The Australian Library Journal, Volume 57, Issue 1 (2008)

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Miscellany

Getting on with it
Ian McCallum
Pages: 3-5
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Reaching higher – looking out
Christine Mackenzie
Pages: 6-22
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Pay equity for the library profession: an employer’s perspective
Dagmar Schmidmaier
Pages: 23-32
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Avoiding the crunch at crunch time
Julie Sloan
Pages: 33-38
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Are librarians the ultimate knowledge managers? A study of knowledge, skills, practice and mindset
Stuart Ferguson, Philip Hider & Anne Lloyd
Pages: 39-62
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Supply side perspectives: Out Front with Stephen Abram: A Guide for Information Leaders, comp. by Judith A. Siess and Jonathan Lorig. Chicago: American Library Association. 2007. 203 pp. US$40.00 (US$36.00 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 13: 9780838909324
Michelle McLean
Pages: 63-64
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforSupply side perspectives: Out Front with Stephen Abram: A Guide for Information Leaders, comp. by Judith A. Siess and Jonathan Lorig. Chicago: American Library Association. 2007. 203 pp. US$40.00 (US$36.00 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 13: 9780838909324 | PDF (92.7 KB)
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Find out and succeed: The Entrepreneur’s Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success, by Susan C. Awe. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 245 pp. US$35.00 soft cover ISBN 1591582423 (available from DA Information Services)
Helen Dunford
Pages: 64-65
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforFind out and succeed: The Entrepreneur’s Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success, by Susan C. Awe. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 245 pp. US$35.00 soft cover ISBN 1591582423 (available from DA Information Services) | PDF (93.2 KB)
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Morals and machines: Cybersins and Digital Good Deeds: A Book about Technology and Ethics, by Mary Ann Bell, Bobby Ezell and James L. Van Roekel. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2007. 187 pp. US$22.95 soft cover ISBN 13: 9780789029546
Michael Cullen
Pages: 65-67
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Local author impresses again: Managing Information Services: A Transformational Approach. 2nd ed, by Jo Bryson. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 346 pp. £28.00. soft cover ISBN 13: 9780754646341
Julia Leong
Pages: 67-68
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLocal author impresses again: Managing Information Services: A Transformational Approach. 2nd ed, by Jo Bryson. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 346 pp. £28.00. soft cover ISBN 13: 9780754646341 | PDF (95.2 KB)
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Technology explained: Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library Staff. 2nd ed, by John J. Burke. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006. 239 pp. US$59.95 239p soft cover ISBN 1555705502 (available from DA Information Services)
Sherrey Quinn
Pages: 68-69
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforTechnology explained: Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library Staff. 2nd ed, by John J. Burke. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006. 239 pp. US$59.95 239p soft cover ISBN 1555705502 (available from DA Information Services) | PDF (95.4 KB)
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EBL in action: Evidence-based Librarianship: Case Studies and Active Learning Exercises, ed. by Elizabeth Connor. Chandos Information Professional Series. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2007. 170 pp. £39.95 soft cover ISBN 1843342995
Barbara Frame
Pages: 70-71
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforEBL in action: Evidence-based Librarianship: Case Studies and Active Learning Exercises, ed. by Elizabeth Connor. Chandos Information Professional Series. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2007. 170 pp. £39.95 soft cover ISBN 1843342995 | PDF (95.4 KB)
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Managing your own career: lifelong employability: Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals, by G. Kim Dority. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 222 pp. US$38.00 soft cover ISBN: 159158180X (available from DA Information Services)
Helen Dunford
Pages: 71-72
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforManaging your own career: lifelong employability: Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals, by G. Kim Dority. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 222 pp. US$38.00 soft cover ISBN: 159158180X (available from DA Information Services) | PDF (95.7 KB)
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What’s the library worth?: Measuring Your Library’s Value: How to Do a Cost-Benefit Analysis for Your Public Library, by Donald S. Elliott et al. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. 181 pp. US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 13: 9780838909232
Edward Reid-Smith
Pages: 72-73
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforWhat’s the library worth?: Measuring Your Library’s Value: How to Do a Cost-Benefit Analysis for Your Public Library, by Donald S. Elliott et al. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. 181 pp. US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 13: 9780838909232 | PDF (89.2 KB)
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Library procedures for the performing arts: A Manual for the Performance Library, by Russ Girsberger. Music Library Association (MLA) Basic Manual Series, 6. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006. 171 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 10: 0810858711 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)
Sherrey Quinn
Pages: 73-74
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLibrary procedures for the performing arts: A Manual for the Performance Library, by Russ Girsberger. Music Library Association (MLA) Basic Manual Series, 6. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006. 171 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 10: 0810858711 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) | PDF (88.1 KB)
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Academic library leadership: Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries, edited by Peter Hernon and Nancy Rossiter. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 300p £25.99 soft cover ISBN 1591582911 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)
Kay Neville
Pages: 75-76
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforAcademic library leadership: Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries, edited by Peter Hernon and Nancy Rossiter. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 300p £25.99 soft cover ISBN 1591582911 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) | PDF (96.5 KB)
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Persistent book chalks up another 60 years: Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946–2005, ed. by Craig Munro and Robin Sheahan-Bright. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2006. 433 pp. A$45.00 soft cover ISBN 0702235733
Edward Reid-Smith
Pages: 76-77
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforPersistent book chalks up another 60 years: Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946–2005, ed. by Craig Munro and Robin Sheahan-Bright. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2006. 433 pp. A$45.00 soft cover ISBN 0702235733 | PDF (97.7 KB)
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Managing your own career: employability plus: Mid-Career Success Guide: Planning for the Second Half of Your Working Life, by Sally J. Power. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006. 200 pp. US$68.50 hard cover ISBN 13: 9780275988012 (available from DA Information Services)
Michelle McLean
Pages: 77-78
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforManaging your own career: employability plus: Mid-Career Success Guide: Planning for the Second Half of Your Working Life, by Sally J. Power. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006. 200 pp. US$68.50 hard cover ISBN 13: 9780275988012 (available from DA Information Services) | PDF (97.9 KB)
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Tips for managing change: Change Management in Information Services. 2nd ed, by Lyndon Pugh. Guildford: Ashgate Publishing, 2007. 230 pp. £55.00 hard cover ISBN 9780754646655
Julia Leong
Pages: 78-79
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforTips for managing change: Change Management in Information Services. 2nd ed, by Lyndon Pugh. Guildford: Ashgate Publishing, 2007. 230 pp. £55.00 hard cover ISBN 9780754646655 | PDF (98.5 KB)
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Effective finding: Making Search Work: Implementing Web, Intranet and Enterprise Search. By Martin White. London: Facet Publishing, 2007. 172 pp. £39.95 hard cover ISBN 1856046028 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)
Kay Neville
Pages: 79-81
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Where we came from: Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians, 1937–1949, by Jean P Whyte and David J Jones. Canberra: Australian Library and Information Association, 2007. 279pp. $42.50 soft cover ISBN 978086045658
Roxanne Missingham
Pages: 81-82
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforWhere we came from: Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians, 1937–1949, by Jean P Whyte and David J Jones. Canberra: Australian Library and Information Association, 2007. 279pp. $42.50 soft cover ISBN 978086045658 | PDF (91 KB)
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Guidelines for authors
Page: 83
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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