The Australian Library Journal, Volume 52, Issue 2 (2003)

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Miscellany

Yadlamalka girl shaped Australian librarianship
Jean Primrose Whyte, Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Librarianship, Monash University 27June 1923 – 18 March 2003
Brian McMullin
Pages: 105-107
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Editorials

Editorial
The endemic document
Pages: 109-111
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The Aurora Recall, Auckland, February 2003
Pages: 113-123
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Through the looking glass for librarians: a training lens to improve and fast track learning of databases
Kirsty Williamson & Marion Bannister
Pages: 125-134
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme and Australia’s lost and missing documentary heritage
Ross Harvey
Pages: 135-147
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Correction
A correction
Page: 148
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The QUT/ALIA Queensland student mentoring program
Gillian Hallam & Chris Gissing
Pages: 149-161
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eBooks, libraries and peer-to-peer file-sharing
Mark Hoorebeek
Pages: 163-168
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Focusing on health information: how to assess information quality on the internet
Gaby Haddow
Pages: 169-178
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When ‘best value’ may not quite say what it means: a reflection on measuring quality in public services in the United Kingdom
Keith Trickey
Pages: 179-184
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Seymour Lubetzky, 1898–2003
Eugenie Grieg
Pages: 185-186
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Conscripts only need apply?: Driggers, Preston, and Dumas, Eileen Managing library volunteers: a practical toolkit. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 176p $US38.00 (ALA members $34.20) soft ISBN 0838908063
Edward R Reid-Smith
Page: 187
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforConscripts only need apply?: Driggers, Preston, and Dumas, Eileen Managing library volunteers: a practical toolkit. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 176p $US38.00 (ALA members $34.20) soft ISBN 0838908063 | PDF (106.6 KB)
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Get there! Quick!: Duckett, Bob; Walker, Peter; and Donnelly, Christinea Know it all, find it fast: an A-Z source guide for the enquiry desk. London: Facet Publishing, 2002. 340p £24.95 soft ISBN 1856044343 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)
Amanda Magnussen
Page: 188
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforGet there! Quick!: Duckett, Bob; Walker, Peter; and Donnelly, Christinea Know it all, find it fast: an A-Z source guide for the enquiry desk. London: Facet Publishing, 2002. 340p £24.95 soft ISBN 1856044343 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) | PDF (96.9 KB)
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The library college redivivus?: Durisin, Patricia, ed Information literacy programs: successes and challenges. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2002. 244p price not reported soft ISBN0789019590 (also published as Journal of library administration 36, 1/2) (available from DA Information Services)
Kat Turner
Page: 189
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe library college redivivus?: Durisin, Patricia, ed Information literacy programs: successes and challenges. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2002. 244p price not reported soft ISBN0789019590 (also published as Journal of library administration 36, 1/2) (available from DA Information Services) | PDF (97.5 KB)
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A fine example: Ellis, Alan; Highleyman, Liz; Schaub, Kevin; and White, Melissa, eds The Harvey Milk Institute guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer internet research. Binghamton: Harrington Park Press, 2002. 180p US$14.95 soft ISBN 1560233532
Teresa Savage
Pages: 190-191
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforA fine example: Ellis, Alan; Highleyman, Liz; Schaub, Kevin; and White, Melissa, eds The Harvey Milk Institute guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer internet research. Binghamton: Harrington Park Press, 2002. 180p US$14.95 soft ISBN 1560233532 | PDF (101.9 KB)
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The next generation?: Shuman, Bruce A Issues for libraries and information science in the internet age. Englewood, CO, 2001. 228p US$54.00 soft ISBN 1563088053
Alison Fields
Page: 191
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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What goes in…: Hernon, Peter and Dugan, Robert E An action plan for outcomes assessment in your library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 191p US$49.00 (ALA members US$44.10) soft ISBN 0838908136
Helen King
Pages: 192-193
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforWhat goes in…: Hernon, Peter and Dugan, Robert E An action plan for outcomes assessment in your library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 191p US$49.00 (ALA members US$44.10) soft ISBN 0838908136 | PDF (101.5 KB)
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Out there: at the edge: Hock, Randolph The extreme searcher’s guide to web search engines: a handbook for the serious searcher. 2nd ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 241p US$24.95 soft ISBN 0910965471
David Mason
Pages: 193-194
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforOut there: at the edge: Hock, Randolph The extreme searcher’s guide to web search engines: a handbook for the serious searcher. 2nd ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 241p US$24.95 soft ISBN 0910965471 | PDF (102.2 KB)
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On the up and up?: Public library materials fund and budget survey 2000–2002. Comp. by Sally Maynard and Sharon Fletcher. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library and Information Statistics Unit, 2001. 259p £30.00 spiral bound ISBN 1901786420
Jeremy Hodes
Page: 194
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforOn the up and up?: Public library materials fund and budget survey 2000–2002. Comp. by Sally Maynard and Sharon Fletcher. Loughborough: Loughborough University, Library and Information Statistics Unit, 2001. 259p £30.00 spiral bound ISBN 1901786420 | PDF (97.9 KB)
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Better believe it!: McCracken, Linda D, and Zeiher, Lynne The library book cart precision team drill manual. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2002. 160p US$ 25.00 soft ISBN 0786411597
Jeremy Hodes
Pages: 194-195
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforBetter believe it!: McCracken, Linda D, and Zeiher, Lynne The library book cart precision team drill manual. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2002. 160p US$ 25.00 soft ISBN 0786411597 | PDF (112.5 KB)
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…passes all the standard tests of a reference book: Howgego, Raymond J Encyclopedia of exploration to 1800. Potts Point, NSW: Hordern House, 2002. 1168p A$295 hard ISBN 1875567364 (available from Hordern House, 77 Victoria Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011)
Ian Morrison
Pages: 195-197
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Spin: is in: Karp, Rashelle S, ed Powerful public relations: A how-to guide for libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 90p US$32.00 soft ISBN 0838908187
DA Cronau
Pages: 197-198
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforSpin: is in: Karp, Rashelle S, ed Powerful public relations: A how-to guide for libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. 90p US$32.00 soft ISBN 0838908187 | PDF (111.7 KB)
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A challenge to educators?: McClure, Charles R; Bertot, John Carlo, eds Evaluating networked information services: techniques, policies, and issues. ASIST monograph series. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 344p US$44.50 (US$35.60 ASIST members) hard ISBN 1573871184
Alastair G Smith
Pages: 198-199
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforA challenge to educators?: McClure, Charles R; Bertot, John Carlo, eds Evaluating networked information services: techniques, policies, and issues. ASIST monograph series. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 344p US$44.50 (US$35.60 ASIST members) hard ISBN 1573871184 | PDF (111.5 KB)
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On the cusp: Pantry, Sheila, and Griffiths, Peter Creating a successful e-information service. London: Facet Publishing, 2001. 169p £24.95 soft ISBN 1856044424 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)
Teresa Savage
Pages: 200-201
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforOn the cusp: Pantry, Sheila, and Griffiths, Peter Creating a successful e-information service. London: Facet Publishing, 2001. 169p £24.95 soft ISBN 1856044424 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) | PDF (110 KB)
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Hands-on: Reimer-Epp, Heidi, and Reimer, Mary The encyclopedia of papermaking and bookbinding: the definitive guide to making, embellishing, and repairing paper, books, and scrapbooks. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2002. 160p US$24.95 hard ISBN 0762412143 (available from the British Library)
Helen Dunford
Page: 201
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforHands-on: Reimer-Epp, Heidi, and Reimer, Mary The encyclopedia of papermaking and bookbinding: the definitive guide to making, embellishing, and repairing paper, books, and scrapbooks. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2002. 160p US$24.95 hard ISBN 0762412143 (available from the British Library) | PDF (105.4 KB)
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Trepanning for treasure: Sacks, Risa Super searchers go to the source: the interviewing and handson information strategies of top primary researchersonline, on the phone, and in person. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 420 pp. US$24.95 soft ISBN 0910965536
Sylvia Lauretta Edwards
Pages: 202-203
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforTrepanning for treasure: Sacks, Risa Super searchers go to the source: the interviewing and handson information strategies of top primary researchersonline, on the phone, and in person. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2001. 420 pp. US$24.95 soft ISBN 0910965536 | PDF (110.4 KB)
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Enterprise agreements, anyone?: Singer, Paula M Developing a compensation plan for your library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 144p US$38.00 soft ISBN 0838908160
Jeremy Hodes
Page: 203
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforEnterprise agreements, anyone?: Singer, Paula M Developing a compensation plan for your library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002. 144p US$38.00 soft ISBN 0838908160 | PDF (95.5 KB)
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Stone-squeezing: Swan, James Fundraising for libraries: 25 proven ways to get more money for your library. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002. 409p $69.95 soft ISBN 1555704336
Helen Dunford
Page: 204
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforStone-squeezing: Swan, James Fundraising for libraries: 25 proven ways to get more money for your library. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002. 409p $69.95 soft ISBN 1555704336 | PDF (106.1 KB)
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‘Daddy: we hardly knew you’: Vine Hall, Nick Tracing your family history in Australia: a bibliography. Mt Eliza, Vic: Vine Hall, 2002. 275p A$30.00 soft ISBN 1864043857
Vine Hall, Nick Tracing your family history in Australia: a national guide to sources. 3rd ed. Mt Eliza, Vic: Vine Hall, 2002. 884p A$70.00 soft ISBN 1864043849
Helen Dunford
Page: 205
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
Citationfor‘Daddy: we hardly knew you’: Vine Hall, Nick Tracing your family history in Australia: a bibliography. Mt Eliza, Vic: Vine Hall, 2002. 275p A$30.00 soft ISBN 1864043857
Vine Hall, Nick Tracing your family history in Australia: a national guide to sources. 3rd ed. Mt Eliza, Vic: Vine Hall, 2002. 884p A$70.00 soft ISBN 1864043849 | PDF (106.6 KB)
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