Australian Academic & Research Libraries articles from March 2008

Australian Academic & Research Libraries archives from March 2008

Editorial.(Irving K. Barber Learning Centre)
March 1, 2008... I write this editorial from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Over the last four weeks I have observed with fascination the bedding-in of the Irving K Barber Learning...

Open source library management systems: a multidimensional evaluation.
March 1, 2008... During the last decade there has been significant innovation in open source systems (OSSs) for integrated library management. Commercial library management systems (LMSs) have evolved to extend functionality from acquisitions and circulation...

Catalogue use at the State Library of Victoria.(Survey)
March 1, 2008... A recent survey of a particular group of scholars who use the National Library of Australia's collection showed that there were still catalogue users who appreciated and utilised the various elements of traditional bibliographic data. (1) This...

Creating a library presence in online units.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Increasingly, students are researching for assignments in the online environment. They are often technologically proficient and capable of navigating and exploring confidently across a range of resources. Finding background or general...

How well do you know your clients?: international students' preferences for learning about library services.(Survey)
March 1, 2008... Statistics from Australian Education International (AEI) show that the numbers of international students enrolling in Australian higher education institutions have risen every year since 2002, the highest increase being 16.5% in 2002-2003...

Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: Charting New Directions in Information Services Stuart Ferguson (ed).(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: Charting New Directions in Information Services Stuart Ferguson (ed) Wagga Wagga Centre for Information Studies 2007 Topics in Australasian Library and Information Studies no 27 394pp ISBN...

Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians 1937-1949 Jean P Whyte and David J Jones.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians 1937-1949 Jean P Whyte and David J Jones Kingston ACT Australian Library and information Association 2007 279 pp ISBN 9780868045658 $42.50 I recommend this excellent book...

The Changing Face of Government Information: Providing Access in the Twenty-First Century Suhansini L Kumar (ed).(Book review)
March 1, 2008... The Changing Face of Government Information: Providing Access in the Twenty-First Century Suhansini L Kumar (ed) New York Haworth Press 2006 290pp ISBN 9780789031563 (Also published as The Reference Librarian vol 45 no 94) It...

Managing Information Services: A Transformational Approach 2nd ed Jo Bryson.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Managing Information Services: A Transformational Approach 2nd ed Jo Bryson Aldershot Hants Ashgate 2006 xiii 346pp ISBN 0754646343 Jo Bryson is known to many librarians in Australia for her relevant, practical and easy-to-read...

Digital Information and Knowledge Management: New Opportunities for Research Libraries Sul Lee (ed).(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Digital Information and Knowledge Management: New Opportunities for Research Libraries Sul Lee (ed) New York Haworth Information Press 2007 117 pp ISBN 9780789035660 (Also published as Journal of Library Administration vol 46 no1 2007)...

Building Bridges: Collaboration Within and Beyond the Academic Library Anne Langley, Edward G Gray and K T L Vaughan.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Building Bridges: Collaboration Within and Beyond the Academic Library Anne Langley, Edward G Gray and K T L Vaughan Oxford Chandos Publishing 2006 143pp ISBN 1843341514 This is quite a useful book and an easy read for practitioners in...

Publications received.
March 1, 2008... Dealing with Natural Disasters in Libraries William Miller, Rita M Pellen (eds) New York Haworth 2006 ISBN 9780789036100 Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship M Sandra Wood (ed) New York Haworth 2008 ISBN 9780789035967 Library...