Margaret Trask

Margaret Trask (28 April 1928 – 19 November 2002) was an Australian librarian and educator, as well as Deputy Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She is considered to be a pioneer in the area of information sciences in Australasia.

Career Trask began her career working for the State Library of New South Wales. She also worked as a librarian for the Penrith City Counci and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She was the head of the school until 1985, implementing new curriculums for undergraduate and graduate library studies. From 1998 until 2002, Trask served as deputy chancellor of the UTS.

Related activities Trask became a member of the Library Association of Australia"in 1956. The association awarded her a fellowship in 1969, for her work in helping subsidise public high school libraries.

Awards and distinctions In 1979, Trask was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. Every year, the University of Technology Sydney hands out a medal in her honor to deserving graduates. In 2003, a special issue on Trask's career was published by the "Australian Library Journal". In 2018, a street was named after her in the Canberra suburb of Coombs.

Background Trask was born on 28 April 1928 in Camden, New South Wales. Her parents were Mary Winifred Price and Henry Kinsella, both immigrants from Ireland. Trask graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of New England and obtained a Master of Librarianship from the University of New South Wales. She died on 19 November 2002.