Australian Studies: Acquisition And Collection Development For Libraries

This is a single-volume guide to acquisition and collection development in the field of Australian studies. This book contains 18 contributions by Australianists and librarians. It looks at the nature and growth of Australian studies; surveys Australian publishing from historical and practitioner standpoints; and examines the acquisition of Australiana through a series of theme papers which focus on some of the world's greatest collections. The contributors are: Robert L. Ross, Wallace Kirsop, Toby Burrows, Michael Harrington, J.J. Mills, Wendy Lowenstein, Jerelynn Brown, John Arnold, Carol Mills, Richard Stone, G.A. Stafford, James D. Egles, Graham P. Cornish, Patricia M. Larby, Ross Atkinson, John Horacek, Graeme Powell, Adrian Cunningham, Derek Whitehead.