The Australian Library Journal articles from February 2000

The Australian Library Journal archives from February 2000

Editorial.
February 1, 2000... LAST YEAR, I ATTENDED STRAIT TO THE FUTURE, THE 8TH ASIA-PACIFIC SPECIALS, HEALTH and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August. Over four days, I had an opportunity to listen to and work with these colleagues and I heard a number of...

Opening address.(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference Hobart 23 August 1999 The Honourable Sir Guy Green AC KBE, Governor of Tasmania I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY WELCOME TO YOU ALL TO THIS CONFERENCE. I add a special welcome to...

If it isn't broken ... break it!(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... A plenary paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 `A fixed image of the future is in the worst sense ahistorical.' Juliet Mitchell (b. 1940), New...

The shifting information landscape: re-inventing the wheel or a whole new frontier for librarians.(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... A plenary paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 The explosive growth and overwhelming use of World Wide web resources have led to the often...

Change, change, change: libraries and the future.(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... A plenary paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 NOT TOO LONG AGO, THE NEW YORK TIMES RAN AN ARTICLE ABOUT A LAWYER who had chosen to go into the...

Knowledge management -- if only you knew what you knew.(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... A paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 Knowledge management (KM) is becoming a hot topic for many organisations in the public and private sector in...

A repository of change: the re-development of the Australian War Memorial's Research Centre.(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... A paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 The repository at the Research Centre at the Australian War Memorial was completely refurbished in 1998. The...

Library website management guidelines: what you need to know.(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... A focus paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 WHY DEVELOP YOUR OWN WEBSITE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES? How do you address issues such as the details of...

How deep is the legal information service?(Transcript)
February 1, 2000... Developing a public law collection and reference service at the State Library of Victoria A paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 An account of...

`Head in the clouds ... feet on the ground': the Lesle Symes Memorial Lecture 1999.
February 1, 2000... A plenary paper given at STRAIT to the future, 8th Asia-Pacific Specials, Health and Law Librarians Conference, Hobart, 22-26 August 1999 The author asserts that library professionals need a realistic vision to clarify their role and to...

Directory of Australian public libraries 5th ed.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Directory of Australian public libraries 5th ed. Ed. By Alan and Judith Bundy. Adelaide: Auslib Press, 1999. 329p A$46.00 soft ISBN 187514546X THE FIFTH EDITION OF THIS DIRECTORY CONTINUES THE TRADITION OF THE FIRST FOUR EDITIONS in...

Developing information and library staff through work-based learning: 101 activities.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Allan, Barbara Developing information and library staff through work-based learning: 101 activities. London: Library Association Publishing, 1999.191p 29.95 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1856042812 (available from James Bennett Pry Ltd) AS...

Meeting managers' information needs.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Butcher, Helen Meeting managers' information needs. A managing information report. London: Aslib, 1998. 105p price not reported soft ISBN 0851424058 IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK OF DRUCKER, SENGE, HAMMER, DAFT, PORTER, PETERS, and...

Popular religious libraries in North America: a statistical examination.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Harvey, John F Popular religious libraries in North America: a statistical examination. With the assistance of Jo Ann Mouridou. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1999. 749p US$95.00 hard ISBN 0810833417 (available from lames Bennett Pty Ltd) ...

A guide to finding quality information on the internet: selection and evaluation strategies.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Cooke, Alison A guide to finding quality information on the internet: selection and evaluation strategies. London: Library Association Publishing, 1999. 169p 29.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856042677 (available from lames Bennett Pty Ltd)...

Multimedia and the Web from a to z.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Dillon, Patrick M, and Leonard, David C Multimedia and the Web from a to z. 2nd ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998. 355p US$39.95 soft ISBN 1573561320 (available from DA Information Services) DILLON AND LEONARD HAVE DONE IT AGAIN. This is...

Enrichment: a history of the public library in the United States in the twentieth century.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Martin, Lowell A Enrichment: a history of the public library in the United States in the twentieth century. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998. 205p US$35.00 hard ISBN 0810834030 (available from James Bennett Pry Ltd) THIS HISTORY AND...

Being analog: creating tomorrow's libraries.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Crawford, Walt Being analog: creating tomorrow's libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 1999. 245p US$28.00 (US$25.20 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838907547 THIS BOOK BUILDS ON THE MIGHTILY SUCCESSFUL FUTURE LIBRARIES: Dreams,...

Civic space/cyberspace: the American public library in the information age.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Molz, Redmond K, and Dain, Phyllis Civic space/cyberspace: the American public library in the information age. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999. 259p US$30.00 hard ISBN 0262133466 THIS BOOK IS A CONCEPTUAL EXAMINATION OF THE CHANGING ROLE of...

Reference works in British and American literature.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Bracken, James K Reference works in British and American literature. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. 726p. US$108 hard ISBN 1563085186 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) FIRST PUBLISHED IN TWO VOLUMES IN 1991, THIS...

Women's studies serials: a quarter century of development.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Gerhard, Kristin H ed Women's studies serials: a quarter century of development. New York: Haworth Press, 1998. 263p price not reported hard ISBN 0789005417 (also published as The Serials Librarian 35, 1/2) THIS PUBLICATION SETS OUT TO...

Basic internet for busy librarians: a quick course for catching up.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Murray, Laura K Basic internet for busy librarians: a quick course for catching up. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998. 137p US$26.00 (US$23.40 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838907253 THE DEDICATION READS: `TO JAMES, JEANNETTE, LIZ AND...

Document Delivery beyond 2000: Proceedings of a conference held at the British Library, September 1998, and sponsored by the Joint Information Systems Committee of the Higher Education Funding Councils as part of its Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib).(Review)
February 1, 2000... Document Delivery beyond 2000: Proceedings of a conference held at the British library, September 1998, and sponsored by the Joint Information Systems Committee of the Higher Education Funding Councils as part of its Electronic Libraries...

Effective library and information centre management.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Bryson, Jo Effective library and information centre management. 2nd ed Aldershot: Gower Publishing, 1999. 428p 25.00 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 0566076918 THIS SECOND EDITION OF JO BRYSON'S TEXT IS A WELCOME ADDITION to the literature on...

Issues and innovations in distance learning.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Jones, William G Issues and innovations in distance learning. Transforming libraries, 6. SPEC kits, 234. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leadership and Management Services, 1998. 37p US$28.00 soft ISSN 01603582 ...

Learn descriptive cataloguing.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Mortimer, Mary Learn descriptive cataloguing. 2nd ed. Library education series. Canberra: DocuMatrix, 1998. 247p A$24.95 spiral bound ISBN 1876283017 THE LIBRARY EDUCATION SERIES IS A STEADILY EXPANDING COLLECTION of texts whose aim is to...

CD-ROM technology: a manual for librarians and educators.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Mambretti, Catherine CD-ROM technology: a manual for librarians and educators. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 299p US$39.95 soft ISBN 0786405015 CD-ROM TECHNOLOGY IS INTENDED FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AND TEACHERS involved in the...

Wired for the future: developing your library technology plan.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Mayo, Diane, and Nelson, Sandra Wired for the future: developing your library technology plan. Chicago: American Library Association, 1999. 296p US$38.00 soft ISBN 0838934919 WIRED FOR THE FUTURE DESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING...

Holding on to reality: the nature of information at the turn of the millennium.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Borgmann, Albert Holding on to reality: the nature of information at the turn of the millennium. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. 274p US$22.00 hard ISBN 0226066258 ALBERT BORGMANN IS REGENTS' PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AT THE...

The nature of the book: print and knowledge in the making.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Johns, Adrian The nature of the book: print and knowledge in the making. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. 753p US$40.00 hard ISBN 0226401219 THE TITLE OFFERS MORE THAN THE TEXT DELIVERS. It is a closely argued and thickly...