The Australian Library Journal, Volume 57, Issue 2 (2008)

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The Australian Library Journal, Volume 57, Issue 2 (2008)

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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial
‘… of the many satisfactions librarianship brought me none exceed the friendships I made.’
Ian McCallum
Pages: 87-88
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Miscellany

Harrison Bryan, AO, MA, HonDLitt, HonLLD, FASSA, FLAA (1923–2008)
Neil A Radford
Pages: 90-96
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Harrison Bryan – some personal recollections
Ted Vellacott
Pages: 97-99
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Recollections of Harrison Bryan
Averill Edwards
Pages: 100-101
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Original Articles

Article
Current demand and future need for undergraduate LIS education in Australia
Roy Sanders
Pages: 102-127
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Manifestations of metadata: from Alexandria to the Web – old is new again
Patricia Kennedy
Pages: 128-146
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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What the politicians think of the Australian Parliamentary Library
Roxanne Missingham
Pages: 147-168
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Finding what you’re looking for: a reader-centred approach to the classification of adult fiction in public libraries
Richard Maker
Pages: 169-177
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Law librarians challenged: Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century. Ed. by Roy Balleste, Sonia LunaLamas, and Lisa Smith-Butler. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 229 pp. US$55.00 hard cover ISBN 13: 9780810858817
Colin Fong
Pages: 178-179
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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New text, new field: Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship. Ed. by Joan M. Benedetti. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 312 pp. US$61.00 soft cover ISBN 9780810859210 (available from DA Information Services)
Kay Neville
Pages: 179-180
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Rounding out last century: British Librarianship and Information Work 1991–2000. Ed. By J.H. Bowman. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 582 pp. £70.00 hard cover ISBN 9780754647799
Toby Burrows
Pages: 180-181
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Getting through this century: The Library in the Twenty-First Century. 2nd ed. By Peter Brophy. London: Facet Publishing, 2007. 248 pp. £39.95 hard cover ISBN 9781856046060 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)
Emma Datson
Pages: 181-182
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Australians on indexing: The Indexing Companion. By Glenda Browne and Jon Jermey. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 249 pp. A$49.95 soft cover ISBN 9780521689885
John MacRitchie
Pages: 182-183
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Children are our future – better be good today: Outstanding Library Service to Children: Putting the Core Competencies to Work. By Rosanne Cerny, Penny Markey and Amanda Williams. Association for Library Service to Children. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. 112 pp. US$25.00 (ALA members US$22.50) soft cover ISBN 0838909221
Michelle McLean
Pages: 183-184
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforChildren are our future – better be good today: Outstanding Library Service to Children: Putting the Core Competencies to Work. By Rosanne Cerny, Penny Markey and Amanda Williams. Association for Library Service to Children. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. 112 pp. US$25.00 (ALA members US$22.50) soft cover ISBN 0838909221 | PDF (83.6 KB)
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Practical tool for learning library leaders: Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals. By G. Edward Evans and Patricia Layzell Ward. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 246 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 13: 9780810852297 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd)
Troy Watson
Pages: 184-185
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforPractical tool for learning library leaders: Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals. By G. Edward Evans and Patricia Layzell Ward. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 246 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 13: 9780810852297 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) | PDF (99.7 KB)
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21st century strikes again – this time public libraries: Public Libraries in the 21st Century: Defining Services and Debating the Future. By Anne Goulding. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 387 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 13: 9780754642862
Michelle McLean
Pages: 186-187
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
Citationfor21st century strikes again – this time public libraries: Public Libraries in the 21st Century: Defining Services and Debating the Future. By Anne Goulding. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 387 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 13: 9780754642862 | PDF (81.7 KB)
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Book Review
A Man in full: Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life and Work. By W.J. McEldowney. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2006. 504 pp. NZ$59.95 soft cover ISBN 0864735340
R. L. Cope
Pages: 187-194
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Developing leaders for the 21st century: Continuing Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library and Information World. Ed. by Ann Ritchie and Clare Walker. IFLA Publications, 126. Munich: K.G. Saur, 2007. 319 pp. 78.00 hard cover ISBN 9783598220340
Michelle McLean
Pages: 194-195
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforDeveloping leaders for the 21st century: Continuing Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library and Information World. Ed. by Ann Ritchie and Clare Walker. IFLA Publications, 126. Munich: K.G. Saur, 2007. 319 pp. 78.00 hard cover ISBN 9783598220340 | PDF (104.2 KB)
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Non-fiction readers’ advisory: The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Nonfiction. By Neal Wyatt. ALA Readers’ Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 320 pp. US$48.00 (ALA members US$43.20) soft cover ISBN 13: 9780838909362
John Foster
Pages: 195-196
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforNon-fiction readers’ advisory: The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Nonfiction. By Neal Wyatt. ALA Readers’ Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 320 pp. US$48.00 (ALA members US$43.20) soft cover ISBN 13: 9780838909362 | PDF (114.3 KB)
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Book Review
Books on books: The Book Is Dead: Long Live the Book. By Sherman Young. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 2007. 189 pp. $29.95 hard cover ISBN 9780868408040
Making Books: Contemporary Australian Publishing. Ed. by David Carter and Anne Galligan. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2007. 416 pp. $39.95 soft cover ISBN 9780702234699
Arts of Publication: Scholarly Publishing in Australia and Beyond. Ed. by Lucy Neave, James Connor and Amanda Crawford. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006. 197pp. $29.95 hard cover ISBN 9781740971355
Colin Steele
Pages: 197-201
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Making Books: Contemporary Australian Publishing. Ed. by David Carter and Anne Galligan. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2007. 416 pp. $39.95 soft cover ISBN 9780702234699
Arts of Publication: Scholarly Publishing in Australia and Beyond. Ed. by Lucy Neave, James Connor and Amanda Crawford. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006. 197pp. $29.95 hard cover ISBN 9781740971355 | PDF (170.4 KB)
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Miscellany

Guidelines for authors
Page: 202
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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