The Australian Library Journal articles from November 2005

The Australian Library Journal archives from November 2005

ALIA's taskforce on ... [scholarly] publishing, and the Journal.(Editorial)(Australian Library and Information Association)(Editorial)
November 1, 2005... READERS MAY ALREADY BE AWARE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ALIA HAS established a taskforce whose terms of reference are as follow: The ALIA Taskforce shall investigate and advise the Board of Directors on the future purpose and directions...

Wilma Radford: librarian, educator, 1912-2005.(Obituary)
November 1, 2005... MISS WILMA RADFORD, ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LEADING LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY educators, died on 27 August 2005 after a short illness. She was 93. She was born on 31 July 1912 in Warragul, Victoria, to Walter Arundel Radford and Emily Hood (nee...

Graduate employment outcomes for qualifying library and records management courses at Curtin University of Technology, 1998-2002.(Survey)
November 1, 2005... This paper reports on the results of a survey of destinations for students from librarianship and records management courses at Curtin University of Technology for the period 1998-2002. The survey includes the type of work currently being...

Copies direct: an innovative service from the National Library of Australia.
November 1, 2005... One of the great challenges for the National Library of Australia is to enable individuals, whatever their institutional affiliation, and wherever they are, to access copies of material from the collections. Copies direct was developed to...

Information literacy in the workplace.
November 1, 2005... Information literacy has been a subject of interest for academic librarians for nearly thirty years, however special librarians have written comparatively little on the topic of information literacy in the workplace. It is an important issue as...

The relationship between archives and knowledge management: some evidence from Australia.
November 1, 2005... This paper emerged from an earlier survey of developments in knowledge management within the Australian Public Service (APS). The earlier study pointed to future research possibilities in an emerging relationship between knowledge management...

Great minds: Metcalfe, McColvin and Public libraries in Australia.(Lionel McColvin)(John Metcalfe)
November 1, 2005... The author reviews the relationship between his two protagonists when they met in Australia on the occasion of McColvin's visit in 1946, and later, when Metcalfe was in London. The quality and warmth of the hospitality extended on either hand...

Children's literature initiative in Mexico: the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Swedish Institute join Latin American focus on children's literature.(Event overview)
November 1, 2005... REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ASTRID LINDGREN MEMORIAL AWARD ARE GUESTS OF honour, and a Swedish delegation comprising writers, illustrators, storytellers and children's book publishers will also be present as the world's largest Latin American book...

The Alexandria Manifesto on libraries: the information society in action.(International Federation of Library Associations)
November 1, 2005... LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOUND OPERATION OF THE inclusive information society They enable intellectual freedom by providing access to information, ideas and works of imagination in any medium and regardless of...

If you're going to copy ... copy right.(Copyright for Teachers and Librarians)(Book review)
November 1, 2005... Butler, Rebecca P Copyright for teachers and librarians. New York: Neal-Schumann Publishers, 2004. 200p US$59.95 soft ISBN 1555705006 (available from DA Information Services) This book provides easy-to-follow advice for using copyrighted...

Making a difference: measuring it.(How Libraries and Librarians Help: A Guide to Identifying User-Centred Outcomes)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... 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...

The information lifecycle.(Information Entrepreneurship: Information Services Based on the Information Lifecycle)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Fowler, Susan G. Information entrepreneurship: information services based on the information lifecycle. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005.116p US$25.00 soft ISBN 0810852586 In recent years increasing importance has been placed on commercial...

Patchy.(Know It All, Find It Fast: An A-Z Source Guide for the Enquiry Desk, 2d ed.)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Duckett, Bob, Walker, Peter and Donnelly, Christinea Know it all, find it fast: an A-Z source guide for the enquiry desk. 2nd ed. London: Facet Publishing, 2004. 369p 26.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 185604534X (available from James Bennett...

A curious form of immortality?(Melvil and Dewey Teach Literacy: A Teaching Guide to Using the Melvil and Dewey Series)(Melvil and Dewey in the Chips)(Melvil and Dewey Gone Fishin')(Melvil and Dewey in the Fast Lane)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Curtis Swallow, Pamela Melvil and Dewey teach literacy: a teaching guide to using the Melvil and Dewey series. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. 47p price not reported soft ISBN 1591581524 Melvil and Dewey in the chips. Westport, CT:...

Choose your partner ...(Partnering with Purpose: A Guide to Strategic Partnership Developments for Libraries and Other Organizations)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Crowther, Janet L, and Trott, Barry Partnering with purpose: a guide to strategic partnership developments for libraries and other organizations. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. 142p US$17.99 soft ISBN 1591580900 (available from DA...

New edition of People Places.(People Places: A Guide for Public Library Buildings in New South Wales, 2d ed.)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... People places: a guide for public library buildings in New South Wales, 2nd edition compiled by... Heather Nesbitt Planning in association with Bligh Voller Nield for the Library Council of New South Wales ISBN 0 7313 7156 9 $22.00 The...

A good practical tool.(People Places: A Guide for Public Library Buildings in New South Wales)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Nesbitt, Heather People places: a guide for public library buildings in New South Wales. Sydney: Library Council of New South Wales, 2000.70p price not reported spiral bound ISBN 0731371089 Prepared by consultants Heather Nesbitt in...

For the 'sole practitioner'.(Reality Check: The Pocket Guide to Special Librarianship)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Edinger, Jane 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...

Timely.(Scholarly Publishing in an Electronic Era: International Yearbook of Library and Information Management, 2004-2005)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Gorman, G E, and Rowland, F, eds Scholarly publishing in an electronic era. International yearbook of library and information management 2004/2005. London: Facet Publishing, 2004. 240p 60.00 [pounds sterling] hard ISBN 1856045366 (available...

Who was 'Panhandle Hennell'?(The Bibliography of Australian Literature, vol. 2)(Book review)
November 1, 2005... Arnold, John, et al., eds The bibliography of Australian literature, F-J, to 2000. St Lucia, QLD: University of Queensland Press, 2004. 765p A$175.00 hard ISBN 0702235008 Trade gossip has it that the second volume of the Bibliography of...

To navigate by ...(The Concise AACR2, 4th ed.)(Book review)
November 1, 2005... The concise AACR2: based on AACR2 2002 revision: 2004 update. 4th ed. Prep. By Michael Gorman. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004. 208p US$40.00 soft ISBN 0838935486 The text under review is based on the 2002 revision of the AACR2...

Wrong questions: predictable answers.(The Evolution of Library and Museum Partnerships: Historical Antecedents, Contemporary Manifestations, and Future Directions)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Dilevko, Juris, and Gottlieb, Lisa The evolution of library and museum partnerships: historical antecedents, contemporary manifestations, and future directions. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. 246p US$25.99 hard ISBN 1591580641...

The essential continuum.(The Information Society: A Study of Continuity and Change, 4th ed.)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Feather, John The information society: a study of continuity and change. 4th ed. London: Facet Publishing, 2004. 240p 22.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856044971 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) The basic premise of Feather's book is...

Minimising project failure.(The Strategic Management of Technology: A Guide for Library and Information Services)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Baker, David The strategic management of technology: a guide for library and information services. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2004. 305p price not reported soft ISBN 1843340410 The Strategic Management of Technology is the product of the...

A book for all Australians.(Xanana Gusmao, Timor Lives: Speeches of Freedom and Independence)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Xanana Gusmao, Timor lives: speeches of freedom and independence, Paperback: ISBN 1-920681-06-X $29.95 Longueville Media, 2005 Has any country started with fewer prospects than East Timor? After 25 years of struggle against its large...