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ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 52| August 2001
Kinetica Advisory Committee Election
The Kinetica Advisory Committee (KAC) is a major source of advice to the National Library of Australia on matters concerning Kinetica developments and services. The KAC has three elected members, whose terms each last for three years. When the KAC was set up, it was decided that the terms of two of the original elected members would be for 18 months, and the third for three years. Philip Keane was designated to serve for three years, with his term expiring at the end of June 2001.
Nominations for the vacant position were called in May, and five nominations were received from the staff of Kinetica customer libraries. All Kinetica customer libraries were eligible to vote and 166 votes were received by close of voting at the end of June. One vote was informal. The results were as follows:
| ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4 | ||
| Kym Holden | 49 | 51 | 54 | 60 | |
| Anne Robertson | 24 | 26 | 35 | eliminated | |
| Patricia Scott | 57 | 62 | 67 | 77 | elected round 4 |
| Chris Taylor | 19 | 21 | eliminated | ||
| Marion Wilson | 16 | eliminated | |||
| Kym Holden | 0 | 5 | 9 | 28 | |
| 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 |
Patricia Scott, the newly elected member of the KAC, is Bibliographic
Services Librarian at the University of Adelaide. Patricia brings a broad
perspective to the KAC. She has extensive experience in a large academic
library including the last eight years as Bibliographic Services
Librarian, and previous positions as a Subject Librarian, and in a Medical
Branch Library plus some Hospital Library experience. Patricia has
contributed to the NBD since 1982, and has been a member of a number of
advisory groups working on specific Kinetica issues and an active member
of the South Australian User Group. In addition to this involvement with
Kinetica developments, Patricia actively represents Adelaide University in
the advisory process for the National Chinese, Japanese and Korean
Service.
Bryony de la Mott
Please address any comments and enquiries to The Editor, Gateways: dthomas@nla.gov.au