New Library World: Volume 107 Issue 11/12
Table of contents
Development of information‐related competencies in European ODL institutions: Senior managers' view
Sirje VirkusTo investigate senior university managers' views of the development of information‐related competencies (IRC) within European open and distance learning (ODL) universities.
Teenagers analyse their public library
Elena CorradiniThe purpose of this paper is to review some considerations about a small scale research study conducted in a small town in Northern Italy between December 2003 and April 2004…
The management of independent secondary school libraries in England and Wales: A literature review
Richard TurnerThis literature review aims to provide a synthesis of key information available about the management of independent secondary school libraries in England and Wales. The review has…
Intellectual gambling: betting on the future public library
Tamara SheppardResearch in library and information science today generally lacks an intelligible vision for the future of the public library. Because technology has predominantly contributed to…
Quality management on information services according to ISO 9000
Valéria Martin Valls, Waldomiro de Castro Santos VergueiroThis paper focuses on the use of ISO 9000 standards for the introduction of quality management in information services, with a special emphasis on the Brazilian experience, aiming…
Librarianship: from collections control to tools understanding
Karsten Nissen PedersenTo contribute to and evoke ongoing reflections on librarians' professional identity, i.e. librarianship. Inherent hereto is a questioning of the feasibility of collections and…
Recovery and renewal: libraries lead the way in post‐Katrina New Orleans
Sarah Ann LongThe purpose of this paper is to present observations of hurricane‐damaged New Orleans and the current status of library services for the area.