On Tuesday, I read a fascinating opinion
article called “Fear, Threat, Crisis:
Victorian TAFE Library funding.” by the VATL president Paul Kloppenbory
from the ALIA Incite news magazine. He strongly contended on the overall
decline of both the VET expenditure per hour and the funding to the TAFE sector,
according to a Monash University 2010 paper. Hence, the VATL (Victorian Association of
TAFE Libraries) has called upon the Ballieu Government to recognise the
importance of TAFE libraries and ensure the minimal impact of the funding
changes towards the library services.
Since 2008, enrolments of private
providers have proliferated and on October last year, there was a reduction of
the TAFE funding, which has threatened key infrastructure of our largest
tertiary sector.
TAFE libraries play unique roles in facilitating
and servicing the information needs of staff and students and without them, our
patrons would have to visit their public libraries for their requirements to be
fulfilled, thereby placing students at a serious disadvantage in accessing
these resources in order to enhance their learning. If VATL wants to convince
the state government in restoring the TAFE library funding, they must invite
them to visit every single TAFE library and take a good look of the resources
available.
Bibliography
reference
Kloppenbory, P (2012), ‘Fear, Threat,
Crisis: Victorian TAFE Library funding’, ALIA
Incite, vol. 33, no. 1/2, pg. 25.
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