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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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2006
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| contents | Senate Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment: Submission from Public Libraries Australia Public Libraries Foreign Countries Library Associations Library Role Library Networks Information Networks Community Information Services Online Systems Library Automation Library Development Access to Information Library Services Electronic Libraries Information Dissemination Organizational Objectives Organizational Theories This submission represents the views of a newly formed organisation known as Public Libraries Australia. Formed to aggregate the political, service and infrastructure capacity of Australia's 1510 (ABS June 2000) public libraries, Public Libraries Australia will support and represent public libraries on a national basis. Networked across Australia there are 1510 public libraries. These are well-patronised access points for equitable access to recreational, information and educational support for Australian residents. There were 93.3 million visits made to public libraries in Australia in 1999-2000 (ABS June 2000). Public Libraries Australia has been formed to be the collective voice for this vital community-based network. In addition to public library support the organisation is supported by the Australian Local Government and Shires Association, the National Library, all State libraries and professional associations across Australia. In this article, Public Libraries Australia wishes to make comment on the aspects of the online environment where it believes that a consolidated approach to online infrastructure, connectivity and content would establish a national information distribution network through public libraries that has never been achieved in Australia. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2006 |
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| spellingShingle | Senate Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment: Submission from Public Libraries Australia Public Libraries Foreign Countries Library Associations Library Role Library Networks Information Networks Community Information Services Online Systems Library Automation Library Development Access to Information Library Services Electronic Libraries Information Dissemination Organizational Objectives Organizational Theories Senate Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment: Submission from Public Libraries Australia Public Libraries Foreign Countries Library Associations Library Role Library Networks Information Networks Community Information Services Online Systems Library Automation Library Development Access to Information Library Services Electronic Libraries Information Dissemination Organizational Objectives Organizational Theories This submission represents the views of a newly formed organisation known as Public Libraries Australia. Formed to aggregate the political, service and infrastructure capacity of Australia's 1510 (ABS June 2000) public libraries, Public Libraries Australia will support and represent public libraries on a national basis. Networked across Australia there are 1510 public libraries. These are well-patronised access points for equitable access to recreational, information and educational support for Australian residents. There were 93.3 million visits made to public libraries in Australia in 1999-2000 (ABS June 2000). Public Libraries Australia has been formed to be the collective voice for this vital community-based network. In addition to public library support the organisation is supported by the Australian Local Government and Shires Association, the National Library, all State libraries and professional associations across Australia. In this article, Public Libraries Australia wishes to make comment on the aspects of the online environment where it believes that a consolidated approach to online infrastructure, connectivity and content would establish a national information distribution network through public libraries that has never been achieved in Australia. |
| title | Senate Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment: Submission from Public Libraries Australia |
| topic | Public Libraries Foreign Countries Library Associations Library Role Library Networks Information Networks Community Information Services Online Systems Library Automation Library Development Access to Information Library Services Electronic Libraries Information Dissemination Organizational Objectives Organizational Theories |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ992368 |