The Australian Library Journal articles from May 2006

The Australian Library Journal archives from May 2006

A road not taken.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... SOME TIME AGO, IN 1990, IN FACT, I HEARD A STATE LIBRARIAN BOASTING TO A meeting in Hobart about how she had scotched an attempt by the then state archivist to establish an archives entity separate from the State Library. This was perhaps the...

E-commerce for library promotion and sustainability: how library technicians can market themselves and their library's services online.
May 1, 2006... As players in the delivery of services and online information, libraries are in the best position to use staff expertise and the technology they have developed to foster community awareness of social, professional and commercial interactions on...

Books, computers and assignments: an exploration of library patronage and sessional patterns of study at a regional university in Australia.
May 1, 2006... While library patronage has seen some research it has never been explored in terms of human activity pattern analysis. This articles traces the patronage of three campus libraries at a regional university in Australia in the context of other...

Ever thought of becoming a referee for ALJ?
May 1, 2006... It's not an onerous task, and intermittent, rather than continuous. What it involves is: read an article--usually of around 5000 words--and tell us: Is it worth publishing: what does it add to the literature? Would it be of interest to...

Using instant messaging for online reference service.
May 1, 2006... Many libraries are using co-browsing chat products to provide reference services to their patrons, whilst their patrons are online and using the internet. The concept of such an online service is highly desirable, but many libraries are...

Using history: historical research and publication by Australian librarians and archivists.
May 1, 2006... Library history has constituted a significant portion of the research articles published in the Australian Library Journal and in Australian Academic & Research Libraries. By contrast, archives history has attracted much less interest from...

The Australian Library Journal: advice to referees.
May 1, 2006... Published here for the information of potential contributors and referees Refereeing is a delicate business: we operate on a double-blind system [although it is not always possible to eliminate every hint of an author's identity without...

Become a book reviewer for ALJ.
May 1, 2006... Each issue, ALJ publishes around twenty reviews written by academics, practitioners, students. Our assiduous reviews editor, Dr Gary Gorman, is always looking for fresh viewpoints. A review can run from 100 to 1000 words, and need not be a...

So: you want to be an events manager?(Brilliant Books: Running a Successful School Library Book Event)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Scott, Elspeth, and Dubber, Geoff Brilliant books? Running a successful school library book event SLA guidelines plus. Warnborough, Wilts: School Library Association, 2005.62p 8.50 [pounds sterling] (7.50 [pounds sterling] SLA members) soft...

Positive, enthusiastic.(Cataloging and Organizing Digital Resources: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Mitchell, Anne M, and Surratt, Brian E Cataloging and organizing digital resources: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians How-to-do-it manuals for librarians, 139. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005. 209p US$75.00 soft ISBN 1555705219...

An ideal mix: commonsense and organisational theory.(Conflict Management for Libraries: Strategies for a Positive, Productive Workplace)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Montgomery, Jack G, and Cook, Eleanor I Conflict management for libraries: strategies for a positive, productive workplace. Chicago: American Library Association, 2005. 216p US$42.00 soft ISBN 083890890X The authors note in their...

Read this carefully.(A Copyright Law and the Distance Education Classroom)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Lipinski, Tomas A Copyright law and the distance education classroom. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 240p US$37.50 soft ISBN 0810851717 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) In this intermediate-level discussion of copyright law for...

A hard sell...(How Libraries and Librarians Help: A Guide to Identifying User-Centered Outcomes)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Durrance, Joan C, and Fisher, Karen E How libraries and librarians help: a guide to identifying user-centred outcomes. Chicago, American Library Association, 2005. 183p US$45.00 soft ISBN 0838908926 Everybody knows that 'libraries change...

A necessary art.(A Library Public Relations, Promotions and Communications, 2d ed.)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Wolfe, Lisa A Library public relations, promotions and communications (2nd ed) How-to-do-it manuals for librarians, 126. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005.326p US$65.00 soft ISBN 1555704719 (available from DA Information Services) ...

To be studied, rather than read.(Managing Information Services)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Roberts, Sue, and Rowley, Jennifer Managing information services. London: Facet Publishing, 2004. 256p 29.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856045153 (available from James Bennett PLy Ltd) This book is aimed at students of library and...

Required reading for us all.(Preserving Digital Materials)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Harvey, Ross Preserving digital materials. Munich: K G Saur 2005. ix, 246p. [np] hard ISBN 3598116861 In his introduction, Professor Harvey notes that the preservation of digital materials can be considered as the single most pressing issue...

Science or art?(Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library, 3d ed.)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Sariks, Joyce G ed. Readers' advisory service in the public library (3rd ed). Chicago: American Library Association, 2005. 224p US$38.00 soft ISBN 0838908977 Would you ask a librarian to recommend something to read? The role of reader's...

What library school hasn't told you.(Reality Check: The Pocket Guide to Special Librarianship)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Edinger, lane Reality check: the pocket guide to special librarianship. Australian ed. Maylands, WA: Charted Information Services, 2004. 144p A$35.00 soft ISBN 0975077627 Many newly graduated librarians, particularly in the field of...

Off-campus, on song.(The Eleventh Off-Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Patrick B Mahoney, ed. The eleventh Off-Campus Library Services Conference proceedings. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2005. 574p US$49.95 soft ISBN 0789027852 (also published as the Journal of Library Administration 41, 1/2 and...

Useful, if somewhat unbalanced.(The Library and Information Professional's Internet Companion)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Poulter, Alan; Hiom, Debra; and McMenemy, David. The library and information professional's internet companion. London: Facet Publishing, 2005. 200p 34.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856045099 This easy-to-read book consists of ten...

If you read the ALJ from cover to cover, this is for you.(The New Information Professional: How to Thrive in the Information Age Doing What You Love)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Myburgh, Sue The new information professional: how to thrive in the information age doing what you love. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2005. 237p 39.00 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1843340879 Information is a valuable strategic commodity, and...

It begins here, or it doesn't begin at all.(The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A guide to the medal and honour books (2005 edition). Association for Library Service to Children. Chicago: American Library Association, 2005. 173p US$19.00 (US$17.00 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838935524 ...

Breaking new ground.(Your Career, Your Life: Career Management for the Information Professional)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Raddon, Rosemary; Abell, Angela; Kendall, Rosanna; and Roberts, Liz Your career, your life: career management for the information professional. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2005. 182p 20 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 0754636348 This book...