The Australian Literature Resource
AustLit represents a unique collaboration between Australian universities, the National Library of Australia (NLA) and the Australian Research Council.
As an element of national research infrastructure, AustLit is a demonstration of the way contemporary scholarship in the humanities is engaging with new technologies and new methods of sharing research results. The high value of AustLit to the international Australianist research community has been realised through the work of the AustLit Advisory Board, the AustLit Team, and many others who have given generously of their time and professional knowledge to support the creation of the AustLit service.
The following Australian universities are currently contributors to AustLit:
- The University of Queensland (UQ)
- University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA), Australian Capital Territory
- University of Sydney, New South Wales
- Monash University, Victoria
- Flinders University, South Australia
- Deakin University, Victoria
- James Cook University (JCU), Queensland
- University of Wollongong, New South Wales
- University of Western Australia (UWA)
- University of Tasmania (UTas)
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- University of Canberra( UC), Australian Capital Territory
In addition, the National Library of Australia provided technical and legal assistance to AustLit in its development phase. All library holdings data provided by AustLit is drawn from The National Bibliographic Database via the LibrariesAustralia service by kind permission of the National Library. Author images are also provided by kind permission of the National Library, via its Pictures Catalogue, and by PictureAustralia services.
The Australian Research Council has provided vital financial assistance for the establishment and development of AustLit through its Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Scheme. Funding has also been received through the internal grant schemes The University of Queensland, University of New South Wales@ADFA and James Cook University.
Many of the partner libraries also give generously of staff time, privileged access to collections and technical expertise.
AustLit is governed by an Advisory Board made up of distinguished Australian academics and information professionals. Current members of the Board are:
- Professor John Hay, Vice-Chancellor, AC, UQ
- Professor Richard Fotheringham, UQ
- Professor David Carter, UQ
- Dr Leigh Dale, UQ
- Mr Keith Webster, UQ
- Ms Kerry Kilner, UQ
- Professor Bruce Bennett, AO, UNSW@ADFA
- Professor Paul Eggert, UNSW@ADFA
- Ms Jan Gordon, UNSW@ADFA
- Professor Elizabeth Webby, AM, Sydney
- Professor Robert Dixon, Sydney
- Mr Ross Coleman, Sydney
- Mr John Arnold, Monash
- Associate Professor Tracey Bunda, Flinders
- Associate Professor Robert Phiddian, Flinders
- Professor Clare Bradford, Deakin
- Ms Anne Horn, Deakin
- Associate Professor Cheryl Taylor, JCU
- Associate Professor Wenche Ommundsen, Wollongong
- Associate Professor Delys Bird, UWA
- Professor Dennis Haskell, UWA
- Dr Toby Burrows, UWA
- Dr Philip Mead, UTas
- Professor Kerry Mallan, QUT
- Professor Annette Patterson, QUT
- Ms Carolyn Young, QUT
- Professor Belle Alderman, UC
- Ms Margy Burn, NLA
The AustLit Development Team manages the ongoing content and technical development of AustLit, and aims to provide users with the best possible Australian literature resource discovery service.
- Kerry Kilner, UQ
- Carol Hetherington, UQ
- Kent Fitch, Developer, Project Computing Pty Ltd, (2000- )
- Anna Gerber, Developer, UQ (2008- )
- Dr Marie-Louise Ayres, Project Manager, UNSW@ADFA (2000-2002)
- Annette McGuiness, Content Manager, UNSW@ADFA (2000-2003)
- Edgar Crook, Content Manager, UNSW@ADFA (2002-2003)
- Current Team Members
- Jim Cleary, UQ
- Rebecca Carter, UQ
- Faye Christenberry, UQ
- Dr Clay Djubal, UQ
- Carol Hetherington, UQ
- Linda Hale, UQ
- Yvette Holt, UQ
- Leila Ismail, UQ and Deakin
- Dr Toni Johnson-Woods, UQ
- Joan Keating, UQ
- Kerry Kilner, UQ
- Peter Knox, UQ
- Cathy Leutenegger, UQ
- Dr Roger Osborne, UQ
- Dr Irmtraud Petersson, UQ
- Joanne Sawyer, UQ
- Dr Stephany Steggall, UQ
- Amanda Taylor, UQ
- Robert Thomson, UQ
- Carol Wical, UQ
- Lesley Banson, UNSW@ADFA
- Jenny Huntley, UNSW@ADFA
- Jane Rankine, UNSW@ADFA
- Kay Walsh, UNSW@ADFA
- Tessa Wooldridge, UNSW@ADFA
- Terry O'Neill, Monash
- Christopher Wood, Monash
- Dr Michael Jacklin, Woolongong
- Elizabeth Hodgson, Woolongong
- Ernie Blackmore, Woolongong
- Peta Hanley, Deakin
- Clara Ichlov, Deakin
- Trish Lunt, Deakin
- Juliet O'Conor, Deakin
- Christine Oughtred, Deakin
- Michelle Preston, Deakin
- Frances Robbins, Deakin
- Amy Cross, QUT
- Gillian Barrett, JCU
- Dr Jane Frugtneit, JCU
- Linda Wight, JCU
- Tully Barnett, Flinders
- Veronica Gee, Flinders
- Judy Gibb, Flinders
- Yaritji Green, Flinders
- Charles McLaughlin , UWA
- Carolyn Moylan, UWA
- Dr Nathan Garvey, Sydney
- Dr Ralph Spalding, UTas
- Dr Tony Stagg, UTas
- Gaynor Evans, UC
- Past Team Members
- Anne Chittleborough, Flinders
- Dr Gillian Dooley, Flinders
- Dr Louise Poland, Monash
- Lyn Roman, Monash
- Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hardy, UQ
- Bill Casey, UQ
- Dr Ben Myers, UQ
- Philippa Wicks, UNSW@ADFA & UC
- Rebecca Kemble, UC
- Miri Jassy, University of Sydney
- Dan Midalia, UWA
- Lenore Smith, JCU
- Jennifer Wellington, JCU
- Jo Richardson, UTas
- William Dolley, Deakin
- Annette Butcher, Deakin
- Sally Batten
- Kathy Curtis
- Debbie Hebda
- Bernadette McDermott
- Ben Miskin
- Megan Williams
- Merja Sirkka
- Jackie Forge
- Lee Evans
- Margot Love
- Anne-Marie Boyd
- Dr Vanessa Kirkpatrick