New Library World: Volume 108 Issue 9/10
Table of contents
Public libraries in the Norwegian reference market
Tord HøivikIn this paper, reference is treated as a market and the purpose is to argue that libraries need to refine their business strategies if they want to prosper in the digital…
Perceptions of the web as a search tool amongst researchers in biological sciences
Yazdan Mansourian, Andrew D. MaddenThe purpose of this paper is to report selective findings from a wider study of web‐based information‐seeking behaviour amongst biologists. It aims to describe: aspects of the…
The library as place: Providing students with opportunities for socialization, relaxation, and restoration
Lisa Waxman, Stephanie Clemons, Jim Banning, David McKelfreshTo provide insight and practical perspectives into the needs of university students regarding places to gather, develop community, and find restoration on the college campus. This…
Improving visibility of public libraries in the local community: A study of five public libraries in Zagreb, Croatia
Radovan Vrana, Ana BarbaricThe purpose of this paper is to establish whether or not promotional efforts can help public libraries to become more visible and their services more recognizable in the local…
A digitization and multimedia project at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Terry Ballard, Edward DonnaldThe purpose of this paper is to encourage other libraries to provide access to their own original content via the web. By way of case study, the process of identifying materials…
Diversity and intercultural issues in library and information science (LIS) education
Ismail AbdullahiThe purpose of this paper is to suggest to move successfully beyond the fragmented and cursory treatment of diversity that prevails in library and information science (LIS…
Supervisor's attitude and employee's performance
Elisa F. TopperThe employee‐supervisor's relationship is crucial to a library's success. The purpose of this paper is to explore how supervisors interpret staff traits and behaviours including…
BOBCATSSS 2007
Jonas Matthias Eiriksson, Jose Manuel Retsloff, Marie Ulletved JørgensenTo provide a flavour of the content of the BOBCATSSS Symposium, held in Prague, Czech Republic in January 2007.