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The article offers information on the role of Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) in advocating for school library services in Australia. Topics discussed include equitable access to school library services for all Australian primary and secondary students; support by ALIA for school library personnel in the form of professional development; and the professional librarianship.

This paper comments on a recent Code of Ethics project conducted on behalf of the Australian Computer Society, and proposes a similar project for the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). It reviews the scope and methodology of the project, which developed a comprehensive set of case studies and related them to the ACS Code of Ethics and to specific standards of conduct in the Code. It discusses a small selection of the case studies and suggests that a similar series for ALIA could assist in the provision of useful context for ALIA's Statement on Professional Conduct, material for the profession's continuing professional development (CPD) programs and a stimulus to further ethical debate in the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reprints the speech of Warren Horton on Australian librarianship delivered at the Opening Plenary Session of the Australian Library and Information Association Biennial Conference at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne on October six to eleven 1996. Accounts of Australian library profession history; Importance of copyright reform in Australian librarianship.

The article presents information about John Leonard Dwight, winner of the Redmond Berry Award of the Australian Library and Information Association. Dwight has an excellent understanding of the needs of Australian libraries. He actively seeks advice from his customers, facilitates contact between publishers and librarians, and willingly shares his experience and expertise. Dwight's knowledge, gained from many individuals within the practicing profession was well as the publishing and information profession, has been passed on to all to ensure best practice. Dwight's enlightened management philosophies and his leadership qualities are much admired. He encourages his staff to fully participate in the profession through the exchange of ideas and sharing of their experience. Dwight has been personally involved in working with significant library organizations to develop their reach into and relationships with international bodies such as OCLC and the British Library. He was instrumental in liaising with senior management of OCLC to set up the OCLC Australia Advisory Committee.