This paper was presented at Forging future directions the Seventeenth conference of the Australian School Library Association, Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 30 September - 4 October 2001Stimulated by the 1996 UNESCO Delors report Learning: the treasure within, lifelong learning has become the educational policy icon of developed countries in the first part of the 21st century. Recognition is now needed that information literacy, not information technology, is the main requirement for an informed citizenry, lifelong learning and an information-enabled knowledge nation. Worldwide a renaissance of public libraries in response to these issues is occurring, of which teacher librarians need to be aware, and support locally and nationally. Public librarians also need to become more familiar with the pedagogical, information literacy and technological issues being addressed by teacher librarians, and support them similarly. Neither can achieve their full contribution to learning and society in isolation from each other. The individual and co-operative performance of school and public libraries during the formative childhood years of decision makers is critical to future investment in all Australian libraries.
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Alan Bundy (2002) studied this question.