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Australian Academic and Research Libraries (AARL) is a quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of librarianship in university and college libraries, including the technical and further education (TAFE) sector, and in research libraries of all types. It publishes original, peer refereed contributions on all aspects of librarianship past and present, pure and applied bibliography, publishing, information science and related subjects. AARL also reviews publications in these areas. Show less

This technology awareness seminar for librarians and educators was sponsored by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) groups Academic, Research and Collection Management (ARCoM), InfoSci (South Australia) and Reference and Information Services (RAIS) (South Australia). The seminar's theme was 'Online learning explored' and it featured presentations from school, postsecondary and tertiary sectors and included a trade and 'learning objects' showcase. The program examined issues associated with libraries supporting online learning and future directions for online learning in education, training and libraries. The following presentations are available on the website in summarised form: The learning transformation / Ian Reid; The promise of on-line learning - can the reality match the rhetoric? / Olivia Clarke; Why is online learning important in the Department of Education and Children's Services?: what is being done? / Kathryn Moyle; The importance of online TAFE SA / Elisabeth Pohl; Flexible learning and the uses of ICTs to support learning at Flinders University / David Green; En-route online tutorial generator: Flinders University Library / Miranda Morfey; Does eLearning pass the taste test?: the state of online learning in Australia / Chris Sutton; Where to next?: what is the future of online learning in education/training and libraries? / Irene Doskatsch; Where to next?: the future of online learning / Chris Sutton. Show less