Wednesday, February 2, 2011

New Books & Articles January 2011

The author event primer : how to plan, execute and enjoy author events
Chapple Langemack. Westport, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
R021.26 LAN (Professional Development collection)
This practical guide for librarians covers each stage of hosting an author event, from pitching the initial proposal through conducting a post-event evaluation .

Living Libraries in Action (DVD)
Lismore City Council /Dept of Immigration & Citizenship 2010
021.2/ LIV
For further information see http://www.humanlibraries.org.au/

Museums in Beijing
Lan Peijin /Foreign Language Press,2008
069.095 MUS

The hidden web : finding quality information on the net
Maureen Henninger. 2nd ed. Sydney, N.S.W. : UNSW Press, 2008.
004.678 HEN

The readers' advisory guide to graphic novels
Francisca Goldsmith. Chicago : American Library Association, 2010
R025.277 GOL

The librarian's book of quotes / compiled by Tatyana Eckstrand.
Chicago : American Library Association, c2009.
R020 LIB (Penshurst)

Connecting kids to history with museum exhibitions
Dr Lynn McRainey, Left Coast Press , 2010


Twenty-First-Century Kids, Twenty-First-Century Librarians
Virginia A. Walter , ALA, 2010

The complete library technology planner:
A Guidebook with Sample Technology Plans and RFPs on CD-ROM
John Cohn, Neal Schuman, 2010

Building Library 3.0 : Issues in creating a culture of participation
Woody Evans , Chandos Publishing 2009

If you are interested in any of the articles contact Ann X6115 / email

Public libraries as impartial spaces in a consumer society: possible, plausible, desirable?
Christine Rooney-Browne, New Library World. 2010. Vol. 111, Iss. 11/12; pg. 455
The purpose of this paper is to question whether, in an increasingly commercialised “24/7” information and entertainment society, public libraries are finding it progressively more difficult to provide access to trusted, impartial public spaces free from commercial influence.

EBSCO host Mobile
Ron Burns; The Reference Librarian Vol 52 Issue 1/2, 2010 p190 - 196
EBSCO host Mobile was designed and developed to provide EBSCO host database users with a platform that makes the power of EBSCO host and its content highly accessible on the most popular smartphones and mobile devices

Baby Boomers and the United States public library system
Emy Nelson Decker. Library Hi Tech. 2010. Vol. 28, Iss. 4; pg. 605
This paper explores the specific needs that the Baby Boom generation will have of the US public library system and offers methods for keeping these vital members of society engaged with their public libraries

Assessing Service Quality: Satisfying the Expectations of Library Customers
Lisa Powell Williams. Reference & User Services Quarterly. Winter 2010. Vol. 50, Iss. 2; pg. 191, 2 pgs (Book Review)

Becoming "Librarian 2.0": The Skills, Knowledge, and Attributes Required by Library and Information Science Professionals in a Web 2.0 World (and Beyond)
Helen Partridge, Library Trends. Summer 2010. Vol. 59, Iss. 1/2; pg. 315, 23 pgs
This article discusses a research project funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. The project identifies the key skills, knowledge, and attributes required by "librarian 2.0."

Public Libraries Going Green
Molly Strothmann. Reference & User Services Quarterly. Winter 2010. Vol. 50, Iss. 2; pg. 195, 1 pgs (Book Review)
The green ideas included range from simple, inexpensive changes in existing practices (switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs, integrating titles on sustainability into reading programs) to much more ambitious transformations in library practices, facilities, and expectations .

Making web content accessible for the deaf via sign language
Lisa Möbus. Library Hi Tech. 2010. Vol. 28, Iss. 4; pg. 569
This paper seeks to show the special needs of deaf people to have a barrier-free access to the internet and its services and benefit from it.

Open source software collaborations in Tennessee's regional library system; An exploratory study
Bharat Mehra, Library Review. Bradford: 2010. Vol. 59, Iss. 9; pg. 690
The purpose of this paper is to address how Tennessee's regional library system in the USA is using open source software (OSS) applications.

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