Earlier this week, Library Journal announced their Movers and Shakers for 2010. This annual list and the people who make it up, are both motivating and great inspiration.

But this year is of more interest, because one of our own has been inducted.

Australia’s own (sorry, couldn’t resist), Paul Hagon from the National Library of Australia, has been inducted as a 2010 Movers and Shakers Tech Leader, the first Australian to receive this honour. Paul was recognised for redesigning users interfaces, for his involvement in Trove and for his work in mashups to make content more accessible.

Having heard Paul speak several times at VALA 2010 (and you really must read his work) and having met him, I fully applaud this choice of the first Australian to receive this honour.

And that’s not all. Joann Ramsen, one of our New Zealand kin, was also inducted as a Tech Leader in the same honour list, for her work on Kete Horowhenua – “community-built digital library of arts, cultural, and heritage resources”. She is the first New Zealander inducted.

There are also many other familiar names throughout the Movers and Shakers list, but even if you don’t know them, its well worth reading about innovative librarians and the things they are doing.  It makes you proud of our profession and is also a great inspiration for things you could be doing in your own library.

Congratulations to this year’s inductees!