use of Consultants

In 1996–97 the Library engaged 49 consultants at a total cost of $1,002,570.20. Consultancies that cost more than $2000 are listed below. Consultants are engaged when there is a requirement for specialised services that cannot be undertaken by Library staff due to lack of expertise or insufficient in-house resources. The successful consultant is selected according to Commonwealth procurement guidelines.

TABLE 31: USE OF CONSULTANTS 1996–97

Consultant

Project Description

Cost ($)

Arnold, Vivien

Management training in presentation and communication skills

4 670.00

Asa, Marjatta

Support for NLA communications network and Ozline databases

23 109.63

Attorney-General’s Department

Provision of legal services

17 794.85

Australian Practical

Workshop on contract management

3 000.00

Project Management

   

Bell, Brendan

Consultancy to provide photographic services for the Photographics Section

4 320.00

Bell, Brendan

Consultancy to provide photographic services for the Photographics Section

9 751.80

Blake Dawson Waldron

Provision of legal services

25 660.00

Building Control Management

Preparation of building management control design brief

3 500.00

Carter, Robyn

Editorial consultancy for Australia’s Timeless Gardens

5 450.00

Carter, Robyn

Editorial consultancy for the following publications: APAIS Thesaurus; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Thesaurus; and preliminary pages for APAIS monthly and annual issues

4 050.00

Carter, Robyn

Editorial consultancy for the following publications: Australian Literary Manuscripts in North American Libraries: A Guide; and Australian Autobiographical Narratives: An Annotated Bibliography

2 250.00

Civic Securities

Provision of advice on financial aspects of redundancy

10 600.00

Clay, Christine

Marketing services

25 456.04

Deacons Graham & James

Provision of legal services

18 332.65

Dickenson, Dr Mary

Consultancy services for the 1996 Australian Audio Book Award

8 557.50

Dickenson, Dr Mary

Consultancy services for the 1997 Australian Audio Book Award

6 600.00

Dolan, Janey

Research consultancy for the Endeavour journal multimedia project

4 500.00

Dorothy Outram & Assoc.

Training in basic correspondence skills

2 000.00

ECCO

Development of Web-based resource for Preservation and Access to Digital Information (PADI)

7 542.50

Ernst & Young

Provision of internal audit services

132 909.26

Franklin Quest Australia

Training in time management

2 650.00

Gilbert & Tobin

Provision of legal services

124 080.36

Hall, Susan

Editorial consultancy for the 1997 edition of the Canberra Arts supplement to National Library of Australia News, March 1997

2 358.00

Hall, Susan

Research consultancy into publications and product development

2 000.00

Holden, Robert

Consultancy services for travelling exhibition on the Bunyip in Australian folklore and literature

3 000.00

IBM

Consultancy services for technical support of IBM SP2 Computer

11 480.00

Industrial Program Service

Employee Assistance Program

10 675.00

Informed Sources

Data entry and indexing for APAIS and AMI

74 534.26

Lawson, Dr Elizabeth

Consultancy services for travelling exhibition on Australian birds

2 000.00

Leigh, David

Research consultancy for the Endeavour journal multimedia project

2 500.00

Mackay-Sims, Nicola

Research consultancy for the Endeavour journal multimedia project

21 200.00

McDonald, Patricia R.

Consultancy services for Decade of Flair: The Seventies exhibition

8 500.00

Miller, Malcolm

Research consultancy for the Endeavour journal multimedia project

2 300.00

Palm Management

Training in career awareness and change management

31 640.00

Paul Burnett Multimedia

Multimedia and authoring services for the multimedia publishing program

68 000.00

Pericon

Database management services

49 967.80

Poignant, Roslyn

Consultancy services for Captive Lives exhibition

11 750.00

Potter, Dr Michelle

Consultancy services for travelling exhibition Dance People Dance

5 000.00

Potter, Dr Michelle

Development of soundscape to accompany Dance People Dance exhibition

3 000.00

Power of Ten

Maintenance and support of financial management system

14 315.40

Quest Group

Training in customer service and ‘train the trainer’

4 123.00

Rendell, Craig

Indexing for Australasian Medical Index

22 311.00

RMG/CAVAL

Networked Services Project consultancy

41 742.00

Saw, Peter

Consultancy services to design the travelling exhibition Dance People Dance

7 500.00

Shumack, Alex

Architectural and design services

5 501.25

Smithers, Stacey

Research consultancy for the Endeavour journal multimedia project

5 000.00

Systematica

NDIS Project Director

86 737.90

Systematics

Database consultancy services

2 675.00

Tony D’Arcy & Assoc.

Training in supervision skills

4 800.00

TSG

Microsoft Exchange implementation

3 550.00

Turpie, Irene

Research consultancy relating to For King and Country exhibition

2 000.00

Turpie, Irene

Research consultancy for Captive Lives exhibition

6 000.00

Wallace-Crabbe, Robin

Consultancy services for A Face in the Crowd exhibition

12 000.00

Walsh, Richard

Exhibition selection and catalogue essay for Seventies exhibition The Decade of Flair:

4 000.00

Walter & Turnbull

Fraud risk assessment

16 575.00

Watts, Ian

Consultancy to assist in the development of a National Library Learning Page on the World Wide Web: educational components

3 000.00

York, Dr Barry

Consultancy services for the following exhibitions: Sports People; Decade of Flair; The Order of Australia

4 050.00

Total

 

1 002 570.20


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