UQ Library wins innovation award

The University of Queensland Library's Cyberschool has won the 2001 Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) award for innovation.

The UQL Cyberschool helps bridge the gap between high school and university by providing students with the opportunity to experience university research skills to enable them to be information literate.

'We are very honoured to win the award as it recognises the outstanding achievements of information professionals and their work to create innovative solutions and practices in a rapidly changing industry,' said acting University Librarian Heather Todd.

Criteria used in the award included originality and degree of innovation; positive impact on service delivery to clients of the library and information service, and potential application across the library and information sector.

Ms Todd said the Cyberschool website was designed to provide Queensland high schools with a cost-effective gateway to electronic information resources.

Access is also provided to the Library's online catalogue, gateways to evaluated Internet sites, and information finding tools.

A range of databases including online journals expands the range of information resources available to students.

The award ceremony, which took place earlier this month, was proudly sponsored by Library Locums, a division of The One Umbrella Group.

Media: For further information, contact Deborah Turnbull (telephone 07 3365 6344) or Joanne van Zeeland at UQ Communications (telephone 07 3365 2619).