The Australian Library Journal articles from May 2002

The Australian Library Journal archives from May 2002

The nature, utility and essential unknowability of research in our disciplines: an editor's view. .(library science research publishing)(Editorial)
May 1, 2002... Paradox, paradox, paradox. The more we know, the less we know... One of the marks of maturity in any profession is that genuine research is one of the contributors to that body of literature which underpins both theory and practice. It is...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2002... Sir, As chair of the Council of Australian State Libraries (CASL), I would like to respond to a comment by R L Cope on pages 224-5 of his review article in the August 2001 issue of the Australian Library Journal. The comment addressed the...

Enabling the knowledge nation: what Australia needs in the 21st century.
May 1, 2002... The 21st century will be the century of the mind, characterised by information access and utilisation, knowledge development and lifelong learning. This paper was presented at the 11th National Library Technicians Conference An information...

The well-worn path.(library education in Australia)
May 1, 2002... Any investigation of the origins of education for the library industry brings to the surface old conflicts, issues and controversies. In these we can see the origins of many of the debates that surround education for libraries today and to...

Morphing the technician: moving the line in the sand.(new roles in information technology services for library technicians)
May 1, 2002... The authors discuss the metamorphosis of library technicians in a university environment. At the University of Newcastle the IT explosion has impacted across the board in the library sector; change management and the resulting convergence of...

`Mission control: we have contact'--how we made the connection.(informint students at Griffith University about online services)
May 1, 2002... This paper is about the `Getting online @ Griffith University' project team's journey. Their mission, should they choose to accept it, was to produce a communication tool that would inform Griffith University students of new and existing...

Out in the wide world with a new `piece of paper': a survey of graduates of Edith Cowan University's Bachelor of Science (Library Technology).(Library technicians who graduated with Bachelor of Science Degree in Library Science surveyed)
May 1, 2002... This paper will outline the results of a survey of the `post-graduation' experiences of library technicians who have completed the Bachelor of Science (Library Technology) offered by Edith Cowan University in Perth. This paper was...

It seems like an odyssey: upgrading to a professional qualification.(Library technicians studying for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Library Science at Charles Sturt University)
May 1, 2002... Considers issues associated with library technicians who choose to upgrade their qualifications by studying Charles Sturt University's BA (Library and Information Science) degree. Approximately fifty per cent of CSU's annual intake into the...

Aligning opportunities and technology, the challenge for libraries.
May 1, 2002... This paper assesses the changing nature of information and user needs in the modern electronic networked environment. Key changes to previous paradigms emerge through the simplicity of electronic publishing, the desktop delivery of information,...

You'd be MAD not to buy it ...('Manual of archival description, 3rd ed.')(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Procter, Margaret, and Cook, Michael Manual of archival description. 3rd ed. Aldershot: Gower Publishing, 2000. 300p 60.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 0566082586 `MAD3' IS THE THIRD EDITION OF THE `... INFLUENTIAL MANUAL OF ARCHIVAL...

The public library and lifelong learning.('Empowering the learning community: report of the Education and Libraries Task Group to the Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport and for Education and Employment')(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Empowering the learning community: report of the Education and Libraries Task Group to the Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport and for Education and Employment. London: Library And Information Commission, 2000. 44p free soft no...

Common cause in the `culture business'.('Digital futures: strategies for the information age')
May 1, 2002... Deegan, Marilyn, and Tanner, Simon Digital futures: strategies for the information age. London: Library Association Publishing, 2001. 276p 39.95 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1856044114 (available from James Bennett Pry Ltd) AS THE EFFECTS...

A gem ...('Managing Acquisitions in Library and Information Services')
May 1, 2002... Chapman, Liz Managing acquisitions in library and information services. London: Library Association Publishing, 2001. 150p 24.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 185604386X (available from James Bennett Pry Ltd) THIS BOOK IS A GEM. IT IS A...

Premature?('Scholarly Work in the Humanities and the Evolving Information Environment')
May 1, 2002... Brockman, William S; Neumann, Laura; Palmer, Carole L; and Tidline, Tonyia J Scholarly work in the humanities and the evolving information environment. Washington, DC: Digital Library Federation, 2001. 38p US$15.00 soft ISBN 1887334904 ...

Before you hang out your shingle ...('Running an Indexing Business')
May 1, 2002... Perlman, Janet, ed Running an indexing business. Medford, NJ: Information Today in association with the American Society of Indexers, 2001. 79p US$31.25 soft ISBN 1573871125 Wellisch, Hans J Glossary of terminology in abstracting,...

Before you lay that foundation stone ...('Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations, 4th ed.')
May 1, 2002... Sannwald, William W Checklist of library building design considerations. 4th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 183p US$38.00 (US$34.20 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838935060 THIS BOOK HAS CERTAINLY BEEN WRITTEN BY SOMEONE WITH...

Eclectic, ecumenical and exemplary.('Research techniques for scholars and students in religion and theology')
May 1, 2002... Tucker, Dennis C Research techniques for scholars and students in religion and theology. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2000. 108p US$24.95 soft ISBN 1573870897 THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE BOOK, BROAD IN ITS TARGET AUDIENCE AND APPEAL, and...

The DE student's best resource?(Providing Library Services for Distance Education Students)(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Goodson, Carol F Providing library services for distance education students. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001. 219p US$59.95 soft ISBN 1555704093 (available from DA Information Services) WITHIN OUR COMPETITIVE CAPITALIST SOCIETY, THE...

Person-centred, not systems-bound.(The New Review of Information Behaviour Research, vol. 1)
May 1, 2002... The new review of information behaviour research. Vol. 1- . Cambridge: Taylor Graham, 2000- ; annual 70.00 [pounds sterling] ISSN 14716313 SUBTITLED STUDIES OF INFORMATION SEEKING IN CONTEXT, THIS NEW JOURNAL reflects the recent research...

A viewpoint not possible in this country?(Ethnic Diversity in Library and Information Science)
May 1, 2002... McCook, Kathleen de la P, ed `Ethnic diversity in library and information science'. Library trends 49, 1 (2000): 1-219. US$18.50 soft ISSN 00242594 IN THE INTRODUCTION TO THIS ISSUE OF LIBRARY TRENDS KATHLEEN DE LA PENA McCook explains...

An opening?(two books on copyright law)
May 1, 2002... Cornish, Graham P Copyright: interpreting the law for libraries, archives and information services. Rev. 3rd ed. London: Library Association Publishing, 2001. 216p 19.95 [pounds sterling]. soft ISBN 1856044092 (available from James Bennett Pry...

The most difficult challenge?(Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: Visually Impaired People's Perspectives of Library and Information Services)(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Davies, J Eric; Wisdom, Stella; and Creaser, Claire Out of sight but not out of mind: visually impaired people's perspectives of library and information services. LISU occasional papers, 29. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library...

Misses its mark?(World Wide Web: How to Design and Construct Web Pages)(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Bradley, Phil World Wide web: how to design and construct webpages. 2nd ed. Aslib know how-guides. London: Aslib, 2000. 140p price not reported soft ISBN 085142435X THIS IS A MADDENING BOOK: MUCH OF IT MAKES EXCELLENT GOOD SENSE, but the...

The document as evidence.(Trusting Records: Legal, Historical and Diplomatic Perspectives)(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... MacNeil, Heather Trusting records: legal, historical and diplomatic perspectives. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000. 163p 43.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 0792365992 THIS BOOK IS A REVISED VERSION OF A DOCTORAL THESIS COMPLETED...

Made to measure.(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Value and Impact: Proceedings of the 3rd Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Friday 27 to Tuesday 31 August 1999. Newcastle: University of Northumbria at Newcastle, 2000. 278p...

Possibly useful, but not at the price ...(Practical Strategies for Library Managers)
May 1, 2002... Giesecke, Joan Practical strategies for library managers. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 102p US$32.00 (US$28.80 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838907938 A LIBRARY MANAGEMENT BOOK, WITH `PRACTICAL' 1N THE TITLE AND ONLY 100 PAGES...

Still going forward.(Advances in Librarianship, vol. 25)
May 1, 2002... Advances in librarianship. Volume 25. Ed. by Frederick C Lynden. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001. 260p price not reported hard ISBN 012024 THE APPEARANCE OF THIS VOLUME ON MY DESK SENT ME TO MY BOOKSHELVES to look at the first volume...

What's where.(Early Periodical Indexes: Bibliographies of Indexes of Literature Published in Periodicals before 1900)
May 1, 2002... Balay, Robert Early periodical indexes: bibliographies of indexes of literature published in periodicals before 1900. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001.317p US$55.00 hard ISBN 0810838680 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) TO THOSE...

And here be ... Bunyips.(Bunyips: Australia's Folklore of Fear)
May 1, 2002... Holden, Robert Bunyips: Australia's folklore of fear. Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2001. 226p price not reported soft ISBN 0642107327 WHEN AN IMAGE IS REPRODUCED ON AN AUSTRALIA POST STAMP, it gains the seal of approval as an...

A useful introduction.(Digital Libraries)
May 1, 2002... Arms, William Y Digital libraries. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000. 287 pp. US$45.00 hard ISBN 0262018808 BILL ARMS IS CURRENTLY PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY and has worked in both private and public information...