Australian Academic & Research Libraries articles from June 2003

Australian Academic & Research Libraries archives from June 2003

Bibliographic control of Australian higher degree theses: the future role of the Australian digital theses program.
June 1, 2003... Higher degree (PhD and Masters) theses completed in Australian universities are an important component of the nation's research output. They distil the results of research conducted under supervision across the full range of disciplines, and...

Australian library resources in philosophy: a survey of recent monograph holdings.
June 1, 2003... In her memoir Half a Lifetime, the poet Judith Wright has left us a priceless snapshot of the libraries of Brisbane in the war years of the early 1940s. She was assisting her friend and future husband, the philosopher Jack McKinney, in locating...

IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference.(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Breaking Barriers: Reaching Users In A Digital World The IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference will be held in Canberra on 28-31 October 2003. Before 31 July registration is AUD$550.00. Full registration details,...

Publications received.
June 1, 2003... Do we want to keep our Newspapers? ed D McKitterick. Office for Humanities Communication Publication No 15 2002 ISBN 189779116X 108pp Australian Almanacs 1806-1930 A Bibliography I Morrison, M Perkins & T Caulfield (comps). Quiddlers Press...

Information literacy: how do librarians and academics work in partnership to deliver effective learning programs?
June 1, 2003... Librarians and academics are becoming increasingly aware of the need to provide learning programs that develop students' information literacy and many examples of information literacy programs are documented. However, there is little detail...

Challenge, stimulation and ultimate fulfilment: the development of the Information Services Building at the University of Otago 1993-2002. (Special Feature).
June 1, 2003... Identifying the Need--The 1992 Library Review The Report of the 1992 University of Otago Library Review Panel (1) stated that there were significant shortfalls in library accommodation across the whole university library system--a...

Developing an interpretative approach to competency-based training and learning.
June 1, 2003... 'You program a robot, you train a dog (or possibly a soldier), but for human beings you provide an educational environment.' (1) This statement, although controversial, gives cause to reflect on the enthusiasm for competency-based...

Alfred Deakin to go online through collaborative project.
June 1, 2003... The National Library of Australia has entered into a partnership with Deakin University by agreeing to digitise the Library's papers which belonged to Alfred Deakin, Australia's second, fifth and seventh Prime Minister. Jan Fullerton,...

IFLA to become the 'World Library and Information Congress'.
June 1, 2003... The biggest annual international gathering of librarians, the IFLA Conference, is to become the World Library and Information Congress. The coming conference to be held in Berlin from 1-9 August this year will be the first under its new name....

Death of the book? Challenges and opportunities for scholarly publishing. (Conference Report).
June 1, 2003... This event, the 16th National Scholarly Communications Forum, was held at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney over two autumn days in March. In attendance were scholars, librarians and publishers, brought together by their common interest in...

Obituaries.
June 1, 2003... Ian Maclean and Archives in Australia In March 2003 Ian Maclean passed away in Brisbane. Ian was 83. He is regarded as Australia's first professional archivist, and a key individual in the development of the profession not just in Australia...

The New Review of Libraries and Lifelong Learning.
June 1, 2003... Vol 1 Cambridge UK Taylor and Graham 2000 172 pp ISBN 1468 9944. This is the first edition of what is to bc an annual publication 'designed to report on innovative approaches to providing the various information skills and learning...