VISIONARY LEADERS FOR INFORMATION Recent publications from CiS Practising information literacy: Bringing theories of learning, practice and information literacy together. Edited by Annemaree Lloyd and Sanna Talja Organising knowledge in a global society. Revised edition Philip Hider and Ross Harvey Exploring methods in information literacy research Suzanne Lipu, Kirsty Williamson and Annemaree Lloyd Libraries in the twenty-first century: Charting new directions in information services Stuart Ferguson Collection management: A concise introduction. Revised edition John Kennedy The other 51 weeks: A marketing handbook for librarians. Revised edition Lee Welch Archives: Recordkeeping in society Edited by Sue McKemmish, Michael Piggott, Barbara Reed and Frank Upward Computers for librarians: An introduction to the electronic library. 3rd edition Stuart Ferguson with Rodney Hebels Australian library supervision and management. 2nd edition Roy Sanders Research methods for students, academics and professionals. 2nd edition. Kirsty Williamson and others VISIONARY LEADERS FOR INFORMATION Arthur Winzenried with Derek Law Phillip Hughes Doug Johnson Sue Healey David Warner Katie Hannan, and Giuseppe Giovenco CiS Centre for Information Studies Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Copyright © Arthur Winzenried This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be made to the Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. ISBN 9781876938857 National Library of Australia cataloguing-in-publication data Visionary leaders for information / Arthur Winzenried [et al.] - Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. : Centre for Information Studies, 2010. 1st ed. Includes index. 9781876938857 (pbk.) 1. Information technology—Forecasting. 2. Library science—Forecasting. 3. Libraries and society. I. Arthur Winzenried. II. Charles Sturt University. Centre for Information Studies. 021 Published in 2010 Production coordinator: Chelsea Kovacs Copy editor: Rachel Crease Indexer: Arthur Winzenried Cover designer: Andrew Winzenried Printer: On-Demand, Southbank, Vic. Centre for Information Studies Locked Bag 660 Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 Australia Phone: + 61 (0)2 6933 2325 Fax: + 61 (0)2 6933 2733 Email: [email protected] http://www.csu.edu.au/cis Acknowledgements I would like first and foremost to acknowledge the debt I owe to my various contributors. Without their contributions, most willingly provided, this work would certainly be much the poorer. To Giuseppe Giovenco who, as the then Director of the Centre for Information Studies, was responsible for the conception of this work, I owe so much. His encouragement, occasional discomfiture and his general willingness to debate issues and throw out wild ideas have contributed so much to my own personal development and to the development of this book. Also among the contributors I am especially indebted to Professor Derek Law for his preparedness to meet and discuss the work in its final stages. Although our meeting was disrupted by a fire alarm in our cafe in York, and resulted in a major rewrite of significant portions of the manuscript, his assistance was invaluable. 1 would also be remiss if I did not acknowledge the throng of information professionals with whom it has been my pleasure to work through the years. So many have inspired me in the way that they have continued to give of their best in the middle of cash-flow problems, political infighting and generally trying situations. The dedication and commitment of so many of them has given me huge faith in a future for the industry. In so many cases they go far beyond the required in order to meet the needs of others. To my colleagues at Charles Sturt University, a big thank you for all of the encouragement and support that was given. To Robert Pymm and Jake Wallis, in particular, a thank you for being able to cite their discussions and have the benefit of their advice, sometimes even before it was asked for. Finally, for the ongoing support of my family I will always be grateful, but in particular for his editorial support I need to acknowledge son Andrew, severest (and perhaps rudest) of my critics but a real inspiration. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth (Psalm 128:4). To my wife, Julienne, I give my most heartfelt thanks as without her constant encouragement to keep on regardless of the sometimes almost overwhelming discouragements. He who finds a good wife ... (Prov. 18.22) Introducing the author and contributors Dr Arthur Winzenried, Charles Sturt University Arthur Winzenried holds a Diploma of Teaching (Prim), a BA (Hon) from Melbourne University, Victoria, a PhD (Arts) in history from Monash University, Victoria and a PhD (Applied Science) in Information Systems from Charles Sturt University, NSW. His working experience has been varied in the extreme; teaching for five years tertiary, five years primary, eighteen years secondary and a teacher librarian for fifteen years. He is currently a lecturer at Charles Sturt University and providing library consultation to several schools in Melbourne. Moving into information management in 1991. Arthur was Head of Library at Lilydale Adventist Academy for six years before moving to Eltham College as Head of Libraries. From 2000, Arthur became Facilitator to all of ELTHAM's digital developments including their revolutionary automated home reporting and student learning managements systems developed largely to his designs. This software designed for the College features secure online access to student learning content, context and assessment for all the involved stakeholders. As a truly transparent learning transaction, the system is extremely innovative whilst being of great value in an increasingly litigatious environment. His work in the information and knowledge management field is now world recognised. Arthur loves to travel and share his research with others. A regular speaker at national and international conferences, in recent times he has addressed meetings in London, Hong Kong, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Perth (WA) and a range of locations within Australia. In January 2010 he is to present at the International Information in Education Conference in Berlin, Germany. Arthur is a well-published author with more than twenty monographs to his name, together with a large number of essays, book chapters and professional χ Visionary leaders for information papers. His most recent work, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is The use of instructional technology in schools in 2009. This work is co-authored with Mai Lee and deals with the development of educational technology together with its imperatives for teaching and learning. That book has in turn led to some significant research which Arthur is currently directing into interactive whiteboards in classrooms and their effect on teacher dynamic. Earlier research, much of it presented at international conferences, focused on future predictions as to the staffing needs and duties of information provision. A member of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the National Trust (Aust.) Arthur loves to share with his professional colleagues as well as with the community. He is still in love with the lady he has been married to for thirty-six years and she loves him! They have two sons. His interests include reading, industrial archaeology, playing Railway Tycoon, drinking coffee in front of the open fire and spending time with his family. Professor Derek Law, University of Strathclyde Derek has worked in several British universities and published and spoken at conferences extensively. Most of his work has been to do with the development of networked resources in higher education and with the creation of national information policy. This has been combined with an active professional life in organisations related to librarianship and computing. A committed internationalist he has been involved in projects and research in more than forty countries. He was awarded the Barnard prize for contributions to Medical Informatics in 1993, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1999, an honorary degree by the Sorbonne in 2000, the IFLA medal in 2003, Honorary Fellowship of CILIP in 2004 and was an OCLC Distinguished Scholar in 2006. He is currently Chair of the new JISC Services Management Company and continues to teach and write. Introducing the author and contributors xi Doug Johnson, Director, media and technology, Mankato Public Schools HHHHHHHHHHHH| Doug Johnson has been the Director of Media ^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l nd Technology for the Mankato (MN) Public a I^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Schools since 1991 and has served as an adjunct f^^^^^^^HH^^^^^H faculty member of Minnesota State University ^^^^^H^^^^l since 1990. His teaching experience has included fl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B work in grades K-12 both here and in Saudi l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Arabia. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H He is the author of four books: The ^^^^^^^^^H^^^^^^H indispensable librarian, The indispensable ^^^^^^F^^^^^^^^^H teacher's guide to computer skills, Teaching ^^^^^^^ΚΗΙΒ ^^^^^Ι right from wrong in the digital age and ^^^^^^^^^K ^^^^^^H Machines are the easy part; People are the hard Ι^^^^ΗλΗΗ WHH P - ë^ columns appear in Library art re aT Media Connection and on the Education World website. Doug's Blue Skunk blog averages over 50,000 visits a month and his articles have appeared in more than forty books and periodicals. Doug has conducted workshops and given presentations to more than 130 organisations throughout the United States as well as in Malaysia, Kenya, Thailand, Germany, Qatar, Canada, Chile, Peru, the UAE and Australia and has held a variety of leadership positions in state and national organisations, including ISTE and AASL. Phillip Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Education, Australian National University Phillip Hughes is Emeritus Professor of Education and Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University. He has degrees from Tasmania, Oxford and New England. Completing a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he taught in high schools, technical colleges and universities. He was founding Principal of Hobart Teachers College, then Deputy Director-General of Education in Tasmania. He was the Australian member of the South Pacific Higher Education Mission in 1965, founding the University of the South Pacific. Phillip was foundation Head of the School of xii Visionary leaders for information Teacher Education at Canberra CAE, and foundation Chairman of the ACT Schools Authority, supervising the establishment of Australia's first new education system since 1870. He returned to Tasmania as Dean and Professor, working to achieve the amalgamation of the university with the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education. He was foundation Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Principals Centre in Melbourne. In medical education, he supervised the curriculum review for the Medical School at the University of Tasmania from 1991 to 1995, obtaining accreditation for the School from the Australian Medical Council and receiving an honorary Doctor of Medicine. Phillip Hughes has worked for OECD and UNESCO in Paris, Asia and the Pacific. He has written more than thirty-nine books and 200 major papers with a continuing concern to achieve an effective education for all. Becoming an Officer in the Order of Australia in 1991, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Australian Council for Educational Administration, the 2002 Medal of the Australian College of Educators and in 2008 in Geneva received UNESCO's Comenius Medal for lifetime services to education. His interests are in music, reading, gardening, sport and the well-being of a growing flock of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Katie Hannan, Charles Sturt University " Katie is passionate about librarianship. She has six JÊÊÊÊÊÊ^ years of professional library experience following J^^^^^^A four years in the IT sector. Katie has worked with a ^^^^^^^^^k variety of different organisations; local and state ^^^^^^^^^κ government, academic and corporate. In 2007 she ^^^^^^^^^H was selected to participate in an AusAID-funded ^^j^^^^^^^^^^Bh^l development program called Australian Youth ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Ambassadors for Development. She spent five ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H months working at a government boarding school •BHHHBHBHBHHHHH in Vanuatu where she established a new library and trained staff and students in its use and management. This experience gave her the opportunity to write and present a paper at the 4th ALIA New Librarians Symposium where she discussed the challenges of her project in Vanuatu. It also provided her with incentive to motivate other young librarians to take on the challenge of working on a development project. Her current research interests are sustainability, libraries, government 2.0, co-collaboration and corporate social responsibility. At the time of writing her scenario, she was working as a faculty liaison librarian at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. Introducing the author and contributors xiii Sue Healey, Tintern Schools, Melbourne Sue Healey has been involved in the development and management of information services for more than twenty-five years. Her experience extends across the school spectrum having worked in primary, secondary and TAFE library sectors. To broaden her understanding of the digital world Sue has undertaken numerous technology qualifications during the last twelve years as a way of melding technology and information services into a single school view. As Director of Information and Technology Services at Tintern Schools, Sue manages both the IT network and four school libraries across two campuses. Whenever possible, Sue looks for opportunities to see schools from other parts of the world as well as their library services in action. In recent years, this has taken Sue to Budapest, Penang and Shanghai. Before taking up the position at Tintern, Sue had spent time in a number of Canadian schools exploring library services and the implementation of cooperative planning as well as a short stint in London working with Year 11 and 12 students. Sue has a wealth of experience as an educator, having taught students of all ages starting from prep all the way through to adults. She is passionate about all facets of her work whether that be her work as a teacher, library manager or information technology director. Innovation and change have been a constant hallmark of her work throughout her time working in both libraries and IT. Taking time to continue working as a classroom teacher of IT has allowed Sue to look at the changing nature of student learning and their preferred research methods. This in turn has impacted on the style and delivery of information services which are fast becoming unrecognisable from libraries twenty years ago. Sue's view of the future is that libraries are full of inspiring possibilities. 'Libraries should aspire to grow to be the symbol of a stimulating, adaptable environment that facilitates the creative work of scholars, enables both formal and informal collaboration, and is a vibrant centre of intellectual life' (http://library.nyu.edu/ about/KPLReport.pdf).