Australian Professional Library and Information Studies Education Programs:Changing Structure and Content

Figures & data

Table 1. Frequency of ALIA Accredited First Professional Programs by Institution in the Three Periods.

University	1991			1997			2003
	UG	PGD	Master’s	UG	PGD	Master’s	UG	PGD	Master’s
QUT-GP	-	I	-	-	I	-	1	1	-
QUT-KG	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
UN ISA	3	2	-	2	2	-	1	1	-
RMIT	1	1	-	1	2	1	1	2	I
NTU	-	-	-	I	-	-	1	-	-
CUT	1	1	-	1	1	-	1	1	1
UNSW	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	1	1
MON	1	1	1	-	2	1	-	1	1
UC	3	1	-	1	1	-	2	1	-
CSU	I	2	-	2	2	3	2	2	3
ECU	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	1	-
UTS	2	2	-	2	2	2	1	2	1
Total	13	14	1	11	16	8	10	I4	8
Total Programs	28			35			32

QUT-GP Queensland University of Technology-Garden Potnt

QUT-KG Queensland University of Technology-Kelvin Grove

UN ISA University of South Australia

RMIT Royal Melbourne institute of Technology

NTU Northern Territory University (now Charles Darwin University)

CUT Curtin University of Technology

UNSW University of New South Wales

MON Monash University

UC University of Canberra

ECU Edith Cowan University

UTS University of Technology

Table 2. Generalist and School Programs by Academic Level in the Three Periods.

Level	1991			1997			2003
	Generalist	School	Total	Generalist	School	Total	Generalist	School	Total
UG	6	7	13	8	3	11	10	0	10
PGD	8	6	14	9	7	16	11	3	14
Masters	1	0	1	5	3	8	6	2	8
Total	15	13	28	13	22	35	27	5	32

Table 3. Program Duration (full-time equivalence) in the Three Periods.

Duration	1991			1997			2003
	UG	PGD	Masters	UG	PGD	Masters	UG	PGD	Masters
3 years	7	-	-	9	-	-	9	-	-
4 years	6		-	1	-	-	1	-	-
1 year	-	14	-	1*	16	1**	-	14	1**
1.5 years	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	6
2years	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	1
Total	13	14	1	11	16	8	10	14	8

^* This bachelor degree was a one year ‘add-on’ to a teaching qualification and specified teaching experience as a prerequisite.

^** This masters degree was in education (teacher librarianship) and was available only to those holding a postgraduate diploma in education.

Table 4. Frequency of ALIA Accredited Generalist First Professional Graduate Programs by Institution in the Three Periods.

University	1991		1997		2003
	PGD	Masters	PGD	Masters	PGD	Masters
QUT-GP	I	-	I	-	I	-
UNISA	I	-	I	-	I	-
RMIT	I	-	I	I	I	I
CUT	I	-	I	-	I	I
UNSW	I	-	I	I	I	I
MON	-	I	I	I	I	I
UC	1	-	I	-	I	-
CSU	1	-	1	I	I	I
ECU	-	-	-	-	1	-
UTS	I	-	1	I	2	I
Total	8	I	9	5	11	6
Total Programs	9		14		17

Table 5. Number of Schools with Work Experience/Placement Component in the Three Periods.

	1991		1997		2003
	PGD	Master’s	PGD	Master’s	PGD	Master’s
Yes	5	-	5	4	4	4
No	1	-	2	1	2	-
Optional	2	-	2	-	5	2
Total	8	1*	9	5	11	6

^* Information could not be obtamed for the one 1991 master program