Fred Derek Osmond Fielding AM (14 August 1929 – 25 June 2014)[1] was an Australian librarian and author.

Fielding would take up the position of UQ James Forsyth University Librarian in 1965, and bring about tremendous growth in the library's collection.

As the university took on more students, and with the improvement in photocopying and electronic transmission of materials, Fielding became active in copyright law review.

[2] An enthusiast of Rugby Union, Fielding sat on referee appointments committees in Brisbane.

A strong believer in civil liberties and social issues from his youth,[1] he was committed to ensuring that the censorship of libraries, both academic and public, was discouraged.

This was particularly significant during the political era in which he guided the University library, under the then Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

[7] His diplomatic skills enabled UQ to permit student protests on campus, including the all night sit-in in the Walter Harrison Law Library.