Kylie Percival
Known forFormer president of the Australian Society of Archivists

Kylie Percival is an Australian archivist. She is University Librarian of Curtin University,[1] having previously served as Associate University Librarian (Academic Engagement) at University of Adelaide. In addition, she is a former president of the Australian Society of Archivists.

Career

After graduating from University, Percival was hired as an archivist in government, school and private company archives.[2] In 1988, she joined the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), and worked in various roles such as past conference organiser and Convenor of the South Australian Branch.[3] As Convenor of the South Australian Branch, Percival helped fight against the closure of archives in Darwin, Adelaide and Hobart.[4][5] By 1994, Percival began her archiving career at the University of Adelaide Archives.[3]

In 2011, Percival became Vice-President of the ASA National Council,[2] where she was subsequently elected President the following year.[6] She held the role of president until 2016, where she was then presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award by the ASA.[3] Two years later, Percival was appointed Associate University Librarian of Academic Engagement at the University of Adelaide, where she remained for six years.[7] In late 2022, she relocated to Perth to commence her role as University Librarian at Curtin University.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, Amber (2022-10-12). "Meet our new University Librarian Kylie Percival | Library". www.curtin.edu.au. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  2. 1 2 "Speaker Information". archivists.org.au. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kylie Percival - Distinguished Achievement Award". archivists.org.au. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "National Archives to close three state offices". abc.net.au. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Archives Matter!". oldtt.pixelkey.biz. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "PROFESSIONAL HISTORIANS ASSOCIATION Newsletter" (PDF). sahistorians.org.au. November 2012. p. 18. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "MEET OUR TWO NEW ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIANS". adelaide.edu.au. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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