Cunningham Library

• Romany Manuell, Research Librarian
• Australian Council for Educational Research
• Information Agency type: Special Library

Who do I think the users will be?

I think the users will be information professionals conducting research into the educational field.

 

Research of the agency

• The Cunningham Library is a collection of Australian educational research material, including ACER research such as reports, conference papers, etc. It also contains research on and information about international education, not just Australian.
• It was very easy to find information on this agency, as it is a well-funded, well edstablished library used to support research into one of the most prolific institutions in Australia – the education system. A simple google search brought up the home page of the institution, including information about the purpose and contents of the library and its collection.
• This information does therefore confirm my assumptions of the site.
• My investigation of the site would therefore be from a cataloguing and organisation perspective – how do you organise the resources, and categorise the metadata attached to them, when there is such a broad range of resources? How do you provide access to the resources (e.g. is there multi or single user access? Is it online or only accessible in person?)