Michael John Brudenall (31 October 1938 – 27 January 2016) was an Australian librarian and library educator.
[1] He attended Melbourne High School and he moved from Melbourne to Canberra in 1960 to join the staff of the newly created National Library of Australia.He was one of 16 graduates selected Australia wide to train as professional librarians at the National Library.
[3] In April 1983 he was appointed to the role of deputy parliamentary librarian where he was responsible for planning the library at the new Parliament House in Canberra and relocation into the new building,[2] which opened in 1988.
[1] In 2014, he was interviewed about his professional career [5] John Brudenall was a major figure in the development of library technician education and employment in Australia.
[3] He was a key figure in the development of the curriculum for the Library Technicians Course at Canberra College of TAFE.