This selection of papers from the First Conference on Tertiary Literacy, which examined the role of literacy as a foundation for knowledge acquisition and dissemination that influences the academic success of tertiary students, presents a number of case studies of policy and practice in Australian universities. Keynote addresses included: "Tertiary Language, Literacy and Communication Policies" (R.Baldauf, Jr.); "Institutional Practices in Promoting Tertiary Literacy" (L.Parker); "Some Questions About Integrated Communication Skills" (M.Garner) and "Which Thesis Did You Read?" (B.Kamler and T.Threadgold). Papers include: (1) "The Complexities of Tertiary Literacy" (D.Absalom); (2) Mediating Cognition and Culture: A Pilot Study of the Literacy and Academic Communication Skills of First Year Commerce Students" (C.Baskin and others); (3) "How Did We Get a Literacy Problem in Research Articles?" (R.Brown); (4) "Comparing the Citation Choices of Experienced Academic Writers and First Year Students" (J.Buckingham and M.Nevile); (5) "Expectations of Academic Writing at Australian Universities" (D.Bush); (6) "Teaching Difficulties Associated with Variability in Student Working Memory Capacity" (P.Casey); (7) "Peaks and Pitfalls of a Tertiary Communication Policy" (J.Catterall and R.Martins); (8) "The Teaching of Communication Skills in a Health Science Faculty" (M.Clugston); (9) "The Development of Information Literacy in Undergraduate Programs" (M.Coombs and J.Houghton); (10) "Critical Practice and Undergraduate Students" (H.Farrell and others); (11) "Literacy in the Disciplines: Giving Academics a Language to Talk About Language" (G.Ferguson); (12) "Tertiary Literacy: Case Study Research into the Literacy Policies, Definitions and Practices of Four Disciplines within a University" (M.Fiocco); (13) "Academic Discourse on the Internet" (J.Garton); (14) "Changing Literacy: Changing Teaching and Learning" (C.Ingleton); (15) "Social Identities and Literacy Practices" (B.James); (16) "Free to Write: On-Line Class Discussions" (R.Kivela); (17) "Abrasions: Dilemmas of Doing a Critical Literacy Pedagogy within/against the Academy" (L.Noone and P.Cartwright); (18) "Expectations of Tertiary Literacy: The Attitudes and Experiences of Lecturers and their LOTE Background Students" (A.Pearce and H.Borland); (19) "A Profile of the Novice Collaborative Research Experience" (C.Riddell); and (20) "Top-Level Structuring as a Basis for the Development of Tertiary Literacy" (K.Smith and D.Edwards). Also included are two poster presentations, "Tertiary Literacy in a Non-Traditional Institution" (J. Skillen) and "Lecturers' Perceptions of Student Literacy: A Survey Conducted at the University of Newcastle" (R. Woodward-Kron and A. van der Wal). A summary keynote address is titled "What Will Count as Tertiary Literacy in the Year 2000?" (T. Threadgold and others). (Contains approximately 300 references.) (BF)