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Three committees provide advice to the Library:
- Libraries Australia Advisory Committee;
- Fellowships Advisory Committee;
- Community Heritage Grants Steering Committee.
LIBRARIES AUSTRALIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair
- Mr Geoff Strempel
Public Library Services (South Australia)
Members
- Dr Craig Anderson
RMIT University - Ms Liz Burke
Murdoch University - Dr Alex Byrne
- Mr Peter Conlon
Queanbeyan City Library - Ms Amelia McKenzie
National Library of Australia - Mr Ben O’Carroll
State Library of Queensland - Ms Ann Ritchie
Barwon Health - Ms Anne-Marie Schwirtlich
National Library of Australia - Ms Rosa Serratore
National Meteorological Library - Ms JoAnne Sparks
Macquarie University
Secretariat
- Resource Sharing Division
National Library of Australia
Terms of Reference
The Libraries Australia Advisory Committee provides advice on strategic and policy issues affecting the delivery of the Libraries Australia service, the broad direction of service development, and changes occurring in the library community that are likely to affect services.
FELLOWSHIPS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair
- Ms Anne-Marie Schwirtlich
National Library of Australia
Members
- Emeritus Professor Graeme Clarke AO, FSA, FAHA
Australian Academy of the Humanities - Dr Patricia Clarke OAM, FAHA
Australian Society of Authors - Emeritus Professor Rod Home AM, FAHA
Australian Academy of Science - Professor Purnendra Jain
Asian Studies Association of Australia - Professor Pat Jalland FASSA
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia - Professor Joyce Kirk
Australian Library and Information Association - Professor Julie Marcus
Independent Scholars Association of Australia
Secretariat
- Australian Collections and Reader Services Division
National Library of Australia
Terms of Reference
The Fellowships Advisory Committee makes recommendations on the award and administration of fellowships and scholarships.
COMMUNITY HERITAGE GRANTS STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair
- Ms Cathy Pilgrim
National Library of Australia
Members
- Ms Vicki Humphrey
National Museum of Australia - Ms Meg Labrum
National Film and Sound Archive - Mr Stuart Ray
Attorney-General’s Department - Ms Rosemary Turner
National Library of Australia - Ms Helen Walker
National Archives of Australia
Secretariat
- Executive and Public Programs Division
National Library of Australia
Terms of Reference
The Community Heritage Grants Steering Committee provides advice and direction on matters associated with the Community Heritage Grants program, including policy and administration. It also facilitates the exchange of information about the program between the Library and funding partners.