Australian Academic & Research Libraries articles from June 2007

Australian Academic & Research Libraries archives from June 2007

'My universe is here': implications for the future of academic libraries from the results of a survey of researchers.(Survey)
June 1, 2007... Depictions of libraries of the future in popular culture can be illuminating as well as interesting. Often they reflect librarians' library-centric view of the world, where the library is the central repository of all important knowledge, and...

Towards a national print repository for Australia: where from and where to?(Report)
June 1, 2007... The issue of finding adequate long-term storage for print collections has troubled libraries for many years. For most libraries it is the case that their collections continue to grow and, therefore, constantly require additional storage space....

Indigenous digital collections.(Report)
June 1, 2007... As the digital world gains further traction in information services provided by public restitutions to their communities (1), evidence continues to emerge with regard to the realities of convergences between traditional library information...

Australian and US academic library jobs: a comparison.(Report)
June 1, 2007... An analysis of 395 job advertisements (ads), 212 North American and 183 Australian, conducted in August, September and October 2004 explored similarities and differences in the job market's expectations of professional librarians in the US and...

The implications of library anxiety for academic reference services: a review of the literature.(Report)
June 1, 2007... Library anxiety can create significant barriers to students' use of the academic library. Although its nature and effects are well documented, there is little in the literature dealing directly with the implications of library anxiety for the...

Libraries and Google.(William Miller and Rita Pellen)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Libraries and Google William Miller and Rita M Pellen (eds) New York Haworth Press 2005 240pp ISBN 9780789031259 (Also published as Internet Services Quarterly vol 10 nos 3/4) William Miller and Rita Pellen, Director and Associate Director...

The Academic Research Library in a Decade of Change Reg Carr.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... The Academic Research Library in a Decade of Change Reg Carr Oxford Chandos 2007 237pp ISBN 1843342456 It is impossible to dislike a book about changes in academic libraries that uses a quote from the Spice Girls to introduce its chapter...

Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society W Shrum, K Benson, W Bijker and K Brunnstein (eds) New York Springer 2007 273pp ISBN 973387327228 This book is a collection of summaries of the many sessions that took place...

Bibliothekswissenschaft--Quo Vadis? Eine Disziplin zwischen Traditionen und Visionen: Programme--Modelle--Forschungsaufgaben = Library Science--Quo Vadis? A Discipline between Challenges and Opportunities: Programs--Models--Research Assignments.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Bibliothekswissenschaft--Quo Vadis? Eine Disziplin zwischen Traditionen und Visionen: Programme--Modelle--Forschungsaufgaben = Library Science--Quo Vadis? A Discipline between Challenges and Opportunities: Programs--Models--Research Assignments...

Political Pressure and the Archival Record.(Critical essay)
June 1, 2007... Political Pressure and the Archival Record Margaret Proctor, Michael Cook and Caroline Williams (eds) Chicago Society of American Archivists 2006 345pp ISBN 1931666156 In 1932 the United States Public Health Service commenced a...

O katalogu: izbor iz radova = Selected Writings on the Catalogue.(Critical essay)
June 1, 2007... O katalogu: izbor iz radova = Selected Writings on the Catalogue Eva Verona; Aleksandra Horvat (ed) Zagreb Hrvatsko knjiznicarsko drustvo (Croation Library Association) 2005 Hrvatsko knjiznicarsko drustvo Posebna izdanja (Croatian Library...

Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His life and Work.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His life and Work W J McEldowney Wellington VUW Press 2006 ISBN 9780864735348 Jock McEldowney's biography of Geoffrey Alley, founding Director of the New Zealand Country Library Service and the National Library...

The Nuremberg Trials: International Criminal Law Since 1945 = Die Nurnberger Prozesse: Volkerstrafrecht seit 1945.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... The Nuremberg Trials: International Criminal Law Since 1945 = Die Nurnberger Prozesse: Volkerstrafrecht seit 1945 Herbert R Reginbogin, Christoph J M Safferling and Walter R Hippel (eds) Munchen KG Saur 2006 320pp ISBN 9783598117565 ...

Innovative Ideas Forum, National Library of Australia, 19 April 2007.
June 1, 2007... The National Library of Australia is to be congratulated for hosting another stimulating and informative day showcasing some of the leading-edge applications and developments for making information available to users. This 'full house' event...