Journal articles: 'Libraries Australia Cultural programs'

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Hare, Joanna, and Wendy Abbott. "Library Support for Indigenous University Students: Moving from the Periphery to the Mainstream." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 10, no. 4 (December 13, 2015): 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b86w3q.

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Abstract Objective – This research project explored the models of Indigenous support programs in Australian academic libraries, and how they align with the needs of the students they support. The research objective was to gather feedback from Indigenous students and obtain evidence of good practice models from Australian academic libraries to inform the development and enhancement of Indigenous support programs. The research presents the viewpoints of both Indigenous students and librarians. Methods – The research methods comprised an online survey using SurveyMonkey and a focus group. The survey was conducted nationally in Australia to gather evidence on the different models of Indigenous support provided by academic libraries. The survey explored the nature of support services such as specialized study spaces and resources, information literacy education, and liaison services for Indigenous students. The survey also asked respondents to comment on the challenges they encountered and improvements they would recommend in providing Indigenous student support. To provide a student perspective, a small cohort of Indigenous students at a small university in South East Queensland was interviewed in a focus group about their library experiences. The focus group explored Indigenous students’ perceptions of the library, their frequency of use and where they go for help with their studies. Results – The survey found that 84% of academic libraries provide some specific support for Indigenous students with 89% of those support services being conducted in a place other than the library. Across the sector, Australian academic libraries have a strong commitment to the success of Indigenous students and considerable engagement with Indigenous issues. The focus group found that Indigenous students’ needs and concerns about using the library were not differentiated by their cultural background. Rather their concerns were similar to issues being raised in the broader student population. Conclusion – The survey results indicated that the main areas in which support for Indigenous students might be improved are greater inter-departmental communication and collaboration within the university, increased training of library staff in Indigenous cultural sensitivity, and the employment of Indigenous library staff members. The focus group was valuable in opening the communication channels between Indigenous students and library staff and highlighted the importance of engaging with students using both formal and informal channels.

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Stoner, Joyce Hill. "Connecting to the World's Collections: Making the Case for the Conservation and Preservation of Our Cultural Heritage." International Journal of Cultural Property 17, no. 4 (November 2010): 653–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0940739110000378.

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Sixty cultural heritage leaders from 32 countries, including representatives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America, Australia, Europe, and North America, gathered in October 2009 in Salzburg, Austria, to develop a series of practical recommendations to ensure optimal collections conservation worldwide. Convened at Schloss Leopoldskron, the gathering was conducted in partnership by the Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The participants were conservation specialists from libraries and museums, as well as leaders of major conservation centers and cultural heritage programs from around the world. As cochair Vinod Daniel noted, no previous meeting of conservation professionals has been “as diverse as this, with people from as many parts of the world, as cross-disciplinary as this.” The group addressed central issues in the care and preservation of the world's cultural heritage, including moveable objects (library materials, books, archives, paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographic collections, art on paper, and archaeological and ethnographic objects) and immoveable heritage (buildings and archaeological sites).

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O'Connor, Steve. "Leadership for future libraries." Library Management 35, no. 1/2 (January 7, 2014): 78–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-06-2013-0047.

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Purpose – Leadership is always important but is especially important at times of rapid and even fundamental change. The purpose of this paper is to discuss and evidence the changes and decisions facing librarians in our world against the backdrop of international disrupted business models for libraries. The traditional mode of operation for libraries is changing dramatically in order to stay relevant and connected to our library users. This paper will aim to explore future leadership styles which will be required for special librarians. This will be set in the context of the NextGen Leadership program which this author established and conducted across Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. The paper will also seek to draw on the author's experiences seeking new scenario futures for special libraries in Australia. Design/methodology/approach – This paper will explore future leadership styles which will be required for special librarians. This will be set in the context of the NextGen Leadership program which this author established and conducted across Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. It will also draw on the author's experiences seeking new scenario futures for special libraries in Australia. Findings – The evaluation of the Next Gen Leadership program is reviewed in this paper. Research limitations/implications – The implications are that librarians need programs such as Next Gen in order to be able to test new ways of adopting management behaviours. These new ways of operating can be tested through programs such as Next Gen which operate over a lengthy period of time. Practical implications – It is crucial that existing managers of academic libraries establish these leadership programs into the future as a means of ensuring good succession planning. Originality/value – This is a genuinely original program spanning three countries/cities; Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. The opportunity for participants in this course to meet, inter-mingle and network into the future with similar colleagues is unique. The opportunities to test new modes of management in such a course, remote from the work environment, are of value to the management styles of each individual into the future.

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Kanevskaya, Galina I. "Russian Libraries in Australia in the 20th Century." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], no. 3 (May 25, 2009): 80–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2009-0-3-80-85.

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The article deals with review of the history of Russian librarianship in Australia. The role of libraries in preservation of Russian language in the Russian diaspora and national identity in the being in the strange cultural space is defined.

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Churasheva, О. L., and Ekaterina Leonidovna Sharonova. "Work of Libraries with the Older Generation: Experience of Germany, Canada and Australia." Bibliosphere, no. 3 (October 23, 2021): 83–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/1815-3186-2021-3-83-90.

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The article highlights the experience of libraries working with older generation users in certain foreign countries faced with the modern demographic problem - the aging of the population: Germany, Canada and Australia. The modern forms of work of libraries of these countries with the elderly, which are of interest to Russian libraries, are identified and characterized. Difficulties in the work of foreign libraries with the older generation during the COVID-19 pandemic are separately noted. The authors come to the conclusion, that despite the differences in location, size, departmental affiliation, quantity and quality of the fund, and so on, many libraries in developed countries face the same problem - the increasing number of elderly readers and reconstruct their work in accordance with the new demographic and socio-cultural situation, which requires libraries to develop special services to save the cultural capital of older generations.

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Cho, Chan-Sik. "A Study on the Cultural Programs of Public Libraries in Seoul." Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 42, no. 2 (June 30, 2008): 171–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4275/kslis.2008.42.2.171.

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Lebedeva, Maria V. "Libraries of Russia and Taiwan - partnership development." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], no. 1 (February 27, 2012): 95–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2012-0-1-95-97.

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Gibson, Lisanne. "Review: Culture in Australia: Policies, Publics and Programs." Media International Australia 107, no. 1 (May 2003): 147–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x0310700115.

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Hoang Gum-Sook, 박미영, and SooKyoung Kim. "A Study on Analysis and Improvement of Cultural Programs in Public Libraries." Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 39, no. 1 (March 2008): 219–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.39.1.200803.219.

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Chang, Durk Hyun. "A Research on Cultural Programs in Public Libraries in Busan Metro Area." Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 48, no. 4 (November 30, 2014): 173–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4275/kslis.2014.48.4.173.

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Yun, A.-ran, and Sang-yong Lee. "A Study on Improvement for Art-related Cultural Programs in Public Libraries." Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science 26, no. 3 (September 30, 2015): 177–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2015.26.3.177.

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Stratton, Jon. "Perth Cultural Studies." Thesis Eleven 137, no. 1 (August 1, 2016): 83–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0725513616647559.

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In the early 1980s Perth was probably the most important city in Australia for Cultural Studies. Through that decade many intellectuals who became leaders in Australian Cultural Studies and important players in Cultural Studies outside of Australia worked in Perth. Among them were John Fiske, John Frow, John Hartley, Tom O’Regan, Lesley Stern, Graeme Turner and, a decade later, Ien Ang. This essay discusses the presence of these academics in Perth and advances some reasons why Perth became so important to Cultural Studies in Australia. It also discusses the kind of Cultural Studies that became privileged in Perth and considers some of the reasons for this. Perth Cultural Studies in the 1980s was primarily text-based and focused on screen-related popular culture, especially television programs and popular film. Cultural Studies in Perth developed in a city thought of as marginal to Australia, in institutions that were either not universities or, in the case of Murdoch University, was a very new university, by cosmopolitan academics who mostly came from either elsewhere in Australia or from the United Kingdom.

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Ma, Leo F. H., and Ling Ling Yu. "Ubiquitous Learning for Distance Education Students: The Experience of Conducting Real-Time Online Library Instruction Programs through Mobile Technology." International Journal of Librarianship 4, no. 1 (July 30, 2019): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2019.vol4.1.107.

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Library services for Hong Kong-based students enrolled in distance learning programs on information studies, offered by the Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia in collaboration with the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong (HKUSPACE), were supported by the University of Hong Kong Libraries utilizing a face-to-face format for many years. With the advancement of internet technology, new e-learning software, mobile technology and ever-growing online resources, CSU and HKUSPACE course administrators considered that online library instruction programs could be supported and delivered by the librarians of CSU at Australia remotely to Hong Kong students. Several real-time, online instruction programs were initiated since late 2013. The successful launching of the programs provides evidence to support the provision of online library instruction through not only personal computers, but also mobile devices. Based on a qualitative analysis, it was concluded that delivering library instruction programs by internet and mobile technology to distance learning students in higher education is achievable. More library services can be planned by making use of this successful experience.

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Boaden, Sue. "Art information networks in Asia and the Pacific." Art Libraries Journal 11, no. 4 (1986): 4–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200004855.

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As former colonial links and reliance on a technologically-developed ‘West’ recede into the past, Asian and Pacific countries, including Australia, are becoming increasingly aware of one another as neighbours. Circulation of exhibitions, artists’ visits, cultural festivals, government and UNESCO activities, and art publishing, provide a network for sharing art and art information between countries in this region. Among art libraries, those in Australia and New Zealand participate in the network represented by ARLIS/ANZ; the IFLA Section of Art Libraries and its global role offers scope for further developments. An Asian/Pacific ‘ARLIS’ is proposed.

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Volker, Joye. "Changing roles, changing realities: Australian art librarians in a brave new world." Art Libraries Journal 31, no. 2 (2006): 19–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200014449.

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As we all cope with an e-everything world, libraries are moving to accommodate WOW (words on the web) as well as POP (print on paper) in their collections. This has led to a realignment in organisational structures, particularly in university contexts. This paper addressed two major issues: firstly the challenges that major institutional reorganisations in Australia have placed on universities and, in particular, on art schools; secondly the way these challenges may be met, based on actions and solutions to improve access to Australian visual arts information resources which followed from an extensive survey by the National Library of Australia in co-operation with ARLIS/ANZ. These results encourage art libraries to develop partnerships and networking with their parent institution and other libraries and cultural institutions on a national level.

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Igumnova, Nataliya. "The CIS libraries’ preserving cultural heritage: Regulations and documents." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 84–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2018-8-84-91.

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The author speculates on the international cooperation in preservation of the world and national cultural heritage and book monuments. She argues that the CIS libraries make the global and national cultural heritage as they perform the memorial, information and educational activities. International, regional and national regulation documents along with the information technologies and multimedia make the basis for preservation and accessibility of cultural monuments. The UNESCO and CIS conventions determine the general principles, approaches and rules of international cooperation in the cultural monuments preservation and management. Preservation and Conservation and Memory of the World programs are intended, above all, to educate staff, to develop standards, guides and methods. The essential conditions to preserve book monuments are specified: implementation of new technologies, hard- and software, cooperation with foreign libraries, museums and archives. The activities of the Eurasian Library Assembly Preservation and Conservation section is reviewed, as well as the model law on book monuments developed within the framework of the CIS Library Code.

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Ahn, In-Ja, and Gum-Sook Hoang. "A Study on the Supporting Strategy of Cultural Programs in Korean Public Libraries." Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 42, no. 3 (September 30, 2008): 325–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4275/kslis.2008.42.3.325.

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Gamage, David, and Terry Lovat. "Socio-cultural Influences and Current Trends in Teacher Education Programs in Australia." Education and Society 23, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 75–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.7459/es/23.1.06.

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Eastman, Jaime, and J. Joseph Prince. "Library Service to Underserved Children and Their Caregivers Committee: Lighting the Way: Providing Timely Resources for Underserved Populations." Children and Libraries 19, no. 1 (April 7, 2021): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.19.1.34.

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Libraries provide access to valuable information, resources, and services. Yet, despite our best efforts, some populations remain overlooked or underserved.For libraries, these patrons struggle with access to, use of, or representation in our collections, programs, and services. These barriers may result from language, financial status, race, gender, sexual orientation, or specific skills and abilities. As community and cultural institutions, we must not provide any patron with less than adequate—or better yet, exemplary—service.

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Shah, Dhara, and Michelle Barker. "Cracking the cultural code." International Journal of Cross Cultural Management 17, no. 2 (May 17, 2017): 215–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1470595817706383.

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The growth of Indian Information Technology (IT) sector has resulted in many Indian IT expatriates conducting projects at international client sites. Yet little is known about the sociocultural communication challenges these expatriates encounter. Adopting a qualitative, interpretive approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 Indian IT expatriates at client sites in Australia. The cultural validation and sociocultural competencies framework of the Excellence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership Intercultural Skills Program was used to analyse expatriates’ workplace interactions. Respondents reported a lack of understanding of the ‘unwritten’ sociocultural communication rules in Australia. Communication differences contributed to their frustrations and dissatisfaction during expatriation. Insights into Indian IT expatriates’ experiences of negotiating communication competencies abroad can inform cross-cultural management scholarship and cross-cultural training. Making cultural norms explicit by embedding a cultural learning framework in cross-cultural training programs can contribute to productive, culturally diverse workplaces. The findings may provide fresh perspectives for organizations who prepare or receive expatriates, especially Indian professionals on assignment in Australia or other western countries.

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Podkorytova, Natalya I., and Irina G. Lakizo. "THE LIBRARY AS A COMPONENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL POTENTIAL OF THE TERRITORY." Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Kul'turologiya i iskusstvovedenie, no. 43 (2021): 305–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17223/22220836/43/27.

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The analysis of publications on the sociology of education revealed the contradictions in the educational space under the influence of which the role of the library is changing: 1. Equality of rights to education and social differentiation. The contradiction between the declared equality of rights to education and socio-territorial barriers to obtaining education is reduced by libraries that provide free access to socially significant information and knowledge. 2. "Demographic pit" and the decline in education. A decrease in the number of enrollee at the beginning of the ХХI century led to lower requirements for enrollees and to a decrease in the quality of higher education. Modern GEF establish strict requirements for information support for educational programs of universities. The task of libraries in these conditions is to evolve along with the development of education. Libraries are included in the knowledge management process, developing services aimed at servicing new research practices. 3. Disproportions in the structure of education. The structure of educational programs does not fully satisfy the needs of the economy in specialists of the coincident profile. This creates the need for additional education, self-education, lifelong education. Libraries can promote lifelong education and self-education in various areas: – traditional informational support of training programs; – development of disciplinary discourses for teachers and students; – deepening personalization in service; – analysis of open resources for remote users and the creation of tools for their differentiation and use; – participation in the information culture formation; – Promoting the humanization of education; – project activities in popular areas; – informing about educational programs of the territory. 4. The formation of the cultural "capital" of the individual and the "products" of education. In addition to knowledge, abilities and skills in the course of education, the cultural capital of the individual and a special creative environment are formed. The library, associated with the knowledge of a new text, discourse, becomes an instrument of "cultural creation": it facilitates the search and creation of new meanings, forms and supports the creative environment. The formation of the intellectual potential of the territory is based on the interaction and development of scientific, educational and cultural spaces. The library, integrated with all its elements into this complex, dynamic sphere, is changing after its transformation. Library activities are enriched in new directions and expanding functionally, new tasks and intellectual practices appear. The library also retains its immanent functions, which no one else can perform in a changed environment: creating a content resource in the sociocultural and educational discourse of the territory and managing these collections, ensuring equal access to these resources for all users, their organization, presentation and preservation.

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Mencinsky, Nadia, and Belinda Mullen. "Regulation of Children's Television in Australia: Past and Present." Media International Australia 93, no. 1 (November 1999): 27–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x9909300105.

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The provision of quality television programming made specifically for children has been a significant issue in Australia since television was introduced. From 1979, specific requirements have been in place to ensure children have access to a variety of quality television programs made specifically for them, including Australian drama and non-drama programs. This article traces the development of these requirements and how they have led to the current Children's Television Standards (CTS). The Children's Television Standards (CTS), administered by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA), are widely regarded in Australia and overseas as a notable example — if not benchmark — for how to regulate children's television in the public interest. The article also examines some key trends in programming since 1979 and identifies areas of the standards which are problematic and/or might need to be revised to ensure the expected outcomes are still being achieved.

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Mashkara, Aleksei D. "Naming of Libraries: Terminological Aspects." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] 71, no. 1 (March 23, 2022): 39–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2022-71-1-39-48.

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The article considers terminology used by the professional community for the analysis of names of public libraries. The concepts “onomastics”, “nomination”, “brand”, “branding”, “naming”, “brand-naming” are used in the marketing of library and information activities in Russia and abroad. The author notes that in the specialized literature in the USA, the problem of naming the library-information sphere is not covered in detail, and often gives way to general branding issues. The paper concludes that the special interest in the name of domestic libraries is a cultural phenomenon emanating from the value-historical context of Russia. The author stresses the relevance of this article because the naming becomes one of the most important elements of marketing strategy of organization. The increased research interest in this topic demonstrates the problem of terminological disunity. In this regard, generalization of library names (personalized, conceptual and toponymic) is substantiated, as well as the use of the term “naming” as the universal and most correct designation of activities for the creation and functioning of an effective name of an organization, product or service. Libraries bearing the names of famous writers and other famous representatives of culture and art have personalized names. The conceptual version of the name is associated with the reflection of the priority direction of the activity of the cultural institution, as well as with associative names, the basis of which is a special image. Toponymic names characterize the relationship with the territory where the library is located. Due to the active increase of libraries that have conceptual or toponymic names, the question arises about the correct terminological generalization of cultural institutions that do not have numbered designations. The author concludes that the terminological aspects of naming will be the subject of further discussions in the professional library community, because the well-established term “named library” is currently perceived as a cultural institution with a personalized name. The article is of interest to the Russian professional community, especially to librarians, library scientists and specialists of cultural universities implementing educational programs in the direction of LIS (“Library and Information Science activity”).

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Barysheva, Ekaterina A. "Rural Libraries in China: Towards Educational and Informational Equality of Population." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] 68, no. 5 (November 27, 2019): 524–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2019-68-5-524-534.

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The article discusses the policy of the People’s Republic of China to expand, develop and modernize the network of rural libraries, introduce new standards of activity and innovative forms of work aimed at equalizing the imbalance between the city and village by increasing the cultural and educational level and overcoming the information poverty of local residents. The author characterizes the government programs of the People’s Republic of China in this area, adopted over the past two decades: “Cultural Information Resource Sharing Project” (2002), “Comprehensive Cultural Station Construction Project” (2006), “Farmer’s Reading Rooms Project” (2007), “Working Opinions on the Promotion of the National Art Gallery, Public Library, Cultural Centres and Stations Free to All” (2011), “Public Electronic Reading Room Construction Plan” (2012), “Support Plan for Libraries in Poor Areas” (2014), as well as the “Plan for Modernizing the System of Providing Public Services in the Sphere of Culture” and the “National Program for Promoting Reading” for 2015—2020. The article considers the structure of the library network in rural regions of China and the functions of its structural units, financing and human resources of rural libraries, the organization of stationary and extension library services, the requirements for premises, collections, technical equipment and the provision of remote access to information sources. Special attention is paid to the implementation of programs in rural regions of the country to promote digital reading and connect libraries to the services of the National Digital Library (under the guidance of the National Library of China). The article outlines the main problems existing in rural libraries of the People’s Republic of China, and the ways of their solution proposed by Chinese specialists. The author emphasizes that the Chinese experience may be of interest to Russia, taking into account the challenges facing our country in sustainable development of rural areas, which is not feasible without improving the standard of living of the rural population and providing it with high-quality educational, cultural and information services.

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Dubicki, Eleonora. "Carnegie Libraries in New Jersey: 1900-1923." New Jersey Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 3, no. 2 (July 17, 2017): 118. http://dx.doi.org/10.14713/njs.v3i2.85.

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A free public library is the cornerstone of most American communities. Libraries offer a variety of far-reaching services, ranging from books for self-education and leisure reading, to informational and cultural programs. Carnegie libraries constructed in the early 1900s through the philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie played a significant role in transforming the library movement from subscription libraries for special interest groups to free public libraries with services accessible by all. Of the 1,412 communities in the United States to build Carnegie libraries, twenty-nine communities in New Jersey benefitted from this program. This research project draws primarily on original correspondence between New Jersey communities seeking library building funds and Andrew Carnegie. The letters supporting funding applications create a unique demographic and economic snapshot of New Jersey communities during the early 1900s when the Carnegie libraries were erected in the state. This study offers historical insights and informs the role that the Carnegie libraries played in their respective communities.

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Capillé, Cauê. "Political Interiors: The Case of Public Libraries." Space and Culture 21, no. 4 (November 3, 2017): 408–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1206331217739825.

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Political and cultural agendas determine the programs of public libraries, implying complex and often conflicting requirements in terms of their functioning. On one hand, they intend to materialize a political discourse of open and equal access to knowledge. On the other, they have functional and epistemological needs that might restrict or condition the distribution and access of books, equipment, and people. This article looks at how space, program, and use interrelate in the emergence of public libraries as a building type, focusing on how they express an intended public message and fulfil specific social and cultural effects. It is argued that each of these three aspects underpins power relations in libraries. By embedding an epistemology of science, space also embeds social and cultural hierarchies. Through defining an educational agenda for public libraries, program endorses the idea that citizenship depends on instruction and literacy, implying technocracy. Finally, by becoming collective under the frames of space and program, use materializes the idea of a “self-regulated society,” which embeds a twofold process: to be regulated by all others and to engage in a process of participatory action and regulation. The article reviews the literature on the historical emergence of public libraries and recommends that studies of contemporary libraries should consider how this building type originally framed social relationships through its architecture, materializing specific ideologies of politics and culture.

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Hung-Sik Choi and Jin-Soon Suh. "A Study on the Educational and Cultural Programs of Public Libraries in Jeonbuk Provincial Area." Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 40, no. 4 (December 2009): 227–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.40.4.200912.227.

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Lee, Hye Yun, and Jee Yeon Lee. "Relationship Between the Participation of Public Libraries' Educational and Cultural Programs and the Library Uses." Journal of the Korean Society for information Management 31, no. 1 (March 30, 2014): 277–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.3743/kosim.2014.31.1.277.

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Winegar, Jessica. "Culture is the Solution: the Civilizing Mission of Egypt’s Culture Palaces." Review of Middle East Studies 43, no. 2 (2009): 189–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2151348100000641.

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Since the early 1990s, the Egyptian government has devoted significant resources to new culture projects. Unprecedented numbers of new cultural institutions have been built or renovated throughout the country, including libraries, museums, culture palaces and houses, and creativity centers. These host thousands of public programs every year. The government has also started two new television channels devoted specifically to culture(thaqafa). Book fairs and art biennials have increased in number and expanded, new cultural periodicals and book series have been published, and new cultural competitions and prizes created. Nearly every day in the state press, one finds articles and announcements detailing cultural events and programs, as well as editorials on the importancethaqafato Egyptian society.

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Suharso, Putut, Andri Yanto, Asep Saeful Rohman, Riah Wiratningsih, and Rahmat Setiawan Saefullah. "Corporate social responsibility through the library for educational facilities." E3S Web of Conferences 74 (2018): 08011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20187408011.

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This study aims to analyze the role of companies through social responsibility programs in the field of education in improving community literacy. Companies get social benefits when making libraries as their program targets, because libraries are public spaces frequented by many people. The research method used is explorative qualitative research with a case study approach in various libraries in the Surakarta region. This research was designed in accordance with the paradigm of cultural studies on current issues in village level libraries with various problems. Data validity was tested by triangulation techniques involving key informants in the study area. The results of the study describe the function of the library as a learning center, library in supporting the community literacy movement, and CSR in the library. Cooperation between libraries and companies is mutually beneficial cooperation. For village libraries, they will get donations of funds and infrastructure to develop libraries. As for companies by contributing to village libraries, the company has fulfilled its legal obligations and the company’s products or services are better known by the community and builds a positive image of the company.

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Wagner, Robin. "What Munn Missed: The Queensland Schools of Arts." Queensland Review 20, no. 2 (October 30, 2013): 187–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qre.2013.20.

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American Librarian Ralph Munn's historic tour of Australian libraries in 1934 is well documented. Along with Ernest Pitt, Chief Librarian of the State Library of Victoria, he spent nearly ten weeks travelling from Sydney and back again, visiting libraries in all the state capitals and many regional towns throughout the country. Munn's trip was funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was then, through its Dominions fund, turning attention to philanthropic opportunities in the Antipodes. The resulting report, Australian Libraries: A Survey of Conditions and Suggestions for their Improvement (commonly referred to as the Munn–Pitt Report) is often credited with initiating the public library movement in Australia.

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Aisbett, Kate. "Production of Australian Children's Drama: Is There a Future?" Media International Australia 93, no. 1 (November 1999): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x9909300106.

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To mark the twentieth anniversary of the introduction of the children's programs classification scheme (1979–99), the Australian Broadcasting Authority, the Australian Children's Television Foundation and the Australian Film Finance Corporation commissioned a joint research project on C classification programs. The research investigated trends in programming over the 20 years of the classification scheme and current issues related to the financing of children's programs. This paper explores current developments in the production and broadcast of children's television in Australia and the place of regulation in facilitating the community's desire for quality Australian children's programs.

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Varganova, G. V. "Gamification of the library space in foreign countries." Bibliosphere, no. 1 (March 30, 2017): 93–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/1815-3186-2017-1-93-98.

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Gaming plays an important role in the development of society and human beings. Involvement in gaming helps people to understand the fundamentals of social and cultural interactions in the historical context. Gaming in public libraries is one of the most dynamic directions of their activity. The article provides insights into main approaches to gaming in public libraries and describes briefly the most effective technologies in the professional discourse context. Research is outlined as a prerequisite for practical librarians to make decisions in exploring innovations and raising the quality of gaming programs in libraries. The library-information science specialists’ contribution in developing the gamification problem theoretical concepts is assessed as important one to specialists of different sciences concerning this topic.

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Wyatt, Danielle, Scott Mcquire, and Danny Butt. "Libraries as redistributive technology: From capacity to culture in Queensland’s public library network." New Media & Society 20, no. 8 (November 16, 2017): 2934–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444817738235.

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Australia is currently rolling out one of the most expensive and ambitious infrastructure projects in the nation’s history. The National Broadband Network is promoted as a catalyst for far-reaching changes in Australia’s economy, governmental service provision, society and culture. However, it is evident that desired dividends, such as greater social engagement, enhanced cultural awareness and increased civic and political participation, do not flow automatically from mere technical connection to the network. This article argues that public institutions play a vital role in redistributing technological capacity to enable emerging forms of social and cultural participation. In particular, we examine public libraries as significant but often overlooked sites in the evolving dynamic between digital technology, new cultural practices and social relations. Drawing on interviews and fieldwork across the public library network of the state of Queensland, we attend to the strategies and approaches libraries are adopting in response to a digital culture.

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Kam, Miah, and Jee Yeon Lee. "A Comparative Study of Cultural Programs Offered by Public Libraries and Other Regional Public Service Institutions." Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science 24, no. 4 (December 30, 2013): 197–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2013.24.4.197.

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Moo, Jungsoo. "A Study on the Effective Management of Women's Cultural Programs in the Public Libraries - Focused on the Public Libraries in Incheon Metropolitan City -." Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 1, no. 1 (February 29, 2012): 99–118. http://dx.doi.org/10.25117/jss.2012.02.1.1.99.

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Bussert, Leslie. "Several Factors of Library Publishing Services Facilitate Scholarly Communication Functions." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 7, no. 4 (December 11, 2012): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b87w31.

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Objective – To identify and examine the factors of library publishing services that facilitate scholarly communication. Design – Analysis of library publishing service programs. Setting – North American research libraries. Subjects – Eight research libraries selected from the signatories for the Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE) Cornell University Library’s Center for Innovative Publishing; Dartmouth College Library’s Digital Publishing Program and Scholars Portal Project; MIT Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Publishing and Licensing; Columbia University Libraries’ Center for Digital Research and Scholarship; University of Michigan Library’s Scholarly Publishing Office; Duke University Library’s Office of Scholarly Communications; University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources’ Centre for Scholarly Communication; and Simon Fraser University Library’s Scholarly Publishing. Methods – The authors used Roosendaal and Geurt’s (1997) four functions of scholarly communication to analyze and categorize library publishing services provided by libraries included in the study. The four functions of scholarly communication include registration, certification, awareness, and archiving. Main Results – Analysis of the registration functions provided by library publishing services in this study revealed three types of facilitating factors: intellectual property, licensing, and publishing. These include services such as repositories for digital scholarly work and research, ISBN/ISSN registration, and digital publishing. Analysis of archiving functions demonstrated that most programs in the study focus on repository-related services in support of digital content preservation of papers, datasets, technical reports, etc. Analysis of certification functions provided by these services exposed a focus on expert review and research support. These include services like professional assessment of information sources, consultation on appropriate literature and information-seeking tools, and writing or copyright advisory services. Analysis of awareness function showed search aids and knowledge-sharing platforms to be the main facilitating factors. These include services like metadata application, schema, and standards or scholarly portals enabling knowledge-sharing among scholars. Conclusion – This study identified several services offered by these library publishing programs which can be categorized as facilitators under Roosendaal and Geurt’s (1997) four functions of scholarly communication. The majority of the libraries in the study treated library publishing services as part of broader scholarly communication units or initiatives. Digital publishing (registration function) was offered by all programs analyzed in the study, while traditional peer-review services (certification function) were not. Widely adopted among programs in the study were the use of social networking tools (awareness function) and self-publishing (archiving function). The authors recommend developing services that facilitate peer review and assert the need to provide a knowledge-sharing mechanism within the academic community that facilitates the scholarly communication process.

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Washington, Anne. "Book Review: Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, Discovery, and Retrieval." Library Resources & Technical Services 61, no. 3 (July 14, 2017): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/lrts.61n3.175.

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Over the past twenty years, libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions have made hundreds of thousands of digitized and born digital cultural heritage objects available online. This momentum is not likely to slow anytime soon. Digitization programs continue to convert analog media, and efforts are ramping up to procure and preserve born digital material. While discussion of technical specifications and skills to support these processes are critical, there is a growing body of research beyond these topics. Some scholars and practitioners have turned their attention towards theory, assessment, and innovative analysis and Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, Discovery, and Retrieval adds to this conversation.

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Sharonova, E. L. "The RF national policy for senior citizens and its implementation in St. Petersburg libraries." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 9 (October 9, 2021): 103–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2021-9-103-114.

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Abstract: The author analyzes the state policy of the Russian Federation oriented toward using and developing the potential of senior citizens, in particular its administration in library and information services. She reviews the documents on active ageing and senior citizen participation in economic and socio cultural development, i. e. federal laws, decrees, presidential messages, strategies, concepts, national programs, etc. Special attention is given to the related government programs and legal acts adopted in St. Petersburg. The priorities of the national and regional policy in the area are analyzed. The accomplished projects of Russian and, in particular, St. Petersburg public libraries are characterized. Personality orientation, humanism and social viability make the principles of library senior user services. The key vectors and formats of services are reviewed.

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Clyne, Michael. "Immersion principles in second language programs—research and policy in multicultural Australia." Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 12, no. 1-2 (January 1991): 55–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.1991.9994445.

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Newton, Danielle, Louise Keogh, Meredith Temple-Smith, Christopher K. Fairley, Marcus Chen, Christine Bayly, Henrietta Williams, et al. "Key informant perceptions of youth-focussed sexual health promotion programs in Australia." Sexual Health 10, no. 1 (2013): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh12046.

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Background This paper explores key informant (KI) perceptions of the barriers to effective sexual health promotion programs in Australia and suggests strategies to overcome these barriers. Three types of sexual health promotion programs were explored in this study: those targeting all young people (under 30), Aboriginal young people, and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Methods: The study utilised a qualitative approach and involved 33 semistructured interviews with sexual health professionals involved in funding or delivering Australian sexual health promotion programs or working clinically with individuals diagnosed with sexually transmissible infections. Results: Fourteen barriers to effective sexual health promotion programs were identified. Barriers included: difficulties associated with program evaluation, lack of involvement of the target community, the short-term nature of programs, problems with program resources and concerns about the content of programs. Additional barriers to programs targeting Aboriginal and CALD young people were also identified and included: a lack of cultural sensitivity; a failure to acknowledge differences in literacy, knowledge, and language skills; stigma and shame associated with sexual health; and the continued use of programs that lack inclusivity. KIs suggested strategies to overcome these barriers. Conclusion: Sexual health promotion in Australia suffers from several barriers that are likely to impede the effectiveness of programs. In particular, poor or nonexistent program evaluation and lack of community involvement are among the key areas of concern. It is hoped that the findings of this study will be useful in informing and shaping future Australian sexual health promotions.

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Burns, Maureen. "A Brief History of Science Communication in Australia." Media International Australia 150, no. 1 (February 2014): 72–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x1415000116.

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Early science reporting in Australia – up to and including the 1940s – was often sourced from overseas. During and after World War II, attention turned to applied science, at first for the war effort and afterwards to rebuild the nation. From the late 1950s to the late 1970s, entrepreneurs in science and media in Sydney worked together to provide science material in commercial outlets as well as for the ABC. In the context of the space race, the Cold War and atomic energy, science communication flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. Since then, science content has been widespread in the television schedules of commercial networks in forms such as children's television, lifestyle programs and news items, and is also apparent in community radio schedules as well as on ABC television and radio. Claims that Australia has little science communication may be based on too narrow a view of what constitutes science content.

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Kudrina, E. L., L. D. Bychkov, and N. A. Zaruba. "The role of libraries as a social institution in the transforming Russian society." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 7 (September 7, 2022): 52–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2022-7-52-68.

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The authors analyze the identified research and real-case publications on the critical problem: the libraries’ role as a social institution non-corresponding to the mission being conferred on them and its implementation. The purpose of the article is to actualize the problem related to the libraries’ role as a social institution and to attract attention of researchers in various domains, evoking interest to building professional competences in the specialists of social and cultural areas, including libraries. The authors suggest to develop management standards for the social institution of libraries to improve the quality of library services. The uniqueness of the study lies in the general analytical and comparative methods applied to existing standards, laws and conceptual documents for the institutions of culture. The researchers use competitive and systems methodological approaches. The empirical data of revealed sources are obtained through the methods of comparative analysis and systems analysis. The originality of the article is that the role of libraries is specified as a social institution going through transformation and intensive digitalization. The key functions of many social institutions (educational, cultural, families, etc.) are deflecting; their missions and roles are changing and being lost. On one hand, this is due to the chaos and inconsistency of transformation processes, and on the other hand, due to weakening control system and strengthening management system in business and economical processes. Today, despite the national programs, the problems of social systems affect economics, finances, ecology, etc.The current socioeconomic situation of transformation and intensive digitalization in every sphere of the Russian society, calls for regulated functions of social systems and their components. The analysis findings demonstrate that the libraries as a social institution have been losing their mission, while random and chaotic transformation processes result in imbalance and do harm. The social institutions depreciate the libraries’ implementing social functions which is evidenced by the analysis of legal and regulatory and conceptual acts in the cultural and social sphere. One of the solutions is to strengthen management of the libraries as a social institution and improving expertise of librarians.

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Oğuz, Esin Sultan, and Serap KURBANOĞLU. "Strengthening Social Inclusion in Multicultural Societies Through Information Literacy." Bilgi Dünyası 14, no. 2 (October 31, 2013): 270–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.15612/bd.2013.121.

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We live in an increasingly heterogeneous society. The rate of international migration has contributed to cultural diversity in many nations. Libraries of all types have started to address cultural and linguistic diversity while providing information sources and services. According to The IFLA Multicultural Library Manifesto (2008), each individual has the right to a full range of library and information services, and libraries should serve all members of the community without discrimination. Special attention should be paid to cultural and linguistic groups which are underserved such as minorities, refugees, immigrants, including those with temporary residence permits. Public libraries are considered useful social instruments in the democratization of information. They are agents for social change and excellent tools for the integration of immigrants. They prepare immigrants for citizenship by introducing them to the values of their new nation, and frequently sustain them through the initial period of adaptation. They are spaces where patrons can readily access information, not only to increase their knowledge, but also to improve their abilities and skills in order to participate in society. As the key for life-long learning and success not only in school and the work place but also in daily life, information literacy skills must be developed by immigrants, refugees and foreign residents in order for them to integrate into their adopted country. Knowing how to access, use and communicate information effectively will enable the social inclusion of newcomers. Therefore, developing special information literacy programs to equip such groups with information literacy skills should be among the priorities of public libraries. In this study, the importance of information literacy skills in multicultural societies in terms of the social inclusion of immigrants will be underlined. Findings of a survey which has been conducted to ascertain information needs of foreign residents in Turkey and the level of fulfillment of their information needs will be presented. The findings of the research will also be used to make suggestions for developing information literacy programs which address the specific information needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

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Lee, Sangeun, and Younghee Noh. "A Study on the Current Status and Improvement Plan of Educational and Cultural Programs in Public Libraries." Journal of Humanities and Social sciences 21 11, no. 1 (February 28, 2020): 1547–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.22143/hss21.11.1.113.

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Lee, Jeong-Mee. "A Study on Analyzing and Prospecting for the Future of the Public Libraries' Cultural Programs in Seoul." Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science 25, no. 1 (March 30, 2014): 131–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2014.25.1.131.

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Meagher, Bruce. "SBS: Is There a Role for a Multicultural Broadcaster in 2009 and beyond?" Media International Australia 133, no. 1 (November 2009): 19–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x0913300105.

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This article notes that the degree of retreat from multiculturalism in public policy in Australia since the mid-1990s has challenged the rationales for government support for the Special Broadcasting Service, and presents the case for ongoing community and government support for SBS in terms of its distinctive contribution to public debates within Australia, and Australia's place in the world. It is noted that this is not uniquely a function of its news and current affairs programs, but is seen across a suite of programming ranging from documentaries to locally produced drama, light entertainment and comedy. It also emphasises the language support remit for SBS, and some of the new challenges faced in supporting communities for recently arrived refugees into Australia.

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Scott, Dorothy. "Intensive family preservation programs: What are they?" Children Australia 19, no. 2 (1994): 19–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200003928.

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This paper outlines the basic characteristics of intensive family preservation programs which have very recently been introduced into the child welfare systems of most Australian States. Typically these programs have been used to prevent placement or to assist families whose children are being returned to their care. Highly intensive and with 24 hour availability these short-term services draw on a range of theoretical approaches and are delivered in the family's home and natural environment. It is argued that Australia should avoid both the ‘cultural cringe’ and the ‘Tall Poppy Syndrome’ in assessing what intensive family preservation services may have to offer us.

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Crowley, Ben, Brian Dollery, and Lin Crase. "A Comparative Analysis of Australian Film Assistance, 1997–2001." Media International Australia 113, no. 1 (November 2004): 124–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x0411300114.

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Considerable time has elapsed since the last comprehensive review of Australian film assistance policy. Despite the fact the no universal agreement exists on the aims of national film assistance policies, it is nonetheless timely to consider the overall effectiveness of present film assistance programs in Australia. Accordingly, the limited objective of this paper is to examine some aggregative outcomes of the Australian film assistance program in comparison to similar programs in Canada and the United Kingdom in the areas of film development, film production, film distribution, film exhibition and film performance.

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Snijder, Mieke, Lexine Stapinski, Briana Lees, James Ward, Patricia Conrod, Christopher Mushquash, Lorenda Belone, et al. "Preventing Substance Use Among Indigenous Adolescents in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: a Systematic Review of the Literature." Prevention Science 21, no. 1 (October 22, 2019): 65–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-019-01038-w.

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Abstract This systematic review assessed the current evidence base of substance use prevention programs for Indigenous adolescents in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The authors investigated (a) the outcomes, type, setting and context of prevention programs; (b) the common components of beneficial prevention programs; and (c) the methodological quality of evaluations of included prevention programs. The authors searched eight peer-reviewed and 20 grey literature databases for studies published between 1 January 1990 and 31 August 2017. Data extracted included type of program (culturally adapted, culture-based or unadapted), the setting (school, community, family or multi-setting), delivery (computerised or traditional), context (Indigenous-specific or multi-cultural environment) and common components of the programs. Program evaluation methodologies were critically appraised against standardised criteria. This review identified 26 eligible studies. Substance use prevention programs for Indigenous youth led to reductions in substance use frequency and intention to use; improvements in substance-related knowledge, attitudes and resistance strategies; and delay in substance use initiation. Key elements of beneficial programs included substance use education, skills development, cultural knowledge enhancement and community involvement in program development. Five programs were rated as methodologically strong, seven were moderate and fourteen were weak. Prevention programs have the potential to reduce substance use among Indigenous adolescents, especially when they are developed in partnership with Indigenous people. However, more rigorously conducted evaluation trials are required to strengthen the evidence base.

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