Jack Ennis Butler, RSC Representative for Oceania
Jack Ennis Butler is currently Metadata and Discovery Librarian at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) in Australia. He has worked in special and research libraries and at the National Library of Australia in a variety of roles including cataloguing and reference. He has also worked in the university sector supporting the delivery of metadata courses.
He holds a Master of Information Studies (Records and Archives Management) and has professional memberships with the Australian Library and Information Association and the Australian Society of Archivists, for which he is a committee member of the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Branch. In addition, he has completed degrees in Linguistics and Contemporary Languages.
Jack joined the Oceania RDA Committee (ORDAC) in 2023 as a co-opted member and was Oceania RSC Backup Representative until October 2025 when he stepped into the role of Oceania Representative to the RSC, with an initial term until October 2027.
News Items About Jack
- 27 May 2026: Recording and Slides Available: What to Know About the Countdown Clock, 27 May
- 17 December 2025: Welcome to Bridget Jennings, Back-up RSC Representative to Oceania
- 18 November 2025: A Very Warm Welcome to Jack Ennis Butler
- 17 October 2025: Charlotte Christensen Passes the Baton to Jack Ennis Butler as RSC Representative to Oceania
- 30 January 2025: Second Term for Charlotte Christensen and Jack Ennis Butler
Presentations and Outreach by Jack
| Presentation Date | Title | Presenter / Author | Sponsor / Venue | Notes |
| 27 May 2026 | What to Know About the Countdown Clock | Robert L. Maxwell and James Hennelly, with Jack Ennis Butler and some slides written by Renate Behrens | Countdown Clock webinar | Repeat of the presentation on 19 May, with extra material from the Oceania Representative (verbally) and different questions in the Q&A session. Slides available here |
Page updated 27 May 2026.