Showing papers in "Australian Library Journal in 2005"
TL;DR: From 1992 to 1995 the IFLA Study Group on Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) developed an entity relationship model as a generalised view of the bibliographic universe, intended to be independent of any cataloguing code or implementation.
Abstract: From 1992 to 1995 the IFLA Study Group on Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) developed an entity relationship model as a generalised view of the bibliographic universe, intended to be independent of any cataloguing code or implementation. The FRBR report [1] itself includes a description of the conceptual model (the entities, relationships, and attributes or metadata as we would call them today), a proposed national level bibliographic record for all types of materials, and user tasks associated with the bibliographic resources described in catalogues, bibliographies, and other bibliographic tools. IFLA continues to monitor the application of FRBR and promotes its use and evolution. The IFLA Cataloguing Section's Working Group on FRBR, chaired by Patrick LeBoeuf, has an active online discussion list and a website at http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/wgfrbr/wgfrbr.htm. The website includes presentations, training tools, a hot-linked bibliography, and much more.
155 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how information literacy is manifest in the workplace and develop programs that assist with the transfer of skills from an educational setting to the workplace, which is questioned by recent research into workplace information literacy which indicates that acquiring information literacy becomes a collaborative process aimed at developing collective competency.
Abstract: Current understandings of information literacy are drawn from research within library and educational contexts, in which information literacy is identified as a suite of skills that facilitate the learning process. In these contexts, information literacy education focuses on information discovery through the development of a systematic set of skills which result in individual competency. This view of information literacy is questioned by recent research into workplace information literacy which indicates that, when learning is informal or unstructured, acquiring information literacy becomes a collaborative process aimed at developing collective competency. Understanding how information literacy is manifest in the workplace will assist librarians in higher education institutions to develop programs that assist with the transfer of skills from an educational setting to the workplace.
61 citations
TL;DR: The authors discusses the need for training in information literacy in the workplace and highlights the latest research and studies being undertaken in the field, which is an important issue as it provides an opportunity for special librarians to enhance their role in their organisation.
Abstract: Information literacy has been a subject of interest for academic librarians for nearly thirty years, however special librarians have written comparatively little on the topic of information literacy in the workplace. It is an important issue as it provides an opportunity for special librarians to enhance their role in their organisation. This paper discusses the need for training in information literacy in the workplace and highlights the latest research and studies being undertaken in the field.
55 citations
TL;DR: The authors argues that the profession of librarianship is in crisis and identifies the characteristics and analyse the qualities of this phenomenon in order to draw conclusions about future trends and directions for the profession.
Abstract: The author argues that the profession of librarianship is in crisis. She seeks to identify the characteristics and analyse the qualities of this phenomenon in order to draw conclusions about future trends and directions for the profession. It is argued that this crisis is an outward sign of a deeper transformation which is taking place and which affects the discipline as a whole including education and practice. The recent evolution of the profession is traced against the background of the broader transition from the modern to the postmodern era. The object is to reveal how the widespread social, cultural and technological changes of the 21st century are impacting on the library, the librarian, the customer or client and the fundamental nature of information itself.
29 citations
TL;DR: The first major FRBR implementation, AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway, was developed as a co-operative service involving eight universities and the National Library of Australia in 2000-2001 as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway, the world's first major FRBR implementation, was developed as a co-operative service involving eight universities and the National Library of Australia in 2000-2001. This paper traces the reasons for adopting the FRBR information model, implementation experiences, and user responses to the service. The paper also considers the ways in which AustLit's nature as an academically oriented, value-adding service produced by a tightly knit group of contributors facilitated the adoption of the model, and how this might differ from a more standard bibliographic production and exchange economy. In particular, the paper raises issues about re-purposing existing MARC records for FRBR storage and display in the context of the MusicAustralia project.
21 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors raise concerns about current librarian practices and library processes which can effectively censor library collections from within, and highlight specific areas of practice in which librarians need to be vigilant for such covert censorship.
Abstract: Librarians, through their professional associations, have long been committed to the social justice principle of free access to information. External censorship challenges to library collections threaten this principle overtly. However, censorship can also occur in libraries in various covert and often unconcious ways. This discussion paper raises concerns about current librarian practices and library processes which can effectively censor library collections from within. The paper concludes by highlighting specific areas of practice in which librarians need to be vigilant for such covert censorship.
16 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider whether library collection development policies, whose "golden age" in Australia was in the 1980s and 1990s, are still required for today's hybrid collections.
Abstract: Library collections are, increasingly, hybrids of print and digital materials. This paper considers whether library collection development policies, whose 'golden age' in Australia was in the 1980s and 1990s, are still required for today's hybrid collections.
12 citations
TL;DR: In 2003, two librarians at the University of Wollongong took up the challenge of designing and delivering a crucial subject in a pilot Doctorate of Business Administration program which sought to organise a group of successful business leaders for the task of research as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In 2003 two librarians at the University of Wollongong took up the challenge of designing and delivering a crucial subject in a pilot Doctorate of Business Administration program which sought to organise a group of successful business leaders for the task of research. The emphasis was on developing the participants information literacy skills and knowledge in order to help them prepare their research proposal and ultimately conduct their research effectively. The 'Australian information Literacy Standards' (now known as the 'Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework: principles, standards and practice') proved extremely useful. This is a description of the assessment plan in more detail as well as outlining the role and results evaluation played in this pilot program.
8 citations
TL;DR: A recent "Code of Ethics" project conducted on behalf of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) as discussed by the authors was the first attempt to develop a set of case studies related to the ACS Code of Ethics and specific standards of conduct in the Code.
Abstract: This paper comments on a recent 'Code of Ethics' project conducted on behalf of the Australian Computer Society, and proposes a similar project for the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). It reviews the scope and methodology of the project, which developed a comprehensive set of case studies and related them to the ACS 'Code of Ethics' and to specific standards of conduct in the Code. It discusses a small selection of the case studies and suggests that a similar series for ALIA could assist in the provision of useful context for ALIA's 'Statement on Professional Conduct', material for the profession's continuing professional development (CPD) programs and a stimulus to further ethical debate in the profession.
8 citations
TL;DR: An investigation of the Australian National Bibliographic Database is reported on to understand the implications and potential issues of applying FRBR in this environment.
Abstract: The development of the conceptual 'Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records' (FRBR) Model enables records to be considered in terms of contextual relationships. Developments in software can capitalise on this to significantly improve the display of works through surfacing of these relationships. This paper reports on an investigation of the Australian National Bibliographic Database to understand the implications and potential issues of applying FRBR in this environment.
8 citations
TL;DR: A coding scheme devised during preliminary data collection of online searching using Camtasia is reported on, and this scheme is put forward as a prototype for a standard ‘core’ system which might assist in the process of transcription of recordings and facilitate comparison of findings across research projects.
Abstract: This paper reports on a coding scheme devised during preliminary data collection of online searching using Camtasia, and compares this scheme with one recently developed by Hargittai for a similar ...
TL;DR: In 1998, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted a study into the status and wellbeing of disabled people, including employment restrictions, and found that the percentage of the population who are disabled had risen from 15 per cent to 19 per cent in 17 years and half of these are unemployed or have restrictions on their employment as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Academic libraries are the cornerstones of universities in providing information resources for the students and staff of the university. Indirectly, they may be instrumental in the development of beliefs and attitudes regarding the employment of disabled people. In 1998, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted a study into the status and wellbeing of disabled people, including employment restrictions. The percentage of the population who are disabled had risen from 15 per cent to 19 per cent in 17 years and half of these are unemployed or have restrictions on their employment.
TL;DR: This article argued that there is a need to reassess the direction of the academic library and the working practices of the staff within it to reclaim our libraries for their users and examine the epistemology of library and information services.
Abstract: The author argues that there is a need to reassess the direction of the academic library and the working practices of the staff within it to reclaim our libraries for their users and to examine the epistemology of library and information services. He argues that in order for academic libraries to find their place in the tertiary education culture they need to investigate their origins. The academic library might then be able to reclaim its position as one of the pillars of academia.
TL;DR: The iconographic tragedy of September 11, 2001 has changed the world and so have the universities, where a precise understanding and application of cultural difference, information management and critical literacy theory has become imperative as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The iconographic tragedy of September 11, 2001 has changed the world and so have the universities, where a precise understanding and application of cultural difference, information management and critical literacy theory has become imperative. Education, librarianship and the development of critical theory have become a necessary facilitator of the process of teaching, thus moving the students from a cultural literacy to a critical literacy.
TL;DR: A look at the development of free public libraries in New South Wales, which is a fascinating mix of individual vision, professional action, community mobilisation and political will, can be found in this paper.
Abstract: Public library services are widely accessible through a sophisticated network, a partnership between local and State Government. Free public libraries are an integrated part of the lives of people in New South Wales such that it may seem that they have always been there. But in fact, free public libraries in New South Wales only began to operate after the end of World War II. Here is a look at the development of free public libraries in New South Wales, which is a fascinating mix of individual vision, professional action, community mobilisation and political will.
TL;DR: In an earlier survey of developments in knowledge management within the Australian Public Service (APS) as mentioned in this paper, the authors pointed to future research possibilities in an emerging relationship between knowledge management and archives and records, and showed that this relationship operates most strongly in the context of key drivers of knowledge management in government agencies and departments, and in linkages between the work of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) and that of other Commonwealth organisations.
Abstract: This paper emerged from an earlier survey of developments in knowledge management within the Australian Public Service (APS). The earlier study pointed to future research possibilities in an emerging relationship between knowledge management and archives and records. The resultant case-based research reported here shows that this relationship operates most strongly in the context of key drivers of knowledge management within government agencies and departments, and in linkages between the work of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) and that of other Commonwealth organisations. Knowledge management also emerges as an important strategic issue for the National Archives of Australia. Eleven issues emerging as common in the previous study were discussed at the NAA: Perceptions, Approaches, Drivers, Links to core business, Obstacles, Enablers, Structures, Frameworks, Metrics, Champions and inter-agency networks. In overall terms the NAA emerged as an organisation that was at the development stage for knowledge management and one that was taking conscious strides in this direction.
TL;DR: There is a need to improve the delivery systems and the means by which web-based systems in particular can be evaluated, and the authors review systems evaluation in recent LIS literature.
Abstract: Libraries and other information agencies have highly developed systems, skills, and techniques for delivering information to users. However there is a need to improve the delivery systems. Here is discussing the means by which web-based systems in particular can be evaluated. The authors review systems evaluation in recent LIS literature and identify some of the common measures and methodologies employed.
TL;DR: Copies Direct as mentioned in this paper was developed to enable online ordering and payment for copies of material, regardless of format, and has already increased use of the collections, consistent with the Commonwealth GovernmentOnline strategy, based on developing more and better services online to overcome barriers of distance and access and to meet more effectively the real needs of individuals, organisations and enterprises.
Abstract: One of the great challenges for the National Library of Australia is to enable individuals, whatever their institutional affiliation, and wherever they are, to access copies of material from the collections. Copies direct was developed to enable online ordering and payment for copies of material, regardless of format, and has already increased use of the collections. This is consistent with the Commonwealth GovernmentOnline strategy, based on developing more and better services online to overcome barriers of distance and access and to meet more effectively the real needs of individuals, organisations and enterprises. Through online access Australians are better able to obtain services from agencies, in this case access to their national documentary heritage. This paper describes the development of the service, its technical infrastructure, issues considered in its development and includes a report on an evaluation undertaken in 2004.
TL;DR: The Australian Lost and Missing project (ALM) as mentioned in this paper was the first attempt to register lost and missing documentary heritage in the world, which was based at Charles Sturt University.
Abstract: The Memory of the World (MOTW) Program identifies and protects significant documentary heritage. Part of the Australian MOTW program seeks significant Australian documentary heritage that can no longer be located. The Australian Lost and Missing project, based at Charles Sturt University, is the first in the world to attempt a register of lost and missing documentary heritage. This paper describes the activities of the project during 2003-04, building on the article by Harvey in the Australian Library Journal in May 2003. It notes the evolution of methodological approaches to identify material that no longer exists.
TL;DR: A longitudinal study of fifty websites is described through which the determination of survival rates of Australian web publications is attempted and suggests that the Internet Archive may be serving Australia better than PANDORA in preserving the web component of its documentary heritage.
Abstract: Ensuring the longevity of web-based information is a significant preservation issue with wide implications for the future of scholarship. This paper describes a longitudinal study of fifty websites through which the determination of survival rates of Australian web publications is attempted. It suggests that the Internet Archive may be serving Australia better than PANDORA in preserving the web component of its documentary heritage.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on the outcomes of research assessing the nature and extent of print journal cancellations by Australian research libraries since 1990 and reach conclusions about the factors driving the cancellations and the implications these cancellations might have for the nation's access to scholarly journal literature.
Abstract: This paper reports on the outcomes of research assessing the nature and extent of print journal cancellations by Australian research libraries since 1990. The cancellation activity of two groups of libraries, one representing the national and state library sector and the other the university library sector, was examined. These two groups were tested for their cancellation of both Australian and international journals. From the results some conclusions are reached about the factors driving the cancellations and the implications these cancellations might have for the nation's access to scholarly journal literature.
TL;DR: The relationship between McColvin and Metcalfe when they met in Australia and later in London is reviewed in this paper, where the quality and warmth of the hospitality extended on either hand was curiously asymmetric, which possibly reflects the expectations of the host at the time.
Abstract: The relationship between his two protagonists when they met in Australia on the occasion of McColvin's visit in 1946, and later, when Metcalfe was in London is reviewed. The quality and warmth of the hospitality extended on either hand was curiously asymmetric, which possibly reflects the expectations of the host at the time. Neither man was a stereotype, and each had strong and individual opinions. And neither was a 'prophet without honour ' McColvin's visit was more critical to the interests of his host, Metcalfe, than when the positions of host and visitor were reversed, which may account for the asymmetry referred to above. In the end, Metcalfe was not prepared to honour McColvin's contribution, and indeed, McColvin himself did not rate it highly.
TL;DR: Among the 36 senators in the first Commonwealth Parliament were Josiah Symon from South Australia and John Keating from Tasmania, who shared a passion for law and also for literature and history, including the history of their own country as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Among the 36 senators in the first Commonwealth Parliament were Josiah Symon from South Australia and John Keating from Tasmania, who shared a passion for law and also for literature and history, including the history of their own country. As founding members of the Parliamentary Library Committee, they were aware that the eighth and final volume of the 'Historical records of New South Wales' was published in 1901 and that most of the sources on the maritime exploration and colonisation of Australia were located on the other side of the world. Hence both of them proposed that original documents of great historical importance should be transferred to Australia and placed in libraries.