@article{bibcite_8722,
  author = {Christine Pawley and Patricia Willard and Concepcion S. Wilson},
  title = {Trends and Transformations: The Changing Face of Library and Information Studies in Australia},
  abstract = {<p>Since the late 1980s, library and information science (LIS) education in Australia has undergone substantial change. This study compiles and analyzes data from LIS schools and departments{\textquoteright} annual statistical returns to the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) for the first time. Tracking returns from eight schools between 1991 and 1999, the research provides quantitative support for what LIS educators have often noted from personal observation: that institutional restructuring and financial cutbacks have had an impact on the number of schools offering professional LIS education, students completing courses, and academic staff (or faculty). The researchers also comment on changes in schools{\textquoteright} institutional location and name. Finally, they conclude that structural change has not banished issues of "critical mass"{\textemdash}the notion that the small size of LIS schools and departments puts them at a disadvantage when competing for resources in their parent institutions{\textemdash} and suggest that LIS educators revisit the debate about size and number of schools.</p>},
  year = {2001},
  journal = {Journal of Education for Library and Information Science},
  volume = {42},
  pages = {325-338},
  language = {English},
}