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The Australian Literature Resource
AustLit is the result of a unique collaboration between Australian universities, the National Library of Australia (NLA) and the Australian Research Council.
AustLit is led by The University of Queensland which has provided generous support and funding to enable the successful delivery of its services to the research and education sector in Australia and internationally.
As an element of national research infrastructure, AustLit is a demonstration of the way scholarship in the humanities engages 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 AustLit's advisory and management bodies, 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)
- University of Sydney, (USyd)
- Monash University
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- University of Wollongong, (UoW)
- James Cook University (JCU)
- Flinders University
- University of Western Australia (UWA)
- University of Canberra (UC)
The National Library of Australia provided technical and legal assistance to AustLit in its development phase and continues to provide advice and access to its services. All library holdings data provided by AustLit is drawn from The National Bibliographic Database via Trove and LibrariesAustralia by 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 University of Tasmania was a consortium member from 2006-2009.
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 at The University of Queensland, University of New South Wales@ADFA and James Cook University.
The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), through the National eResearch Architecture Taskforce (NeAT) program, has provided funding for technical developments in 2008-2011. See the Aus-e-Lit website for further details.
In 2008 the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) funded the development of the Teaching Aust. Lit. Resource, and a survey of tertiary students and teachers at secondary and tertiary levels to ascertain their experiences of teaching and being taught Australian literary texts.
Many of the partner libraries also give generously of staff time, privileged access to collections and technical expertise.
AustLit is guided by a Board of Management constituted of members drawn from partner universities and contributing organisations. The Board meets twice per year to discuss research and development direction to ensure that the needs of our diverse user communities are met. The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL), AIATSIS and other relevant organisations also participate is setting our direction.
- Professor David Carter, UQ
- Ms Ros Follet, UQ
- Professor Richard Fotheringham, Executive Dean of Arts, UQ
- Mrs Carol Hetherington, Manager, Current Indexing Team, UQ
- Ms Kerry Kilner, Director, Research & Publications, UQ
- Professor Joanne Tompkins, UQ
- Mr Keith Webster, University Librarian, UQ
- Associate Professor Tracey Bunda, Flinders
- Associate Professor Cheryl Taylor, JCU
- Mr John Arnold, Monash
- Ms Margy Burn, NLA
- Mr Martin Borchert, QUT
- Professor Kerry Mallan, QUT
- Dr Deborah Henderson, QUT
- Professor Belle Alderman, UC
- Professor Bruce Bennett, AO, UNSW@ADFA
- Professor Paul Eggert, UNSW@ADFA
- Ms Jan Gordon, UNSW@ADFA
- Associate Professor Nicole Moore, ADFA
- Mr Ross Coleman, USyd
- Professor Robert Dixon, USyd
- Dr Peter Minter, USyd
- Professor Elizabeth Webby, AM, USyd
- Associate Professor Delys Bird, UWA
- Dr Toby Burrows, UWA
- Professor Dennis Haskell, UWA
- Professor Philip Mead, UWA
- Professor Leigh Dale, UoW
- Professor Wenche Ommundsen, UoW
- Professor Clare Bradford, Deakin
- Professor John Hay, Former UQ Vice-Chancellor, AC, UQ
- Ms Anne Horn, Deakin
- Professor Annette Patterson, QUT
- Professor Robert Phiddian, Flinders
- Ms Carolyn Young, QUT
- Kerry Kilner, UQ
- Carol Hetherington, UQ
- Kent Fitch, Developer, Project Computing Pty Ltd
- James Cole, Developer, UQ
- Jonathan Hadwen, Developer, UQ
- Dr Roger Osborne, Project Manager, Aus-e-Lit, (2008- )
- Professor Jane Hunter
- Anna Gerber, Senior Software Engineer, Aus-e-Lit, (2008- )
- Damien Ayers, Software Engineer, (2010- )
- Andrew Hyland, Software Engineer, (2009-2010 )
- Christopher Davoren, Software Engineer, (2008-2009)
The AustLit Research & Publications and Current Indexing Teams include expert librarians, researchers and bibliographers from across Australia.
Current Team Members
The University of Queensland
- Dr Michelle Dicinoski
- Dr Clay Djubal
- Carol Hetherington
- Irene Howe
- Joan Keating
- Kerry Kilner
- Dr Catriona Mills
- Dr Roger Osborne
- Dr Irmtraud Petersson
- Joanne Sawyers
- Amanda Taylor
- Robert Thomson
- Carol Wical
Flinders University
- Tully Barnett
- Yaritji Green
James Cook University
- Gillian Barrett
- Aaron Clark
- Dr Sylvia Kelso
- Jacqui Stockdale
Monash
Queensland University of Technology
- Amy Cross
- Dr Michelle Dicinoski
University of Canberra
- Belinda Gamlin
University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy
- Jane Rankine
- Kay Walsh
- Tessa Wooldridge (Web Page Manager, 2003-2009)
University of Western Australia
University of Wollongong
Past Team Members
- Lesley Banson
- Annette Butcher, Deakin
- Rebecca Carter, UQ
- Bill Casey, UQ
- Anne Chittleborough, Flinders
- Faye Christenberry, UQ
- Jim Cleary, UQ
- William Dolley, Deakin
- Dr Gillian Dooley, Flinders
- Janine Dunleavy, UQ
- Gaynor Evans, UC
- Dr Jane Frugtneit, JCU
- Dr Nathan Garvey, University of Sydney
- Veronica Gee, Flinders
- Judy Gibb, Flinders
- Linda Hale, UQ
- Peta Hanley, Deakin
- Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hardy, UQ
- Yvette Holt, UQ
- Jennifer Huntley, UNSW@ADFA
- Clara Ichov, Deakin
- Leila Ismail, UQ and Deakin
- Miri Jassy, USyd
- Dr Melinda Jewell, UNSW
- Dr Toni Johnson-Woods, UQ
- Rebecca Kemble, UC
- Peter Knox, UQ
- Cathy Leutenegger, UQ
- Trish Lunt, Deakin
- Sophie Maalsen, UQ
- Dan Midalia, UWA
- Carolyn Moylan, UWA
- Dr Ben Myers, UQ
- Juliet O'Conor, Deakin
- Christine Oughtred, Deakin
- Dr Louise Poland, Monash
- Lyn Roman, Monash
- Michelle Preston, Deakin
- Jo Richardson, UTas
- Frances Robbins, Deakin
- Lenore Smith, JCU
- Dr Ralph Spalding, UTas
- Dr Tony Stagg, UTas
- Dr Stephany Steggall, UQ
- Anna Wallace, JCU
- Jennifer Wellington, JCU
- Philippa Wicks, UNSW@ADFA & UC
- Dr Linda Wight, JCU
Thank you also to those who provided professional assistance and/or content during AustLit's initial development phase:
- Dr Marie-Louise Ayres, Development Team, Project Manager, UNSW@ADFA (2000-2002)
- Sally Batten
- Anne-Marie Boyd
- Edgar Crook, Development Team, Content Manager, UNSW@ADFA (2002-2003)
- Kathy Curtis
- Lee Evans
- Jackie Forge
- Debbie Hebda
- Dr Vanessa Kirkpatrick
- Margot Love
- Bernadette McDermott
- Annette McGuiness, Development Team, Content Manager, UNSW@ADFA (2000-2003)
- Ben Miskin
- Merja Sirkka
- Megan Williams