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ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 45 | June 2000


Director-General visits Indonesia
Furthering cooperative endeavours

Jan Fullerton, Pak Hernandono & Pak Sukirdi

Left: Jan Fullerton presents (from left) Ibu Nin,Oliver Mann and Pak Sukirdi with their Australia Day award.National Library of Australia Director-General, Jan Fullerton with the Head of the National Library of Indonesia, Pak Hernandono (left) and Deputy, Collection Development and Information Services, Pak Permadi.

The Director–General of the National Library of Australia, Jan Fullerton, further strengthened ties between the national libraries of Australia and Indonesia during a recent visit to Jakarta. Jan met the Head of the National Library of Indonesia, Pak Hernandono and attended a seminar on furthering cooperative activities between the two institutions during the four-day visit in April.

To coincide with the visit, National Library of Indonesia staff had prepared a display of material from its collection illustrating early historical links between the two countries. In return, Jan presented the Library with a copy of the CD-ROM Endeavour: Captain Cook's Journal 1768–71. She also met again with Paul Permadi, who is the National Library of Indonesia's Deputy, Collection Development and Information Services.

High on Jan's agenda was visiting the NLA’s Indonesian Regional Office to meet with its staff, Oliver Mann, Ibu Nin and Pak Sukirdi. The office is located within the Australian Embassy in Jakarta and runs the NLA’s Indonesian Acquisition Program. Jan took the opportunity to present the staff with their Year 2000 Australia Day Award for continuing operations during the difficult social and political periods in Jakarta over the last two years.

Australian Day Award presentation

In honour of Jan’s visit, the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr John McCarthy, hosted a lunch for 20 of our principal contacts in Jakarta. During the lunch the Ambassador highlighted the culturally significant work of the Library within the framework of the activities of the Embassy.

To get in touch with the Regional Office, please contact Oliver Mann at the Australian Embassy, Jakarta (Email: omann@indo.net.id).

Left: Jan Fullerton presents (from left) Ibu Nin,Oliver Mann and Pak Sukirdi with their Australia Day award.

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