Australian Academic & Research Libraries articles from March 2007

Australian Academic & Research Libraries archives from March 2007

Managing the soft issues in e-research: a role for libraries?.(problems in software development and using the Internet's data for analysis in academic research; electronic research)(Dataset Acquisition, Accessibility and Annotation e-Research Technologies)
March 1, 2007... In a study of changing research practices in Australia conducted for the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Houghton et al conducted interviews and workshops with researchers from a range of disciplines and institutional...

Just advanced librarianship: the role of academic libraries as publishers.
March 1, 2007... Libraries have always been creators or publishers of information. Traditionally this has been in the areas of bibliographic access or control, in the form of catalogues, indexes and bibliographies, although many libraries have published or...

Academic libraries and the research quality framework.
March 1, 2007... In 2004, the Prime Minister announced the Commonwealth government's intention to change the way research funding is distributed to Australian higher education institutions. Called the Research Quality Framework (RQF), and with precedents in...

Catalogue use by the Petherick readers of the National Library of Australia.
March 1, 2007... As Alan Danskin has recently pointed out, 'Cataloguing now faces a more dangerous challenge than the accusation that it costs too much. The very validity of what cataloguers do IS called into question. (1) We are constantly hearing that library...

Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners William Miller and Rita M Pellen (eds) New York Haworth Information Press 2004 209pp ISBN 0789029383 (Also published as Internet Reference Services Quarterly, vol 9, nos 3/4) The editors,...

Understanding Information Systems: What They Do and Why We Need Them.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Understanding Information Systems: What They Do and Why We Need Them Lee Ratzan. Chicago American Library Association 2004 253pp ISBN 0838908683 The author promises an unusual and fun textbook bringing a mathematical perspective to...

Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and Teaching Environment.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and Teaching Environment Penny Dale, Matt Holland and Marian Matthews (eds) Aldershot Ashgate 2006 199p ISBN 0754640957 Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and Teaching Environment...

Bibliometrics in Social Work.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Bibliometrics in Social Work Gary Holden, Gary Rosenberg and Kathleen Baker (eds) New York Haworth 2005 154pp ISBN 9780789030719 (Also published as Social Work in Health Care vol 41 nos3/4) The title says it all. The focus is on social...

Networking for Digital Preservation: Current Practice in 15 National Libraries.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Networking for Digital Preservation: Current Practice in 15 National Libraries Ingeborg Verheul IFLA Publications 119 Munchen K G Saur 2006 269pp ISBN 3598218478 The foreword of Networking for Digital Preservation makes two key points:...

Making Knowledge Visible: Communicating Knowledge through Information Products.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Making Knowledge Visible: Communicating Knowledge through Information Products Elizabeth Orna Aldershot Gower 2005 212pp ISBN 0566085631 Elizabeth Orna is a well-known information consultant and author of books such as Practical...

Publications received.
March 1, 2007... Change and Challenge: Information literacy for the 21st century S Andretta (ed) Adelaide Auslib Press 2006 ISBN 9780990330113 The Changing Face of Government Information: Providing access in the twenty-first century S L Kumar (ed) New York...

Don Schauder honoured by Monash.(Monash University's Emeritus Professor)
March 1, 2007... Monash University has honoured its recently retired Professor of Information Management, Don Schauder, by bestowing on him the title Emeritus Professor. This is a high honour, and is intended 'to recognise a former Professor's distinguished...

Forum on Australian Library History 2007: State Library of New South Wales, 27-29 September 2007.
March 1, 2007... For the first time, the Forum on Australian Library History is hosted by the State Library of New South Wales. It promises an exciting mix of papers on the development of Australian libraries, on the individuals involved and on the environments...