Jean whyte lecture

Information, whether at scale or just a fragment, can shift history's course. The fight to address the balance of information is underway and at critical juncture. Since the significant releases of WikiLeaks in and beyond, and, more recently the NSA spying revelations of Edward Snowden, the question of who can access information and why has been placed squarely in the spotlight.

The status quo is being questioned and the gap between openness and secrecy examined and challenged on many levels. This gap, or 'no man's land', is both a battlefield and a fertile ground for innovation and bold action. It has emerged from a growing information asymmetry, caused by government secrecy alongside mass surveillance and data capture by governments in concert with internet giants.

The response is coming from civil society, activist movements born of the internet and from nation states. It is seen in publishing and journalism, in politics and in online communities. Rights, methods of delivery, use and control over information are being tested, protested and, in some cases, reformed.

In this role she is responsible for delivering the digital archives infrastructure and processes for accepting, preserving and making available digital State archives of the NSW Government. Cassie wrote the chapter on digital record keeping in the third edition of the Australian Society of Archivists' textbook Keeping Archives, is currently the Project Lead for the ISO review of the International Standard on Records Management, ISO , and is a co-founder of the record keeping and archives iscussion group the record keeping Roundtable.

In recent times, Cassie has written and spoken frequently on issues relating to archives, WikiLeaks and access to information in a range of publications and forums.

The sisters left generous bequests to Monash to support research in librarianship, records and archives, and to support the library's research collection in English literature, librarianship and philosophy.

Drawing upon six decades wandering around libraries and three decades helping plan them, Dr Jones will reflect on the evolution of library spaces. He will identify planning and design fashions and describe some of the forces which continue to shape libraries as 'people places'.

Looking to the future, he will set out some essential factors in planning libraries and kindred facilities for ever-changing functions and new generations of users. He was a reference librarian in the General Reference and Mitchell Libraries at the State Library before coordinating the new building and refurbishing project. From he led the Library's building consultancy service, providing advice on over library projects in Australia and overseas.

Dr Jones has written widely on Australian library history, reference works and library planning, and was co-author with Jean P Whyte of Uniting a profession, an account of the Australian Institute of Librarians, the forerunner of the Australian Library and Information Association. He retired from the Library in and is now an independent library planning consultant.

Powerpoint sildes PDF, 7. Emeritus Professor Whyte passed away in and left a significant bequest to support research in librarianship, records and archives at Monash University. Ms Phyllis Whyte also bequeathed a substantial part of her estate to Monash in honour of her sister. Join guest speaker Dr Ian E. Wilson at the second Whyte Memorial lecture celebrating the legacy of two significant bequestors to Monash University. The phrase 'peace, order and good government', common to the definition of federal powers in both the Australian and the Canadian constitutions, has defined the relationship of the Crown and the citizen for more than five centuries.

The archival record is fundamental to that relationship, providing its authoritative legal basis, documenting its evolution and continuing as a reminder of both our proudest achievements and our most dismal failures as a society. Wilson will reflect on the role of archives in recent Canadian human rights issues, highlighting both the strengths and the weaknesses of the record, the perception of archives as an agency of the state and the role of archives in helping society address highly contentious issues.

Wilson served as National Archivist of Canada, to , and then as head of the newly amalgamated Library and Archives Canada. He retired in and received the unusual honour of being named Librarian and Archivist of Canada Emeritus. He is currently working with the University of Waterloo in establishing the Stratford Institute for Digital Media and has just completed a two-year term as President of the International Council on Archives.

Wilson's career encompasses many areas, including archival and information management, university teaching and government service. He has worked diligently to make archives accessible and interesting to a wide range of audiences. While helping to safeguard the integrity of archival records and library services, he has encouraged public involvement and outreach.

He has published extensively on history, archives, heritage and information management and has lectured nationally and internationally. More information. Join guest speaker Emeritus Professor W Boyd Rayward at the inaugural lecture to celebrate the legacy of two significant bequestors to Monash University.

Powerpoint sildes PPT, 7. Emeritus Professor W Boyd Rayward will discuss why recent changes in information infrastructure are, in fact, not new. He will explain two historical moments that mark a turning point in the evolution of information management, including why some of these earlier innovations failed before they could be realised.

Emeritus Professor Rayward's recent studies focus on hypertext and the beginnings of modern information science; utopian schemes of knowledge organisation including HG Wells' idea of a 'world brain'; and the implications of digitisation and networking for libraries and museums.

Home Courses Library Donate. Previous menu Toggle navigation. Skip to content Skip to navigation. You are here: Home Industry and Alumni Alumni Donations and bequests Whyte fund Whyte lectures Whyte lectures Presented by the Faculty of Information Technology and Whyte Fund Committee, our annual Whyte Lectures provide thought leadership and inspiration in the librarianship, archives and records sector through distinguished speakers. Jean Whyte lecture - To learn about Country-Centred Design and embodied knowledge systems, please read Angie and Pia's article below.

Guest speaker: Professor Alex Hauptmann. Libraries Past, Present and Future. Guest speaker: Dr Stuart Kells. Affect in the Archive: trauma, grief, delight and texts, some personal reflections. Guest speaker: Professor Lynette Russell.

Rubrics for an informed society: the nature and future of the information profession. Giles Mandelbrote. WikiLeaks, Snowden and the fight to get the balance right: Information Asymmetry. Cassie Findlay, Guest speaker.

The challenges of the digital era: is the merger of libraries with archives one of them? Search Search. Home Finding Aid Browse this collection. The folder contains seven unrelated letters to Jean Whyte dating from Contains two letters to Jean Whyte, dated , from the University of Sydney about her appointment to its Fisher Library] File 2 - Box 2 Whyte - Articles etc [Folder of handwritten and typescript lectures and speeches on topics including American libraries, copyright, parchment leather, education for librarianship, the research library, descriptive cataloguing, s] File 3 - Box 2 Whyte - Articles etc [Folder containing typescript assessments and reviews of books, and of speeches, ] File 4 - Box 2 Honorary Degree JPW [Folder of correspondence about the award of an honorary Doctor of Letters; Order of Proceedings for Graduation Ceremony on Also contains a couple of poems.

Most of the notebook is blank] File 3 - Box 3 [Three ring binder of handwritten notes, tagged with the number F, about library related matters, e. Lecture Notes for Preliminary Students [Notebook containing outline of lectures on, for example, the use of books and libraries, types of libraries] File 8 - Box 3 R5 - Special Libraries [Notebook with outline of lectures on, e. Most of the notebook is empty.

Consignment Added Manuscript index of records examined by JPW, with cross-references to transcripts of her dictated notes on documents sighted File 1 - Box 1 Transcripts of dictated notes on documents sighted File 2 - Box 1 List of records examined; very early draft chapters File 3 - Box 1 Annotated typed draft of chapters on 'Beginnings', 'Predecessors', 'The AIL ', 'Branches', 'Conferences'. File 4 - Box 1 Pencil draft of typed version in Folder 4. Consignment Added Extent 3. Conditions Governing Use Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.

Collection Retrieval Advice Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence i. Item Descriptions Class MS Original Consignment Five files of "whites", i. Comprises 2 boxes. Class MS Acc Consignment Added Notebooks from Whyte's undergraduate days in the early s, papers relating to her training as a librarian, and correspondence, references, talks, notes of meetings and reports dating from her time at the State Library of South Australia, Fisher Library, the National Library of Australia and Monash University.

Comprises 2 boxes, 6 A3 cartons. References - Personal [Folder containing references for Jean Whyte; correspondence about possible employment with South Australian Public Service and her educational attainment and fellowship at University of Chicago, Registration R1, , [Notebook] File 8 - Box 1.

Monash - Appointment [Folder containing information about position of Chair of Librarianship, Monash University; correspondence between Jean Whyte and the University about the position, about arrangements for interview and about appointment. Whyte - Articles etc [Folder of handwritten and typescript lectures and speeches on topics including American libraries, copyright, parchment leather, education for librarianship, the research library, descriptive cataloguing, s] File 3 - Box 2.

Whyte - Articles etc [Folder containing typescript assessments and reviews of books, and of speeches, ] File 4 - Box 2. Poems [Envelope containing manuscript and typescript poems by Jean Whyte and others, ] File 1 - Box 3. Letters of Congratulations [Folder containing news clippings and letters of congratulation on Jean Whyte's appointment to Professor of Librarianship at Monash University, ] File 2 - Box 3.

Most of the notebook is blank] File 3 - Box 3. Registration Courses - General Lectures [Notebook containing outline of lectures on, for example, library literature, planning, administration, types of libraries] File 6 - Box 3.

Book 4, Provision and Administration of Libraries. Lecture Notes for Preliminary Students [Notebook containing outline of lectures on, for example, the use of books and libraries, types of libraries] File 8 - Box 3. R5 - Special Libraries [Notebook with outline of lectures on, e. Thesis [Tudor Notebook - most of the notebook is blank] File 4 - Box 4. Essays [Exercise notebook - blank] File 7 - Box 4. Essays Graduate Library School [Folder containing two essays: Analysing the performance of a university library; Effects of education trends on the academic library, ] File 9 - Box 4.

Essays - English Literature [Folder containing handwritten essays on, for example, the bitter comedies and Canterbury Tales, ] File 11 - Box 4. Travel Diary [] File 2 - Box 5. Diary of Thesis [Notebook setting out progress with thesis. Mostly blank] File 5 - Box 5.

Diary File 7 - Box 6. Diary File 8 - Box 6.