The Australian Library Journal articles from November 2008

The Australian Library Journal archives from November 2008

Editor's note.(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... ALJ is our journal of record, and it is with sadness that we record the passing of Jean Hagger, foundation Head of the Department of Librarianship at RMIT and pioneer in library education. We are grateful to Michael Ramsden for describing...

Jean Hagger, BA, MLS, ALA, FLAA (1917-2008).(In memoriam)
November 1, 2008... Jean Hagger, who died on 16th July 2008 in her 91st year, was the foundation head of the RMIT Department of Librarianship and a pioneer of education for librarianship in Australia. Jean was born in Preston, Melbourne on 11th October 1917....

To be Web 2.0, or not to be Web 2.0: is that the question?(Guest editorial)
November 1, 2008... Blogs, wikis, social networking, folksonomies, podcasts--the list of Web 2.0 applications and guises seems to grow ever longer and at an increasingly rapid pace. Since its definition by Tim O'Reilly and others in 2004, libraries have embraced...

Web 2.0 strategy in libraries and information services.
November 1, 2008... Web 2.0 challenges libraries to change from their predominantly centralised service models with integrated library management systems at the hub. Implementation of Web 2.0 technologies and the accompanying attitudinal shifts will demand...

Do we remove all the walls? Second Life librarianship.
November 1, 2008... More than five hundred librarians have been experimenting with providing library services within Second Life, a Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) with over thirty thousand users online at any time. This paper outlines the advantages for...

A Web 2.0 vision, Web 2.0 project management and real-world student learning in a website redevelopment project.(Report)
November 1, 2008... The Arts Libraries Society of Australia and New Zealand (Arlis/ANZ) recently implemented a new web presence. More than just a website, it was envisaged as a web 'identity', a virtual clubhouse where the Society could conduct its 'virtual...

Guidelines for the development of a blog-based current awareness news service.(Report)
November 1, 2008... Blogging software has gained popularity as a vehicle to promote library resources, services and events, and as a distribution tool for current awareness services. The paper outlines the process that was undertaken to redevelop a Word based...

Virtual services on the edge: innovative use of Web tools in public libraries.
November 1, 2008... Public library services, particularly in the USA, have successfully and imaginatively implemented Web 2.0 tools in a variety of ways. These include improving access to content for library users, opening up dialogue with them, and showing them...

Specialised search tool for scientists and engineers.(Literature Search Strategies for Interdisciplinary Research: A Sourcebook for Scientists and Engineers)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Literature Search Strategies for Interdisciplinary Research: A Sourcebook for Scientists and Engineers. Ed. by Linda G. Ackerson. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 132 pp. US$35.00 soft cover ISBN 13:9780810852419 This book was written to...

Selling libraries.(Crash Course in Marketing for Libraries)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Crash Course in Marketing for Libraries. By Susan W. Alman. Crash Course Series. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 177 pp. US$30.00 soft cover ISBN 9781591584308 (available from DA Information Services) Alman states that in order 'to...

Invaluable guide to information commons.(Transforming Library Services through Information Commons: Case Studies for the Digital Age)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Transforming Library Services through Information Commons: Case Studies for the Digital Age. By D. Russell Bailey and Barbara G. Tierney. Chicago: American Library Association, 2008, 184 pp. US$55.00 (ALA members US$49.50) soft cover ISBN...

Recordkeeping information technology.(Understanding Data and Information Systems for Recordkeeping)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Understanding Data and Information Systems for Recordkeeping. By Phillip C. Bantin. London: Facet Publishing, 2008. 331 pp. 44.95 [pounds sterling] soft cover ISBN 9781856046275 The aim of this book is admirable. The author attempts to...

Primer on technology and behaviour.(Cyber Sins and Digital Good Deeds: A Book About Technology and Ethics)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Cyber Sins and Digital Good Deeds: A Book about Technology and Ethics. By Mary Ann Bell, Bobby Ezell and James L. Van Roekel. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2007. 187 pp. US$22.95 soft cover ISBN 13:9780789029546 Cybersins and...

Designing and blending to maximise users' experiences.(Academic Librarianship by Design: A Blended Librarian's Guide to the Tools and Techniques)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Academic Librarianship by Design: A Blended Librarian's Guide to the Tools and Techniques. By Steven J. Bell and John D. Shank. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 208 pp. US$50.00 (ALA members US$45.00) soft cover ISBN...

Reading teens.(Serving Teens through Readers' Advisory)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Serving Teens through Readers' Advisory. By Heather Booth. ALA Readers' Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 159 pp. US$36.00 (ALA members US$32.40) soft cover ISBN 13:9780838909300 This book is intended for...

Major contribution: seminal work on freedom of information.(The Politics of Promoting Freedom of Information and Expression in International Librarianship: The IFLA/FAIFE Project)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... The Politics of Promoting Freedom of Information and Expression in International Librarianship: The IFLA/FAIFE Project. By Alex Byrne. Libraries and Librarianship: An International Perspective. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 226 pp,...

Top text for teaching.(Librarianship: An Introduction)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Librarianship: An Introduction. By G. G. Chowdhury et al. London: Facet Publishing, 2008. 329 pp. 39.95 [pounds sterling] soft cover ISBN 9781856046176 This comprehensive text would be an excellent handbook for any librarian wanting a...

Introduction to media literacy.(Teaching Media Literacy: A How-to-Do-it Manual)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Teaching Media Literacy: A How-to-Do-it Manual and CD-ROM. By Belinda De Abreu. How-to-Do-It Manuals for Librarians, 156. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 217 pp. US$59.95 soft cover ISBN 13:9781555705961 (available from DA Information...

Readers' advisory: give 'em what they need.(Readers' Advisory Service in North American Public Libraries, 1870-2005: A History and Critical Analysis)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Readers' Advisory Service in North American Public Libraries, 1870-2005: A History and Critical Analysis. By Juris Dilevko and Candice F.C. Magowan. Jefferson NC: McFarland and Company, 2007. 252 pp. US$40.00 soft cover This book is a...

Measuring up.(Using Benchmarking, Needs Assessment, Quality Improvement, Outcome Measurement and Library Standards: A How-to-Do-It-Manual)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Using Benchmarking, Needs Assessment, Quality Improvement, Outcome Measurement and Library Standards: A How-to-Do-It-Manual with CD-ROM. By Rosalind F. Dudden. How-to-Do-It Manuals For Librarians, 159. A Medical Library Association Guide. New...

Students 2.0.(The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student: Making the Connections)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student: Making the Connections. By Susan Gibbons. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 160 pp. US$45.00 (ALA members US$40.50) soft cover ISBN 13:9780838909461 In The Academic Library and the...

Digital segue.(Print vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Print vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence. Ed. by Sul H. Lee. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2007. 138 pp. US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 13: 9780789035769 (also published as Journal of Library Administration 46, 2) In the world...

Examining information.(Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment, 2d ed.)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment. 2nd Ed. By June Lester and Wallace C. Koehler, Jr. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 444 pp. US$65.00 soft cover ISBN 13:9781555705947 The study of...

A flat-out good read ...(Judging a Book by Its Cover: Fans, Publishers, Designers, and Marketing of Fiction)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Judging a Book by Its Cover: Fans, Publishers, Designers, and Marketing of Fiction. Ed. by Nicole Matthews and Nickianne Moody. Guildford: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2007. 191 pp. 50.00 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 9780754657316 What...

Marketing mixed bag.(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Library Management and Marketing in a Multicultural World. Ed. by James L. Mullins. IFLA Publications, 125. Munich, K.G. Saur, 2007. 366 pp. 78.00 (58.00 IFLA members) hard cover ISBN 9783598220326 Marketing the Best Deal in Town: Your...

Information effects.(Information and Emotion: The Emergent Affective Paradigm in Information Behavior Research and Theory)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Information and Emotion: The Emergent Affective Paradigm in Information Behavior Research and Theory. Ed. by Diane Nahl and Dania Bilal. ASIST Monograph Series. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2007. 392 pp. US$59.50 (ASIS&T members US$47.60)...

UK workplace harmony.(Managing Stress and Conflict in Libraries)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Managing Stress and Conflict in Libraries. By Sheila Pantry. London: Facet Publishing, 2007. 140 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781856046138 Pantry will be known to many in the field as the author of practical, readily accessible...

Undergraduate research skills.(The College Student's Research Companion, 4th ed.)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... The College Student's Research Companion. 4th ed. By Arlene R. Quaratiello. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 168 pp. US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 13:9781555705886 Although the Web has been widespread in our lives for some time and has...

DDC gem.(The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System. By M. P. Satija. Chandos Information Professionals Series. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2007. 206 pp. US$69.95 soft cover ISBN 9781843342342 Most people working in the...

OK for the UK; less useful for NZ and Oz.(Planning and Implementing Electronic Records Management: A Practical Guide; Public Sector Records Management: A Practical Guide)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Planning and Implementing Electronic Records Management: A Practical Guide. By Kelvin Smith. London: Facet Publishing, 2007. 218 pp. 39.95 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 9781856046152 Public Sector Records Management: A Practical Guide....

Once more: give 'em what they need.(Equity and Excellence in the Public Library: Why Ignorance Is Not Our Heritage)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Equity and Excellence in the Public Library: Why Ignorance Is Not Our Heritage. By Bob Usherwood. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2007. 238 pp. 45.00 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 9780754648062 Bob Usherwood invites us to consider two...

Entertaining and essential for selecting children's books.(Children's Books: A Practical Guide to Selection)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Children's Books: A Practical Guide to Selection. By Phyllis Van Orden and Sunny Strong. New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, 2007, 239 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781555705848 Children's Books: A Practical Guide to Selection is...

IP explained by US expert.(Intellectual Property: Everything the Digital-Age Librarian Needs to Know)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Intellectual Property: Everything the Digital-Age Librarian Needs to Know. By Timothy L. Wherry. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 152 pp. US$50.00 (ALA members US$45.00) soft cover ISBN 13:9780838909485 Web 2.0 tools, as well...

Where we came from (2). It's so good, we've reviewed it again.(Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians, 1937-1949)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians, 1937-1949. By Jean P. Whyte and David J. Jones. Kingston, ACT: Australian Library and Information Association, 2007. 279 pp. $42.50 soft cover ISBN 9780868045658 Unlike North...

Glowing review for health sciences librarianship intro.(Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship. Ed. by M. Sandra Wood. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press/Taylor and Francis Group, 2007. 494 pp. US$94.95 soft cover ISBN 9780789035967 What an absolute corker of an introduction to...

Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Medical Librarian 2.0, Librarian 2.0.(Medical Librarian 2.0: Use of Web 2.0 Technologies in Reference Services)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Medical Librarian 2.0: Use of Web 2.0 Technologies in Reference Services. Ed. by M. Sandra Wood. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2007. 213 pp. US$60.00 soft cover ISBN 9780789036063 (Medical Reference Services Quarterly 26, Supplement 1) In...