NEWS
Public: staffing crisis = PR opportunity. Carnegie/Greenaway: this year’s outspoken medal-winners.
Umbrella: CILIP conference’s anti-poverty move.
Social impact: MLA reviews the evidence.
CPA: new inspection regime.
BBC: backing books, bigtime.
Social policy: Laser Foundation and PwC prove public libraries’ impact.
Northern Ireland: branches close.
Leadership: plaudits for MLA’s training.
Open Access: researchers back change.
Youth: shaping services.
Marketing: Wigan reaches out to pupils.
Jisc: ‘integration’ theme at conference.
Big Brother: FBI backs down on Bin Laden.
Censorship: Italian librarian acquitted in teen title case.
Academic: US universities design out bookshelves.
Schools: self-evaluation toolkit builds links with inspectors.
FEATURES
From academic librarians to strategy consultants: Elspeth Hyams talks to Gary Horrocks at King’s College.
Summer reading: CILIP Councillors recommend favourites.
What’s happening to print? Nigel Lees asks whether it’s safe to dispose of print journals.
Child-librarians of Sri Lanka: Lionel R. Amarakoon.
Are your staff behind you? J. Hicks and R. Kirby.
All change at Defra: Kevin Jackson reports.
Public libraries: the big marketing push: Sue Meeson reports on this summer’s marketing campaign for PLs.
The greening of Haringey: Diana Edmonds.
Loyalty cards: tap into your pupils’ competitiveness: Sam Emmott.
Applied Information Research: helping students learn how to learn: Susie Andretta.
Aberystwyth: 40 years of LIS education: L. Tedd.
COLUMNS
Clip Board: Edward Dudley
Internet Q&A: Phil Bradley
Just a minute... Bernard Naylor
Opinion: Bob Usherwood
Mediawatching: Laura Swaffield
Updated: 12 July 2005