The Australian Library Journal articles from February 2007

The Australian Library Journal archives from February 2007

ALIA goes platinum.(Australian Library and Information Association)
February 1, 2007... Greetings from your new editor, dear reader. And thank you John Levett, former editor and current friend, for your stewardship of the Journal over 25 years. I understand that I now have the baton. Although I'll do the job differently, there's a...

A long life and a sustained contribution: Nancy Booker BA DipEd FLA FLAA, 1906-2006.
February 1, 2007... Throughout her career and well into retirement, Nancy Gwendoline Booker made far-reaching contributions to education and librarianship, in particular as a pioneer of children's library services in Australia. To gain a university degree in...

Nancy Booker, Eugenie Greig and the Paris Conference: a postscript.(International Conference on Cataloguing Principles in 1961)
February 1, 2007... Nancy Booker was special. According to David Jones, until she died last year she may have been the sole surviving member of the founding members of the Australian Institute of Librarians photographed outside the Albert Hall in Canberra in 1937....

A passion for her profession: Twila Ann Janssen Herr: BEd GradDipLib MEd CALIS FALIA, 1946-2007.(Obituary)
February 1, 2007... On Wednesday 10 January, Twila passed away peacefully after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. A service was held on Saturday 13 and was attended by a large number of friends, colleagues and former students. It was a healing and joyful...

Knowledge and its enemies.(Critical essay)
February 1, 2007... As libraries are the physical manifestations of knowledge, some reflection about the concept of knowledge would not be unjustified. In modern societies, knowledge plays such a central role that it requires some effort and imagination to...

Abdication or empowerment? User involvement in library, archives and records services.
February 1, 2007... User involvement in information services is a contentious issue. This article explores the participation of patrons in libraries, archives and records centres. It reviews the causes of this change, and discusses the consequences for the...

A professional development weblog: supporting work-based learning in a TAFE library.(Technical and Further Education)
February 1, 2007... This paper explores whether a professional development weblog could support work-based learning in a TAFE Library. The paper includes both a literature review of material dealing with work-based learning in the VET sector, weblogs and their...

Work-based learning.(A Model for Work-based Learning)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Alderman, Belle and Milne, Patricia A Model for Work-based Learning. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 200p US$35.00 soft cover ISBN 0810850206 (available from James Bennett Pry Ltd) The authors of this useful work were both associated...

Children's book awards.(Winning Books: An Evaluation and History of Major Awards for Children's Books in the English-speaking World. New Ed.)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Allen, Ruth Winning Books: An evaluation and history of major awards for children's books in the English-speaking world. New ed. Shenstone, Lichfield, Staffs: Pied Piper Publishing, 2005. 464p 20.00 [pounds sterling] soft cover ISBN 095463845X...

Reference librarianship revealed.(Reference Librarianship: Notes from the Trenches)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Anderson, Charles R, and Sprenkle, Peter Reference Librarianship: Notes from the trenches. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2006. 258p US$24.95 soft cover ISBN 0789029480 This may be the best book on librarianship I have ever...

Get it write.(The Australian Writer's Marketplace: Every Contact You Will Ever Need to Succeed in the Writing Business)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... The Australian Writer's Marketplace: Every contact you will ever need to succeed in the writing business: 2007/08. Brisbane: Queensland Writers Centre, 2006. Available from bookshops and the Queensland Writers Centre...

Watch those spaces.(Places and Spaces: Public Libraries for the 21st Century in Australia and New Zealand)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Bundy, Alan (ed.) Places and spaces: public libraries for the 21st century in Australia and New Zealand--conference proceedings, Adelaide 31 March-1 April 2006. Blackwood, SA: Auslib Press, 2006. 206p A$55.00 soft cover ISBN 1875145591 ...

Not to lean on.(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Burkhardt, Joanna M; McDonald, Mary C, and Rathemacher, Andree J Creating a Comprehensive Information Literacy Plan: A how-to-do-it manual and CD-ROM for librarians. How-to-do-it manuals for librarians 150. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers,...

More diagnosis than cure.(There's Another Way to Do It: Reflections on Librarianship)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Chu, Felix T There's Another Way To Do It: Reflections on librarianship. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 115p price not reported soft cover ISBN 0810851911 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) There may be another way to do it, but if...

Renovation reality.(Planning, Renovating, Expanding, and Constructing Library Facilities in Hospitals, Academic Medical Centers, and Health Organizations)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Connor, Elizabeth (ed.) Planning, Renovating, Expanding, and Constructing Library Facilities in Hospitals, Academic Medical Centers, and Health Organizations. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2005. 218p US$24.95 soft cover ISBN...

Useful reference on reference.(An Introduction to Reference Services in Academic Libraries)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Connor, Elizabeth (ed.) An Introduction to Reference Services in Academic Libraries. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2006. 194p US$29.95 soft cover ISBN 0789029588 Short but wide-ranging in its coverage of current issues and...

UK statistics on services to schools.(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Creaser, Claire and Maynard, Sally (comps) A Survey of Library Services to Schools and Children in the UK 2004-05. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library and Information Statistics Unit, 2005. 323p 32.50 [pounds sterling] spiral bound...

Primary to secondary.(Crossing the Divide: LRC Induction and Transition Strategies. SLA Guidelines Plus)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Dubber, Geoff Crossing the Divide: LRC induction and transition strategies. SLA guidelines plus. Swindon: School Library Association, 2005. 62p 8.50 [pounds sterling] (7.50 [pounds sterling] SLA members) soft cover ISBN 1903446295 This is...

Very stylish indeed.(Book review)
February 1, 2007... The Economist Style Guide: The bestselling guide to English usage. London: Profile Books, 2005. 250p price not reported hard cover ISBN 1861979169 This one of the best style guides I've seen. The Economist's in-house manual for its...

Puppetry primer.(Practical Puppetry A-Z: A Guide for Librarians and Teachers)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Exner, Carol R Practical Puppetry A-Z: A guide for librarians and teachers. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2005. 279p US$39.95 soft cover ISBN 0786415169 Exner acknowledges the inspiration of the late Nancy Renfro, who promoted and...

Teen technology.(Digital Inclusion, Teens and Your Library: Exploring the Issues and Acting on Them. Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians Series)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Farmer, Lesley S J Digital Inclusion, Teens and your Library: Exploring the issues and acting on them. Libraries Unlimited professional guides for young adult librarians series. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. 176p US$21.99 soft cover...

Multiple interdependent literacies.(Librarians, Literacy and the Promotion of Gender Equity)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Farmer, Lesley S J Librarians, Literacy and the Promotion of Gender Equity. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2005. 288p US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 0786423447 Lesley Farmer is a librarian and academic with more than 19 books on school...

Blending print and digital.(Integrating Print and Digital Resources in Library Collections)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Fenner, Audrey (ed.) Integrating Print and Digital Resources in Library Collections. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2005. 203p US$29.95 soft cover ISBN 0789028344 (also published as The Acquisitions Librarian, vol. 18 nos 35/36) ...

Young people, literacy and libraries.(Fiore's Summer Library Reading Program Handbook)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Fiore, Carole D Fiore's Summer Library Reading Program Handbook. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005. 321p US$65.00 soft cover ISBN 1555705138 (available from DA Information Services) A comprehensive guide for public librarians planning...

Reference reference.(The Reference Collection: From the Shelf to the Web)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Frost, William J (ed.) The Reference Collection: From the shelf to the web. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2005. 310p US$34.95 soft cover ISBN 0789028409 (also published as The Reference Librarian nos 91/92) At common question...

Gen Y for free?(Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries. VOYA Guides 1)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Gillespie, Kellie M Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries. VOYA guides 1. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004. 133 p price not reported soft cover ISBN 0810848376 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) The notion of having teenage volunteers...

No access without preservation.(Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Gorman, G E and Shep, Sydney J (eds) Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums. London: Facet Publishing, 2006. 206p 44.95 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 1856045749 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) This...

Leading information literacy.(Learning to Lead and Manage Information Literacy Instruction. Information Literacy Sourcebooks 2)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Grassian, Esther S, and Kaplowitz, Joan R Learning to Lead and Manage Information Literacy Instruction. Information literacy sourcebooks 2. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005. 322p US$75.00 soft cover + CD-ROM ISBN 1555705154 (available...

Digital cultural objects.(Digital Applications for Cultural and Heritage Institutions)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Hemsley, James; Cappellini, Vito; and Stanke, Gerd (eds) Digital Applications for Cultural and Heritage Institutions. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2005. 334p 45.00 [euro] hard cover ISBN 0754633594 This volume is a compilation of 30 (of...

Librarians on librarianship.(Perspectives, Insights and Priorities: Seventeen Leaders Speak Freely of Librarianship)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Horrocks, Norman (ed.) Perspectives, Insights and Priorities: Seventeen leaders speak freely of librarianship. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 141p US$24.95 soft cover ISBN 0810853558 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) Edited...

Selected for children and readers alike.(Riveting Reads: 3-6)(Children's review)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Jowett, Derek Riveting Reads: 3-6. Wanborough: School Library Association, 2005. 71p 7.50 [pounds sterling] (6.00 [pounds sterling] SLA members) soft cover ISBN 1903446317 This is a useful annotated list of about 250 picture books...

Essays on the present future.(Libraries: Changing information space and practice)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Kapitzke, Cushla and Bruce, Bertram C (eds) Libr@ries: Changing information space and practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006. 308p US$120 hard cover ISBN 0805854819 Lbr@ries: Changing information space and practice contains...

E-storm equals technology and teaching.(Developing the New Learning Environment: The Changing Role of the Academic Librarian)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Levy, Philippa and Roberts, Sue (eds) Developing the New Learning Environment: The changing role of the academic librarian. London: Facet Publishing, 2005. 237p 39.95 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 1856045307 (available from James Bennett...

i-brief on e-book on digital copyright.(Digital Copyright. Executive i-briefing Series)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Pedley, Paul Digital Copyright. Executive i-briefing series. London: Facet Publishing, 2005. 133p 41.00 [pounds sterling] e-book ISBN 1856045730 How does copyright relate to digital works? Is digital different and, if so, how? What are the...

Selling academic library services.(Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries: Connecting with Campus and Community)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Petruzzelli, Barbara W (ed.) Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries: Connecting with campus and community. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2005. 193p US$22.95 soft cover ISBN 0789031582 (also published as...

Talking to each other: our vocabulary.(Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book: A Directory of over 10,200 Terms, Organizations, Projects and Acronyms in the Areas of Information Management, Library Science, Publishing and Archive Management. 10th ed.)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Prytherch, Ray (comp.) Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book: A directory of over 10 200 terms, organizations, projects and acronyms in the areas of information management, library science, publishing and archive management. 10th ed....

Keeping good help.(Managing 21st Century Libraries)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Pugh, Lyndon Managing 21st Century Libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 211p price not reported soft cover ISBN 0810851857 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) Pugh states in his introduction that this book is not about the...

Expanding library programs for adults.(Programming for Adults: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Rainer, Raymond Programming for Adults: A guide for small and medium-sized libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 272p US$40.00 soft cover ISBN 0810851555 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) Public libraries have been running...

Library losses.(Lost Libraries: The Destruction of Great Book Collections since Antiquity)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Raven, James (ed.) Lost Libraries: The destruction of great book collections since antiquity. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 294p price not reported soft cover ISBN 1403921199 This collection of essays has conference papers as its...

Going it alone.(The Essential OPL 1998-2004. the Best Seven Years of the One-Person Library: A Newsletter for Librarians and Management)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Siess, Judith A and Lorig, Jonathan The Essential OPL 1998-2004. The best seven years of The One-Person Library: A Newsletter for Librarians and Management. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 248p US$30.00 soft cover ISBN 0810854295 (available...

Heavy duty, high price searching.(New Directions in Cognitive Information Retrieval. the Information Retrieval Series)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Spink, Amanda and Cole, Charles (eds) New directions in Cognitive Information Retrieval. The information retrieval series. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005. 250p US$110 hard cover ISBN 140204013X Recent research has shown that more than 38 million...

Could go further.(Fundamentals of Children's Services. ALA Fundamentals Series)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Sullivan, Michael Fundamentals of Children's Services. ALA fundamentals series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2005. 272p US$45.00 (US$40.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 0838909078 This title targets children's librarianship in the...

Librarian/indexer as indigenous languages sleuth.(Ozbib: A Linguistic Bibliography of Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands: Supplement 1999-2006)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Triffitt, Geraldine (comp.) Ozbib: A linguistic bibliography of Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands: Supplement 1999-2006. Canberra: Mulini Press, 2006. Available from bookshops and Naviti Documentation, PO Box 537, Mawson, ACT...

Children's selection.(Growing and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children's Literature)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Trim, Mary Growing and Knowing: A selection guide for children's literature. Munich: K.G. Saur, 2004. 253p 88.00 [euro] hard cover ISBN 3598115814 Growing and Knowing: A selection guide for children's literature is an excellent guide to...

Learning from teenagers?(Library Teen Advisory Groups. VOYA Guides 2)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Tuccilo, Diane P Library Teen Advisory Groups. VOYA guides 2. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 192p price not reported soft cover ISBN 0810849828 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) Teens can be the bane of libraries. Librarians...