Dunn and Wilson scholarship project 1997

Job Descriptions: improving their currency, accuracy and usefulness

Lorraine Denny

Funded by the 1997 Dunn and Wilson Scholarship, with sponsorship from LJ Cullen Bookbinders NSW, and Apollo-Moon Bookbinders Victoria.

Acknowledgements

To the sponsors (L.J Cullen and Apollo-Moon Bookbinders) of the ALIA Dunn and Wilson Scholarship for providing me with the financial support to perform this research project and the recognition that Library Technicians have the ability to make a worthwhile contribution to the library profession. To ALIA for the administration of the scholarship. To every respondent who completed and returned the job description survey, without your support this research project would have been difficult to complete. To the many people who wished me well, this encouragement motivated me to complete the project. To the University of Wollongong, and especially the University Librarian, Felicity McGregor, for their support and encouragement in the application for this scholarship. To my daughter Larisssa who spent many hours folding surveys and putting them into envelopes. To Margie Jantti and Bernadette Stephens who provided valuable constructive feedback on this research project. To my family, friends and colleagues for their interest and encouragement and to my husband for his support, interest and extra work he took on to allow me to finish this project.