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The Australian Library Journal the Australian Library Journal Is the Flagship Publication Volume 57 No The Australian Library Journal The Australian Library Journal is the flagship publication Volume 57 No. 2 May 2008 of the Australian Library and Information Association. It supports the Association’s Objects by documenting progress in research and professional practice and stimulates discussion on issues relevant to libraries and librarianship. The Australian Library Journal Australian Library and Information Association Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association PO Box 6335 Kingston ACT 2604 Australia http:/ /alia.org.au ISSN 0004-9670 Harrison Bryan (1923-2008) Current demand and future need for undergraduate LIS education in Australia Roy Sanders Manifestations of metadata: from Alexandria to the Web – old is new again Patricia Kennedy What the politicians think of the Australian Parliamentary Library May 2008 Roxanne Missingham Finding what you’re looking for: a reader-centred approach to the classification of adult fiction in public libraries Richard Maker Australian Library Journal Volume 57 No. 2 May 2008 Contents 87 ‘. of the many satisfactions librarianship brought me none exceed the friendships I made.’ Editorial 90 Harrison Bryan AO, FLAA Dr Neil A Radford, FLAA 97 Harrison Bryan – some personal recollections Ted Vellacott 100 Recollections of Harrison Bryan Averill Edwards 102 Current demand and future need for undergraduate LIS education in Australia Roy Sanders 128 Manifestations of metadata: from Alexandria to the Web – old is new again Patricia Kennedy 147 What the politicians think of the Australian Parliamentary Library Roxanne Missingham 169 Finding what you’re looking for: a reader-centred approach to the classification of adult fiction in public libraries Richard Maker 178 Book reviews 202 Guidelines for authors The Australian Library Journal May 2008 The Australian Library Journal Editor Ian McCallum, FALIA PO Box 4057 Ainslie ACT 2602 Australia Phone +61 2 6257 9177 [email protected] Book reviews editor Professor G E Gorman, FCLIP, FRSA, AALIA School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600 Wellington 6140 New Zealand [email protected] Editorial Board Dr Marianne Broadbent, Dr David Jones, Dr Neil Radford, Ian McCallum The Australian Library Journal is published quarterly by the Australian Library and Information Association Ltd ACN 090 953 236 PO Box 6335 Kingston ACT 2604 Australia Phone +61 2 6215 8222 Fax +61 2 6282 2249 [email protected] http://alia.org.au/alj/ ISSN 0004-9670 Set in Swiss 721 BT 9.5/14.25, original design by Brian Sadgrove, Typeset by Spectrum Graphics, printed by CanPrint Communications Pty Ltd Subscriptions: Current prices are available at http://alia.org.au/publications/subscriptions.html Enquiries and claims: Please contact [email protected] Advertising: Please contact ALIA, +61 2 6215 8231 The Australian Library Journal is indexed in Australian Education Index, Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS), Library Literature and Information Science, LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts and Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts. The Australian Library and Information Association reserves the right to reproduce in any form material which appears in The Australian Library Journal. Microfilm edition available from National Archive Publishing Company PO Box 998, 300 N Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor MI 48106-0998 USA Phone 0015 1 800 420 6272 or 0015 1 734 302 3500 http://www.napubco.com © Copyright in The Australian Library Journal is owned by the Australian Library and Information Association Ltd 2008 and vested in each of the authors in respect of his or her contributions 2008. 86 The Australian Library Journal May 2008 Editorial ‘. of the many satisfactions librarianship brought me none exceed the friendships I made.’ The title for this editorial is the last half of the last sentence of the last chapter of No gray profession, Harrison Bryan’s reminiscences. In this issue we mark his passing in February this year. Harry’s contribution to libraries and librarianship was distinguished, sustained, and for those fortunate to work with him in library or library association, inspiring. Dr Neil Radford, formerly Librarian at the University of Sydney, worked with Harry for many years and has written a measured and comprehensive obituary for the Journal. Ted Vellacott also worked closely with Harry, at the National Library, and he generously agreed to share some personal recollections.1 Averill Edwards, former President of ALIA and member of the National Library’s policy secretariat has also contributed a personal view of the man at the time. The late Jean Whyte wrote the entry on Harrison Bryan which appears in the encyclopaedia Harry edited:2 Bryan has contributed to librarianship in many ways – as chief librarian of three major libraries, as a prolific writer on professional matters, as an advocate of co- operative systems, as a very active member and president of the Library Association of Australia . and as chairman of its Board of Examiners, and as an important delegate and speaker at conferences both in Australia and in other countries. Vale Harrison Bryan, giant figure in Australian librarianship, supportive colleague of many librarians overseas, author of some 300 books, articles and speeches, and editor of this journal from April 1954 to January 1957, and from January 1980 to May 1981. Indeed a friend to librarianship. 1 In his reminiscences, No gray profession: reminiscences of a career in Australian libraries (Adelaide, Auslib Press, 1994), Harry credits Ted’s role in, amongst other things, helping him come to grips with an unfamiliar Canberra public service culture. 2 Bryan, Harrison, ed. ALIAS: Australia’s Library, Information and Archive Services – an encyclopaedia of practice and practitioners, Sydney, Library Association of Australia, 1988. Vol.1 p.125. The Australian Library Journal May 2008 87 Editorial Also in this issue we celebrate the richness and diversity of professional issues. Roy Sanders from Charles Sturt University reports on a recent survey of Australian employers of library and information services graduates, testing their preference for bachelor or postgraduate qualifications and concluding ‘The major consideration for employers is having sufficient quality graduates to choose from, with factors such as experience, maturity and personal attributes weighing heavily in the selection of professional staff.’ We usher into print Patricia Kennedy’s 2007 Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship essay on the wider context of metadata, and courtesy of Roxanne Missingham, reproduce federal politicians’ comments on the value of their library service. Richard Maker presents a Western Australian view on the most helpful arrangement of adult fiction in public libraries. Finally, there are a dozen book reviews, including two review articles: by R.L. Cope on W.J. McEldowney’s biography of Geoffrey Alley, the first National Librarian of New Zealand; and by Colin Steele on three books on books. We trust that in both breadth and depth Harry would have found this an absorbing issue, reflecting many of his own interests, and providing further evidence of the vitality he brought to our profession. Ian McCallum May 2008 88 The Australian Library Journal May 2008 Harrison Bryan AO, FLAA (1923–2008) Reproduced with permission from the estate of the late Max Dupain and the National Library of Australia The Australian Library Journal May 2008 89 HARRISON BRYAN, AO, MA, HonDLitt, HonLLD, FASSA, FLAA (1923–2008) Harrison Bryan had the good fortune to start his career at the top and to stay there. During 36 years he headed three major Australian libraries and was instrumental in advancing the cause of libraries and librarianship in Australia and internationally, and was honoured for his achievements by his country, his profession and the scholarly community. Born in Brisbane in 1923, Bryan entered the University of Queensland in 1941. After a year of study towards an Arts degree he enlisted in the Army and spent most of the Second World War in a signals unit in far north Queensland. His war was largely uneventful and he was able to continue his university studies by correspondence. In 1946 he resumed full-time study and in 1947 completed his Bachelor of Arts with honours in history. He was uncertain about his future career. Early thoughts about journalism and teaching had been re-directed towards librarianship at the suggestion of the Professor of History. At that time the only full-time school of librarianship in Australia was at the Public Library of New South Wales, so Bryan, with his new wife Florence, went to Sydney in 1948. After completing the one-year course Bryan was urged to return to Brisbane to take over the running of the University of Queensland Library as the Librarian had resigned. In 1949 he commenced duty as Assistant to the Librarian (a curious title as there was no Librarian) and effectively ran the university library. His appointment coincided with the move of the library to the university’s new campus at St Lucia, and Bryan was faced with the problems of occupying and making serviceable the new library building, an imposing structure quite unsuitable for its intended purpose. From this experience sprang his lifelong interest in the design of library buildings. His energy and obvious ability impressed the university authorities and in 1950 he was appointed James Forsyth Librarian of the University. In 1950 the University of Queensland Library boasted only a modest collection of 97,000 volumes and a staff of ten, with a tiny budget for new acquisitions. A more experienced librarian would have found the library’s problems severely daunting, but Bryan approached his new responsibilities with youthful optimism and enthusiasm. He was successful in securing regular and quite substantial increases in the budget and the collection grew threefold during his 13 years there. Improvements in the 90 The Australian Library Journal May 2008 Harrison Bryan AO, FLAA collection encouraged greater use and a reference librarian was appointed for the first time and emphasis was placed on service to readers.
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