Research and consultancy projects
Technical report
Focus group consultation report
Skills audit of Victorian public library sector 2019
Charles Sturt University: External review of the DLS Information Services review
Confidential report.
Law Library Victoria: Review of strategy and services
Confidential report.
Commonwealth government agency libraries review: Stage 2
The value of this study lies in engaging the senior executives in discussions about the future of library and information services to support government staff working in research, policy and regulatory agencies.
Commonwealth government agency libraries review
This study explores the issues and challenges relevant to contemporary government library and information services.
Commonwealth government agency libraries review: Research report
Victorian public libraries: Our future, our skills
This study examined the knowledge, skills and attributes that public library staff in Victoria need today, and the emergent skillsets they will require in the future.
Victorian Public Libraries: Our Future, Our Skills. Research Report.
ALIA: Course accreditation review 2013
This literature review and environmental scan was undertaken in order to inform discussions of the issues associated with professional accreditation in LIS education.
Australian Library and Information Association Course Accreditation Review 2013
IFLA Building Strong Library Associations
Building the capacity and sustainability of library associations, with a particular focus on the Ukrainian Library Association.
Impact Report 2012: Building Strong Library Associations programme
National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA): Libraries as learning institutions
A study to improve NSLA Libraries’ organisational understanding and practice as learning institutions and their ability to deliver literacy and learning programs to staff and the public.
Council of Australian University Libraries (CAUL) eTextbooks study
This study was commissioned by the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) to examine the current picture and evolving role of electronic textbooks (eTextbooks) and third party eLearning products in the academic arena.
Australian ePortfolio Project (AeP)
AeP: ePortfolio use by university students in Australia: Informing excellence in policy and practice. AeP2: ePortfolio use by university students in Australia: Developing a sustainable community of practice.
AeP – Stage 1 Final Project Report (PDF, 5.1 Mb)
AeP2 – Stage 2 Final Report (PDF, 8.6 Mb)
Queensland Government Agency Libraries Review
A study of future options for the Queensland Government library and research services to provide clients with efficient and cost-effective access to the information they need to conduct government business.
QUT Library Staff Development Review
A review of staff development policy and practice to gauge the quality and to identify the effectiveness of the current program, to determine whether the opportunities for learning and development were effectively reaching all staff and to establish the extent to which the program was aligned with QUT’s strategic priorities.
Confidential report.
ALIA Health Libraries Australia: the neXus3 study
A study to consider the education and professional development framework needed to ensure that health librarians have a clearly defined scope of practice and the specific competency based knowledge and skills that enable them to contribute to the design and delivery of high quality health services.
Health Librarianship Workforce and Education : Research to plan the future. Final Report.
ALIA & NSLA: the neXus2 study
A study of the library and information services (LIS) workforce in Australia, from the institutional or employer perspective, and to provide insights into workforce policy and practice across the LIS profession as a whole, with the similarities and differences noted between the distinctive areas of LIS practice.
ALIA: the neXus study
An analysis of the research data collected in the neXus census covering the demographics, educational background and career details of individuals working in the library and information services sector in Australia, with a particular focus on the findings relevant to the States and Territories and the various library sectors.