Message from the President

I am pleased to welcome you to the IATUL website, the online home of the International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries. Because our members are spread across the world in over 50 countries, our website acts as the hub of our virtual community of members, just as our annual conference provides the opportunity to learn from each other, face to face.

As IATUL President, one my priorities is to continue to deepen the connections with university libraries that have a strong science and technology focus as well as increasing collaborative opportunities with existing members. I would like to encourage you, as a member of IATUL, to contribute to the website by submitting articles for IATUL News, subscribing to the NewsAlert service and using the comments facility to add comments to News Alert items, joining in the IATUL Discussion List or suggesting links for inclusion on the page.

If you are not a member and work in an eligible library in the higher education community, you may wish to join our organisation. To find out more about our services, check out our IATUL Resources page.

The information on the website is available to the world and is our contribution to the wider discussion of matters of interest to the advancement of Scientific and Technological University Libraries. However, I remind you that the copyright of any documents and sites listed here remains with the author and, if you use material, please acknowledge it appropriately.

Collaborating with other universities is even more important as we move from print-based libraries into the digital realm. By joining forces we can learn and teach one another how to move forward into the digital age. I look forward to your involvement.

Ainslie Dewe
IATUL President
University Librarian
La Trobe University