The Australian Library Journal, Volume 61, Issue 4 (2012)

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Editorial
Editorial
Ann Ritchie
Pages: 251-252
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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National Year of Reading: a Year-long Celebration and a Lasting Legacy
Robyn Ellard, Paula Kelly & Sue Mckerracher
Pages: 255-264
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Portuguese School Libraries Evaluation Model: an Analysis of Primary Schools’ results for the ‘Reading and Literacy’ Domain
Jorge Tiago Martins & Rosa Maria Martins
Pages: 265-280
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The National Year of Reading: Celebrating the Role of Literature in an Academic Culture
Jennifer Osborn
Pages: 281-287
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Ebook Navigation: Browse, Search and Index
Glenda Browne & Mary Coe
Pages: 288-297
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Scholarship-In-Practice the Romance Reader and the Public Library
Vassiliki Veros
Pages: 298-306
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Book Review
Book Jackets: Their History, Form and Use. By G. Thomas Tanselle. Charlottesville, VA: The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2011. 288 pp. US$60.00 hard cover ISBN 9781883631130 (distributed by Oak Knoll Books, New Castle, DE)
R.L. Cope
Page: 309
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The Library Book. Ed by Rebecca Gray. London: Profile Books, 2012. 182 pp. A$24.99 soft cover ISBN 9781781250051
Life, Literature, Legends: Collected Essays 1996–2011. By Sophie Masson. Sydney: Quadrant, 2012. 311 pp. A$44.95 hard cover ISBN 978098067786
Colin Steele
Pages: 309-311
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Life, Literature, Legends: Collected Essays 1996–2011. By Sophie Masson. Sydney: Quadrant, 2012. 311 pp. A$44.95 hard cover ISBN 978098067786 | PDF (215.8 KB)
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Reading Communities from Salons to Cyberspace. Ed. by DeNel Rehberg Sedo. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. 218 pp. £50.00 hard cover ISBN 9780230299887
Colin Steele
Pages: 311-312
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforReading Communities from Salons to Cyberspace. Ed. by DeNel Rehberg Sedo. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. 218 pp. £50.00 hard cover ISBN 9780230299887 | PDF (157.9 KB)
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The Woman Reader. By Belinda Jack. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012. 336 pp. A$39.95 hard cover ISBN 978 0 300 12045 5
Colin Steele
Pages: 312-313
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Cost Control for Nonprofits in Crisis. By C. Stevenson Smith. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. 190 pp. US$75.00 (US$67.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838912111 (available from Inbooks)
Ian McCallum
Page: 314
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforCost Control for Nonprofits in Crisis. By C. Stevenson Smith. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. 190 pp. US$75.00 (US$67.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838912111 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (147.6 KB)
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Digital Media: Technological and Social Challenges of the Interactive World. Ed. by Megan A. Winget and William Aspray. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2011. 237 pp. £34.95 soft cover ISBN 9780810881969 (available from Inbooks)
Ian McCallum
Pages: 314-315
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforDigital Media: Technological and Social Challenges of the Interactive World. Ed. by Megan A. Winget and William Aspray. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2011. 237 pp. £34.95 soft cover ISBN 9780810881969 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (209 KB)
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Going Mobile: Developing Apps for Your Library Using Basic HTML Programming. By Scott La Counte. ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. 52 pp. US$45.00 (US$40.50 ALA members) ISBN 9780838911297 (available from Inbooks)
Ian McCallum
Pages: 315-316
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforGoing Mobile: Developing Apps for Your Library Using Basic HTML Programming. By Scott La Counte. ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. 52 pp. US$45.00 (US$40.50 ALA members) ISBN 9780838911297 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (156.5 KB)
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Grant Money through Collaborative Partnerships. By Nancy Kalikow Maxwell. ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 86 pp. US$45.00 (US$40.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911594 (available from Inbooks)
Anne Sara
Page: 316
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforGrant Money through Collaborative Partnerships. By Nancy Kalikow Maxwell. ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 86 pp. US$45.00 (US$40.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911594 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (95.1 KB)
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Information Literacy beyond Library 2.0. Ed. by Peter Godwin and Jo Parker. London: Facet Publishing, 2012. 268 pp. £49.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856047623 (available from Inbooks)
Anne Sara
Page: 317
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforInformation Literacy beyond Library 2.0. Ed. by Peter Godwin and Jo Parker. London: Facet Publishing, 2012. 268 pp. £49.95 soft cover ISBN 9781856047623 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (151.4 KB)
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Information Today, Inc. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 1995-. gratis website at accessed September 2012
Doreen Sullivan
Pages: 317-318
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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Information Users and Usability in the Digital Age. By G.G. Chowdhury and Sudatta Chowdhury. London: Facet Publishing, 2011. 208 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 9781856045971 (available from Inbooks)
Maryam Nazari
Pages: 318-319
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforInformation Users and Usability in the Digital Age. By G.G. Chowdhury and Sudatta Chowdhury. London: Facet Publishing, 2011. 208 pp. price not reported hard cover ISBN 9781856045971 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (156.5 KB)
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Instructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals. By Lesley S.J. Farmer. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011. 229 pp. A$115.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555707361(available from Inbooks)
Instructional Strategies and Techniques for Information Professionals. By Nicole A. Cooke and Jeffrey J. Teichmann. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2012. 126 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346432
Ian McCallum
Pages: 319-320
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforInstructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals. By Lesley S.J. Farmer. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011. 229 pp. A$115.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555707361(available from Inbooks)
Instructional Strategies and Techniques for Information Professionals. By Nicole A. Cooke and Jeffrey J. Teichmann. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2012. 126 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346432 | PDF (156.5 KB)
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Leadership in Libraries:A Focus on Ethnic-Minority Librarians. By Maha Kumaran. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2012. 187 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346586
Julia Leong
Pages: 320-321
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLeadership in Libraries:A Focus on Ethnic-Minority Librarians. By Maha Kumaran. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2012. 187 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346586 | PDF (156.5 KB)
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Libraries, Telecenters, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons. Ed. by Ricardo Gomez. Hershey, PA: IGI Global/Information Science Reference, 2012. 583 pp. US$272.95 hard cover ISBN 9781609607715
Kay Neville
Pages: 321-322
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLibraries, Telecenters, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons. Ed. by Ricardo Gomez. Hershey, PA: IGI Global/Information Science Reference, 2012. 583 pp. US$272.95 hard cover ISBN 9781609607715 | PDF (156.1 KB)
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Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Asia-Oceania. Ed. by Amanda Spink and Diljit Singh. Library and Information Science Series. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, 2012. 335 pp. £75.00 hard cover ISBN 9781780524702
Doreen Sullivan
Page: 322
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLibrary and Information Science Trends and Research: Asia-Oceania. Ed. by Amanda Spink and Diljit Singh. Library and Information Science Series. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, 2012. 335 pp. £75.00 hard cover ISBN 9781780524702 | PDF (95 KB)
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Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principles, Programs and People. By Donna L. Gilton. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2012. 245 pp. £27.95 soft cover ISBN 9780810883567 (available from Inbooks)
Helen Dunford
Page: 323
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforLifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principles, Programs and People. By Donna L. Gilton. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2012. 245 pp. £27.95 soft cover ISBN 9780810883567 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (151.7 KB)
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Marketing Your Indexing Services. 3rd ed. Ed by Anne Leach. Medford, NJ: Information Today in association with the American Society for Indexing, 2011. 112 pp. US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 9781573874243
Helen Dunford
Pages: 323-324
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforMarketing Your Indexing Services. 3rd ed. Ed by Anne Leach. Medford, NJ: Information Today in association with the American Society for Indexing, 2011. 112 pp. US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 9781573874243 | PDF (209.4 KB)
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Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians. By Ashanti White. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2012. 216 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346708
Catherine Gilbert
Pages: 324-325
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforNot Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians. By Ashanti White. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2012. 216 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346708 | PDF (156.8 KB)
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Privatizing Libraries. By Jane Jerrard, Nancy Bolt and Karen Strege. ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 56 pp. US$45.00 (US$40.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911549 (available from Inbooks)
Ian McCallum
Pages: 325-326
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforPrivatizing Libraries. By Jane Jerrard, Nancy Bolt and Karen Strege. ALA Editions Special Reports. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 56 pp. US$45.00 (US$40.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838911549 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (156.8 KB)
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The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Mystery. 2nd ed. By John Charles et al. ALA Readers’ Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 168 pp. US$52.00 (US$46.80 ALA members) ISBN 9780838911136 (available from Inbooks)
John Foster
Page: 326
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe Readers’ Advisory Guide to Mystery. 2nd ed. By John Charles et al. ALA Readers’ Advisory Series. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 168 pp. US$52.00 (US$46.80 ALA members) ISBN 9780838911136 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (95.5 KB)
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Revealing the Business of eBooks: The Fourth Annual Survey of eBook Publishers. Falls Church, VA: Aptara Corporation, 2012. 431 pp. gratis available at accessed October 2012
Doreen Sullivan
Page: 327
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforRevealing the Business of eBooks: The Fourth Annual Survey of eBook Publishers. Falls Church, VA: Aptara Corporation, 2012. 431 pp. gratis available at accessed October 2012 | PDF (153.3 KB)
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Small Business and the Public Library: Strategies for a Successful Partnership. By Luise Weiss, Sophia Serlis-McPhillips and Elizabeth Malafi. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN9780838909935 (available from Inbooks)
Ian McCallum
Pages: 327-328
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforSmall Business and the Public Library: Strategies for a Successful Partnership. By Luise Weiss, Sophia Serlis-McPhillips and Elizabeth Malafi. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN9780838909935 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (210.9 KB)
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Understanding Librarians: Communication Is the Issue. By Barbara Hull. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2011. 182 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346159
Troy Watson
Pages: 328-329
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforUnderstanding Librarians: Communication Is the Issue. By Barbara Hull. Chandos Information Professional Series. Witney: Chandos Publishing, 2011. 182 pp. £47.50 soft cover ISBN 9781843346159 | PDF (156.6 KB)
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The Web Designer’s 101 Most Important Decisions: Professional Secrets for a Winning Website. By Scott Parker. Lewes: Ilex Press, 2012. 176 pp. £41.95 soft cover ISBN 9781908150257 (distributed by Thames and Hudson Australia)
Catherine Gilbert
Page: 329
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforThe Web Designer’s 101 Most Important Decisions: Professional Secrets for a Winning Website. By Scott Parker. Lewes: Ilex Press, 2012. 176 pp. £41.95 soft cover ISBN 9781908150257 (distributed by Thames and Hudson Australia) | PDF (99 KB)
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Workplace Learning and Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers. By Lori Reed and Paul Signorelli. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. 161 pp. US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838910825 (available from Inbooks)
Helen Dunford
Page: 330
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforWorkplace Learning and Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers. By Lori Reed and Paul Signorelli. Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. 161 pp. US$55.00 (US$49.50 ALA members) soft cover ISBN 9780838910825 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (147.9 KB)
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Writing Successful Technology Grant Proposals: A LITA Guide. By Pamela H. MacKellar. LITA Guides, 19. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2012. 227 pp. A$99.95 soft cover ISBN 9781555707637 (available from Inbooks)
Anne Sara
Pages: 330-331
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
CitationforWriting Successful Technology Grant Proposals: A LITA Guide. By Pamela H. MacKellar. LITA Guides, 19. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2012. 227 pp. A$99.95 soft cover ISBN 9781555707637 (available from Inbooks) | PDF (155.4 KB)
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Guidelines for authors
Page: 332
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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