Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program

This paper looks at the challenges presented for the Australian Library and Information Association by its role as the professional association responsible for ensuring the quality of Australian library technician graduates. There is a particular focus on the issue of course recognition, where the A...

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Main Authors: Genoni, Paul, Hallam, G.
Other Authors: IFLA
Format: Conference Paper
Published: International Federation of Library Associations 2008
Online Access:http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/papers/136-Hallam_Genoni-en.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12947
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description This paper looks at the challenges presented for the Australian Library and Information Association by its role as the professional association responsible for ensuring the quality of Australian library technician graduates. There is a particular focus on the issue of course recognition, where the Association’s role is complicated by the need to work alongside the national quality assurance processes that have established by the relevant technical education authorities. The paper describes the history of course recognition in Australia; examines the relationship between course recognition and other quality measures; and describes the process the Association has recently undertaken in order to ensure appropriate professional scrutiny without unnecessary duplication of effort and expense.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-129472017-01-30T11:33:53Z Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program Genoni, Paul Hallam, G. IFLA This paper looks at the challenges presented for the Australian Library and Information Association by its role as the professional association responsible for ensuring the quality of Australian library technician graduates. There is a particular focus on the issue of course recognition, where the Association’s role is complicated by the need to work alongside the national quality assurance processes that have established by the relevant technical education authorities. The paper describes the history of course recognition in Australia; examines the relationship between course recognition and other quality measures; and describes the process the Association has recently undertaken in order to ensure appropriate professional scrutiny without unnecessary duplication of effort and expense. 2008 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12947 http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/papers/136-Hallam_Genoni-en.pdf International Federation of Library Associations restricted
spellingShingle Genoni, Paul
Hallam, G.
Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program
title Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program
title_full Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program
title_fullStr Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program
title_full_unstemmed Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program
title_short Library Technician course recognition in Australia: The challenges of a distributed national education program
title_sort library technician course recognition in australia: the challenges of a distributed national education program
url http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/papers/136-Hallam_Genoni-en.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12947