The Australian Library Journal, Volume 59, Issue 1-2 (2010)

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Editorial
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Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Books Matter: The Place of Traditional Books in Tomorrow’s Library
Lyndon Megarrity
Pages: 5-11
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Developing a Foreign Language Fiction Collection on a Limited Budget
Cindy Bissett
Pages: 12-22
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Information Literacy Skills Training: a Factor in Student Satisfaction With Access to High Demand Material
Valerie Perrett
Pages: 23-29
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The Information-Seeking Behavior of Online Public Library Clients: A Conceptual Model
Joan Ruthven
Pages: 30-45
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Book Review
Virtual Worlds Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi-user Virtual Environments: ED. BY LORI BELL AND RHONDA B. TRUEMAN Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2008. 234 pp. US$39.50 soft cover ISBN 9781573873611
Michelle McLean
Pages: 47-48
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforVirtual Worlds Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi-user Virtual Environments: ED. BY LORI BELL AND RHONDA B. TRUEMAN Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2008. 234 pp. US$39.50 soft cover ISBN 9781573873611 | PDF (246.3 KB)
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Books, Buildings and Social Engineering: Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present: BY ALASTAIR BLACK, SIMON PEPPER AND KAYE BAGSHAW Farnham: Ashgate Publishing, 2009. 465 pp. £65.00 hard cover ISBN 9780754672074
Ian Morrison
Page: 49
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CitationforBooks, Buildings and Social Engineering: Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present: BY ALASTAIR BLACK, SIMON PEPPER AND KAYE BAGSHAW Farnham: Ashgate Publishing, 2009. 465 pp. £65.00 hard cover ISBN 9780754672074 | PDF (132.9 KB)
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Shanachie Tour: A Library Road Trip Across America: BY ERIK BOEKESTEJIN AND JAAP VAN DE GEER PHOTOGRAPHS BY GEERT VAN DEN BOOGAARD Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2008. 129 pp.+DVD US$39.50 soft cover ISBN 9781573873604
Michelle McLean
Page: 50
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An Introduction to Staff Development in Academic Libraries: ED. BY ELIZABETH CONNOR New York: Routledge, 2009. 234 pp. £65.00 hard cover ISBN 9780789038449
Kay Neville
Page: 51
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The Early Literacy Kit: A Handbook and Tip Cards: BY BETSY DIAMANT-COHEN AND SAROJ NADKARNI GHOTING Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. 33 pp.+105 tip cards US$50.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838909997
Sharon Uthmann
Page: 52
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe Early Literacy Kit: A Handbook and Tip Cards: BY BETSY DIAMANT-COHEN AND SAROJ NADKARNI GHOTING Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. 33 pp.+105 tip cards US$50.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838909997 | PDF (134.8 KB)
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Bite-Sized Marketing: Realistic Solutions for the Overworked Librarian: BY NANCY DOWD, MARY EVANGELISTE AND JONATHAN SILBERMAN Chicago: American Library Association, 2010 1.40 pp. A$52.60 soft cover ISBN 9780838910009
Helen Dunford
Page: 53
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforBite-Sized Marketing: Realistic Solutions for the Overworked Librarian: BY NANCY DOWD, MARY EVANGELISTE AND JONATHAN SILBERMAN Chicago: American Library Association, 2010 1.40 pp. A$52.60 soft cover ISBN 9780838910009 | PDF (134.2 KB)
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A Primary School Information Skills Toolkit BY GEOFF DUBBER SLA Guidelines Extra. Wanborough: School Library Association, 2008. 80 pp. soft cover ISBN 9781903446447
Heather Fisher
Page: 54
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CitationforA Primary School Information Skills Toolkit BY GEOFF DUBBER SLA Guidelines Extra. Wanborough: School Library Association, 2008. 80 pp. soft cover ISBN 9781903446447 | PDF (134.9 KB)
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The East Asian Story Finder: A Guide to 468 Tales From China, Japan and Korea, Listing Subjects and Sources: BY SHARON BARCAN ELSWIT Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2009. 280 pp. US$75.00 hard cover ISBN 9780786439454
Cindy Bissett
Page: 55
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe East Asian Story Finder: A Guide to 468 Tales From China, Japan and Korea, Listing Subjects and Sources: BY SHARON BARCAN ELSWIT Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2009. 280 pp. US$75.00 hard cover ISBN 9780786439454 | PDF (134.8 KB)
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Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data: ED. BY Nicole C. Engard London: Facet Publishing, 2009. 334 pp. £29.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856047036
Toby Burrows
Page: 56
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLibrary Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data: ED. BY Nicole C. Engard London: Facet Publishing, 2009. 334 pp. £29.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856047036 | PDF (135.5 KB)
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Advances in Library Administration and Organization: ED. BY Edward D. Garten et al. Advances in Library Administration and Organization, 26. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, 2008. 366 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 9780762314881
Julia Leong
Page: 57
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels: BY Francisca Goldsmith ALA Readers’ Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. 124 pp. US$ 45.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838910085
John Foster
Page: 58
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The Library PR Handbook: High-Impact Communications: ED. BY Mark R.Gould Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 113 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9780838910023
Lois Robertson
Page: 59
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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From Research to Practice: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in LIS Education: BY Deborah S. Grealy AND Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2009. 163 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781591586319
Edward Reid-Smith
Page: 60
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforFrom Research to Practice: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in LIS Education: BY Deborah S. Grealy AND Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2009. 163 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781591586319 | PDF (137.6 KB)
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How to Give Your Users the LIS Service They Want: BY Sheila Pantry And Peter Griffiths London: Facet Publishing, 2009. 192 pp. A$124.50 soft cover ISBN 9781856046725
Wendy Frerichs
Page: 61
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforHow to Give Your Users the LIS Service They Want: BY Sheila Pantry And Peter Griffiths London: Facet Publishing, 2009. 192 pp. A$124.50 soft cover ISBN 9781856046725 | PDF (137.4 KB)
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Life-Work Balance: BY Melanie Hawks ACRL Active Guides. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries/Americvan Library Association, 2008. 44 pp. A$24.95 soft cover ISBN 9780838984789 (available from Inbooks)
Kay Neville
Page: 62
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLife-Work Balance: BY Melanie Hawks ACRL Active Guides. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries/Americvan Library Association, 2008. 44 pp. A$24.95 soft cover ISBN 9780838984789 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (135.2 KB)
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Quick and Popular Reads for Teens: ED. BY PAM SPENCER HOLLEY Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 228 pp. US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838935774
Sharon Uthmann
Page: 63
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CitationforQuick and Popular Reads for Teens: ED. BY PAM SPENCER HOLLEY Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 228 pp. US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838935774 | PDF (137.8 KB)
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The PLA Reader for Public Library Directors and Managers: ED. BY Kathleen Hughes New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. 300 pp. A$110 soft cover ISBN 9781555706845 (available from InBooks)
Sharon Uthmann
Page: 63
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe PLA Reader for Public Library Directors and Managers: ED. BY Kathleen Hughes New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. 300 pp. A$110 soft cover ISBN 9781555706845 (available from InBooks) | PDF (137.9 KB)
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Crisis in Employment: A Librarian’s Guide to Helping Job Seekers: BY Jane Jerrard ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 66 pp. US$40.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838910139
ALA-APA Salary Survey 2008: A Survey of Public and Academic Library Positions Requiring an ALA-Accredited Master’s Degree Chicago: ALA-APA, Offce for Research and Statistics, 2008. 89 pp. US$200.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838984857
Doreen Sullivan
Pages: 65-66
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforCrisis in Employment: A Librarian’s Guide to Helping Job Seekers: BY Jane Jerrard ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 66 pp. US$40.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838910139
ALA-APA Salary Survey 2008: A Survey of Public and Academic Library Positions Requiring an ALA-Accredited Master’s Degree Chicago: ALA-APA, Offce for Research and Statistics, 2008. 89 pp. US$200.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838984857 | PDF (166.3 KB)
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Using Technology to Teach Information Literacy: ED. BY Thomas P. Mackey AND Trudi E. Jacobson New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2008. 175 pp. A$150.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555706371 (available from Inbooks)
Michelle McLean
Page: 67
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforUsing Technology to Teach Information Literacy: ED. BY Thomas P. Mackey AND Trudi E. Jacobson New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2008. 175 pp. A$150.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555706371 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (138.3 KB)
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Marketing Today’s Academic Library: A Bold New Approach to Communicating with Students: BY Brian Mathews Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 171 pp. soft cover ISBN 9780838909843
Michael Cullen
Pages: 68-70
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Library World Records: 2ND ED. BY Godfrey Oswald Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2009. 327 pp. US$39.95 soft cover ISBN 9780786438525
John MacRitchie
Page: 71
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CitationforLibrary World Records: 2ND ED. BY Godfrey Oswald Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2009. 327 pp. US$39.95 soft cover ISBN 9780786438525 | PDF (140.3 KB)
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Unoffcial Wisdom: Selected Contributions to Feliciter, 1995–2009: BY Guy Robertson Ottawa: Canadian Library Association, 2009. 206 pp. C$29.95 soft cover ISBN 9780888023346
Ian McCallum
Page: 72
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforUnoffcial Wisdom: Selected Contributions to Feliciter, 1995–2009: BY Guy Robertson Ottawa: Canadian Library Association, 2009. 206 pp. C$29.95 soft cover ISBN 9780888023346 | PDF (141.5 KB)
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The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction. 2nd ed: BY Joyce Saricks ALA Readers’ Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 387 pp. US$65.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838909898
Sherrey Quinn
Page: 73
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CitationforThe Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction. 2nd ed: BY Joyce Saricks ALA Readers’ Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 387 pp. US$65.00 soft cover ISBN 9780838909898 | PDF (141.3 KB)
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Managing Library Employees: A How-To-Do-It Manual: BY Mary J. Stanley How-To-Do-It Manuals, 161. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2008. 247 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781555706289
Michelle McLean
Page: 74
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CitationforManaging Library Employees: A How-To-Do-It Manual: BY Mary J. Stanley How-To-Do-It Manuals, 161. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2008. 247 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781555706289 | PDF (140.6 KB)
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Hiring, Training and Supervising Library Shelvers: BY Patricia Tunstall Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. 109 pp. US$78.95 soft cover ISBN 9780838910108
Michelle McLean
Page: 75
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CitationforHiring, Training and Supervising Library Shelvers: BY Patricia Tunstall Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. 109 pp. US$78.95 soft cover ISBN 9780838910108 | PDF (141.4 KB)
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The Teaching Library: Approaches to Assessing Information Literacy Instruction: ED. BY Scott Walter Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2008. 230 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 9780789031495 (also published as Public Services Quarterly 3, 1/2)
Christine Bruce
Page: 76
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe Teaching Library: Approaches to Assessing Information Literacy Instruction: ED. BY Scott Walter Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2008. 230 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 9780789031495 (also published as Public Services Quarterly 3, 1/2) | PDF (140.7 KB)
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Twenty-frst-century Kids, Twenty-frst-century Librarians: BY Virginia A. Walter Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. 104 pp. A$49.30 soft cover ISBN 9780838910078
Helen Dunford
Page: 77
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforTwenty-frst-century Kids, Twenty-frst-century Librarians: BY Virginia A. Walter Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. 104 pp. A$49.30 soft cover ISBN 9780838910078 | PDF (141.3 KB)
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Kay Poustie, Oam, Ba, Falia, Laa (registration) - (1944–2009)
Kerry Smith & Margaret Allen
Pages: 78-79
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Guidelines for authors
Page: 80
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