NEWS
Stock procurement: major report urges purchasing shift.
Middle East: Israelis bar book donors.
Working conditions: union fights ‘feudal’ conditions.
Public: ACL revived.
Public: ‘Top 10’ librarians revealed.
Net: Wikipedia warning.
Scientific communication: libraries risk being bypassed. BL: Institute of Directors recognises BL’s shift from ‘paternalism’.
Health: ‘Too much money’ spent on journals, says NLH Director.
e-Books: research project looks at academic usage.
Library buildings: co-operative design offers huge savings.
Northern Ireland: reading for peace project success.
Awards: library role in Man Booker Prize highlighted.
Developing world: pioneering health partnership.
A rich stew to wean children off pot noodle: interview with CILIP Carnegie Medal winner Mal Peet.
FEATURES
People of Essex speak up: consultation helped Essex plan for the next decade, writes Jenny Salisbury.
The art of community consultation: Mary Keane on how Bolton’s innovative project used art to discover what its community thought of the library service.
EIU: 60 years of forecasting and analysing world events for business: Robin Bew explains how the Economist Intelligence Unit became a sophisticated provider of business information and services.
Fighting for a high profile in the media: media librarians are fighting cuts by diversifying, says Katharine Schopflin.
Who do online news consumers trust? Barrie Gunter looks at how the internet has affected news consumption.
Been to Manchester lately? Linsey Heald on how Manchester managed to turn around its library service.
Conferences: Daniela Petrelli on the issues for global digital libraries at the last, and the next, European conference.
COLUMNS
Are you managing? Ian Snowley
Clip Board: Edward Dudley
Company Club: Annabel Colley
Internet Q&A: Phil Bradley
Mediawatching: Laura Swaffield
Opinion: Philip Kerridge says slashed budgets threaten public library service achievements.
Soapbox: Tony McSeán considers how CILIP’s Council and Executive Board could work more effectively.
Updated: 22 August 2006