Submission to Regional Telecommunications Review Discussion Paper

7 December 2007

Attention:
RTIRC Secretariat
Locked Bag 7001
Manuka ACT 2603

Submission from:
Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA)
Australian Law Librarians Association (ALLA)
School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV)
Australian School Library Association (ASLA)

We are very pleased to provide the response from the Australian Library and Information Association on behalf of the above organisations to the Regional Telecommunications Review.

Libraries have an increasingly important role in supporting the nation in their support of communities, be they regional, city or educational to enable all Australians to access quality online information and traditional collections.

We are providing this submission to encourage the free flow of information and ideas to support Australians and Australian culture, economy and democracy.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me at Sue.Hutley@alia.org.au (please remove '.nospam' from address) or by telephone 02 6215 8215

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