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Editorial.
Following on from special issues on information literacy and Web 2.0, ALJ is back to reflecting the diversity of practice that characterises contemporary Australian librarianship.
In this issue we carry seven papers by nine authors from public, academic, special and state library backgrounds. Some of our contributors are making an early appearance in print, while others, reputations well-established, are in demand as writers and as speakers at international conferences. Eight are women, plus just one man
Amy Heap and Bob Pymm report on a Web based local studies project which uses interactive technology to reach back to the voices of the 1930s. Katrina Macdonald, recently published in ALJ, has written again on information literacy, this time with a reflective practice case study. Janet Smith discusses the evidence base in criminology, arguing for the value of grey literature. Jane Shelling continues this theme in her paper on training to ensure use of the evidence base in the alcohol and other drugs sector. If you ever wondered about the importance of controlled vocabularies in information retrieval--and doesn't everyone with misgivings about search engine performance?--then Jill Buckley Smith and Prue Deacon's account of the progressive refinement of the HealthInsite thesaurus will leave you convinced of the benefits of persisting with continuous refinement based on usage. Sarada Rao writes about electronic health information resources, 'eHealth', and their potential for improving health service delivery to rural and remote communities. Finally, Ellen Forsyth's account of a VALA-funded study tour continues the technology thread with an ...
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- Magazine article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries Harvey, Ross June 1, 2008 700+ words
...Technology RMIT University, and held at the State Library of Victoria on 30 November 2007. It...Fellows, Ross Harvey, Annemaree Lloyd, Bob Pymm and Jake Wallis (Charles Sturt University...of Selection in Academic Libraries * Bob Pymm and Philip Hider (Charles Sturt University...
- The Dynamics of Change: A History of the Washington State Library.(Book...
- Magazine article from: Libraries & Culture Stevens, Jen March 22, 2004 700+ words
...Change: A History of the Washington State Library. By Maryan E. Reynolds with Joel...Locke proposed closing the Washington State Library in order to save some $5.6 million...Locke's proposal was defeated by state library supporters in the legislature, the...
- Ridge Administration Links State Library with State System of Higher...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 19, 1999 700+ words
...announced a new partnership to link the State Library in Harrisburg with the State System...collections at both the State System and the State Library. The result: more information available to State Library patrons and State System students and...
- State library agency and collection in Minnesota gutted: budget pressures but...
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Oder, Norman July 1, 2002 700+ words
...supporting library development and the state library functions were cut as of June 28, and the state library collection was closed. While the department...librarians worrying about access to state library materials, library leadership and...
- The Newspaper Collection of the State Library of Victoria. A Forum organized by...
- Magazine article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries Cope, RL March 1, 2003 700+ words
The Newspaper Collection of the State Library of Victoria. A Forum organized by the State Library Development Committee, the Users Group SLV and the State Library of Victoria on 24 February 1999. Proceedings edited by W Kirsop. Monash University...
- To "build upon the foundation": Charles Gayarre's vision for the Louisiana...
- Magazine article from: Libraries and the Cultural Record Phillips, Faye January 1, 2008 700+ words
...advocated the creation of a major state library that would reflect well on the state...early development of the Louisiana State Library, but the Civil War and Reconstruction...postwar vision of a restored and robust state library was never realized. The war and its...
- Texas State Library Provides First Implementation of the Z39.50 Bath Profile;...
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 14, 2000 700+ words
...BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 The Texas State Library and Archives Commission announced today...Sirsi Corporation of Huntsville, Ala. and State Library personnel, the Texas State Library has successfully implemented the first cross...
- Former supervisor worries state library will die.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Ensley, Gerald January 24, 2003 700+ words
...Bush proposes to eliminate the Florida State Library as part of the new state budget...of State and is responsible for the state library, the state archives, state record...A. Gray Building that houses the state library, state archives and Museum of Florida...
- 'Education' governor axes State Library. (The View From the Top Left...
- Magazine article from: Computers in Libraries Schuyler, Michael April 1, 2002 700+ words
...has decided to close the Washington State Library. Faced with a $1.2 billion shortfall...by cutting $9 million, the entire State Library budget. He told the staff himself...Washington the only state without a State Library, he corrected the impression: It...
- The origins of the Oregon State Library.(RESEARCH FILES)
- Magazine article from: Oregon Historical Quarterly Scheppke, Jim March 22, 2006 700+ words
...reflect on the origins of the Oregon State Library. Both times, she began the story...library development in a state with no state library except a law library, no free books...that was read at the dedication of the State Library Building on April 3, 1939. Once again...
Source: HighBeam Research, Editorial.