Australian Academic & Research Libraries articles from June 2002

Australian Academic & Research Libraries archives from June 2002

Ethical principles and information professionals: theory, practice and education.
June 1, 2002... Discussion on ethical practices for professions often centres on analysing cases of unethical professional behaviour. Although case studies serve to highlight dilemmas, it is more important to introduce ethical thinking into the education (core...

The getting of wisdom: reflections of a teaching librarian.(information literacy responsibilities of librarians )
June 1, 2002... Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding. (1) The aim of this paper is to challenge current information literacy practice in higher education. In doing so, I hope to encourage a...

Fran Awcock.(retirement of The State Library of Victoria's Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The State Library of Victoria's Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian, Frances Awcock, is to retire from public office at the end of November. The Library Board of Victoria's president, Sam Lipski, said the Board had accepted Mrs...

Measuring in-house use of print serials--the University of Melbourne's experience.
June 1, 2002... Many academic libraries are faced, almost annually, with the challenge of reviewing their print serials collections. The ever-increasing cost of subscriptions and the roller-coaster value of the Australian dollar has severely impacted on...

Australian talent in focus.(National Library of Australia Fuji Society of Advertising, Commercial, and Magazine Photographers Collection Exhibition)
June 1, 2002... The Fuji ACMPO Australian Photographers Collection 7 Exhibition will be on show at the National Library of Australia from 19 June until 14 July 2002. Contemporary images of love, humour, fame, adversity, beauty, conflict and innocence will be...

Andrew Osborn's The Library Keeper's Business: its impact and relevance today.
June 1, 2002... Andrew Osborn's return to his native land in 1958 introduced ingredients which were badly needed in the Australian academic library sector: new blood and new ideas, based on wide and varied experience at a high level. His energy was immense and...

State Library of Queensland installs Voyager.(automated library system from Endeavor Information Systems Inc.)(automated catalogue is part of the State Library's Queensland Information Portal)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The State Library of Queensland has announced the implementation of its new Voyager automated library system. The Voyager system, from Endeavor Information Systems, provides users with keyword searching, parallel searching across other...

Colin Steele.(appointments at Australian National University)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Colin Steele has been appointed Director, Scholarly Information Strategies at the Australian National University. Sue Kosse is now Interim Director, Scholarly Information Services and University Librarian at the ANU.

Australian and New Zealand Institute for Information Literacy (ANZIIL): new body to champion information literacy.
June 1, 2002... Can you remember when you first started reading and thinking about information literacy? My engagement with information literacy began in 1992 when that well-known information advocate Alan Bundy asked me to organise the first national...

Jan Fullerton reappointed to National Library.(Australia's National Library)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Jan Fullerton has been reappointed for a further five year term as Director General of the National Library.

Report from CAUL.(Council of Australian University Librarians )
June 1, 2002... The Council of Australian University Librarians held its first meeting for 2002 at the University of Western Australia. Guests included international representatives of CONZUL (Council of New Zealand University Librarians), Hong Kong's Joint...

CAUL Achievement Award. (Council of Australian University Librarians).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... CAUL recognises staff of a member library, an individual or team leader, who makes an outstanding contribution to the achievement of the CAUL strategic agenda. The award recognises significant progress in one or more of the following...

The Internet: Its Impact and Evaluation.
June 1, 2002... Proceedings of an international forum held at Cumberland Lodge Windsor Park 16-18th July 1999 Edited by David Nicholas and Ian Rowlands. London Aslib/IMI 2000 vii + 190pp ISBN 0 85142 438 4 (Library and Information Commission Research Reports...

Obituary: James Lee O'Brien BA MS (Louisiana State) AALIA, 1943-2002.(Obituary)
June 1, 2002... James O'Brien was a distinguished librarian who had a personal philosophy of librarianship and with that a deep belief in the importance of libraries in today's society. He gave life to this philosophy in the libraries he led and in the...

Publications received.
June 1, 2002... The Poems of Charles Harpur: An Analytical Finding List ed E Holt and E Perkins. 2002 IBSN 0731703715 224p $80 Technological Advances in Reference: A Paradigm Shift? ed E L Curry. Library Trends vol 50 no 2 Fall 2001 ISSN 00242594 142p...