National Library of Australia - Gateways

ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 63 | June 2003


Celebratory Mood at Charles Sturt Graduation Ceremony

Left to right: Professor Ross Harvey, Director-General of the National Library Jan Fullerton, and Andrew Sergeant at the 2003 graduation ceremony for students in the Library and Information Science program at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Jan Fullerton delivered the graduation address at the ceremony, on 9 April.. Photograph courtesy of Ross Harvey
Left to right: Professor Ross Harvey, Director-General of the National Library Jan Fullerton, and Andrew Sergeant at the 2003 graduation ceremony for students in the Library and Information Science program at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Jan Fullerton delivered the graduation address at the ceremony, on 9 April.
Photograph courtesy of Ross Harvey

Director-General Jan Fullerton delivered the Graduation address at a recent Charles Sturt Graduation Ceremony. Andrew Sergeant (on right of photograph) was smiling, having completed six years part-time study to gain his BA while working as a reference librarian at the National Library.

Also present was Professor Ross Harvey (left of photograph), inaugural Professor of Library and Information Management at Charles Sturt School of Information Studies. Professor Harvey spent part of his study leave at the National Library between March and June of this year, working on a book about the preservation of library and archival materials, and investigating appraisal principles for preservation digitisation. While based at the Library, Professor Harvey—who has published widely on preservation—was able to draw on the experiences and skills of staff who are acknowledged leaders in the field, and to enjoy more informal exchanges with fellow practitioners.

The National Library can provide senior scholars with special facilities to support intensive research, and welcomes opportunities for developing closer relationships with expert users of our collections and services. With other public sector agencies, the Library is facing workforce planning challenges as a large cohort of experienced staff are expected to retire in the next few years. Having a senior library educator ‘in residence’ has provided opportunities for a better understanding of how library schools can assist in organisational renewal, particularly in attracting talented new graduates to work at the Library in the years ahead.

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