Catherine Jordan, the Librarian at the Australian National Botanic Garden, ACT winner of the ALIA Australia’s Favourite Librarian campaign.

Congratulations to Catherine Jordan, the Librarian at the Australian National Botanic Garden, who is the ACT winner of the ALIA Australia’s Favourite Librarian campaign.

Catherine is a fabulous librarian –enthusiastic, knowledgeable, dedicated with a great sense of humour.

I would particularly like to congratulate Catherine as I’ve had the great pleasure of working with her.  She truly is a font of knowledge who is an integral member of the Australian National Botanic Garden working closely with all her colleagues. She is passionate about service and support – going out of her way to understand the needs of her users and provide information. I recall her heading down to a Library conference and detouring on the way to see rare trees – a true botanic librarian!  You can see a lovely photo of Catherine with a fabulous Celia Rosser volume she is displaying to the Friends of the ANBG at http://www.friendsanbg.org.au/infolinks.

Botanic gardens staff and volunteers strongly supported her nomination and are just delighted to see her so well recognised.

More at

http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy-and-campaigns/advocacy-campaigns/australias-favourite-librarian-0/australias-favourite-librarian-2013-winners

To see the Library’s website go to http://www.anbg.gov.au/library/ - Catherine on behalf of all ACT library staff and ALIA members congratulations – and expect a request for a visit as part of the ALIA program soon!

Roxanne Missingham

ANU Librarian