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ABSTRACT
The landmark report Library Provision in Higher Education Institutions (the Ross Report) has had some important and very beneficial outcomes for Australian university libraries. Since the report's publication three years ago a total of $6.5 million has been earmarked from the National Priority (Reserve) Fund for library projects of national significance, particularly the strengthening of the National Bibliographic Database. The federal bureaucracy is now more aware of the importance of university libraries and of their potential for helping to achieve the government's educational goals. It is also aware of the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) as a credible source of advice on such matters, and CAUL has been able to exert some influence in determining expenditure priorities. The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee is more aware of library problems, and is now addressing in a structured way the convergence of library and information technologies. But for the Ross Report, most of this would not have happened.