AARL vol 38 no2 published

I'm pleased to report that the printed version of AARL vol 38 no 2 (June 2007) has now been posted out to subscribers. Its contents are:

ARTICLES
My Universe Is Here’: Implications For the Future of Academic Libraries From the Results of a Survey of Researchers - Joan Moncrieff, Peter Macauley and Janine Epps

Towards a National Print Repository for Australia: Where From and Where To? - Paul Genoni

Indigenous Digital Collections - N M Nakata

Australian and US Academic Library Jobs: A Comparison - Mary Anne Kennan, Patricia Willard, Concepción S. Wilson and Fletcher Cole

The Implications of Library Anxiety for Academic Reference Services: A Review of the Literature - Heather Carlile

Reviews and Publications Received

Report on the Innovative Ideas Forum, National Library of Australia, 19 April 2007

Hi there...we are always on the look out for book reviewers. The benefits are you get to do professional reading and tell others about it and...you get to keep the book!

We only expect c 3-400 words and usually the deadline is fairly flexible. So please, think about it and if at all interested email me at rpymm@csu.edu.au noting the areas you might be interested in reviewing. Currently, there are a number of titles related to reference work available and shortly, I'll be adding specific titles to the blog as new items come in. They are then up for grabs!

Dr Bob Pymm

Lecturer, School of Information Studies

Charles Sturt University

Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 Australia

+61 2 6933 2467

Reviews editor, Australian Academic and Research Libraries (AARL) journal

AARL volume 38 number 2 (June 2007) will be mailed out to subscribers during the week of 20 August. There's something for everyone: articles on researchers' views about academic libraries, why Australia needs a national print repository, indigenous digital collections, how Australian academic library jobs compare with the US, and all you ever needed to know about library anxiety. Plus the usual range of reviews, and a report on the NLA's April 2007 Innovative Ideas Forum.