The Australian Library Journal articles from May 2008

The Australian Library Journal archives from May 2008

'... of the many satisfactions librarianship brought me none exceed the friendships I made.'.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 1, 2008... The title for this editorial is the last half of the last sentence of the last chapter of No gray profession, Harrison Bryan's reminiscences. In this issue we mark his passing in February this year. Harry's contribution to libraries and...

Harrison Bryan, AO, MA, HonDLitt, HonLLD, FASSA, FLAA (1923-2008).(Biography)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Harrison Bryan had the good fortune to start his career at the top and to stay there. During 36 years he headed three major Australian libraries and was instrumental in advancing the cause of libraries and...

Harrison Bryan--some personal recollections.(In memoriam)
May 1, 2008... The Journal's editor asked me to set down some recollections of the personal qualities of Harrison Bryan during his five years as Director-General of the National Library. Ian remembered that I had worked closely with Mr Bryan (as I always knew...

Recollections of Harrison Bryan.(In memoriam)
May 1, 2008... In 1980 I had just been elected as the Library Association of Australia ACT Branch President when it was announced that Harrison Bryan had been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Library of Australia. It was up to the Branch...

Current demand and future need for undergraduate LIS education in Australia.(Library and Information Studies)(Report)
May 1, 2008... Through an analysis of the results of a survey of Australian employers of Library and Information Studies (LIS) graduates, this paper explores the current demand and future need for undergraduate LIS education in Australia. In the context of...

Manifestations of metadata: from Alexandria to the Web--old is new again.(Essay)
May 1, 2008... This paper is a discussion of the use of metadata, in its various manifestations, to access information. Information management standards are discussed. The connection between the ancient world and the modern world is highlighted. Individual...

What the politicians think of the Australian Parliamentary Library.(Report)
May 1, 2008... Parliamentary libraries provide access to information and analysis and advice to members of parliament and their staff. The need for high quality, impartial and timely information is critical in the parliamentary environment, and it is a...

Finding what you're looking for: a reader-centred approach to the classification of adult fiction in public libraries.(Essay)
May 1, 2008... This article argues that the classification of adult fiction according to 'genre' in public libraries causes more confusion than clarification. Whilst the system purports to model itself on bookstore design the reality is that the actual...

Law librarians challenged.(Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century. Ed. by Roy Balleste, Sonia Luna-Lamas, and Lisa Smith-Butler. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 229 pp. US$55.00 hard cover ISBN 13:9780810858817 This anthology on law librarianship has been...

New text, new field.(Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship. Ed. by Joan M. Benedetti. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 312 pp. US$61.00 soft cover ISBN 9780810859210 (available from DA Information Services) Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship is the one...

Rounding out last century.(British Librarianship and Information Work 1991-2000)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... British Librarianship and Information Work 1991-2000. Ed. By J.H. Bowman. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 582 pp. 70.00 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 9780754647799 Between 1928 and 1990 the Library Association commissioned and...

Getting through this century.(The Library in the Twenty-First Century, 2d ed.)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... The Library in the Twenty-First Century. 2nd ed. By Peter Brophy. London: Facet Publishing, 2007. 248 pp. 39.95 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 9781856046060 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) Brophy hopes, in this 2nd edition of his...

Australians on indexing.(The Indexing Companion)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... The Indexing Companion. By Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 249 pp. A$49.95 soft cover ISBN 9780521689885 Librarians and indexers are fellow travellers in that in their own under-acknowledged ways...

Children are our future--better be good today.(Outstanding Library Service to Children: Putting the Core Competencies to Work)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Outstanding Library Service to Children: Putting the Core Competencies to Work. By Rosanne Cerny, Penny Markey and Amanda Williams. Association for Library Service to Children. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. 112 pp. US$25.00 (ALA...

Practical tool for learning library leaders.(Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals. By G. Edward Evans and Patricia Layzell Ward. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 246 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 13:9780810852297 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)...

21st century strikes again--this time public libraries.(Public Libraries in the 21st Century: Defining Services and Debating the Future)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Public Libraries in the 21st Century: Defining Services and Debating the Future. By Anne Goulding. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 387 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 13:9780754642862 Where do libraries fit in the 21st century?...

A Man in full.(Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life and Work)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life and Work. By W.J. McEldowney. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2006. 504 pp. NZ$59.95 soft cover ISBN 0864735340 Introduction This large, complex book, really a combination of several books, is...

Developing leaders for the 21st century.(Continuing Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library and Information World)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... Continuing Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library and Information World. Ed. by Ann Ritchie and Clare Walker. IFLA Publications, 126. Munich: K.G. Saur, 2007. 319 pp. 78.00 hard cover ISBN 9783598220340 This...

Non-fiction readers' advisory.(The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction. By Neal Wyatt. ALA Readers' Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 320 pp. US$48.00 (ALA members US$43.20) soft cover ISBN 13:9780838909362 According to the author, most...

Books on books.(Book review)
May 1, 2008... The Book Is Dead: Long Live the Book. By Sherman Young. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 2007. 189 pp. $29.95 hard cover ISBN 9780868408040 Making Books: Contemporary Australian Publishing. Ed. by David Carter and Anne...