The Australian Library Journal articles from November 2003

The Australian Library Journal archives from November 2003

The death of the dictionary?(Editorial)(Editorial)
November 1, 2003... IN THIS ISSUE, THE WORD 'NARRATOLOGY' AND ITS DERIVATIVES ARE USED: it was a new word to me, and it occurred in a quotation. Now: I've been caught by words in quotes before. I once tended to assume that authors of articles would get their...

A century of pay inequity: is the end in sight?
November 1, 2003... Formalised disadvantage in female remuneration began in Australia in 1907 with the Federal 'Harvester Case' decision, which set in law the differential between male and female wages. It established a basic wage for males on the basis of their...

Unmediated document delivery: the issues and possibilities.
November 1, 2003... Reviews the literature on unmediated document delivery in the light of pressures on journal subscriptions and fully-mediated interlibrary loans services. Examines the question: do users and libraries benefit from unmediated document delivery?...

Bedding down the embedding: IL reality in a teacher education program.
November 1, 2003... Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is one of Australia's largest universities, enrolling 30 000 students. Our Information Literacy Framework and Syllabus was endorsed as university policy in February 2001. QUT Library uses the Australian...

Reading: defending a vital operation in a time of complex narrative forces.
November 1, 2003... In a time of complex narrative forces we see the evolution of argument regarding freedom of the market and free access to information. Freedom to read in broader conversations, such as philosophy, must be defended. A particular philosophical...

Are the deaf a disabled group, or a linguistic minority? Issues for librarians in Victoria's public libraries.
November 1, 2003... Presents a brief overview of the sociological forces shaping the discourse of disability; examines the part that public libraries have played, or failed to play, in addressing issues of exclusion as they relate to people with disabilities....

Cultural implications of a global context: the need for the reference librarian to ask again 'who is my client?'.
November 1, 2003... Globalisation provides the contextual framework for cultural changes in the library user group. In order to be more effective, and realistically, more client-focused, the reference librarian is challenged to ask again 'Who is my client?' in...

Remember the 'readers' adviser'?(Good reading guide: what to read and what to read next, 5th ed)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Rennison, Nick, ed Good reading guide: what to read and what to read next. London: Bloomsbury, 2002. 338p A$29.95 soft ISBN 0747554498 THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE GOOD READING GUIDE, AS IN PREVIOUS EDITIONS, seeks to answer two main questions:...

A decoration and delight.(Decoration and illustration in medieval English manuscripts. English manuscript studies 1100-1700, Vol. 10)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Edwards, ASG Decoration and illustration in medieval English manuscripts. English manuscript studies 1100-1700, Volume 10. London: British Library, 2002. 241 p 45.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 0712347321 THE SERIES ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT...

Accessible.(Emerging frameworks and methods: proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Seattle, WA, July 21-25, 2002)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Emerging frameworks and methods: proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Seattle, WA, July 21-25, 2002. Ed. by Harry Bruce, Raya Fidel, Peter Ingwersen and Pertti Vakkari. Greenwood...

Deceptive appearances.(The public library service: IFLA/UNESCO guidelines for development)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... The public library service: IFLA/UNESCO guidelines for development. Prepared by a working group chaired by Philip Gill on behalf of the Section of Public Libraries. IFLA Publications, 97. Munich: K.G Saur, 2001. (IFLA Publications; 97) price...

Core business.(Building a successful customer-service culture: a guide for library and information managers)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Melling, Maxine, and Little, Joyce, eds Building a successful customer-service culture: a guide for library and information managers. London: Facet Publishing, 2002. 212p 34.95 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1856044491 (available from James...

When profit doesn't matter.(Managerial accounting for libraries and other not-for-profit organizations, 2nd ed)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Smith, G Stevenson Managerial accounting for libraries and other not-for-profit organizations. 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 204p US$55.00 soft ISBN 0838908209 'ACCOUNTING IS MORE THAN JUST BUDGETING FOR AND RECORDING...

Close the stable door now.(Disaster response and planning for libraries, 2nd ed)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Kahn, Miriam B Disaster response and planning for libraries, 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 160p US$40.00 soft ISBN 0838908373 CONTEMPLATING DISASTERS OF ANY KIND IS A DISTURBING OCCUPATION. Generally people deal with...

Out of site: but not out of mind.(Off-campus library services)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Casey, Anne-Marie, ed Off-campus library services. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2001. 467p US$49.95 soft ISBN 0789013401 (also published as the Journal of Library Administration 31, 3/4; 32, 1/2) THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE COLLECTED PAPERS...

The net benefit.(Teaching the internet in libraries)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Gordon, Rachel Singer Teaching the internet in libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 120p US$38.00 (ALA members $34.20) soft ISBN 0838907997 AS THE TITLE SUGGESTS, THIS BOOK IS ABOUT TEACHING THE INTERNET in public...

Coming out from under [the bushel].(The visible librarian: asserting your value with marketing and advocacy)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Siess, Judith A The visible librarian: asserting your value with marketing and advocacy. Chicago: American Library Association, 2003. 154p US$34.00 (US$30.00 ALA members) soft ISBN 0838908489 JUDITH SIESS IS CONCERNED ABOUT LIBRARIES BEING...

Reference service: art or science?(Understanding reference transactions: transforming an art into a science)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Saxton, Matthew L, and Richardson, John V, Jr Understanding reference transactions: transforming an art into a science. San Diego: Academic Press/Elsevier Science, 2002. 325p 56.95 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 0125877803 ACCORDING TO THE...

Bending over backwards.(Library services for business students in distance education)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Buxbaum, Shari, ed Library services for business students in distance education. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2002. 223p price not reported soft ISBN 0789017210 (also published as Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 7, 2/3) SHARI...

Dumb Britain?(LISU annual library statistics 2002: featuring trend analysis of UK public and academic libraries 1991-2001)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... LISU annual library statistics 2002: featuring trend analysis of UK public and academic libraries 1991-2001. Ed. by Claire Creaser, Sally Maynard and Sonya White. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library and Information Statistics Unit,...

A Nobel effort?(Literary research guide: an annotated listing of reference sources, 4th ed)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Harner, James L Literary research guide: an annotated listing of reference sources. 4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2002. 820p US$28.00 soft ISBN 0873529839 IF THERE WERE A NOBEL PRIZE FOR BIBLIOGRAPHY, JAMES EARNER WOULD BE...

This goes with that ...(Classification made simple, 2nd ed)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Hunter, Eric J Classification made simple. 2nd ed. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2002. 160p 18.00 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 075460795X THIS BOOK HAS BEEN WRITTEN AS A TEXT TO SIMPLIFY THE STUDY OF CLASSIFICATION as used in retrieval. It...

Interesting writing, good reading.(Speaking volumes: the Victorian Parliamentary Library 1851-2001)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Gregory, Patrick Speaking volumes: the Victorian Parliamentary Library 1851-2001. Melbourne: Victorian Parliamentary Library, 2001. 180p price not reported soft ISBN 0731174054 BORN ONLY ONE DAY AFTER THE FIRST SITTING OF THE LEGISLATIVE...

What indeed?(Ethics and librarianship)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Hauptman, Robert Ethics and librarianship. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2002. 162p US$35.00 soft ISBN 0786413069 HAVING JUST FINISHED MARKING STUDENTS' ASSIGNMENTS ON COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT, and noting that most had imbibed the...

Informed research made easy.(Research methods for students, academics and professionals: information management and systems. 2nd ed)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Williamson, Kirsty et al. Research methods for students, academics and professionals: information management and systems. 2nd ed. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies, 2002. 352p A$66.00, inc. GST, plus $6.60 p&p soft only ISBN...

Bibliophilic lifeblood.(Books in the blood: memoirs of a fourth generation bookseller)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Rota, Anthony Books in the blood: memoirs of a fourth generation bookseller. Pinner, Mddx: Private Libraries Association; New Castle, Oak Knoll Press, 2002. 313p 20.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 0900002964 (UK) ISBN 1584560762 (USA) ...

Prodigious.(International directory of library histories Volumes 1 and 2)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Stam, David H, ed International directory of library histories Volumes 1 and 2. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. 1053p 120.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1579582443 THE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF LIBRARY HISTORIES, which should be on every...

Managing hybrid collections for the future.(Collection management: a concise introduction)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Kennedy, John Collection management: a concise introduction. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies, 2002. 144p A$55.00, inc GST, plus $6.60 p&p soft only ISBN 1876938188 CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND CASH-STRAPPED FUNDING BODIES WOULD...

Understanding the research process.(Teaching the library research process, 2nd ed)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Kuhlthau, Carol C Teaching the library research process. 2nd ed. Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002. 190p US$24.95 soft ISBN 0810844192 (available from James Bennett Pry Ltd) HOW DO WE PREPARE CHILDREN TO LIVE FULL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES IN AN...