The Web 2.0 "buzz" starts with new technologies such as virtual worlds, cell phones and handheld devices that offer 24/7 web access, tagging, social networks, and blogs and brings together various web capabilities in unique combinations. Web 2.0, however, is about much more than the technology--it is about a change in focus to participation, user…

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 libraries in Australia.…

Past research has shown teenagers to be reluctant to read and less likely to visit libraries than younger children. These conclusions are debated and further investigation is needed. Difficulties abound in researching teenagers' opinions. Teenagers can be reluctant to participate in activities and peer support is often very important in…

The presentation focuses on the status of disabled persons in the world, notes progress made in improved living conditions for the disabled, and considers implications for libraries serving disabled clients. Services currently offered in academic libraries are described, as are goals related to four aims specified by the United Nations during the…

Reports on the visit of an American librarian to the libraries of Burma. (PF)

STEPS THAT THE LIBRARY CAN TAKE IN PREPARING FOR A CHANGE TO AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM WERE INVESTIGATED. THE METHOD DESCRIBED WAS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF CLERICAL AND OFFICE WORK CALLED INTEGRATED PROCEDURES OF CONTROL (IPC). THE APPLICATION OF LIBRARY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (LISA) TO THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IS DESCRIBED. THIS PROCESS INVOLVED (1)…

This Review describes ways to examine various aspects of community college libraries. Little research has been done on the reasons for success or failure of certain procedures or of certain administrative or organizational forms. The criteria most often used for successful library service in the junior college (size of collection, size of staff,…

The libraries of Indiana, as agencies of culture, have been vitally affected by wars, cycles of prosperity and depression and by innovations in public policy at the national level of government, reflecting the history of the state. Although an overriding importance has been attached to the libraries of the state as a means of promoting the…

A report on the activities of the nation's libraries for the year. Included are sections on security, federal and state funding, library cooperation, copyright, technology, cataloging and circulation, CETA, library education, and associations, governance, and intellectual freedom. (KP)

Discusses the concept of privatization--i.e., the process of turning over public functions to private industry--as it relates to libraries. Charging for services such as online searching and interlibrary loan, the difficulty of pricing, and the effects of entrepreneurial librarianship on service and scholarship are considered. Seven references are…

The use of any type of volunteer for essential (professional patron-oriented long term) services limits cumulative staff knowledge and undermines the case for full public support. However, the unemployed librarian can gain invaluable experience in special projects (unessential non-patron oriented in-house short term services) and should be…

Expanding a large card catalog is a complex process requiring careful planning of procedure, judicious allocation of labor, and simplified techniques. The conclusion is reached that a major catalog expansion can be undertaken economically and without disruption of regular technical and public service activities. (6 references) (Author)

Scepticism is a form of philosophy to be adopted by libraries which will accommodate all dogmas regarding library missions but will assent to none. (AB)