Abstract
Why is 2023 the perfect time to talk about Gough Whitlam, his government and libraries? It is because a little over 50 years ago in December 1972 Whitlam’s controversial reformist government was elected. Significantly Whitlam’s government was responsible for an expansion of post-secondary education in Australia and the abolition of university fees. The expansion of post-secondary education and abolition of fees was to have direct implications for the professionalisation of librarianship in Australia and education for the Library and Information (LIS) professions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 13-14 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 44 |
| No. | 2 |
| Specialist publication | Incite |
| Publication status | Published - 19 Jun 2023 |