September 2009 issue

Unacceptable behaviour in Australian academic libraries: results from two surveys / Heather Moorcroft

University library virtual reference services: best practices and continuous improvement / Kate Shaw and Amanda Spink

Learning about Learning 2.0: evaluating the State Library of NSW Public Library Learning 2.0 program /Ellen Forsyth, Mylee Joseph, Leanne Perry

Perceptions and applications of information literacy by first year applied science students /Janelle Wilkes and Lisa Gurney

Amateur film and the researcher: alternate perspectives of Australian soldiers in Vietnam / Stephanie Boyle

June 2009 Issue

RIMS: the Research Impact Measurement Service at University of New South Wales / Robyn Drummond, Richard Wartho

Australian education journals: quantitative and qualitative indicators / Gaby Haddow, Paul Genoni

Library resource categories and their possible groupings / Philip Hider

User-centred design vs "good" database design prionciples: a case study, creating knowledge repositories for indigenous Australians / Natalya Godbold

SKILLS - Structuring knowledge and information for learning and living of students in Australian libraries / Gobinda G. Chowdhury

March 2009 Issue

Australian Library and Information Studies (LIS) researchers' ranking of LIS journals / Kerry Smith, Mike Middleton

Re-thinking our concept of users / Michael R. Olsson

Use of online information resources by RMIT university Economics, Finance and Marketing students participating in a corporate education program / Cathy Costa

Libraries, librarians and librarianship in the colony of Victoria / Sue Reynolds

RAILS 5 Conference / Michael R. Olsson

Editorial team

Bob Pymm of Charles Sturt University is the new editor for the coming year, with Ian Morrison (State Library of Tasmania) as reviews editor.
The Editorial Board has also acquired new faces - these will be introduced in the March 2009 issue.

December 2008 Issue

Contents:

Indigenous digital collections: an early look at the organization and culture interface / Martin Nakata, Vicky Nakata, Gabrielle Gardiner, Jill McKeough, Alex Byrne and Jason Gibson
The importance of understanding statistics: an analysis of document supply statistics at Macquarie University library / Kathryn Pearson
A new era for open access? / Paul Mercieca and Peter Macauley
Research information needs of public policy oriented researchers at a regional university: issues emerging from a pilot study / Faye Millar
A re-evaluation of the South Australian Literary and Scientific Association Library / Michael Talbot
Owen E. Slight, 1924-2008: a tribute / R L Cope

New editor sought for AARL

A new editor is being sought for AARL. I am stepping down from the editorship of AARL after the final issue for 2008, principally because I am now residing in the United States. Accordingly, the ALIA Board of Directors is seeking expressions of interest in the position of editor from suitably qualified and experienced persons. The position is available for 12 months from January 2009. The selection criteria are available on the ALIA website at http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/aarl/. Further information on the duties and responsibilities of the editor and the roles of the Editorial Board and the Association is available from Sue Hutley, ALIA Executive Director (phone 02 6215 8215, email sue.hutley@alia.org.au).

Ross Harvey
Editor

2008 September issue of AARL almost ready

The September issue of AARL (vol 39 no 3) is soon to go to the printers. Its contents are:

• Geoff Fellows, Ross Harvey, Annemaree Lloyd, Bob Pymm and Jake Wallis, Separating the wheat from the chaff: Identifying key elements in the NLA .au domain harvest
• Bruce Munro and Peter Philps, A collection of importance: the role of selection in academic libraries
• Mary Simons, Partnerships in medical education: an exploration of library service models for postgraduate medicine at Macquarie University
• Liz Burke, Lea Beranek, Graham Walton and Ruth Stubbings, Where and why students choose to use computer facilities: a collaborative study at an Australian and United Kingdom university
• Alan Butters, RFID in Australian Academic Libraries: exploring the barriers to implementation
• Bonna Jones, European modernism and the information society: review article
• R L Cope. The 450th Jubilee of the Bavarian State Library: A note
• Reviews.

Enjoy!

And here's the June 2008 issue of AARL

Subscribers should soon see the June 2008 issue (vol 39 no2) of AARL. Look forward to reading:

• A selection of papers from the fourth RAILS (Research Applications in Information and Library Studies) conference, 2007 (and more of these will be published in the next issue):

1. Patricia Willard, Mary Anne Kennan, Concepción S Wilson and Howard D White, 'Publication by Australian LIS Academics and Practitioners: a Preliminary Investigation'
2. Gaby Haddow, 'Quality Australian Journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences'
3. Bob Pymm and Philip Hider, 'Research Literature and its Perceived Relevance to University Librarians'
4. Clare Snowball, 'Teenagers Talking About Reading and Libraries'

• An obituary of Harrison Bryan, whose positions included University Librarian at both the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney, and Director-General of the National Library of Australia
• Reviews.

AARL volume 39 number 1 (March 2008) now published

The March 2008, in its new green livery, should be with subscribers by now. It contains:

Edmund Balnaves, ‘Open Source Library Management Systems: A Multidimensional Evaluation’

Philip Hider, ‘Catalogue Use at the State Library of Victoria’

Lisa J Gurney and Janelle Wilkes, ‘Creating a Library Presence in Online Units’

Nicole Sackers, Bess Secomb and Heather Hulett, ‘How Well do you Know your Students?: International Students’ Preferences for Learning About Library services’.

Reviews include two Australian publications (Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: Charting New Directions in Information Services and Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians 1937-1949) plus books about government information, managing information services, knowledge management, and collaboration for academic libraries.

In production: AARL March 2008 issue

The March issue of AARL (vol. 39 no.1) is at the production stage and will be published soon. It contains:

Edmund Balnaves, ‘Open Source Library Management Systems: A Multidimensional Evaluation’

Philip Hider, ‘Catalogue Use at the State Library of Victoria’

Lisa J Gurney and Janelle Wilkes, ‘Creating a Library Presence in Online Units’

Nicole Sackers, Bess Secomb and Heather Hulett, ‘How Well do you Know your Students?: International Students’ Preferences for Learning About Library services’.

Reviews include two Australian publications (Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: Charting New Directions in Information Services and Uniting a Profession: The Australian Institute of Librarians 1937-1949) plus books about government information, managing information services, knowledge management, and collaboration for academic libraries.

AARL December 2007 issue published

The 2007 December issue of AARL (vol. 38 no.4) has been published and should be with subscribers.

It contains: Jenny Warren, ‘Directors’ Views of the Future of Cataloguing in Australia and New Zealand: A Survey’; Edmund Balnaves, ‘Ensuring Equitable Participation in a Resource-Sharing Network: Gratisnet Case Study’; Dennis Warren, ‘Lost In Translation: The Reality of Federated Searching’; Jaya Ralph and Sonja Olsen, ‘Podcasting as an Educational Building Block in Academic Libraries’; Roxanne Missingham, 'Australian Government Publishing Online a Decade on: Has the Promise Been Delivered?; plus reviews.

AARL December 2007 issue in production

The December issue of AARL (vol. 38 no.4) is at the production stage. It contains:

Jenny Warren, ‘Directors’ Views of the Future of Cataloguing in
Australia and New Zealand: A Survey’

Edmund Balnaves, ‘Ensuring Equitable Participation in a Resource-Sharing Network: Gratisnet Case Study’

Dennis Warren, ‘Lost In Translation: The Reality of Federated Searching’

Jaya Ralph and Sonja Olsen, ‘Podcasting as an Educational Building Block in Academic Libraries’

plus reviews

AARL v38 no3 published

The September issue of AARL (vol 38 no 3) is now available, and subscribers should have received their copies. Its contents are:

Editorial

Bob Pymm and Annemaree Lloyd, Dealing with Digital Collections
Peter Thompson, Twilight of the Gatekeepers: Crisis and Innovation in a Victorian Regional Library, 1867-1880
Rae-Anne Locke, More Than Puppets: Curriculum Collections in Australian Universities
N M Nakata et al, Libraries and Knowledge Centres

Reviews
Publications Received

Reviewers wanted!!

The following titles are in need of a home... and they can be yours in return for a 3-400 word review to be published in AARL. Please contact Bob Pymm if you are interested in reviewing any of the following:

Managing information services: a transformational approach. 2nd ed. Jo Bryson. Aldershot, Hants.: Ashgate, 2006.

Building bridges: collaboration within and beyond the academic library. Anne Langley, Edward G. Gray and KTL Vaughan. Oxford: Chandos, 2006

Remote shelving services. SPEC Kit 295. Thomas C. Deardorff, Gordon J. Aamot. Washington: ARL 2006

Library development. SPEC Kit 297. Karlene Noel Jennings, Jos Wanschers. Washington: ARL 2006

Marketing and managing electronic reserves. Ed. Trevor A. Dawes. NY: Haworth Press, 2006. ISBN 0789034042

Collection development issues in the online environment. Ed. Di Su. NY: Haworth Press, 2007. ISBN 078903087X

Electronic journal management systems: experiences from the field. Ed Gary Ives. Binghampton, NY.: Haworth Press, 2006


Dr Bob Pymm
Reviews editor Australian Academic & Research Libraries (AARL)
School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University
Locked Bag 675, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, AUSTRALIA

Telephone: +61 2 6933 2467 Mobile: 043 737 9812
Fax: +61 2 6933 2733

AARL vol 38 no 3 available soon

The September issue of AARL (vol 38 no 3) is in production. Its contents are:

Editorial

Bob Pymm and Annemaree Lloyd, Dealing with Digital Collections
Peter Thompson, Twilight of the Gatekeepers: Crisis and Innovation in a Victorian Regional Library, 1867-1880
Rae-Anne Locke, More Than Puppets: Curriculum Collections in Australian Universities
N M Nakata et al, Libraries and Knowledge Centres

Reviews
Publications Received

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.