The Australian Library Journal articles from August 2002

The Australian Library Journal archives from August 2002

Editorial.(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... DR ALAN BUNDY, AT THE TIME THE PRESIDENT OF ALIA ASSERTED IN THE LEAD article in our previous issue (which largely comprised contributions from library technicians) that: Whilst recognising the tensions about the respective roles of...

Ever thought of becoming a referee for ALJ?
August 1, 2002... It's not an onerous task, and intermittent, rather than continuous. Our referees tell us that it is an interesting and occasionally challenging job, and that it stimulates reflection on their particular areas of expertise. Articles submitted at...

`Fair go'? Equality? The people's movement for reconciliation (ANTaR) and critical information literacy.(Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation)
August 1, 2002... The author reviews `critical information literacy' against the context of the first decade of the process of reconciliation which was initiated by Federal Parliament in 1991 with the legislation, supported by the major political parties,...

Electronic journal access in an academic library revisited.
August 1, 2002... The authors recount the continuing trials and tribulations inherent in providing online access to single journal titles subscribed to in an academic library. The nature and variety of the problems are demonstrated by a number of examples. This...

An invitation to contribute.
August 1, 2002... The Australian Library Journal is ALIA's journal of record. As such it reflects a cross-section of issues critical to the profession at any given time. Published continuously for over fifty years it now represents the most substantial and...

Metadata: pure and simple, or is it?(online library catalog for Southbank Institute adds metadata)
August 1, 2002... When Southbank Institute of TAFE decided to introduce metadata into the header of all its new web pages, the task was not as simple as first imagined. Decisions required involved the schema to be used, the vocabulary supporting the schema and...

Aurora recall meeting 2003.
August 1, 2002... THE AURORA FOUNDATION WILL BE HOLDING AN AURORA RECALL MEETING from 22-25 February 2003 at the Waiheke Island Resort in Auckland, New Zealand. Attendees will come from the Australian and New Zealand Aurora Leadership Institute community of...

Disputing the history of the American library profession: a review article.('Not seeing red: American librarianship and the Soviet Union, 1917-1960')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Karetzky, Stephen: Not seeing red: American librarianship and the Soviet Union, 1917-1960. Lanham, MD, University Press of America, 2002. xii, 505 p. ISBN 0 7618 2163 5. Price: $ US 57.00 (paper). Introduction NOT SEEING RED IS NOT...

Funding communal culture: opportunism and standardisation of funding for mechanics' institutes in colonial Victoria.
August 1, 2002... Mechanics' institutes were an imported cultural institution of British origins and their expansion in Victoria during the 19th century was phenomenal. Every settlement had its mechanics' institute. As institutions which relied on membership...

A question worth asking.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... The following communication came my way in the course of moderating some of the online discussion during the recent ALIA conference in Sydney: it struck me that the question raised by Paul Bentley was indeed worth asking... Editor From:...

Grandma's census form; a future lament.(Poem)
August 1, 2002... (To be sung in 2101 to the tune of `John Brown's Body... ') My Grandma left a letter for her favourite grandson, She answered `Yes' to #50 in the Census of `01 And all that precious data about how her home was mn Is...

There is yet hope ...('Thesaurus Construction and Use: a Practical Manual, 4th Ed.')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Aitchison, Jean; Gilchrist, Alan; and Bawden, David Thesaurus construction and use: a practical manual. 4th ed. London: Aslib-IMI, 2000. 218p price not reported soft ISBN 0851424465 THESAURUS CONSTRUCTION AND USE IS THE STANDARD HANDBOOK...

A book for this season.('International Yearbook of Library and Information Management 2001-2002: Information Services in an Electronic Environment')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Gorman, G F, gen ed International yearbook of library and information management 2001-2002: information services in an electronic environment. London: Library Association Publishing, 2002. 376p 60.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1856044033...

A challenge.('The New Planning for Results: a Streamlined Approach')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Nelson, Samba The new planning for results: a streamlined approach. For the Public Library Association. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 315p US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838935044 THIS BOOK, WRITTEN BY SANDRA...

Recommended.('Handbook of Information Management, 8th Ed.')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Scammell, Alison, ed Handbook of information management. 8th ed. London: Aslib-MMI, 2001. 546p price not reported soft ISBN 0851424570 THIS IS THE 8TH EDITION OF ASLIB'S FLAGSHIP PREFERENCE WORK, previously entitled Handbook of special...

For the hard hats ...('Countdown to a New Library: Managing the Building Project')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Woodward, Jeanette Countdown to a new library: managing the building project. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. 205p US$48.00 (US$43.20 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838907679 THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES HER WORK AS A `HARD HAT' BOOK, AND...

For the journos amongst us ...('Press and Broadcast Media: Guides to Information Sources')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Adair, Sarah, ed Press and broadcast media. Guides to information sources. East Grinstead: Bowker Saur, 1999. 242p price not reported hard ISBN 1857392612 (available from D W Thorpe) THE CHANGES IN THE WAY INFORMATION HAS BEEN SOUGHT,...

Back to the basics?('Fundamental Reference Sources, 3rd Ed.')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Sweetland, James H Fundamental reference sources. 3rd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 612p US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) hard ISBN 0838907806 FUNDAMENTAL REFERENCE SOURCES IS A USEFUL COMPANION FOR ANYONE INTERESTED in...

A near miss.('The Management of Information from Archives, 2nd Ed.')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Cook, Michael. The management of information from archives. 2nd ed. Aldershot: Gower Publishing, 1999. 271p 55.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 056607933 MICHAEL COOK'S NAME WILL BE VERY FAMILIAR TO THE PROFESSION. He has written a number of...

Demanding and rewarding.('Development of Digital Libraries')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Marcum, Deanna B, ed Development of digital libraries. Contributions in librarianship and information science, 95. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 347p 58.95 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 0313314780 THOUGH THE TERM `DIGITAL LIBRARY' HAS...

Schmoozing to the top?('Leadership and Administration of Successful Archival Programs')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Dearstyne, Bruce W, ed Leadership and administration of successful archival programs. Greenwood Library Management Collection. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 159p 45.50 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 0313315752 THIS EXCELLENT BOOK DEALS...

A fresh approach, if somewhat incomplete.('Organizing Knowledge: an Introduction to Managing Access to Information. 3rd Ed.')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Rowley, Jennifer, and Farrow, John. Organizing knowledge: an introduction to managing access to information. 3rd ed. Aldershot: Gower Publishing, 2000. 404p 25.00 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 0566080478 THIS IS A NEW EDITION OF A STANDARD...

Shaping our own future.('Knowledge Networking: Creating the Collaborative Enterprise')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Skyrme, David J Knowledge networking: creating the collaborative enterprise. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.311p NZ$96.95 soft ISBN 0750639768 THIS BOOK IS THE CULMINATION OF ALMOST TWENTY YEARS' WORK IN THE INFORMATION industry. As...

Working together.('Cooperation in Action: Collaborative Initiatives in the World of Information')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Pilling, Stella and Kenna, Stephanie, eds Cooperation in action: collaborative initiatives in the world of information. London: Facet Publishing, 2002.192p 39.95 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1856044246 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) ...

Universal texts.('Alternative Library Literature, 1998-1999: a Biennial Anthology')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Berman, Sanford, and Danky, James P, eds Alternative library literature, 1998-1999: a biennial anthology. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2000. 458p US$45.00 soft ISBN 0786409177 NEARLY TWENTY YEARS SINCE THE FIRST ANTHOLOGY WAS...

The hard stuff.('Models for Library Management, Decision-making and Planning')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Hayes, Robert M Models for library management, decision-making and planning. Library and information science series. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001. 278p + CD-ROM price not reported hard ISBN 0123341515 DESCRIBED ON THE COVER AS...

Literacy: the key.('Barriers Discouraging Access to Libraries as Agents of Life Long Learning')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Hull, Barbara Barriers discouraging access to libraries as agents of life long learning. Library and Information Commission Research Reports, 31. London: Library and Information Commission, 2000. 103p price not reported soft ISBN 1902394151 ...

`Got any more like this, then?'.('Good Reading Guide: What to Read and What to Read Next, 5th Ed.')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Rennison, Nick, ed Good reading guide: what to read and what to read next. 5th ed. London: Bloomsbury, 2002. 338p A$29.95 soft ISBN 0747554498 THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE Good READING GUIDE, AS IN PREVIOUS EDITIONS, `seeks to answer two main...

A universal challenge ...('The Preservation Program Blueprint')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Higginbotham, Barbara B, and Wild, Judith W The preservation program blueprint. Frontiers of access to library materials, 6. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001.151p US$37.00 (US$33.30 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838908020 IN THE OLD...

Streamlined, eclectic, invaluable.('Strategic Management of Information Services: a Planning Handbook')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Corrall, Sheila Strategic management of information services: a planning handbook. London: Aslib IMI, 2000. 364p price not reported soft ISBN 0851423469 SHEILA CORRALL INDICATES IN THE PREFACE THAT HER BOOK WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED as an...

Indispensable.('Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands: Guide to Indigenous Australia')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Sarina Singh and others Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands: guide to Indigenous Australia Melbourne Lonely Planet Publications 2001 $A30.00 ISBN 1 86450 114 6 THOSE WHO CLAIM THAT THE BOOK AS AN INFORMATION MEDIUM IS DEAD...

The building as document.('Architecture from the Edge: the 20th Century in Tasmania')(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Barrie McNeill and Leigh Woolley Architecture from the edge: the 20th century in Tasmania North Hobart, Tasmania, Montpelier Press 2002 120pp illus ISBN 1 876597 04 6 $A60 (paper) BARRIE MCNEILL IS A SUCCESSFUL TASMANIAN ARCHITECT; HE IS...