Library Management: Volume 32 Issue 1/2

The campus‐wide laptop loan service and the library's role

This paper aims to present a successful partnership between the library and other campus units of California State University Sacramento in the program of campus‐wide laptop loan…

Strategic repositioning in a dynamic environment

The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the strategic repositioning of an academic library using the dynamic capability framework.

Future‐proofing: the academic library's role in e‐research support

The aim of this case study is to describe a project created to enhance e‐research support activities within an Australian university. Within the university sector, e‐research…

Singing in harmony: statistical benchmarking for academic libraries

This paper aims to describe the design and implementation of a pilot project for the benchmarking of library statistics for Asian academic libraries.

From library stacks to library‐in‐a‐pocket: will users be around?

As libraries move their focus from print collections to digital resources residing in the “cloud”, the library‐user relationship has also changed dramatically. Power has clearly…

Bibliobabble?: The surge towards a print→less e‐library recasts academic librarians as “rare book engineers”

The purpose of this paper is to address the dangers for a highly trained group of professionals – academic librarians – in responding to the challenge of divesting their libraries…

Library 2.0 or Library III: returning to leadership

This paper aims to present a critical review of “Web 2.0” and “Library 2.0” applications and proposal of a redirection of resources towards semantic web developments.

Collaboration and co‐operation in Asian library resource collections: An example from Melbourne, Australia

This paper aims to discuss how collaboration between institutions, especially smaller collections, can result in increased access to materials and specialist staff for researchers…

Organisational quality and organisational change: Interconnecting paths to effectiveness

Which comes first – quality or change? Managing change is inherent in organisational quality enhancement. Managing organisational change and managing organisational quality go…

Academic Librarianship

Supporting Research Students

The Critical Assessment of Research: Traditional and New Methods of Evaluation

Information Policies and Strategies

Understanding Healthcare Information

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