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A reluctant librarian who became India's father of library science

Jean Whyte Memorial Lecture

7 November 2012 - 12:00 Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, Director General, National Library of Australia delivering the Whyte Memorial Lecture at Monash University on 7 November 2012. The Lecture is held to celebrate the legacy of the late Jean Whyte and her sister Phyllis. Professor Jean Whyte was the foundation professor in the Graduate School of Librarianship, Monash University. The sisters left generous bequests to Monash to support research in librarianship, records and archives, and to support the library s research collection in English literature, librarianship and philosophy. Acknowledgement of Country The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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March 30 The Wall Street Journal on how trials are being run for those accused of unlawfully entering the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot: The Justice Department wants to make a firm statement about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, which was a national disgrace. But as the criminal cases make their way through the courts, there are signs of prosecutorial overreach. Last week District Judge Amit Mehta threatened to issue a gag order after one Justice Department official gave an interview to CBS about cases, and others floated the possibility of sedition charges to the New York Times. The judge, who was appointed by President Obama, summoned a hearing “to make clear to everyone that this case will not be tried in the media.” He said government leaks “have the potential of affecting the jury pool and the rights of these defendants.”

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