NEWS
Library 2.0: ‘Five Weeks to a Social Library’ course success.
Public: MLA seeks comments for ‘son of Framework’.
Local government: white paper response; PLSSs to go? Library + Information Show: speakers, awards and more.
Knowledge economy: science in ‘serious danger’.
Conferences: evidence-based social policy colloquium.
Internet: search engine optimisation conference report.
Open access: publication fees; scholarly communication.
CILIP awards: longlist for Oscars of the reference world.
Borrowing trends: PLR figures reveal power of backlist.
Intranets: report highlights ‘Top 10’ applications for success.
Buildings: new criteria for PL building awards
Records management: ‘vital’ to get disclosure right.
Local government white paper: ‘new localism’
FEATURES
Interview: incoming CILIP President Ian Snowley.
The graphic novel: growing and growing up: Chris Stokes on why it pays to get to know the genre.
Making search work: Martin White on choosing the best search product for your organisation.
Integrating e-resources within a university VLE: making the study unit the focus of the virtual learning environment, with the myBU Library Team at Bournemouth University.
Implementing VLEs in secondary schools: Susan Mullen on moving beyond pilot stage to looking at the real benefits that VLEs can provide for pupils.
Implementing RFID at Leeds Met: Helen Loughran and Dilys Young look at the usefulness of radio frequency identification – and how to choose a supplier.
Information literacy teaching and information behaviour: Andrew K. Shenton and Maureen Jackson say get to know the strategies of your learners.
Conferences: Sally Hernando on the importance of health information in African countries.
COLUMNS
Clip Board: Edward Dudley
Company Club: Annabel Colley
Internet Q&A: Phil Bradley
Mediawatching: Laura Swaffield
Opinion: are public libraries dumbing down? Four practitioners talk about modern PL stock.
Updated: 12 November 2008