Stuart worked for the School of Information Studies
at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga from 1990 until 2008 when he moved
to the University of Canberra. During
this time he completed his PhD, was author or editor of a number of books
(including Computers for Librarians
which went to three editions and Libraries
in 21st Century, a foundation text book still in use), and was the
long-time director of the Centre for Information Studies at CSU. As coordinator of the Master’s program Stuart laid
the foundations for what later became the Information and Knowledge Management
specialisation now offered as part of the MIS program at CSU. Stuart became Associate Head of School in 2007
and acted as head in 2008 before his move to the University of Canberra.
Stuart brought a strong IT focus to the School and
in later years championed the place of information and knowledge management in
the LIS curriculum. His contribution to
a generation of students, and the profession, was considerable
Stuart has been a wonderful supporter of the LIS profession
– his commitment to developing the professionals of the future is clearly
evident in his career – and as someone who participated in advisory and review
committees for courses at CSU and the University of Canberra I was always
inspired by his commitment to making sure that education was closely tied to
the needs of the contemporary library sector.
He has been a passionate support of all his students, a truly kind and
caring educator.
I would like to recognise Stuart for his great commitment to
connecting to the profession – he never turned down an invitation from ALIA to
speak and we were very fortunate to have him attend nearly every ALIA ACT event
in the past six years.
We wish him the very best – and encourage him to keep
participating in professional activities.
Stuart it is wonderful to be able to celebrate your contribution!
Robert Pymm and Roxanne Missingham
