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- Title: Cooperation and Influence: History and Priorities of the Council of Australian State Libraries.
- Author : Australian Academic & Research Libraries
- Release Date : January 01, 2003
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 204 KB
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The Council of Australian State Libraries (CASL) was established to provide a unified voice to government on behalf of its members. Libraries have historically been highly collaborative within their industry, leading to the early take-up of networked technology and standards, but they have been continually challenged by the critical need to lobby effectively as a group outside the industry. CASL has been addressing this challenge for 30 years, while other library industry peak bodies have been established and disbanded. It has also expanded its charter to include working towards the promotion of libraries throughout the community, strengthening the national information infrastructure, encouraging cooperation and collaboration with other sectors, and supporting the public library network. The State Librarians Council (SLC) held its first meeting in March 1973 in response to a perceived need for a new peak body that would be more effective in lobbying for aid and consideration by the Commonwealth Government. The meeting included the state librarians from New South Wales, Western Australian, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and Victoria. Since this time, the SLC, with its name changes to the State Libraries Council and then Council of Australian State Libraries, has expanded its membership to include the chief executives of the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory Library & Information Services, and the National Library of Australia. CASL has been influential in many successful cross-sectoral projects, submissions to government, partnership and sponsorship agreements, and collaborative technological advancements, and there is still the same pressing need in 2003 for a unified voice as there was in 1973.