The Australian Library Journal, Volume 61, Issue 3 (2012)

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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial
Ann Ritchie
Pages: 166-167
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Website Accessibility: a Comparative Analysis of Australian National and State/Territory Library Websites
Vivienne Conway, Justin Brown, Scott Hollier & Cam Nicholl
Pages: 170-188
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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And the Winner Is…?: Thinking About Australian Book Awards in the Library
Erica Hateley
Pages: 189-199
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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An Architect’s Perspective – How to Encourage Genuine Innovation in Library Design
Andrew Nimmo
Pages: 200-207
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Value of Libraries Symposium – a summary of the event
Roxanne Missingham
Pages: 208-211
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Value of collections: a study of Australia’s Group of 8 University Libraries
Roxanne Missingham & Helena Zobec
Pages: 212-224
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Advocacy
John Tierney Oam
Pages: 225-229
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Reviews

Book Review
Academic Branch Libraries in Changing Times. By Nevenka Zdravkovska. Chandos Information Professional series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2011. 211 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346302
Wendy Frerichs
Page: 232
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Advances in Librarianship, Volume 34: Librarianship in Times of Crisis. Ed. by Anne Woodsworth. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, 2011. 239 pp. £62.95 hard cover ISBN 9781780523903
Doreen Sullivan
Pages: 232-233
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Volume 30. Ed. by Delmus E. Williams and Janine Golden. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, 2011. 336 pp. £72.95 hard cover ISBN 9781780520148
Julia Leong
Pages: 233-234
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The ALA Book of Library Grant Money 8th ed. Ed. by Ann Kepler. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. us$175.00 (us$157.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838910580 (available from Inbooks)
Julia Leong
Page: 234
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The Book Triumphant: Print in Transition in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Ed. by Malcolm Walsby and Graeme Kemp. Library of the Written Word, 15; The Handpress World, 9. Leiden: Brill, 2011. 378 pp. 99.00 hard cover ISBN 9789004207233
Ian Morrison
Page: 235
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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College Libraries and Student Culture: What We Now Know. Ed. by Lynda M. Duke and Andrew D. Asher. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 191 pp. us$60.00 (us$54.00 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911167 (available from Inbooks)
Daniel Giddens
Pages: 235-236
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforCollege Libraries and Student Culture: What We Now Know. Ed. by Lynda M. Duke and Andrew D. Asher. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 191 pp. us$60.00 (us$54.00 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911167 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (215.4 KB)
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Diversity Programming and Outreach for Academic Libraries. By Kathleen A. Hanna, Mindy M. Cooper and Robin A. Crumrin. Chandos Information Professional series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2011. 180 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346357
Edward Reid-Smith
Pages: 236-237
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforDiversity Programming and Outreach for Academic Libraries. By Kathleen A. Hanna, Mindy M. Cooper and Robin A. Crumrin. Chandos Information Professional series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2011. 180 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346357 | PDF (161.2 KB)
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E-reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts. Ed. by Sue Polanka. Hershey, PA: IGI Global/Information science Reference, 2012. 294 pp. us$175.00 hard cover ISBN 9781613503089 eISBN 9781613593096
Edward Reid-Smith
Pages: 237-238
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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From Compositors to Collectors: Essays on Book-trade History Ed. by John Hinks and Matthew Day. Print Networks [series]. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books; London: British Library, 2012. 382 pp. us$75.00 hard cover ISBN 9781584563013 (Oak Knoll)
R.L. Cope
Page: 238
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforFrom Compositors to Collectors: Essays on Book-trade History Ed. by John Hinks and Matthew Day. Print Networks [series]. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books; London: British Library, 2012. 382 pp. us$75.00 hard cover ISBN 9781584563013 (Oak Knoll) | PDF (156.1 KB)
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Going Digital: Developing ICT in the Primary School Library. By Sarah Pavey. SLA Guidelines. Wanborough: school Library Association, 2011. 46 pp. £7.50 (£6.00 SLA members) soft cover ISBN 9781903446584
Kay Neville
Pages: 238-239
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforGoing Digital: Developing ICT in the Primary School Library. By Sarah Pavey. SLA Guidelines. Wanborough: school Library Association, 2011. 46 pp. £7.50 (£6.00 SLA members) soft cover ISBN 9781903446584 | PDF (213.8 KB)
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Book Review
The Holiday Handbook: 700+Storytime Activities from Arbor Day to Yom Kippur… from Diwali to Kwanzaa to Ramadan. By Barbara A. Scott. Chicago: American Library Association/Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2012. 323 pp. US$70.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555707682 (available from Inbooks)
Heather Fisher
Pages: 239-240
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe Holiday Handbook: 700+Storytime Activities from Arbor Day to Yom Kippur… from Diwali to Kwanzaa to Ramadan. By Barbara A. Scott. Chicago: American Library Association/Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2012. 323 pp. US$70.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555707682 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (161.1 KB)
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Implementing Cost-effective Assistive Computer Technology: A How-to-Do It Manual for Librarians. By Jane Vincent. How-to-Do-It Manuals for Librarians, 181. New York: Neal-schuman Publishers, 2012. 139 pp. 139 pp. A$95.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555707620 (available from Inbooks)
Catherine Gilbert
Page: 240
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforImplementing Cost-effective Assistive Computer Technology: A How-to-Do It Manual for Librarians. By Jane Vincent. How-to-Do-It Manuals for Librarians, 181. New York: Neal-schuman Publishers, 2012. 139 pp. 139 pp. A$95.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555707620 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (103.4 KB)
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Information Consulting: Guide to Good Practice. By Irene Wormell, Annie Joan Olesen and Gábor Mikulás. Chandos Information Professional series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2011. 195 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781843346623
Catherine Gilbert
Page: 241
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforInformation Consulting: Guide to Good Practice. By Irene Wormell, Annie Joan Olesen and Gábor Mikulás. Chandos Information Professional series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2011. 195 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781843346623 | PDF (151.8 KB)
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Library and Information Science in Developing Countries: Contemporary Issues. Ed. by Adeyinka Tella and Abdulwahab O. Issa. Hershey, PA: IGI Global/Information science Reference, 2012. 364 pp. price not reported hard cover+e-book ISBN 9781613503355 eISBN 978613503362
Barbara Frame
Pages: 241-242
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLibrary and Information Science in Developing Countries: Contemporary Issues. Ed. by Adeyinka Tella and Abdulwahab O. Issa. Hershey, PA: IGI Global/Information science Reference, 2012. 364 pp. price not reported hard cover+e-book ISBN 9781613503355 eISBN 978613503362 | PDF (213.6 KB)
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Managing Records in Global Financial Markets: Ensuring Compliance and Mitigating Risk. Ed. by Lynn Coleman et al. Principles and Practices in Records Management and Archives. London: Facet Publishing, 2011. 239 pp. £59.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856046633 (available from Inbooks)
Gillian Oliver
Pages: 242-243
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforManaging Records in Global Financial Markets: Ensuring Compliance and Mitigating Risk. Ed. by Lynn Coleman et al. Principles and Practices in Records Management and Archives. London: Facet Publishing, 2011. 239 pp. £59.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856046633 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (161.1 KB)
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Managing the Multi-generational Workforce: From the GI Generation to the Millennials. By Robert G. Delcampo et al. Farnham: Gower Publishing, 2011. 98 pp. £20.00 soft cover ISBN 9781409403883
Julia Leong
Pages: 243-244
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforManaging the Multi-generational Workforce: From the GI Generation to the Millennials. By Robert G. Delcampo et al. Farnham: Gower Publishing, 2011. 98 pp. £20.00 soft cover ISBN 9781409403883 | PDF (161.1 KB)
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Mentoring in Librarianship: Essays on Working with Adults and Students to Further the Profession. Ed. by Carol smallwood and Rebecca Tolley-stokes. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2011. 222 pp. us$55.00 soft cover ISBN 9780786463787
Edward Reid-Smith
Page: 244
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforMentoring in Librarianship: Essays on Working with Adults and Students to Further the Profession. Ed. by Carol smallwood and Rebecca Tolley-stokes. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2011. 222 pp. us$55.00 soft cover ISBN 9780786463787 | PDF (103.5 KB)
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Pre- and Post-retirement Tips for Librarians. Ed. by Carol Smallwood. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 240 pp. us$47.00 (us$42.30 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911204 (available from Inbooks)
Helen Dunford
Page: 245
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforPre- and Post-retirement Tips for Librarians. Ed. by Carol Smallwood. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 240 pp. us$47.00 (us$42.30 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911204 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (153.7 KB)
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Book Review
The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Street Literature. By Vanessa Irvin Morris. ALA Readers’ Advisory series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 138 pp. us$48.00 (us$43.20 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911105 (available from Inbooks)
John Foster
Pages: 245-246
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe Readers’ Advisory Guide to Street Literature. By Vanessa Irvin Morris. ALA Readers’ Advisory series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 138 pp. us$48.00 (us$43.20 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911105 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (215.8 KB)
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Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction. 2nd ed. By Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath. London: Facet Publishing, 2011. 461pp. £44.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856047784 (available from Inbooks)
Wendy Frerichs
Pages: 246-247
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforReference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction. 2nd ed. By Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath. London: Facet Publishing, 2011. 461pp. £44.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856047784 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (161.3 KB)
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Book Review
Supporting Sixth Form Extended Projects. By Brenda Baker. SLA Voices. Wanborough: School Library Association, 2011. 11 pp. £5.00 (£4.00 SLA members) soft cover ISBN 9781903446607
Heather Fisher
Page: 247
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforSupporting Sixth Form Extended Projects. By Brenda Baker. SLA Voices. Wanborough: School Library Association, 2011. 11 pp. £5.00 (£4.00 SLA members) soft cover ISBN 9781903446607 | PDF (99.3 KB)
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Book Review
Transforming Information Literacy Instruction Using Learner-centered Teaching. By Joan R. Kaplowitz. London: Facet Publishing, 2012. 254 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781856048354 (available from Inbooks)
Lyn Linning
Page: 248
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforTransforming Information Literacy Instruction Using Learner-centered Teaching. By Joan R. Kaplowitz. London: Facet Publishing, 2012. 254 pp. price not reported soft cover ISBN 9781856048354 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (103 KB)
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Miscellany

Guidelines for authors
Page: 249
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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