Continuity and change: library technicians, past, present and future [slides]

ALIA Library

Creator
Carroll, Mary
Description

National Library and Information Technicians' Symposium, 13-15 November 2019 Melbourne: Discover, Diversify, Dive In
 
This presentation (PowerPoint slides) accompanied the keynote address which looked back over the last 50 years of education for library technicians in Australia and explored the questions of ‘Why?’, ‘How?' and ‘Who? of the development of library technicians as an identifiable group within the library industry.
 
Session description: In the search to find answers to these questions we need to look behind us and examine the past, but we also need to look to the future and ask how things have changed. We then can ask 'What?" 'What does the future hold for Library Technicians and what are the future challenges for this sector of the library profession?

Publisher
Deakin, ACT: Australian Library and Information Association
Contributor
Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University
Date
2019
Type
Format
Language
en
Relation
https://read.alia.org.au/alia-national-library-and-information-technicians-symposium-2019-program
Coverage
Australia