The Australian Library Journal articles from May 2000

The Australian Library Journal archives from May 2000

Knowledge what?(Review)
May 1, 2000... It is because information and information skills have usually been fragmented in organisations that a gap has grown between the real information needs for decision making and the information captured and delivered through the organisation's...

Cultural in-sites: A History of the National Library of Australia.
May 1, 2000... The National Library of Australia (NLA) is a premier cultural institution established to be the `world's leading documentary resource for learning about and understanding Australia and Australians', and to provide a `crucial resource in the...

The digital copyright deadlock.
May 1, 2000... Australia, in common with many other jurisdictions, is currently attempting to revise its copyright law in order to respond to challenges said to be posed for copyright law in the digital environment. The first step in this revision was the...

The preservation of printed music collections in libraries: a review of the literature.
May 1, 2000... A survey of the literature identifies unique challenges relating to preservation of music collections. Historically, preservation of printed music was largely neglected until the mid-19th century. There is evidence that Australian librarians...

Information professionals and the knowledge-aware, intelligent organisation: skills for the future.
May 1, 2000... `Knowledge managers, information specialists, chief answerists, knowledge navigators -- they're more commonly known as librarians. As corporations rely on information to keep ahead of the competition, demand for these professionals is...

Meals in minutes: food in contemporary Australian adolescent fiction.(Review)
May 1, 2000... This paper is based on a presentation at the Xl Symposium of Australian Gastronomy Hobart September 1999. The Symposium is held biennially and is attended by assorted foodies, chefs, winemakers, and even, occasionally, librarians. The...

Edward Abbott and aristology.(Review)
May 1, 2000... The following is the opening address to the 11th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, Hobart, 6 September 1999. The Symposium is held biennially and is attended by assorted foodies, chefs, winemakers, and even, occasionally, librarians. ...

Reflective practice: revisiting pedagogy and reaffirming core value.(Review)
May 1, 2000... A rare opportunity for Australian and North American Library and Information Science (LIS) educators to candidly explore professional education practice similarities and differences, came with a seminar staged in Adelaide in December 1999....

Advances in library administration and organization.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Advances in library administration and organization. Volume 16, 1999. Ed by Delmus E Williams and Edward D Garten. Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1999. 363p US$78.50 hard ISBN 0762304081 THE LATEST VOLUME OF ADVANCES IN LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION AND...

Human response to library technology.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Kirkland, J J and Gorman, M, eds Human response to library technology. Library trends 47 [4] (1999) [entire issue] 222p US$18.50 soft ISSN 00242594 THE DEVOTION OF AN ENTIRE ISSUE OF LIBRARY TRENDS TO THE TOPIC of human response to library...

Online retrieval: a dialogue of theory and practice.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Walker, G, and Janes, J Online retrieval: a dialogue of theory and practice. 2nd ed Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1999. 312p US$54.00 soft ISBN 1563086573 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS MANUAL...

Change management for information services.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Penfold, S Change management for information services. Information services management series. East Grinstead: Bowker-Saur, 1999. 205p price not reported hard ISBN 1857392817 (available from D W Thorpe) I DO NOT USUALLY READ BOOKS WITH...

Accounting for libraries and other not-for-profit organizations.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Smith, G S Accounting for libraries and other not-for-profit organizations. 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1999 322p US$82.00 (US$73.80 ALA members) hard ISBN 083890758X INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOKS ON ACCOUNTING FOR NON-PROFIT...

Leading the wired organization: the information professional's guide to managing technological change.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Stover, M Leading the wired organization: the information professional's guide to managing technological change. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1999. 362p US$49.95 soft ISBN 1555703577 (available from DA Information Services) I LOOKED...

Technical services today and tomorrow.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Gorman, M Technical services today and tomorrow. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. 213p US$38.50 hard ISBN 1563085909 ONE OF THE UNSUNG AREAS OF LIBRARIANSHIP IS THE WORK DONE IN THE BACK rooms by technical services...

The Oxford guide to library research.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Mann, T The Oxford guide to library research. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. A$35.00 316p soft ISBN 0195123131 THOMAS MANN IS A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE VALUE OF TRADITIONAL LIBRARIES, even in the electronic age. His latest book,...

Only connect: shaping networks and knowledge for the new millennium.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Warmly recommended Haywood, T Only connect: shaping networks and knowledge for the new millennium. East Grinstead: Bowker-Saur, 1999. 330p [pounds sterling] 35.00 hard ISBN 1857392167 (available from D W Thorpe) THIS BOOK BOTH...

Fiat lux, fiat latebra: a celebration of historical library functions.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Urbane solecisms Krummel, D W Fiat lux, fiat latebra: a celebration of historical library functions. Occasional papers, 209. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1999.29p US$8.00...

Directory of special libraries in Australia.(Review)
May 1, 2000... A vital resource Directory of special libraries in Australia. 10th ed Canberra: Australian Library and Information Association, Special Libraries Section, 1999. 531p price not reported looseleaf binder ISBN 0868045535 WITH MORE THAN...

Grantsmanship for small libraries and school library media centers.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Comprehensive, inclusive... Hall-Ellis, S D, et al. Grantsmanship for small libraries and school library media centers. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.173p US$39.00 soft ISBN 1563084848 (available from lames Bennett Pty Ltd) ...

A hardware and software primer for librarians: what your vendor forgot to tell you.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Scarecrow scores again Paling, S A hardware and software primer for librarians: what your vendor forgot to tell you. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1999. 181p US$35.00 hard ISBN 081083572X (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) THERE ARE...

Libraries in the workplace.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Good for comparisons only Spiller, D; Creaser, C; and Murphy, A Libraries in the workplace. LISU occasional papers, 20. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library and Information Statistics Unit, 1998. 226p spiral bound ISBN 1901786137...

Working with faculty to design undergraduate information literacy programs.(Brief Article)(Review)
May 1, 2000... Educating the end user Young, R M, and Harmony, S Working with faculty to design undergraduate information literacy programs. How-to-do-it manuals for librarians, 90. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1999. 124p US$45.00 soft ISBN...

The funding game: rules for public library advocacy.(Review)
May 1, 2000... The art of strategic alignment Craft, M A The funding game: rules for public library advocacy, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1999. 215p US$35.00 hard ISBN 0810835932 (available from lames Bennett Pry Ltd) AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES...

From past-present to future-perfect: a tribute to Charles A Bunge and the challenges of contemporary reference service.(Review)
May 1, 2000... A substantial contributor Ferguson, C D, ed From past-present to future-perfect: a tribute to Charles A Bunge and the challenges of contemporary reference service. New York: Haworth Press, 1999. 227p price not reported hard ISBN 0789007673...

The mirage of continuity: reconfiguring academic information resources for the 21st century.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Hawkins, B L and Battin, P, eds The mirage of continuity: reconfiguring academic information resources for the 21st century, Washington, DC: Council on Library and Information Resources, 1998. 301p price not reported hard ISBN 1887334599 ...

How to do research: the complete guide to designing and managing research projects.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Managing research Moore, N How to do research: the complete guide to designing and managing research projects. 3rd ed. London: Library Association Publishing, 2000.173p 16.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856043584 I HAVE LONG BEEN A...

Information management in the voluntary sector.(Review)
May 1, 2000... The first of its kind Grimwood-Jones, D, and Simmons, S, eds Information management in the voluntary sector. London: Aslib, 1998.450p price not reported soft ISBN 0851423949 (available from DA Information Services) THIS, THE FIRST OF...

The new review of information networking.(Review)
May 1, 2000... The new review of information networking. Vol. 4-; annual. London: Taylor Graham, 1998-.65.00 [pounds sterling] ISSN 13614576 EDITED BY MICHAEL BREAKS AND RODERICK MACLEOD, THIS IS THE FOURTH VOLUME of what is an annual publication devoted...

Annual Review of information and Technology.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Leading edge Annual review of information science and technology. Volume 33, 1998. Ed By Martha E Williams. Medford, NJ: Information Today on behalf of the American Society for Information Science, 1999. 460p US$99.95 hard ISBN 157387065X...

Strategic management for today's libraries.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Marginally relevant Mason, M G Strategic management for today's libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 1999. 146p US$35.00 soft ISBN 0838907571 THIS WORK IS ACTUALLY A COLLECTION OF SELECTED ESSAYS WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR,...

Information literacy: essential skills for the information age.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Not to be missed Spitzer, K L, with M Eisenberg and C Lowe. Information literacy: essential skills for the information age. Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Technology, 1998. 377p US$20.00 soft ISBN 0937597449 THE...

The aged in Australia: a research guide and select bibliography of publications.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Timely and well-produced Jordan, R The aged in Australia: a research guide and select blbliography of publlcations. Prepared by the National Library of Australia to mark the International Year of Older Persons 1999. Canberra: National...

Featuring trend analysis of UK public and academic libraries, 1988-98.(Review)
May 1, 2000... The upper and the nether millstones LISU annual library statistics 1999: Featuring trend analysis of UK public and academic libraires, 1988-98. By Claire Creaser and Alison Murphy. Loughborough: Loughborough University of Technology,...

Design wise: a guide for evaluating the interface design of information resources.(Review)
May 1, 2000... ... and inwardly digest... Head, A J Design wise: a guide for evaluating the interface design of information resources. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1999. 196p US$29.95 soft ISBN 0910965315 DESIGN WISE DISCUSSES THE INTERFACE...

A history of Cambridge University Press. Volume 2: scholarship and commerce, 1698-1872.(Review)
May 1, 2000... A scholar's view McKitterick, D A history of Cambridge University Press. Volume 2: scholarship and commerce, 1698-1872. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. 512p A$225 hard ISBN 052130802X DR DAVID McKITTERICK, LIBRARIAN OF...