The Australian Library Journal articles from February 2003

The Australian Library Journal archives from February 2003

What do you take with you?(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... THE BUSHFIRE SEASON CAME UPON US AS USUAL IN THIS DRY COUNTRY, Australia, and as usual we were not quite ready and were taken by surprise. We live at the end of a three-kilometre gravel road which climbs 300 meters from the tar to our place....

AEShareNet: reflections on an innovative venture to move copyright licensing into the digital age.
February 1, 2003... AEShareNet is a collaborative system to streamline the licensing of intellectual property so that Australian training materials are developed, shared and adapted efficiently. AEShareNet went live in February 2002: its history is reviewed here...

Queensland wins the 2002 Dromkeen Librarian's Award.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Now in its ninth year, this prestigious national award recognises an individual having created a willingness and enthusiasm in young people to read, and who will have hooked young people into reading. The individual will have displayed a...

Valuing our clients: a report on the client survey at NSW Agriculture Library Services.
February 1, 2003... NSW Agriculture Library Services Network commissioned Libraries Alive! to conduct a survey of departmental staff in September 2000. The survey aimed 'to determine clients' views on the quality, relevance and importance of library services, and...

Consultancy and contract work: perspectives from New Zealand.
February 1, 2003... Consultancy and contract work forms a small sector of the fields of librarianship, records management, archives, information management and knowledge management within New Zealand. This study shows the people operating as consultants and...

Cybrary skills in the tertiary environment: in-service education for librarians from developing countries.
February 1, 2003... This article describes the program Cybrary Skills in the Tertiary Environment offered at the University of Queensland Library to librarians from tertiary institutions in developing countries. Under the program, librarians from several countries...

Information literacy at the primary school level?
February 1, 2003... This article reports on an exploratory case study of a class of Year 4/5 government primary school students in the ACT. The purpose of this case study was to establish to what degree, if at all, the skills involved in information literacy are...

A decade of recordkeeping education at Curtin University of Technology: flux and flexibility.
February 1, 2003... Curtin University has been offering first qualifying courses in the discipline of recordkeeping for over a decade. The undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Applied Science (Records Management), began in 1990 and the first intake of students...

Last of the line: but what a line ...(Alternative Library Literature: A Biennial Anthology, 2000/2001)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Berman, Sanford and Danky, James P Alternative library literature, 2000/2001: a biennial anthology. Jefferson NC: McFarland and Company, 2002. 235p US$45.00 soft ISBN 0786413131 THE 2000/2001 ISSUE OF ALTERNATIVE LIBRARY LITERATURE IS THE...

Useful by design.(Interior Design for Libraries: Drawing on Function and Appeal)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Brown, Carol R Interior design for libraries: drawing on function and appeal. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 144p US$45.00 soft ISBN 0838908292 TITLES FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CAN GENERALLY BE RELIED ON as...

The global village dissected.(The Wired World: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of the Information Society)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Dearnley, James, and Feather, John The wired world: an introduction to the theory and practice of the information society. London: Library Association Publishing, 2001.180p 29.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856043738 (available from James...

New wine ...?(Competing With Knowledge: The Information Professional in the Knowledge Management)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Abell, Angela, and Oxbrow, Nigel. Competing with knowledge: the information professional in the knowledge management age. London: Library Association Publishing and TFPL, 2001. 275p 37.50 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1856043398 (available from...

OPLs: small jewels?(The Opl Sourcebook: A Guide for Solo and Small Libraries)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Siess, Judith A The OPL sourcebook: a guide for solo and small libraries. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 371p price not reported hard ISBN 1573871117 THIS IS A COMPLETE HANDBOOK AND DIRECTORY FOR SMALL AND ONE-PERSON LIBRARIES. It...

An adventure?(Library Construction from a Staff Perspective)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Williamsburg Regional Library Library construction from a staff perspective. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2001. 170p US$35.00 soft ISBN 0786408383 WRITTEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF STAFF WHO WORKED IN THE WILLIAMSBURG Regional...

Threading the fiscal maze.(The Financial Services Sourcebook: A Guide to Sources of Information on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Services)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Cunnew, Robert, with Alison Scammell The financial services sourcebook: a guide to sources of information on banking, insurance and other financial services. London: Aslib IMI, 2001. 336p price not reported soft ISBN 0851424481 WHEN I WAS...

Amen.(Library Evaluation : A Casebook and Can-Do Guide)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Wallace, Danny P, and Van Fleet, Connie Library evaluation: a casebook and can-do guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2001. 237p price not reported soft ISBN1563088622 (available from DA Information Services) WITHIN A CLIMATE OF...

Authoritative best practice.(Emerging Solutions in Reference Services: Implications for Libraries in the New Millennium)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Edwards, John D, ed Emerging solutions in reference services: implications for libraries in the new millennium. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2001. 233p US$69.95 hard ISBN 0789013592 (also published as Legal Reference Services Quarterly 19,...

Shop! Here!(Marketing Concepts for Libraries and Information Services)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Elliott de Saez, Eileen Marketing concepts for libraries and information services. London: Facet Publishing, 2002. 240p 29.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856044262 THE AIM OF THIS BOOK IS 'TO ENSURE THAT LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION...

Rumpole, thou shouldst be living at this hour ...(Publishing and the Law: Current Legal Issues)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Strauch, A. Bruce, ed. Publishing and the law: current legal issues. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2001. 203p price not reported soft ISBN 0789008122 (also published as The acquisitions librarian 26) THIS BOOK OF ESSAYS PRESENTS A...

Keep your distance!(Distance Learning for Higher Education : An Annotated Bibliography)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Fusco, Marjorie and Ketcham, Susan E Distance learning for higher education: an annotated bibliography. Greenwood Village, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.132p US$35.00 soft ISBN 1563088479 (available from James Bennett Pry Ltd) THIS...

Better believe it!(Delivering Satisfaction and Service Quality: A Customer-Based Approach for Libraries)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Hernon, Peter, and Whitman, John R Delivering satisfaction and service quality: a customer-based approach for libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 181 p US$40.00 (US$36.00 AL members) soft ISBN 083890789X CUSTOMER...

The reel thing.(Television and Film: An Annotated Bibliography of Research Materials)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2003... Hoffmann, Frank W., and Pitts, Michael R. Television and film: an annotated bibliography of research materials. Mobile, AL: Infosential Press, 2000. CD-ROM price not reported no ISBN HOFFMANN AND PITTS HAVE COMPILED A SUBSTANTIAL...

Lunar phases ...(Eric Moon: The Life and Library Times)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Kister, Kenneth F Eric Moon: the life and library times. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Publishing Company, 2002. 480p US$30.00 soft ISBN 0786412534 THIS BOOKS SEEKS: ... to be an honest, readable account of the man's life, including...

Where is the wisdom?(Understanding Information)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Meadows, Jack Understanding information. Munchen: K.G. Saur, 2002.112 pp. price not reported hard ISBN 359811544X JACK MEADOWS IS NOT ONLY A POLYMATH (formerly professor of Astronomy and the History of Science at Leicester, now professor of...

Doesn't deliver?(Public Services Quarterly. Vol. 1)(Periodical Review)
February 1, 2003... Public services quarterly. Vol. 1- Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2002-. US$45.00 (individuals) $75.00 (institutions) per annum ISSN 1522-8959 PUBLIC SERVICES QUARTERLY AIMS TO FEATURE DEVELOPMENTS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES which are reaching...

Credibility gap?(Conducting the Reference Interview: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Ross, Catherine Sheldrick; Nilsen, Kirsti; and Dewdney, Patricia Conducting the reference interview: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians. London: Facet Publishing, 2002.241 p 34.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856044688 (available from James...

Essential reading.(Super Searchers Make It On Their Own: Top Independent Information Professionals Share Their Secrets for Starting and Running a Research Business)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Sabroski, Suzanne Super searchers make it on their own: top independent information professionals share their secrets for starting and running a research business. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2002. 329p US$24.95 soft ISBN 0910965595 ...

Hold the capsicum spray.(Helping the Difficult Library Patron: New Approaches to Examining and Resolving a Long-Standing and Ongoing Problem)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Sarkodie-Mensah, Kwasi, ed Helping the difficult library patron: new approaches to examining and resolving a long-standing and ongoing problem. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2002.303p US$49.95 soft ISBN 0789017318 (also published as The...

All together now.(Teamwork and Collaboration in Libraries: Tools for Theory and Practice)(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Silverman, Marc B, ed Teamwork and collaboration in libraries: tools for theory and practice. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2001.140p price not reported soft ISBN 0789014025 (also published as Legal reference services quarterly 20, 3) ...