Special Achievements

• 1958 - She was appointed female assistant in the Library of the Parliament of Victoria.  Josephine was the first female professional appointed to the staff of the Library of the Parliament of Victoria.
• 1970 - Josephine was appointed the first female parliamentary librarian in Australia.

Additional Information

• Primary teacher training, Teacher's College at the University of Melbourne.
• Short teaching appointments in Camperdown, Cobden, and Swan Hill.
• 1949 - Graduated Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne.
• Three years teaching at Terang High School.
• Completed a Diploma of Education by correspondence.
• 1953 - Resigned from the Department of Education.
• Teaching assignment at Swinburne Technical College.
• Librarian, Swinburne Technical College.
• She studied part-time to obtain the Registration Certificate of the Library Association of Australia. State Library of Victoria appointment.

Link - Indexing in a Parliamentary Library, pages 3-5

Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers

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Link - INDEXING IN A STATE PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY

The Indexer

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Link - Parliamentary Star

Australasian Legal Information Institute

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Link - Davidson, Bruce; Knox, Jennifer --- "Obituary: Josephine  McGovern" [2001] inCiteALIA 157; (2001) 22(6) inCite: News magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association 28

Australasian Legal Information Institute

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Image - Josephine McGovern

Photo courtesy of anonymous donor.