About the Author

Lynn Farkas is a librarian, library trainer and director of an Australian information services consulting company. She has delivered reference services in a range of special and academic libraries. She regularly conducts core skills training for the staff of major Australian libraries, including the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales. She is currently an adjunct lecturer in library studies at Charles Sturt University. Helen Rowe has worked in a variety of libraries in Canberra, Australia, including academic, government, national, public, school and special libraries. In her work, she has covered all aspects of the library environment. She has worked in both the public services and technical services areas of libraries, spending many years as a reference librarian and information specialist, as well as being a cataloger. She is currently a trainer for Lynn Farkas Information Services Pty. Ltd. and Libraries Australia, and travels around Australia, conducting face-to-face training and webinar sessions on RDA, cataloging, and Interlibrary Loans.