New Library World: Volume 110 Issue 1/2
Table of contents
The shifting landscape of e‐books
Aline SoulesThe purpose of this paper is to review the current state of e‐books, describing their potential scope, highlighting information from recent ebrary surveys in connection with the…
We got the building … now what?
Glenda Harada, Donna Taylor, Aaron CollierThe purpose of this paper is to describe the process by which a library task force investigated and recommended services, best practices and technology prior to moving into a…
Engaging with community engagement: public libraries and citizen involvement
Anne GouldingThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of community engagement within a public library context
Joint policies for public quality: The common challenge for public libraries and the press to recuperate their positions
August Hans den Boef, Jelke Nijboer, Joost KirczThe purpose of this paper is to show that the demise of quality in the press, possibly due to short‐sighted financial practices, and the decline in some uses of the public library…
Doctoral students' information behaviour: an exploratory study at the University of Parma (Italy)
Monica VezzosiThe purpose of this exploratory study is to investigate the information behaviour of a group of doctoral students in the field of biology with the aim of understanding their needs…
Promoting a comprehensive view of library resources in a course management system
Jacqueline Solis, Ellen M. HamptonThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the way the University of North Carolina Libraries have begun to incorporate library resources into their university course management…
Fish or pickle? Customer service in libraries
Elisa F. TopperThe purpose of this paper is to understand the importance of customer service training in libraries.
IFLA WLIC 2008 Quebec City, Canada
Bruce MadgeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a flavour of the World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council.