New Library World: Volume 107 Issue 3/4

Comparing users' perspectives of in‐person and virtual reference

The purpose of this paper is to compare user perspectives on visits to in‐person and virtual reference services conducted by participants in the Library Visit Study, an ongoing…

Senior public librarians looking to the future

The purpose of this paper is to explore senior public librarians' views on medium‐term and long‐term plans for the provision of library services. The paper also aims to extend…

Provision of research methods teaching in UK LIS departments

To review the provision of research methods teaching across UK institutions teaching accredited information and/or library science postgraduate programmes.

Learning our way to change: improved institutional alignment

At California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, USA, systems thinking practice guides strategic organizational change. A new Research and Information Service and…

Bringing users back to the library: a case history

To provide a description of renovation and promotional efforts applied by the Michigan State University Libraries during the 1990s in an attempt to bring users back into the…

Sssh! The quiet revolution

This paper seeks to look at the influence of modern social behaviour on library provision, with specific reference to how interior display and complementary furniture play their…

Exploring the wiki world: the new face of collaboration

The purpose of this article is to examine a new collaborative electronic platform available to libraries of all types.

Project Management: Tools and Techniques for Today's ILS Professional

Libraries within Their Institutions: Creative Collaborations

Cataloging and Organizing Digital Resources: A How‐To‐Do‐It Manual for Librarians

Super Searchers Go to School: Sharing Online Strategies with K‐12 Students, Teachers, and Librarians

American Library Association Conference 2005

Editorial