Information technology in library and information services.
9788170005193 Information technology in library and information services. Galhotra, Mohan Kumar. Ess Ess Publications 2008 340 pages $46.00 Hardcover Z678 Whether a nation is considered developing or developed, the management of...

Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: Charting New Directions in Information Services Stuart Ferguson (ed).
Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: Charting New Directions in Information Services Stuart Ferguson (ed) Wagga Wagga Centre for Information Studies 2007 Topics in Australasian Library and Information Studies no 27 394pp ISBN 9781876938437 As the editor says in his introduction: 'The book's aim...

New services for new immigrants.
Serving New Immigrant Communities in the Library. By Sondra Cuban. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 255 pp. $40.00 soft cover ISBN 13:9781591582977 (available from DA information Services) Sondra Cuban argues that serving the needs of new immigrant communities should be permanent core business for public libraries rather...

Quality source for cancer information.
The Medical Library Association Guide to Cancer Information: Authoritative, Patient-Friendly Print and Electronic Resources. By Ruth M. Volk. Medical Library Association Guides. New York: NeaI-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 331 pp. US$85.00 soft cover ISBN 9781555705855 (available from DA Information Services) This book is everything it claims to be:...

Libraries for families.
The Family-Centered Library Handbook. By Sandra Feinberg et al. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 324 pp. US$65.00 soft cover ISBN 13: 9781555705411 (available from DA Information Services) A comprehensive textbook for services to support families and to foster successful literacy and learning for children from infancy onwards,...

Computers and connecting with young adults.
Get Connected: Tech Programs for Teens. By RoseMary Honnold for the Young Adult Library Services Association. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 149 pp, US$45.00 soft cover ISBN13:9781555706135 (available from DA Information Services) Educational and recreational programmes to attract young adults into public libraries and ways of improving...

Welcome guide to library competitions.
Library Contests: A How-To-Do-It Manual By Kathleen R.T. Imhoff and Ruthie Maslimo How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, 152. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007. 181 pp. $55.00 soft cover ISBN 13:9781555705596 (available from DA Information Services) Library Contests: A How-to-do-it Manual is one in a series of library public...

Careers: what you get and how to get them.
A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science. Ed. by Priscilla K. Shontz and Richard A. Murray. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 443 pp. US$45.00 soft cover ISBN 13:9781591583646 (available from DA information Services) Shontz and Murray are the editors of LIScareer.com. They...

Community and workplace information literacy.
Whilst information literacy (IL) has rapidly become an object of research interest in education and library and information science (LIS) disciplines, most of this research has been confined to educational settings (Bruce, 1997). Little research has been conducted exploring IL within the context of community or workplace settings. Todd...

Understanding and practice of information literacy in Australian government libraries.
Most research on information literacy has emerged from the academic sector and there is a lack of research undertaken in the workplace. To further expand on this area of study, a survey was undertaken to investigate librarians' understanding of information literacy and the application of information literacy in government...