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Koga, Takashi. ""Electronic Government and Government Information Services in Japan." 15th Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (Library Forum), Session 1. Australia National University, Canberra, Australia, July 2, 2007." Japanese Studies Association of Australia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105888.
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In Japan, electronic government has been developed since the enforcement of the Information Disclosure Act and the formulation of the e-Japan Strategy, both in 2001. Such electronic government produces a number of government information services available all over the world via the Internet, including databases of law texts, congressional minutes and white papers, as well as digital archives. At the same time, electronic government raises several issues of preservation of and "permanent public access" to electronic information, accessibility of electronic government, inclusion of government information into library
services, and so forth. The author hopes this presentation will facilitate requests and comments from participants for electronic government and government information services in Japan.
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Githiomi, Jane, and n/a. "Overseas students and library use : a study at the Australian National University and the University of Canberra of patterns of use and difficulties encountered." University of Canberra. Information, Language & Culture, 1994. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060712.093327.
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The present study attempted to investigate the usage of libraries by overseas
students. The research was carried out in two universities in the ACT, namely,
the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Canberra (UC).
The study investigated two main aspects: the use of institutional as well as other
libraries in the ACT, and the difficulties encountered in utilising institutional
libraries. These two aspects were also treated as the dependent variables.
Relationships between these two dependent variables and the following
characteristics, which were regarded as the independent variables, were tested: the
institution attended (ANU or UC), having had library orientation in the
institution attended, previous use of libraries, mediums of instructions in
previous educational institutions, level of study, year of study, period of time
spent in Australia, gender, and age.
The research used survey methodology. A questionnaire was sent to a sample of
521 overseas students and a response rate of 72 percent was obtained.
With regard to the use of institutional libraries, it was found that most students
visited their libraries more than once a week. The three most used library
facilities were borrowing books, use of library staff for assistance and the short loan
service, while the three least used facilities were inhouse information sheets,
abstracts and indexes, and CD-ROM databases. The three most used libraries in the
ACT in descending order were the ANU library system, the National library of
Australia, and the University of Canberra library.
Difficulties encountered in utilising institutional libraries included difficulty in
utilising library facilities, difficulty with library rules and regulations, difficulty in
looking for required materials in the libraries, unsuccessful library visits,
difficulties as a result of English being a second language, difficulty following the
layout of the libraries and perception of the libraries' atmosphere.
Relationships were found between some of the independent variables and the
dependent variables. In some cases, the findings were expected while in other
cases they were unexpected. With the unexpected findings, it is possible that one
or more independent variables, other than the ones under consideration,
influenced the findings thus leading to surprising results.
The study concludes with recommendations and suggestions for further research.
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Milne, Patricia A., and n/a. "The effect of enhanced electronic access to information on academics' patterns of scholarly communication at the Australian National University." University of Canberra. Information Management & Tourism, 1998. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20050819.124920.
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This study examined the effect of enhanced electronic access to information
on patterns of scholarly communication. Using a panel typology, the
academics at the Australian National University were surveyed in 1991 and
again in 1994, with the data collected by means of mailed questionnaires.
The research drew on the literature of scholarly communication and
information-seeking behaviour. Principles of systems theory were used to
explain the changes taking place within the academics' environments,
including both the system of scholarly communication and the culture of the
three disciplinary groupings: science, social science and the humanities. Three
research questions directed the study focussing on the effect of enhanced
electronic access to information on the academics' use of the library and on
their patterns of information seeking and dissemination.
Results found that between 1991 and 1994, while some aspects of
communication technologies - such as email - had been almost universally
adopted, overall, few changes had taken place in academics' information
related behaviour. Scientists were more likely to have adopted the new
technologies than social scientists or scholars from the humanities. However,
there was strong evidence that a small group of academics were adopting the
new technologies with enthusiasm suggesting that the overall pattern of use
would change in the future.
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Williams, Calista. "The National Library of Wales and national identity, c.1840-1916." Thesis, Open University, 2017. http://oro.open.ac.uk/50818/.
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This thesis evaluates the National Library of Wales (NLW) from conception to realisation. It adds to the limited existing work on the library by positioning it within the political and cultural environment from which it emerged, posing new questions about its relationship with Welsh national identity. Although there is some work which looks at national identity in relation to national library projects, nothing of this type and depth has been done before, and not in relation to Wales. The first section investigates the early calls for a NLW and explores why the campaign made significant progress from the 1890s. The focus then shifts to an interrogation of the British government’s decision to locate the library in Aberystwyth, challenging the important role previously assigned to the campaign group’s application. Chapter three analyses the library building fund’s subscription drive and argues that the campaign was not the result of a mass movement, but orchestrated by a group of elites. It evaluates the decision made by the library campaign committee to evoke momentary patriotic sympathies among potential subscribers, rather than extolling the virtues of the library as a long-term educational resource. Chapter four is an analysis of the library’s buying policy and argues that an overrepresentation from key academic disciplines on the committees may have created a bias towards certain subjects. The final chapter compares this vision with how the library’s services were utilised by three user groups: reading room users, tutorial class attendees and Ruhleben camp internees. Reading room usage generally concurred with the founders’ overall vision for the library. In contrast, remote users attending tutorial classes were given the opportunity to curate their own reading which resulted in a more wide-ranging collection. The thesis concludes with an assessment of the library’s development and role as a key element of Welsh nation-building at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Raman, Nair R. "National Library of India: A Historical Perspective." ILM, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106058.
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Traces the history of organized document collections of India from very ancient times, the contribution of Europeans especially the British rulers of India for systematization and conservation of such collections, and the origins of public library systems that culminated in the establishment of the National Library of India. Critically evaluates the National Library system of India as well as its present set up, resources and services. The paper argues that the main characteristics of a national library, which distinctly delineate it from other types of libraries is its specialization in a particular geographical area for its content. It should achieve maximum reliability of the collection in that mandatory area. The paper points out that in coverage and reliability in the mandatory areas as well as in extending services to the expected users including those living in remote villages; Indian National Library has failed. The study suggests decentralization of the resources by physically spreading it among the regions of concerned languages, establishment of subject specific divisions and other measure that can enable the National Library of India to fulfill its objectives.
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Hallam, Gillian. "Trends in LIS education in Australia." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105355.
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Recent reforms to the higher education sector are presenting challenges for academic staff and university administrators across Australia. Within this context, LIS education faces its own specific issues and challenges. This paper reviews the current trends in the LIS education, looking at student numbers, aca-demic staffing and curriculum issues. Education providers also need to consider the career-long learning needs of the profession. It is argued that LIS educators cannot work in isolation: the LIS profession as whole must work together collaboratively to ensure it has a bright and relevant future.
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Macduff, Anne. "Advance Australia Fair? Citizenship Law, Race and National Identity in Contemporary Australia." Phd thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/133589.
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Although the ‘White Australia policy’ was officially rejected
over 40 years ago, this thesis argues that it continues to
influence notions of belonging in Australia today. While racial
exclusion from the national community was once achieved through
discretionary mechanisms embedded in migration laws and policy,
today, it is achieved through Australian citizenship laws and
policy.
This thesis critically examines the package of law reforms
introduced in 2007, which subsequently became the Australian
Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) (‘ACA’). It explores the extent to
which Australian citizenship law enables or limits culturally
diverse expressions of belonging in a liberal, multicultural and
democratic nation. The thesis is underpinned by a critical race
theory approach, which understands the relationship between law
and culture as mutually constitutive. That is, it sees the law as
not only reflecting social norms but participating in their
production and reinforcement. The thesis draws out ways that
Australian citizenship laws mobilise narratives of belonging
which construct a racialised Australian national imaginary.
Using a range of interdisciplinary approaches (including legal
analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis and critical legal
geography), the thesis identifies and analyses narratives about
belonging circulating in three significant fields of public
discourse; legal, political and media discourse. It argues that
these public discourses articulate the meaning of the legal
status of citizenship through racially exclusionary narratives
about Australian values and an ‘Australian way of life’.
The thesis argues that Australian citizenship law is an
increasingly important site used to produce and sustain a
racially exclusionary national imaginary. It analyses how
narratives about Australian citizenship status are increasingly
articulated in opposition to migrants generally, but the Muslim
Other in particular. These racialised narratives of belonging are
conveyed through decisions made under the ACA. Having identified
how the law mobilises narratives which produce and sustain a
White national imaginary, Judith Butler’s theory of
performativity is used to identify some possible citizenship
counter-narratives.
It concludes that, contrary to official statements, Australian
citizenship status does not facilitate an inclusive notion of
national belonging. Instead, it is a mechanism that produces and
sustains a White national imaginary.
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Alshaheen, Reham Isa. "User Experience and Information Architecture of National Library Websites." Thesis, Simmons College, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13425662.
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With the advancement of information technology, national library websites have become an essential vehicle for their users to access official information and library resources. They serve the general public from different countries, age groups, ethnicities, and educational levels. The purpose of this dissertation research is to examine the usability, user experience (UX), and information architecture (IA) of national library websites in different countries. Focal areas of investigation include: (1) the primary content elements on national library websites' homepages, (2) the extent to which various quantitative measures of heuristic evaluation and IA assessment overlap with those measures from task-based usability testing, (3) the extent of the impact of cultural and national origins on participants’ assessment of usability of national libraries’ websites. The research design of this dissertation study features (1) a content inventory of 28 national library websites, (2) a web IA assessment and a usability evaluation of five national library websites, and (3) usability tests for three national library websites involving 30 participants. The key findings of this dissertation research help to establish a list of common content elements on the homepages of national library websites worldwide and provide a concrete, practical, and feasible procedure to evaluate such websites. The results show statistically significant differences in task performance with the use of national library websites between different groups of users, such as those from different genders and educational backgrounds. Significant correlations were found between the overall participant satisfaction of a national library website and multiple variables such as the content, visual design, and information architecture, as well as between heuristic evaluation scores and participants’ ratings of some aspects of the websites.
Based on the specific results from various phases of the research, this dissertation presented detailed recommendations that could help to make national library websites more usable for all its users, including the first-time users across different genders, age groups, and educational backgrounds. Furthermore, in order to achieve a high level of satisfaction, it is recommended that national libraries focus on six factors affecting participants’ satisfaction: the quality of information, the trustworthiness of the content, the credibility of the content producers/providers, the website’s overall structure, the design, and the aesthetics of the website.
Another significant contribution of this dissertation research is its use of various methods used to evaluate national library websites and its integration of the results of the different methods to obtain a broader and more comprehensive understanding of these findings. Future UX research on national library websites could expand the research by incorporating the methodology used in this research, testing a greater number of national library websites around the world, and involving users from all walks of life.
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Fort, Carol S. "Developing a national employment policy : Australia 1939-45 /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phf736.pdf.
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Richardson, Christine. "The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia." Thesis, Curtin University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2581.
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The thesis examines those students in the department of Information Studies at Curtin University of Technology who have articulated into the Bachelor of Applied Science (Information and Library Studies) through holding an Associate Diploma which qualifies them as paraprofessional library technicians.An analysis of students in the department over a period of ten years examines the number and characteristics of library technicians upgrading their qualifications and compares the academic performance of articulating students with those who have no previous qualifications in librarianship. This examination reveals little difference in the academic performance of the two groups. Interviews with academic staff and students reveal attitudes towards articulation, articulating students, education and the relationship between the professional and paraprofessional levels in librarianship which will need to be taken into account in future curricula and course development.
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Mead, Jonathan, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "The Australia-Indonesia security relationship." Deakin University. School of International and Political Studies, 2004. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051017.144017.
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Hart, Christine E. "The history and development of the education and training of library technicians in Australia." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2001. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1025.
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The history and development of the education and training of library Technicians in Australia is currently recorded in the literature in a piecemeal und uncoordinated manner. The aim of this research is to provide a current and coherent account of the history and development of courses, examine the role of major stakeholders and identify the major issues that have accompanied the evolution of education and training for paraprofessional library staff. A comprehensive chronicle of the education and training of library technicians will contribute to the research and literature of Library and information science in Australia. The research will examine: • why formal education and training courses for library technicians were introduced in Australia; • how education and training courses have developed and evolved in response to library industry workplace changes from 1970 to 2000; • what role the professional organisation, the Library Association of Australia, and its successor, the Australian Library and Information Association, has played in the education and training of library technicians; and • what impact government policy on vocational education and training has had, and continues to have, on the training of library technicians. An extensive examination and analysis of existing primary and secondary information sources, including books, journal articles, conference proceedings, government publications, online and Internet documents and TAFE course documentation was conducted in the course of this study. While the methodology was generally restricted to an examination of documentation available in published sources, it was supplemented with personal communication with relevant individuals and institutions where necessary.
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Venn, Darren Peter. "A changing cultural landscape Yanchep National Park, Western Australia /." Connect to thesis, 2008. http://portalapps.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2008.0012.html.
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Venn, Darren P. "A changing cultural landscape: Yanchep National Park, Western Australia." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2008. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/28.
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This study depicts the changing landscape of Western Australia's Yanchep National Park as it has evolved in response to natural processes and human activities. The study also serves to evaluate the level of input Indigenous people have in the management of Australian natural and cultural heritage. The Park was examined by utilising a methodology that combined a cultural geography approach with Structuration Theory. Yanchep National Park is highly suited to this type of investigation because of its close proximity to a major urban centre ( Perth ) and because of the importance of the area to Indigenous people, resulting in a highly visible cultural heritage within the Park.
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Clayden, Judith M. "Contested power, identity and status : an historical case study of library paraprofessionals in Australia." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2008. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/201.
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After an initial Interrogation of the theory of professions and historical writing, this study examined three major phases in the development of professional and paraprofesslonal library occupations in Australia. The early professionalising phase from the 1930s onwards where the Australian Institute of Librarians took control of education for librarianship was analysed In detail. Issues crucial to the understanding of subsequent development included the inequalities of library provision and funding, publicised by the Munn-Pitt Report of 1935 and reiterated by a series of later international consultants; conflict and contestation between librarians from different areas of the library and information sector; a lack of occupational status and measures undertaken to imrrove that status In the face of an Increasing femlnisation of the workforce. In a move to improve the status of librarians, the senior university librarians who dominated the Association's educational processes decided graduate qualifications would be essential. Although the Institute and later Library Association of Australia had evinced little interest In the education of 'non professional' or 'subprofesslonal' library workers, staff shortages In a time of higher funding levels resulted In the Victorian Branch of the Association sponsoring the first library technicians' course in 1970. As similar courses became available, the Association acted to ensure portabllity of qualifications and to enforce uniform educational standards.
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Richardson, Christine. "The effects of TAFE/university articulation on the education of librarians in Australia." Curtin University of Technology, Faculty of Education, 1999. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=16654.
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The thesis examines those students in the department of Information Studies at Curtin University of Technology who have articulated into the Bachelor of Applied Science (Information and Library Studies) through holding an Associate Diploma which qualifies them as paraprofessional library technicians.An analysis of students in the department over a period of ten years examines the number and characteristics of library technicians upgrading their qualifications and compares the academic performance of articulating students with those who have no previous qualifications in librarianship. This examination reveals little difference in the academic performance of the two groups. Interviews with academic staff and students reveal attitudes towards articulation, articulating students, education and the relationship between the professional and paraprofessional levels in librarianship which will need to be taken into account in future curricula and course development.
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Poirrier, Lauren. "A Comparative Study of the National First Ladies' Library and the Women's Rights National Historical Park." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1277819335.
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Harvey, Ross, and Susan Ellen Higgins. "Defining Fundamentals and Meeting Expectations: Trends in LIS Education in Australia." IOS Press, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105825.
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Library and information studies education in Australia is characterised by unresolved tensions, some of which have persisted for several decades. Among its characteristics and conflicts are a multi-tiered system of qualification, a high number of schools per capita with a wide range of discipline affiliations, a wide acceptance of distance learning, pressure for curriculum review, and the perceived need for a national approach to planning for the profession.
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Greenwood, Justine Daniela. "Welcome to Australia: Intersections between immigration and tourism in Australia, 1945-2015." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15447.
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The second half of the twentieth century was characterised by drastic changes in the nature of immigration and the growth of mass tourism, leading to the two forms of mobility to become increasingly interconnected. However, much of the work in this area has been concerned with the contemporary implications of these ‘new forms of mobility’. This thesis argues that there is a need to look backwards, and beyond simply a concern with these new forms of mobility, to examine the ways tourism and immigration have intersected and influenced each other historically, at least through the second half of the twentieth century. In doing so, this thesis demonstrates how tourism and holiday-making have shaped the migrant experience, and conversely how immigration has changed the tourist image of Australia. This thesis argues that re-establishing the connection between tourism and immigration provides insights within three broad areas: mobilities, national identity and hospitality. Firstly, through the use of memoirs and autobiographies it shows how some migrants approached Australia with a sense of touristic curiosity that allowed them to negotiate their understanding of Australia and their new identity as ‘Australians’. Secondly, it demonstrates the role tourism has played in creating an appealing image of the nation for migrants, and subsequently, how migrants have become part of an image of Australia presented to domestic and international audiences. It argues that this shift has had important ramifications for multicultural policy, moving it away from its welfare and social justice roots. And thirdly, this thesis argues that tourism has had an important influence on the negotiation of national hospitality. This has resulted in tensions between the desire to present a welcoming tourist image and the realities of immigration restrictions; and equally between the desire to welcome outsiders and attempts to shape their behaviour. Together these three arguments demonstrate the need to more carefully explore past connections between tourism and immigration in order to better understand their continued relationship in the present.
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Woodpower, Zeb Joseph. "The Australian National History Curriculum: Politics at Play." Thesis, Department of History, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/10246.
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In 2006, Prime Minister John Howard’s call for the root and renewal of Australian history initiated an ideologically driven process of developing an Australian national history curriculum which was completed by the Labor Government in 2012. Rather than being focussed on pedagogy, the process was characterised by the use of the curriculum as an ideological tool. This thesis provides accounts of the some of the key events during this period and engages with the conceptual debates that underlie the history curriculum being invested with such potent cultural authority.
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Campbell, Rachel. "Peter Sculthorpe's Irkanda period, 1954-1965: music, nationalism, 'aboriginality' and landscape." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/12869.
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Peter Sculthorpe’s Irkanda Period, 1954-1965: Music, Nationalism, ‘Aboriginality’ and Landscape Peter Sculthorpe began writing what he considered to be truly Australian music in the mid1950s. Many audience members, critics and culture industry personnel also heard it as Australian. Sculthorpe’s place in Australian music has subsequently been very prominent, beginning in the early 1960s during his Irkanda period. The period takes its name from his works Irkanda I - IV, their name borrowed from an Aboriginal word meaning “scrub country” that Sculthorpe variously translated as “the huge scrub-country of Central Australia,” “an austere and lonely place” and “a remote and lonely place.” This thesis is a study of the Irkanda-period works on which Sculthorpe’s initial reception was based: the origin of his dominant nationalist project, of significance in both his oeuvre and the history of Australian music. These musical representations of aspects of Aboriginal ‘folklore’ and central Australian landscapes have received significant popular and academic attention. However, many accounts have been shaped by what is identified as a culturally nationalist historiography evident in much of the commentary on Australian music and culture from the mid1960s. This thesis addresses some of the distorting effects of this historiography, through biographical analysis, music analysis and source study. An overarching aim is to analyse the music and reception of Sculthorpe’s Irkanda works in detail to address the question of what it was that audiences found plausibly Australian about them. Sculthorpe’s Irkanda music draws on longstanding representational traditions in classical and entertainment genres of musical exoticism, landscape, and ‘primitivism.’ His work is strongly connected with contemporary non-indigenous Australian cultural expressions of landscape and ‘Aboriginality.’ The relationship of his work with these contexts is explored, as is the nationalist basis of his music and its context within wider Australian and transnational cultural traditions. Keywords Peter Sculthorpe’s Irkanda Period, 1954-1965: Music, Nationalism, ‘Aboriginality’ and Landscape Peter Sculthorpe began writing what he considered to be truly Australian music in the mid1950s. Many audience members, critics and culture industry personnel also heard it as Australian. Sculthorpe’s place in Australian music has subsequently been very prominent, beginning in the early 1960s during his Irkanda period. The period takes its name from his works Irkanda I - IV, their name borrowed from an Aboriginal word meaning “scrub country” that Sculthorpe variously translated as “the huge scrub-country of Central Australia,” “an austere and lonely place” and “a remote and lonely place.” This thesis is a study of the Irkanda-period works on which Sculthorpe’s initial reception was based: the origin of his dominant nationalist project, of significance in both his oeuvre and the history of Australian music. These musical representations of aspects of Aboriginal ‘folklore’ and central Australian landscapes have received significant popular and academic attention. However, many accounts have been shaped by what is identified as a culturally nationalist historiography evident in much of the commentary on Australian music and culture from the mid1960s. This thesis addresses some of the distorting effects of this historiography, through biographical analysis, music analysis and source study. An overarching aim is to analyse the music and reception of Sculthorpe’s Irkanda works in detail to address the question of what it was that audiences found plausibly Australian about them. Sculthorpe’s Irkanda music draws on longstanding representational traditions in classical and entertainment genres of musical exoticism, landscape, and ‘primitivism.’ His work is strongly connected with contemporary non-indigenous Australian cultural expressions of landscape and ‘Aboriginality.’ The relationship of his work with these contexts is explored, as is the nationalist basis of his music and its context within wider Australian and transnational cultural traditions.
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Coates, Peter Ralph. "The South African Library as a state-aided national library in the era of apartheid : an administrative history." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20094.
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The Public Library in Cape Town was founded in the earliest days of British civil rule in Southern Africa, as a Government-funded free library of reference with the purpose of educating and enculturating the 'youth' of the Cape Colony along European (especially English) lines. Government funding being withdrawn in 1829, the Library became an autonomous subscription library while continuing to provide access to its reference collections free of charge. During the ensuing 125 years the Library (known as the South African (Public) Library) becameincreasingly dependenton Government financial aid to provide certain 'national' functions. By 1954 it was the pre-eminent research library in sub-Saharan Africa and enjoyed total autonomy within the limits of its 1893 Act of the former Cape Colonial Parliament. This study follows the transformation of the South African Library into a Stateaided national library after it had divested itself of its local circulating services in 1955 and its subsequent existence with limited autonomy and increasing financial difficulties. During the transformation process, the National Party came into office in 1948 and introduced its authoritarian, centralizing style of administration. Many of the new Government's policies conflicted with the ethos and practices of the South African Library, particularly the promotion ofWhite Afrikaner culture in the place of the Library's generally White Anglophile culture, and the implementation of racial policies in the place of the Library's non-racialism. By the time the implications of National Party 'apartheid' policies became evident, it was too late for the Library to revert to its previous state. The scope of this administrative history of the Library in this era is limited to an analysis of themes which illuminate the relationship between the State, the Library, the Library's users, and the library profession at large during the development and eventual downfall in 1994 of National Party rule. The central themes are the Library's struggle to retain maximum professional autonomy in the context of its almost total dependence upon the State for its funding; the degree of State funding being determined by Government's perception of the Library's legitimacy and contribution to its policy priorities. Despite providing distinguished services to research (both formal and informal), especially in the humanities, and having perhaps the best collection in the country of published and manuscript material relating to Southern Africa, the South African Library was unable to attract the funding needed to sustain its rapidly growing collections and overwhelming amount of use. When the National Party left office in 1994, the Library was already on the point of financial collapse, and the incoming African National Congress Government had more pressing priorities. The South African Library failed, and in 1999, together with the State Library in Pretoria (which was itself in difficulties), became part of the National Library of South Africa in a development which, fifteen years later, must still be considered a compromise. Since the author considers the two-site compromise to be unsustainable, the study concludes with a review of various proposals which were put forward by library professionals between 1955 and 1994 which may profitably be revisited. The research was based on documentary records in the extensive administrative archive of the South African Library. This has been supplemented from published sources and recollections of the author and former colleagues.
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Williams, Claire Bryony. "An edition of National Art Library (Great Britain) MS. Dyce 44." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2012. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3223/.
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Hoyle, Maxwell Bruce, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Australia and East Timor: elitism, pragmatism and the national interest." Deakin University, 2000. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20050915.110809.
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For over two decades the issue of East Timor's right to self-determination has been a prickly issue in Australian foreign policy. The invasion by Indonesian forces in 1975 was expected, as Australian policy-makers had been well informed of the events leading up to the punitive action being taken. Indeed, prior discussions involving the future of the territory were held between the Australian Prime Minister and the Indonesian President in 1974. In response to the events unfolding in the territory the Australian Labor Government at the time was presented with two policy options for dealing with the issue. The Department of Defence recommended the recognition of an independent East Timor; whereas the Department of Foreign Affairs proposed that Australia disengage itself as far as possible from the issue. The decision had ramifications for future policy considerations especially with changes in government. With the Department of Foreign Affairs option being the prevailing policy what were the essential ingredients that give explanation for the government's choice?
It is important to note the existence of the continuity and cyclical nature of attitudes by Labor governments toward Indonesia before and after the invasion. To do so requires an analysis of the influence Doc Evatt had in shaping any possible Labor tradition in foreign policy articulation. The support given by Evatt for the decolonisation of the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) gave rise to the development of a special relationship-so defined. Evidence of the effect Evatt had on future Labor governments may be found in the opinions of Gough Whitlam. In 1975 when he was Prime Minister, Whitlam felt the East Timor issue was merely the finalisation of Indonesia's decolonisation honouring Evatt's long held anti-colonialist tradition existing in the Australian Labor Party. The early predisposition toward Indonesia's cohesiveness surfaced again in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments of later years. It did not vary a great deal with changes in government
The on-going commitment to preserving and strengthening the bilateral relationship meant Indonesia's territorial integrity became the focus of the Australian political elites regional foreign policy determinations. The actions taken by policy-makers served to promote the desire for a stable region ahead of independence claims of the East Timorese. From a realist perspective, the security dilemma for Australian policy-makers was how to best promote regional order and stability in the South East Asian region. The desire for regional cohesiveness and stability continues to drive Australian political elites to promote policies that gives a priority to the territorial integrity of regional states. Indonesia, in spite of its diversity, was only ever thought of as a cohesive unitary state and changes to its construct have rarely been countenanced. Australia's political elite justifications for this stance vacillate between strategic and economic considerations, ideological (anti-colonialism) to one of being a pragmatic response to international politics.
The political elite argues the projection of power into the region is in Australias national interest. The policies from one government to the next necessarily see the national interest as being an apparent fixed feature of foreign policy. The persistent fear of invasion from the north traditionally motivated Australia's political elite to adopt a strategic realist policy that sought to shore up the stability, strength and unity of Indonesia. The national interest was deemed to be at risk if support for East Timorese independence was given. The national interest though can involve more than just the security issue, and the political elite when dealing with East Timor assumed that they were acting in the common good. Questions that need to be addressed include determining what is the national interest in this context? What is the effect of a government invoking the national interest in debates over issues in foreign policy? And, who should participate in the debate? In an effort to answer these questions an analysis of how the ex-foreign affairs mandarin Richard Woolcott defines the national interest becomes crucial.
Clearly, conflict in East Timor did have implications for the national interest. The invasion of East Timor by Indonesia had the potential to damage the relationship, but equally communist successes in 1975 in Indo-China raised Australia's regional security concerns. During the Cold War, the linking of communism to nationalism was driving the decision-making processes of the Australian policy-makers striving to come to grips with the strategic realities of a changing region. Because of this, did the constraints of world politics dominated by Cold War realities combined with domestic political disruption have anything to do with Australia's response?
Certainly, Australia itself was experiencing a constitutional crisis in late 1975. The Senate had blocked supply and the Labor Government did not have the funds to govern. The Governor-General by dismissing the Labor Government finally resolved the impasse. What were the reactions of the two men charged with the responsibility of forming the caretaker government toward Indonesia's military action? And, could the crisis have prevented the Australian government from making a different response to the invasion?
Importantly, and in terms of economic security, did the knowledge of oil and gas deposits thought to exist in the Timor Sea influence Australia's foreign policy? The search for oil and gas requires a stable political environment in which to operate. Therefore for exploration to continue in the Timor Sea Australia must have had a preferred political option and thoughts of with whom they preferred to negotiate. What was the extent of each government's cooperation and intervention in the oil and gas industry and could any involvement have influenced the Australian political elites attitude toward the prospect of an independent East Timor? Australia's subsequent de jure recognition that East Timor was part of Indonesia paved the way for the Timor Gap (Zone of Cooperation) Treaty signing in 1989. The signing underpinned Australia's acceptance of Indonesian sovereignty over East Timor.
The outcome of the analysis of the issues that shaped Australia's foreign policy toward East Timor showed that the political elite became locked into an integration model, which was defended by successive governments. Moreover, they formed an almost reflexive defence of Indonesia both at the domestic and international level.
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Wyndham, Diana. "Striving for national fitness eugenics in Australia 1910s to 1930s /." Connect to full text, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/402.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 1997.Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 15, 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of History, Faculty of Arts. Degree awarded 1997; thesis submitted 1996. Includes bibliography. Also available in print form.
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Wyndham, Diana Hardwick. "Striving for National Fitness: Eugenics in Australia 1910s to 1930s." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/402.
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Eugenics movements developed early this century in more than 20 countries, including Australia. However, for many years the vast literature on eugenics focused almost exclusively on the history of eugenics in Britain and America. While some aspects of eugenics in Australia are now being documented, the history of this movement largely remained to be written. Australians experienced both fears and hopes at the time of Federation in 1901. Some feared that the white population was declining and degenerating but they also hoped to create a new utopian society which would outstrip the achievements, and avoid the poverty and industrial unrest, of Britain and America. Some responded to these mixed emotions by combining notions of efficiency and progress with eugenic ideas about maximising the growth of a white population and filling the "empty spaces". It was hoped that by taking these actions Australia would avoid "racial suicide" or Asian invasion and would improve national fitness, thus avoiding "racial decay" and starting to create a "paradise of physical perfection". This thesis considers the impact of eugenics in Australia by examining three related propositions: 1. that from the 1910s to the 1930s, eugenic ideas in Australia were readily accepted because of concerns about declining birth rate; 2. that, while mainly derivative, Australian eugenics had several distinctive Australian qualities; 3. that eugenics has a legacy in many disciplines, particularly family planning and public health. This examination of Australian eugenics is primarily from the perspective of the people, publications and organisations which contributed to this movement in the first half of this century. In addition to a consideration of their achievements, reference is also made to the influence which eugenic ideas had in such diverse fields as education, immigration, law, literature, politics, psychology and science.
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Wyndham, Diana Hardwick. "Striving for National Fitness: Eugenics in Australia 1910s to 1930s." University of Sydney, History, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/402.
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Eugenics movements developed early this century in more than 20 countries, including Australia. However, for many years the vast literature on eugenics focused almost exclusively on the history of eugenics in Britain and America. While some aspects of eugenics in Australia are now being documented, the history of this movement largely remained to be written. Australians experienced both fears and hopes at the time of Federation in 1901. Some feared that the white population was declining and degenerating but they also hoped to create a new utopian society which would outstrip the achievements, and avoid the poverty and industrial unrest, of Britain and America. Some responded to these mixed emotions by combining notions of efficiency and progress with eugenic ideas about maximising the growth of a white population and filling the "empty spaces". It was hoped that by taking these actions Australia would avoid "racial suicide" or Asian invasion and would improve national fitness, thus avoiding "racial decay" and starting to create a "paradise of physical perfection". This thesis considers the impact of eugenics in Australia by examining three related propositions: 1. that from the 1910s to the 1930s, eugenic ideas in Australia were readily accepted because of concerns about declining birth rate; 2. that, while mainly derivative, Australian eugenics had several distinctive Australian qualities; 3. that eugenics has a legacy in many disciplines, particularly family planning and public health. This examination of Australian eugenics is primarily from the perspective of the people, publications and organisations which contributed to this movement in the first half of this century. In addition to a consideration of their achievements, reference is also made to the influence which eugenic ideas had in such diverse fields as education, immigration, law, literature, politics, psychology and science.
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Adriaanse, Johanna Anja Jr. "Gender dynamics on boards of National Sport Organisations in Australia." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8950.
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Despite stunning progress on the sport field in the past 100 years, women’s representation off the field remains a serious challenge. While sport participation rates for women have grown exponentially, data on the Sydney Scoreboard indicate that women remain markedly under-represented on sport boards globally including in Australia. A significant body of research has emerged to explain women’s under-representation in sport governance. The majority of studies have investigated the gender distribution of the board’s composition and related issues such as factors that inhibit women’s participation in sport governance. Few studies have examined the underlying gender dynamics on sport boards once women have gained a seat at the boardroom table, yet this line of investigation may disclose important reasons for the lack of gender equality on sport boards. The aim of the present study was to examine how gender works on boards of National Sport Organisations (NSOs) in Australia with the following research questions: 1. What are the gender relations that characterise the composition and operation of sport boards in NSOs in Australia in terms of a ‘gender regimes’ approach, that is, one that draws on categories associated with the gendered organisation of production, power/authority, emotional attachment and symbolic relations? 2. In view of the above, what are the implications or prospects for gender equality on these boards in terms of the barriers and opportunities created by the specific configurations of gender relations and dynamics? The theoretical framework was based on the notions that organisations are intrinsically gendered (Acker, 1990) and that gender is actively created through social practice (Connell, 1987; West & Zimmerman, 1987). According to Connell, systematically determining where and how people ‘do gender’ in an organisational context depends on being able to identify a pattern of practices or ‘gender regime’ (2009, p. 72) associated with four main areas of social life. The four dimensions of a gender regime are: a) gender division of labour, that is, the way in which production or work are arranged on gender lines; b) gender relations of power, that is, the way in which control, authority, and force are exercised on gender lines, including organisational hierarchy, legal power and violence, both individual and collective; c) emotion and human relations, that is, the way attachment and antagonism among people and groups are organised along gender lines, including feelings of solidarity, prejudice, sexual attraction and repulsion and d) gender culture and symbolism, that is, ways in which gender identities are defined and gender is represented and understood, including prevailing beliefs and attitudes about gender. Such an approach permits the possibility of identifying how organisational processes, such as sport board governance, are gendered and whether the configurations identified reproduce gender inequalities or promote gender change. The research design for the study comprised two stages. Stage one involved an audit of gender representation on 56 NSO boards. Stage two contained in-depth interviews with board directors and chief executive officers (n=26; 9 women and 17 men) from five NSOs, and collection of documents in relation to gender equality on boards of these organisations. In terms of data analysis I used both a deductive, theory-inspired, approach and an inductive, data- inspired, approach (Amis, 2005). To ensure credibility and legitimacy of the study, I produced a detailed audit trail which contains an explicit account of the research methodology used. In relation to the research questions informing this study, I found that gender dynamics, understood from a ‘gender regimes’ perspective, were not uniform. The following three gender regimes were identified: masculine hegemony, masculine hegemony in transition, and gender mainstreaming in progress. The gender regime of masculine hegemony, found on boards in sports A, B and D, offered the least prospects for gender equality. These boards were deeply hierarchical in terms of gender: men were numerically dominant and held the most influential positions. Yet such a situation was not challenged by any of the directors, men or women. The male dominance that characterised board membership and executive positions was normalised and accepted. It was not identified and understood as a problem for which the board had any responsibility. Most members of these boards believed that the problem of gender inequality on sport boards lay well beyond the control of their organisations. Women were simply not putting themselves forward for board membership or did not have the appropriate qualifications and experience to participate. By contrast, the gender regime of masculine hegemony in transition, found on sport board C, demonstrated a more dynamic pattern of gender relations with prospects for gender equality more positive than the previous regime. Here, a highly qualified and experienced woman occupied the chair and she was supported by an alliance of the male CEO and two board members, one of whom was a woman. Together they comprised a formidable foursome – two men and two women – who explicitly assumed responsibility to address gender equality in their sport, including in relation to board membership and practice. Nevertheless, this regime displayed some barriers to the advancement of gender equality, primarily through the presence of a masculine ethic in leadership, some marked hostility towards the woman chair, and generalised support for meritocracy over gender equality. To the extent that this regime was characterised by structures of practice that both maintained and contested masculine dominance in sport governance, it expressed tensions in gender dynamics that rendered the board’s regime status one of transition between acceptance of masculine dominance and opposition to it. The gender regime of gender mainstreaming in progress, found on the board of sport E, was the most conducive for the advancement of gender equality. Here women occupied significant board positions, senior and influential male board members were supportive of the women on the board, the constitution included a gender quota clause that required a minimum of three directors of either gender, and friendly, collegial emotions characterised the working relationships of the directors. The regime was one in progress because, although the prospects were most positive compared to the two other regimes, gender equality had not yet been achieved. Men still occupied the most influential positions of president and CEO, and women’s representation on the board (33%) had not reached gender parity yet. The present study has contributed to knowledge and understanding of sport governance by disclosing how gender works on boards of NSOs. It has done so by applying a particular analytical tool – the ‘gender regimes’ approach – that enables the identification of the gendered structures of practice in operation in the organisation and management of sport boards. In yielding such configurations, the study has generated evidence-based findings for determining organisational practices on boards that advance or obstruct gender equality. It is in the light of these findings that the study proposes a number of recommendations for policy and practice related to sport governance and gender equality.
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Saltmarsh, David L. W. (David Lloyd William). "National review of nursing education : student expectations of nursing education." Canberra, A.C.T. : Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training, 2001. http://www.dest.gov.au/highered/nursing/pubs/student_expect/1.htm.
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McGrath, Frank Roland. "Intentions of the Framers of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/850.
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The thesis examines the speeches and debates in the Australasian Federation Conference of 1890, and the Australasian Federal Conventions of 1891 and 1897-8 for the purpose of establishing what the framers of the Commonwealth Constitution understood to be the meaning and purpose of the individual sections of the Constitution upon which they were called upon either to support or oppose. The particular matters involved in the examination are the manner and form in which the principles of responsible government were incorporated into the constitution, and the relationship of these principles to the powers of the Senate; the crisis in the 1891 Convention in relation to the powers of the Senate over money bills; the significance of the difference in composition of the Convention of 1891 compared with that of 1897-8; the significance of the classification of the Constitution as an indissoluble federation under the Crown; the principles of responsible government and the provisions of s.57 in the context of the deadlock over Supply in 1975; the meaning and purpose of s.41 preserving the rights of voters qualified to vote in State elections for the lower Houses, and the misconceptions in relation thereto the position of aborigines under the Constitution; the meaning and purpose of the special laws power in the light of the 1967 Constitutional referendum, and its interpretation bU the High Court in the Hindmarsh Island Bridge case; the relationship of the intentions of the framers of the Constitution to the interpretation bu the High Court of the Financial Clauses of the Constitution, and the provisions of s.92; and the meaning and purpose of the external affairs power, and the corporations power as understood bu the framers of the Constitution.
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Hurd, Paul M. "An investigation of video usage by the National Basketball Association." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1991. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1991.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2711. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 preliminary leaves. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 31-32).
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Gwatkin, Jan. "Investigating the viability of a national accreditation system for Australian piano teachers." University of Western Australia. School of Music, 2009. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2009.0099.
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The Federal education system has 12 nationally accredited and portable qualifications issued by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) which cover three sectors; Higher Education, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Schools. A mandatory minimum bachelor qualification together with education units, state registration and ongoing professional development is imposed for all classroom music teachers. In direct contrast, however, Australian studio piano teachers and school instrumental teachers may or may not have formal qualifications, registration with professional associations, or ongoing professional development. All teachers must be registered with State registration boards for Working With Children (WWC) but no monitoring controls exist for studio teachers. Qualifications are available from public examination boards, private enterprises and state Music Teacher Associations (MTAs) but these are not recognised within the national system and consequently have no status or portability, although they are used and recommended within the industry and higher education institutions as course prerequisites. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether a National Accreditation System (NAS) for Australian studio piano teachers could be a viable system, adding unprecedented professionalism to the field and drawing upon the existing systems of government, private industry and educational institutions. In the thesis, current systems of accreditation, education and training available for classroom music teachers, school instrumental music teachers and other recognised professions such as lawyers, engineers, accountants, health professionals and sports coaches were reviewed as a comparative basis upon which to assess similar contexts for studio piano teachers. Results are combined with a survey of Australian piano teachers' perceptions, from which the study ascertained the extent to which studio piano teachers' needs were being catered for and met in available systems of accreditation and training.
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Monroe, Rebecca A. "The Federal Theatre Project fractured national identity and the silencing of America's only national theatre: with a special look at Sinclair Lewis's It can't happen here /." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1996. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Nicolas, Yann. "The Alexander Turnbull Library une bibliothèque patrimoniale et de recherche au sein de la Bibliothèque Nationale de Nouvelle-Zélande /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2003. http://www.enssib.fr/bibliotheque/documents/dcb/rsnicolas.pdf.
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Scheller, Jason Patrick. "The national pastime enlists : how baseball fought the Second World War /." See restrictions on access, 2002. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/library/abner/apponly.htm.
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楊志津. "Digital Preservation Projects of the National Library of Australia and Library of Congress: A Comparative Study." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/65675901796984511555.
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碩士國立政治大學
圖書資訊與檔案學研究所
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The purpose of the study is to analyze the factors that helped to materialize the national library digital preservation projects. Through description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison, this study research the concepts of the digital preservation projects from Library of Congress and National Library of Australia, which include the role, the mission, the legal deposit policy, the background, and the relevant factors of the digital preservation standards and strategy. Finally come up with the suggestion of the digital preservation projects of our own. The results of this study include 15 common factors and 3 different factors. The common factors are: 1.The national libraries are responsible for the legal deposit policy due to the copyright act；2.Emphasize on the digital preservation；3. Emphasize on the legal deposit policy；4.There is no common agreement on digital resources deposit policy；5.Carry out national digital preservation projects；6.Execute the web capture projects；7.Adopt the strategy of collecting digital resources together； 8.Construct the descriptive metadata standards；9.Adopt several metadata schemas； 10.Construct preservation metadata standards；11.Digital preservation strategy；12. Adopt official digital preservation standard OAIS；13.Adopt HTTrack web capture tool；14.Emphasize on the permanent access of the digital resources；15.Appropriate digital resources access strategy. The different factors are: 1.The development of the national digital preservation projects；2.The collection of the web-based resources projects；3.The selection decision of the digital resources. The conclusions of the study are: 1.The importance on digital preservation of a national library；2.The issues of legal deposit policy and the deposition of the digital resources；3.Successfully promote the development of a digital preservation project；4.Digital resources collection policy and selection guidelines；5.Web resources cataloging standards；6.Metadata standards；7.Descriptive metadata；8.Preservation metadata；9.Digital repository；10.Digital preservation strategy；11.Access and services of digital preservation；12.Succesful factors of promoting digital preservation projects. The study makes final suggestions as follows: 1.Emphasis on the research of born digital materials. 2. Promote national central library to develop our national digital preservation projects. 3. Construct the web-archiving pilot project. 4. Establish the digital collection development policy. 5. Establish the digital preservation policy.
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Gaunt, HM. "Identity and nation in the Australian public library: the development of local and national collections 1850s – 1940s, using the Tasmanian Public Library as case study." Thesis, 2010. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/10772/1/01front.pdf.
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The major public reference libraries in the capital cities of Australia all maintain a
‘heritage’ role that is a central aspect of their function in their communities. All
have acquired rich and extensive collections relating to the history and literature
of their respective states and, in a number of cases, to the nation as a whole.
However, this aspect of philosophy and practice has not always been part of the
public library’s institutional goals. When the major public reference libraries were
established in the Australian colonies in the second half of the nineteenth century,
the acquisition of a ‘local archive’ reflecting local colonial history and culture was
desultory or non-existent in most cases.
This thesis is a cultural history of the growth of the ‘will to archive’ in the public
library in Australia over the course of a century, focusing on the period from the
1850s to the 1940s. It addresses how, when, and why the Australian public library
came to be a repository of the local and national past, as distinct from (but never
replacing) its role as a purveyor of Enlightenment culture and learning. The
evolution of this function is situated within a broader framework of emerging
historical consciousness, the growth of civic nationalism related to the federation
of the Australian colonies in 1901, changing attitudes to the production of history
and the new value accorded to accurate historical records, and efforts to establish
a ‘national’ creative literature. The thesis argues that the archiving mentality that
emerged in the last decades of the nineteenth century, stimulated by the emerging
interest in local history, became naturalised in the twentieth century through the
forces of nationalism and patriotism. The evolution of this function was complex,
influenced variously by factors such as the degree and type of cultural
philanthropic activity, historical ‘amnesia’ toward the colonial convict past, and
residual ‘cultural cringe’ toward Australian literary production.
While addressing local archiving practices across all the major ‘state’ public
libraries, the thesis focuses on the Tasmanian Public Library. While providing an
overview of the development of the local archive in Tasmania over a century, the
thesis examines in detail the agency of key figures such as trustee James Backhouse Walker and philanthropist William Walker, and the effect of the local
penal past on the formation of the local archive, exemplified by the ‘life cycle’ of
convict text The Hermit in Van Diemen’s Land by Henry Savery.
This study emerges from the conviction that a close examination of the formation
and stratification of library collections that symbolise and promote national
identity contributes valuable information about emerging and changing
‘worldviews’ of communities, particularly the ways in which communities
identify as members of a region and nation. Utilising the lens of public library
philosophy and collections, the thesis offers a new way of reflecting on the formation of local and national identities in Australia.
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Jones, Edgar Albert. "Consistency in choice and form of main entry, 1982 and 1989 a comparison of Library of Congress monograph cataloging with that of the British Library and the national libraries of Australia and Canada /." 1994. http://books.google.com/books?id=CslAAAAAMAAJ.
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Huang, Sylvia, and 黃靖慧. "The Study on the Public Library Exhibitions： Cases of the National Taiwan Library, the National Library of Public Information and the Kaohsiung Public Library." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h2yb99.
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博物館學與古物維護研究所
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Though there are some basic differences between public library and museum, they all have the function of social education in common. However, public library is facing lots of challenges in order to satisfy the diversified demands from the users nowadays. Traditionally, exhibition only plays a very limited roly in library’s functions, that’s why this study try to focus on it and extend exhibition into a strategic on the function of public library. This study analyzed and compared on the exhibition items among the National Taiwan Library, National Library of Public Information and Kaohsiung Public Library .The research method used for the study is based on the qualitative approach with case study and in-depth interviews. This study also refered to the exhibition service of British Museum as a benchmark, attempting to discuss four parts that in the exhibition of metropolitan public library : Planning and Implementation, Theme Types , Educational Activities and Services to understand the demand factors in setting the exhibition space and providing the exhibition service in the public library. According to the results of this study, conclusions can be shown as follows : 1.To improve the professionalism in exhibition planning and implementation. 2.To provide a friendly visiting environment on exhibition service. 3.To chosse more commonsensible exhibition themes. 4.To enhance the interest and knowledge of exhibition educational activities. The study also provide some suggestions for practices.
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Hung, Ling-Chen, and 洪聆真. "Public Art of National Public Library." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49786036800615862409.
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圖書資訊學研究所
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Nowadays, art can be found almost everywhere in daily life. It can be encountered anywhere from exhibition centers to outdoor spaces, and found emergent around many public construction sites. Although public art appears around our daily lives, it''s often criticized for ignoring the feelings and perspectives of those to whom it meant to serve. Institutional managers usually don’t have plans for long-term management and maintenance of artworks. According to relevant laws, newly built public libraries must implement plans for the development of public art. Although libraries aren’t open all day, public art in public places has the opportunity to be appreciated at all time. The purpose of this research is to explore the public art of public libraries in Taiwan and understand the attitudes of librarians and users towards public art in public libraries. Data gathered through the general public generate insights into public perception and opinion, leading to avenues of improvement for public art to reach full potential. In this study, national public libraries were the main research field, librarians and users were the research subjects. Research methods such as semi-structured interview, questionnaire and non-participant observation were used to collect data. Four librarians were interviewed, 317 copies of questionnaires were returned and 110 copies of observations were recorded. Interview data, observation records and open-ended questions were arranged into text files and analysed. Data from closed-ended questions were encoded using IBM Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) and analysed by descriptive statistics, Chi-Square test, and Independent Samples t Test. All data were combined together for analysis before the conclusion was drawn from the results. The results showed as the followings: 1. Public libraries with public art are located in the north, center and south part of Taiwan. Most locations of public art are nearby the main entrance; sculptures and furniture facilities are the most common types. Public libraries, public art and relevant activities are not integrated strongly: a guided tour of the artwork is typically the only activity for now. 2. It’s not difficult for librarians to interpret public art, they hope public art could be integrated with libraries and become an eye-catching focus. Librarians think that activities that can be combined with public art are mostly static forms. 3. While having difficulties in appreciating and deciphering the deeper meaning of the artwork, most users acknowledge that better integration of public art with the library could increase their willingness to stay at library. The types of public art which users look forward to are sculptures and amenities with a water view. 4. Most users didn’t pay attention to activities involving public art, only a few have had previous experiences. Users look forward to participating in public art activities such as exhibitions, artwork guided tours and public performances. Activities which can make users feel full participation are creative conferences, workshops, exhibitions and course work. Activities that should be highly valued by the general public are creative conferences, symposiums and seminars. Librarians should hold appropriate public activities at different times, basing on the needs of users and incorporating a guided tour of public art as a regular part of its programmes. The study proposes the following suggestions for public libraries in Taiwan: 1. To establish a way for public libraries to facilitate the exposure of public art. 2. To provide librarians opportunities to develop further professional competency with respect to the Arts. 3. To plan and implement long-term funding for public arts management and maintenance 4. To take the initiative to provide information on public art. 5. To continue to promote public art and hold relevant activities, basing on the needs of its users.
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Huang, Yu-chian, and 黃于倩. "Library Anxiety Among Academic Library Users at National Chung Hsing University." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57725845300673357113.
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圖書資訊研究所
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As libraries are making great efforts to provide user-oriented services at present, whether users experience uncomfortable feelings resulted from encountering library staffs, library collections, library building, and library facilities has caused growing concerns among librarians. The purpose of this study is to examine if library anxiety is present among academic library users, and to discover whether groups of users experience different levels of library anxiety. Meanwhile, it also investigates the views of users and librarians about library anxiety. The study conducted a case study at the National Chung Hsing University. The study included literature analysis, survey method with a questionnaire and interview. The purpose of literature analysis was aimed to explore the significance and context of library anxiety, and use library anxiety scale to assess levels of library anxiety experienced by users. From 300 copies of questionnaire distributed, 222 valid questionnaires were returned, with a return rate of 74.0%. Then, there were interviews with thirteen users and nine librarians, to get in a more depth opinions on library anxiety. The major findings of this study were listed as follows: 1.Library anxiety is not an overwhelming phenomenon, only few users are high-anxious users; 2.There are significant differences for some dimensions among the variables of academic user’s gender, college, and year of study; 3.Users who display signs of library anxiety tended to experience significantly higher levels of library anxiety associated with mechanical barriers than general users; 4.Librarians perceive users experience library anxiety, but consider that their level of library anxiety are not serious. Based on results of the study, the author made the following suggestions: 1.Libraries should implement user study on a regular time to understand users’ feelings; 2.Library instructions should be customized to meet individual user’s requirements, to improve their abilities to utilize the library; 3.Libraies should actively promote library services, to raise users’ familiarity with the library services; 4.Librarians should enhance professional image and abilities, to encourage users’ willingness to interact with librarians; 5.Public services division should improve communication with technical services division, to reduce library anxiety among users.
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Karppinen, David Genz Marcella. "National information policies improving public library services? /." 2004. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08232004-225005.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2004.Advisor: Dr. Marcella Genz, Florida State University, School of Information Studies. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 27, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.
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McLean, Michelle A. "Library 2.0 and libraries building community initiatives in Australia." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105429.
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Huang, Yu-Han, and 黃郁涵. "A study on the openness of national library." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5smm99.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
建築系
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National Libraries are the highest institutions of national heritage for research and collection. In order to preserve the books, allowing focused studies without being disturbed, the resources of the libraries are generally provided for researchers and scholars rather than the general public. However, with the gradual rise of democratic consciousness, the service object of the national libraries, which are established and maintained with the government’s funds, has been under discussion; thus, the national libraries are bound to open up some resources for the general public. This study takes four renowned national libraries - Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, The British Library, and Bibliotheca Alexandrina – for case studies. The design methods that response to the external architectural strategies, the management of public spaces and the accessibility to the internal spaces, allowing the libraries to not only support the existing collections and keeping the nature of research institution but also opening some of the resources to the general public are discussed in each case. Through the analysis and discussion of the indoor and outdoor of the national libraries, the strategies are summarized for the national libraries once facing the openness issue. It focuses mainly on the spatial responses for the opening activities, allowing the libraries to reflect them on the architecture when changes of the attitude towards the open issue occur.
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Lin, Tzun-Han, and 林宗漢. "National Security Strategy of Australia , 1991~2004." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/20379995387980537989.
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碩士國立中山大學
中山學術研究所
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Australia, a country of Oceania, was one of the British colonies. Therefore, the relationship among Australia, European countries and American is closer than with Asia countries in aspects of politics, economy, diplomacy and culture. Basically, from the geographical strategic point of view, Australia locates near the Asia-Pacific Zone that impels Australia greatly depends on its neighboring countries. Especially the national security and economical benefit of Australia relies on the stability and development of the Southeast Asia countries. After WWII, the economy in Southeast Asia grows significantly which forced Australia to enhance its communication with the countries of Asia Pacific Zone to sustain its national security and economical benefit. From post Cold-War period to 2004, in order to respond the change of international situation, the security and strategy of Australia under the instructions of the Defense White Paper and the Foreign Trade Policy White Paper are as the following: （1）Maintain strong military capability which is able to defend Australia;（2）Maintain and reinforce the traditional alliance with Europe and America;（3）vigorously maintain the security and stability of the neighboring countries;（4）Support multilateral regional security mechanism in Asia-Pacific region;（5）Participate in the UN. Therefore, according to the papers, the Australia national security strategy can be categorized into two principal axises. First, maintain the security alliance with the United Stated, to acquire various resources from the United States. In hence, Australia would become a great country in the region. Secondly, build a buffer zone of Australia by maintaining the stability of the region and the completion of Indonesia territory, avoiding the turbulent of neighboring region and evade it becoming the hotbed of terrorists.
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Shen, Wan Jhen, and 沈宛蓁. "National Middle School Library and Public Library Community Resource Sharing : Keelung City as Example." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/cwg82z.
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碩士國立政治大學
圖書資訊學數位碩士在職專班
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National reading ability is a very important competitiveness of a country, and it is also a most effective investment for a country. Internet promotes global village living area more closely, so the individual should have the ability to solve problems. In order to face the diversity and rapid changes in information generation, it is nessary to have the ability of reading comprehension. Middle school students are at the run-in period between children and adults period, changes of the physical edffect psychological needs and knowledge needs. With the coming of 12-year compulsory education policy, the teacher-student interaction mode has also been changed. One way mode that teachers teach and students learn amended, and it’s necessary to cultivate the information literacy of middle school students. To improve students’ information literacy do need the coordination and cooperation between the public libraries and the national middle school libraries. Both of the libraries can provide library and information services to the students on hardware part, and provide curriculum and teaching design or library instruction on software part. And both parts are the basis of information literacy. National middle school libraries service mainly on teachers and students, so the government funding and resources are indeed limited. The main target of public libraries is the entire population, and compared to school libraries, government funding and professional capacity are abundant. If middle school libraries and public libraries can share the resources with each other, and also implement the information literacy curriculum with spiral planning at the same time, the scholarly community can be created and middle school students can be cultivated with reading comprehension ability. This study investigate the resources sharing between national middle school libraries and public libraries of overseas areas, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong and also three domestic areas including Taipei, New Taipei and Kaohsiung. Through the literature review of resource sharing between libraries, and compared it with the situation of keelung, a better future plan can be make. Although there is a Taiwan's first private public library in Keelung and it has historic location, the humid and rainy weather and the frontier location of Taipei City affecte the middle school students’ opportunities of outdoor activities. Therefore, national middle school libraries and public libraries have the responsibility to increase students' leisure activities places and meet the students need of reading. The results found that: (1) 40% national middle school libraries and the public libraries share community resources. (2) the main types of shared community resource is the speech of "about the writer." (3) the motivation and demand of community resources sharing between national middle school libraries and public libraries are very strong. At the end of this study, issues of the community resources sharing between national middle school libraries for follow-up study are suggested.
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Chen, Chen-Jui, and 陳澄瑞. "RESEARCH ON LIBRARY WEBSITE FUNCTION AND SERVICE NEEDS : THE CASE OF NATIONAL CENTRAL LIBRARY." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/53231183091643734527.
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碩士大同大學
資訊經營學系(所)
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In response to the change of time and the development trend of information society, the patrons have a higher and higher requirement on the website function and service quality. In this environment, as the National Central Library plays an important role in data provision, its website becomes an important pivot for the patrons to inquire information. For that reason, it becomes an important subject for the website operator of National Central Library to establish good quality website that conforms to the patrons’ requirement. According to such relationship, this research aims to discuss the importance the patrons attach to the website function and service provision as well as their cognition conformity degree during using it. First, this research analyzes some literatures to parse and construct four aspects of the library website, including website content, website structure & navigation, website design, website service & promotion, involving totally 41 indicators. At the same time, this research analyzes the research literatures about the domestic and foreign libraries applying Library 2.0, and the Library 2.0 services provided by the website of Library of Congress, United States. Bases on the above analysis, this research tries to advance some suggestions on the services of Library 2.0. This research designs a questionnaire based on the combination of the above two points, and takes the patrons of National Central Library website as the research objects, in order to discuss the importance the patrons attach to the National Central Library website function and their cognition conformity degree during using it, and discuss the patrons’ attention degree and demanding degree if Library 2.0 services are provided by the National Central Library in the future. Through the research, it is found that the patrons attach the most importance to the content quality and resource searching function of National Central Library website. However, there is an obvious difference between their attention degree and cognition conformity degree to the website content, suggesting that in the patrons’ opinion, there is a difference between the website content and the real information as for the content correctness and timeliness. For the patrons who have some basic concepts of Web 2.0, that National Central Library provides Library 2.0 services in the future should be emphasized and needed. Among them, the function of providing blogs as a channel for the library and the patrons to make academic communications is most emphasized and required. This research result can be used as a basis for the National Central Library to adjust and enforce the website function, as a reference for the business decision maker or website maintainer to establish related service strategies, and as a reference to establish and update library websites of all kinds, thus improve the website service quality and the patrons’ satisfaction.
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Tsai, Wei-Chun, and 蔡維君. "Usability test of university library websites: A case study of National Taiwan University Library website." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34991417950643471163.
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JHU, JHIH-SHENG, and 朱志生. "National Digital Library of Theses And Dissertations In Taiwan." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/z8g6b3.
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碩士正修科技大學
營建工程研究所
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Quality for the modern enterprise necessary tools to remain competitive, one of the keys to success is, to ensure and improve quality while reducing costs and also how to maintain the focus of business should be measured, and therefore the concept of quality costs among enterprises gradually been but as a mechanism to reach a consensus and by costs related to the quality of information, so that enterprises when making decisions, there is a reference standard, and the face of this trend in the construction industry, from how to strike a balance between quality and cost, which is positive For the focus of this study is to explore.
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Jhu, Jia-Rong, and 朱家榮. "Post Occupancy Evaluation of National Cheng Kung University Library." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34224622170380716422.
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碩士國立政治大學
圖書資訊研究所
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In the past years, there have been a number of new college library buildings or reconstructing current libraries. This reflect the emphasis of these schools on the library and information resources. When mapping out college libraries, space allocation such as design of each area has to be focused on. One also has to pay attention to planning of physical elements in space such as lighting, sounds, temperature, moisture, selection of locations and others. Moreover, space planning has to be adjusted in accordance with education goals, size of collection and seats of each college. To fully develop the functions of college libraries to meet users’ needs, we need to adopt post occupancy evaluation to discuss the architecture design and practice performances of college libraries as well as reviewing the gap between college library construction and users’ needs. The combination of survey on library users’ behaviors will assist libraries and architects in making the best judgment in planning. The study aims to understand the results of the efforts of National Cheng Kung University Library in the past years. Post Occupancy Evaluation is adopted to discuss the elements such as architecture space and facilities performances of National Cheng Kung University Library, give questions and offer suggestions to serve as reference for library manager in construction planning and researchers when planning and designing college libraries. Literature is reviewed used with case study to discuss theories on architecture and post occupancy of domestic and foreign libraries. With questionnaire survey, space occupancy satisfaction is explored. In-depth interview serves to further understand National Cheng Kung University Library and explore comments and suggestions of related personnel after occupancy. At last, analysis and generalization is made to offer concrete suggestions to National Cheng Kung University Library on post occupancy evaluation. Based on the research findings, the conclusions include planning of National Cheng Kung University Library is based on the different needs of humanist, scientist and artists; 2) characteristics of National Cheng Kung University Library are matrix design, clear route arrangements, diverse reading space and establishment of compact bookshelves; 3) National Cheng Kung University Library is considered under long study, full participation and careful integration; 4) the art space enjoys the highest satisfaction; 5) the service space experiences the lowest satisfaction; 6) the public space completely expresses the design concept of National Cheng Kung University Library; 7) the discussion space effectively integrates the needs of education and research; 8) physical environment and facilities require improvement; 9) National Cheng Kung University Library has the building of beauty of modernity and tradition; and 10) the building expresses the spiritual and symbolic meanings of National Cheng Kung University. Based on the above results, we offer the suggestions: 1) Construction Planning is the material for the Library to enhance supervision on design, management and development; 2) Planning and design of the Library shall be made in the principle of professionalism and rationality with information of limitation conditions; 3) Construction Planning and Consultation Team shall be established; 4) Construction of the Library shall be in line with overall campus development; 5) Physical environment has to be cautiously evaluated; 6) Indicator system identification space has to be established; 7) Space planning and management shall be flexible and 8) Post occupancy evaluation has to be conducted periodically.