Guest editorial

Australian Library Journal, The, February, 2004 by W. Boyd Rayward

OVER THE COURSE OF HER LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER, Margaret Trask was involved intimately, creatively and in many cases for extensive periods with nearly every aspect of Australian librarianship. Latterly as a member of the Council of the University of Technology, Sydney and as its deputy chancellor, she was also concerned with more general developments in Australian higher education. In identifying some highlights of her career, her pioneering work as a young public librarian deserves recognition. She was a driving force in the initiatives which led to major Commonwealth funding for school library buildings. She was a distinguished and innovative library educator, first at the University of New South Wales and then at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education where she...