Margaret Trask
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Margaret Trask | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1928 |
| Died | 19 November 2002 (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Known for | Deputy Chancellor of UTS; founder of the "Australian Information Management Association" |
| Parent(s) | Mary Winifred Price and Henry Kinsella |
Margaret Trask AM (28 April 1928 – 19 November 2002) was an Australian librarian and educator, as well as Deputy Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She is considered to be a pioneer in the area of information sciences in Australasia.[1][2]
Trask began her career working for the State Library of New South Wales. She also worked as a librarian for the Penrith City Counci and the University of New South Wales (UNSW).[2] In 1968, she began teaching library studies at the UNSW.
In 1974, Trask founded the School of Library and Information Studies at the Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education, which later became part of the campus at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).[1][3] She was the head of the school until 1985, implementing new curriculums for undergraduate and graduate library studies.[2] She was also a member of the UTS council for eight years[1] and received a fellowship from the university in 1991.[4] From 1998 until 2002, Trask served as deputy chancellor of the UTS.[5]
Related activities
Trask became a member of the Library Association of Australia"in 1956. The association awarded her a fellowship in 1969, for her work in helping subsidise public high school libraries.[3][2] In 1977, she also served as president of the association's "Children's Libraries" section, advocating for better resources for schools.[1][3][2]
From 1968 until 1973, she sat on the Secondary Schools Libraries Committee, affecting government policy through her many written reports.[3] In 1985, she co-founded the Australian Information Management Association (AIMA) and became its executive director of Training & Consultancy Services.[1] The AIMA offered leadership development and consultancy services in the area of library sciences, impacting libraries across Australian, New Zealand and the South Pacific.[5]
Trask also wrote numerous articles for library periodicals, as well as for book reviewing and education journals.[2][6][7]
