The Australian Library Journal articles

Recent articles from The Australian Library Journal

Editorial.
February 1, 2009... Following on from special issues on information literacy and Web 2.0, ALJ is back to reflecting the diversity of practice that characterises contemporary Australian librarianship. In this issue we carry seven papers by nine authors from public, academic, special and state library...

Wagga Wagga Women's Wireless and the Web: local studies and new technologies.(Wagga Wagga City Library's use of the Internet to record the history of Radio Station 2WG's Women's Club)(Report)
February 1, 2009... The coming of the Web and the ease with which on-line history projects can be established has seen a wave of popular history websites that encourage personal reflections on an organisation or event from anyone with an opinion. This paper looks at one such project, established by Wagga Wagga...

Out of the boot camp and into the chrysalis: a reflective practice case study.(case study of an information literacy librarian's role as educator)(Case study)
February 1, 2009... From the information literacy educator's perspective, librarians have the potential to play important roles in strengthening information literacy elements within curricula learning scaffolds. While there needs to be an increased awareness amongst academics about the forms of assistance...

The evidence base: where is it?(use of bibliometrics in evidence-based policy development)
February 1, 2009... In criminal justice, as in many other areas of public administration, politicians and managers increasingly call for evidence-based policy (EBP). This should raise questions about what evidence, who will find it and how will it be used. The rising emphasis on bibliometrics as the way to...

Bringing the evidence base to the alcohol and other drugs sector.(a project by the Anne Harrison Award and members of the Alcohol and Drug Librarians and Information Specialists that aims to train members of the alcohol and other drugs sector)(Report)
February 1, 2009... The National Drug Sector Information Service is committed to supporting those who work to prevent or reduce the harm to individuals, families, communities and the nation caused by alcohol and other drugs. This paper describes a project to assist particular members of the alcohol and other...