In the 60's undertook postgraduate research and had minor academic posts in physics at Sydney University and University of Queensland.
Eight years at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library finishing as the science and technology adviser in the Legislative Research Service.
A variety of jobs in the Commonwealth Public Service including positions in Prime Minister Whitlam's Office, the Australian Government Publishing Service, the Department of the Media and the Department of Science and the Environment.
Appointed Deputy University Librarian, Australian National University Library in 1981 retiring as the Head of the Centre for Networked Access to Scholarly Information and Co-head of the Centre for Networked Information and Publishing in 1997. In retirement he runs an email list on network policy and attends occasional conferences.