The Australian Library Journal articles from May 2003

The Australian Library Journal archives from May 2003

Yadlamalka girl shaped Australian librarianship.(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... Jean Primrose Whyte, Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Librarianship, Monash University 27 June 1923-18 March 2003 JEAN WHYTE WAS BORN IN ADELAIDE; HOME WAS YADLAMALKA, an 855-square-kilometre sheep station sixty-four kilometres north...

The endemic document.(Editorial)
May 1, 2003... 'WHAT DO YOU TAKE WITH YOU?' A QUESTION WHICH AROSE IN MY previous editorial seems to have exercised a number of readers and I have been asking friends, colleagues and acquaintances what they would take. Responses were varied, but in the...

The Aurora Recall, Auckland, February 2003.
May 1, 2003... The Aurora Institutes: some history SIX AURORA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES HAVE BEEN HELD IN AUSTRALIA, five at Thredbo, NSW, and one in Canberra (2003) when Thredbo was closed because of bushfires. These were modelled on the Snowbird Leadership...

Through the looking glass for librarians: a training lens to improve and fast track learning of databases.
May 1, 2003... This is a refereed article THIS PAPER DISCUSSES LITERATURE RELEVANT TO TRAINING ISSUES IN DATABASE use for public librarians and then presents the method for the project, along with the findings of the initial fieldwork: the results of the...

UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme and Australia's lost and missing documentary heritage.
May 1, 2003... Introduction ONE ASPECT OF THE MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME IS THE ATTEMPT to list lost and missing documentary heritage. The Australian Memory of the World Program is the first to start work on this task which poses many challenges. One...

A correction.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2003... An author writes: I have just noticed that the title of the paper that I submitted last year (and which you subsequently published, thank you, in volume 51, issue 3 of the Australian Library Journal), seems to have an extra question mark...

The QUT/ALIA Queensland student mentoring program.
May 1, 2003... Introduction THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN OFFERED TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE unit of the Graduate Diploma of Library and Information Studies (GDLIS) course. A range of activities is available, aimed at developing closer...

eBooks, libraries and peer-to-peer file-sharing.(copyright law and piracy)
May 1, 2003... NAPSTER SHUT ITS ELECTRONIC DOORS IN MAY 2002, after an intense legal battle in the United States. It has left a lasting legacy however. While music industry lawyers ponder the question of copyright in musical works, the 81 Napster clones such...

Focusing on health information: how to assess information quality on the internet.
May 1, 2003... Introduction IN MARCH 2002, THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (BMJ) PUBLISHED A COLLECTION of articles around the theme of quality assessment of health information on the internet. The number and variety of the BMJ articles reflect the amount of...

When 'best value' may not quite say what it means: a reflection on measuring quality in public services in the United Kingdom.
May 1, 2003... 'Aye' said the boozer, 'I tell you it's true sir, I once was a punter with plenty of pelf, But gone is my glory, I'll tell you the story...' Banjo Patterson HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ONE OF THOSE PARTIES WHERE THE COMPANY WAS GOOD and...

Seymour Lubetzky, 1898-2003.(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... SEYMOUR LUBETZKY, BORN 1898, PASSED AWAY ON 5 APRIL 2003, just short of his 105th birthday. A qualified schoolteacher living between Russia and Poland until 1927, later a graduate of UCLA, University of California Berkeley and the Berkeley...

Conscripts only need apply?(Managing Library Volunteers: A Practical Toolkit)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Driggers, Preston, and Dumas, Eileen Managing library volunteers: a practical toolkit. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 176p $US38.00 (ALA members $34.20) soft ISBN 0838908063 IN SIMPLER YEARS, VILLAGE BRANCHES OF ENGLISH AND...

Get there! Quick!(Know It All, Find It Fast: An A-Z Source Guide for the Enquiry Desk)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Duckett, Bob; Walker, Peter; and Donnelly, Christinea Know it all, find it fast: an A-Z source guide for the enquiry desk. London: Facet Publishing, 2002. 340p 24.95 [pounds sterling] softISBN 1856044343 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)...

The library college redivivus?(Information Literacy Programs: Successes and Challenges)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Durisin, Patricia, ed Information literacy programs: successes and challenges. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2002. 244p price not reported soft ISBN0789019590 (also published as Journal of library administration 36, 1/2) (available...

A fine example.(The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Internet Research)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Ellis, Alan; Highleyman, Liz; Schaub, Kevin; and White, Melissa, eds The Harvey Milk Institute guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer internet research. Binghamton: Harrington Park Press, 2002.180p US$14.95 soft ISBN 1560233532...

The next generation?(Issues for Libraries and Information Science in the Internet Age)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Shuman, Bruce A Issues for libraries and information science in the internet age. Englewood, CO, 2001. 228p US$54.00 soft ISBN 1563088053 THE GROWTH IN THE CONTENT AND USE OF THE INTERNET IN RECENT YEARS has meant change in some areas of...

What goes in.(An Action Plan for Outcomes Assessment in Your Library)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Hernon, Peter and Dugan, Robert E An action plan for outcomes assessment in your library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 191p US$49.00 (ALA members US$44.10) soft ISBN 0838908136 THIS IS A PRACTICAL GUIDE PRIMARILY AIMED AT...

Out there: at the edge.(The Extreme Searcher's Guide to Web Search Engines: A Handbook for the Serious Searcher, 2nd ed.)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Hock, Randolph The extreme searcher's guide to web search engines: a handbook for the serious searcher. 2nd ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 241p US$24.95 soft ISBN 0910965471 THIS IS AN EXCELLENT GUIDE AIMED AT HELPING THE...

On the up and up?(Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey: 2000-2002)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Public library materials fund and budget survey, 2000-2002. Comp. by Sally Maynard and Sharon Fletcher. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library and Information Statistics Unit, 2001. 259p 30.00 [pounds sterling] spiral bound ISBN...

Better believe it!(The Library Book Cart Precision Team Drill Manual)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... McCracken, Linda D, and Zeiher, Lynne The library book cart precision team drill manual. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2002. 160p USS 25.00 soft ISBN 0786411597 EVERY SO OFTEN I RECEIVE A BOOK TO REVIEW THAT IS STRAIGHT OUT OF LEFT...

... Passes all the standard tests of a reference book.(Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Howgego, Raymond J Encyclopedia of exploration to 1800. Potts Point, NSW: Hordern House, 2002. 1168p A$295 hard ISBN 1875567364 (available from Hordern House, 77 Victoria Street, Ports Point, NSW 2011) THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT RAYMOND...

Spin: is in.(Powerful Public Relations: A How-to Guide for Libraries)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Karp, Rashelle S, ed Powerful public relations: A how-to guide for libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 90p US$32.00 soft ISBN 0838908187 THE CHALLENGE IS TO CONVINCE OUR CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITY THAT THEIR LIBRARY has...

A challenge to educators?(Evaluating Networked Information Services: Techniques, Policies, and Issues)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... McClure, Charles R; Bertot, John Carlo, eds Evaluating networked information services: techniques, policies, and issues. ASIST monograph series. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 344p US$44.50 (US$35.60 ASIST members) hard ISBN 1573871184...

On the cusp.(Creating a Successful E-information Service)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Pantry, Sheila, and Griffiths, Peter Creating a successful e-information service. London: Facet Publishing, 2002. 169p 24.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856044424 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) IN MY LIBRARY WE ARE CURRENTLY...

Hands-on.(The Encyclopedia of Papermaking and Bookbinding: The Definitive Guide to Making, Embellishing, and Repairing Paper, Books, and Scrapbooks)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Reimer-Epp, Heidi, and Reimer, Mary The encyclopedia of papermaking and bookbinding: the definitive guide to making, embellishing, and repairing paper, books, and scrapbooks. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2002. 160p US$24.95 hard ISBN 0762412143...

Trepanning for treasure.(Super Searchers Go to the Source: The Interviewing and Hands-on Information Strategies of Top Primary Researchers-Online, on the Phone, and in Person)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Sacks, Risa Super searchers go to the source: the interviewing and hands-on information strategies of top primary researchers-online, on the phone, and in person. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 420 pp. US$24.95 soft ISBN 0910965536 ...

Enterprise agreements, anyone?(Developing a Compensation Plan for Your Library)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Singer, Paula M Developing a compensation plan for your library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 144p US$38.00 soft ISBN 0838908160 A 'compensation plan' is an Americanism for salaries and salary structures. Because of the...

Stone-squeezing.(Fundraising for Libraries: 25 Proven Ways to Get More Money for Your Library)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Swan, James Fundraising for libraries: 25 proven ways to get more money for your library. New York: NeaI-Schuman Publishers, 2002. 409p $69.95 soft ISBN 1555704336 WITH BUDGETS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES BECOMING TIGHTER, librarians are being...

'Daddy: we hardly knew you'.(two books on family history)(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Vine Hall, Nick Tracing your family history in Australia: a bibliography. Mt Eliza, Vic: Vine Hall, 2002. 275p A$30.00 soft ISBN 1864043857 Vine Hall, Nick Tracing your family history in Australia: a national guide to sources. 3rd ed. Mt...