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Less conversation, more action: putting digital content creation at the heart of modern librarianship
David McMenemyTo propose that the notion of digital content creation needs to be more firmly perceived by the library community as an essential skill for all new entrants to the profession…
Applying general risk management principles to library administration
Nicholas JointRecent areas of digital library innovation, such as digital rights management, have led librarians to apply risk management (RM) principles to certain circumscribed areas of…
Information storage and retrieval in the professional curriculum: Spring, 1980
Rodney BruntTo reflect on the importance of information storage and retrieval in the library curriculum in the 1980s.
On reading “Information storage and retrieval in the professional curriculum” by Rodney Brunt
Alan Poulter, Rodney BruntReflects on a paper extolling teaching cataloguing and indexing at library school written for Library Review in 1980.
Libraries and local history collections in Sierra Leone
John Abdul KargboDiscusses the development of local history collections within libraries in Sierra Leone.
Balancing individuals’ expectations and organisational requirements for continuing professional development
Amanda Cossham, Alison FieldsThis paper aims to analyse the differing views on and needs of librarians and their managers for continuing professional development (CPD).
Support for alternative publishing by public libraries in Scotland
Angela Brookens, Alan PoulterIt is proposed that public libraries have a duty to collect material from alternative publishers (in both fiction and non‐fiction and in all media) to better reflect the diversity…
Application of information and communication technologies in special libraries in Kerala (India)
Mohamed HaneefaThis study was conducted to investigate the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in special libraries in Kerala, India.
Delivering Digital Services: A Handbook for Public Libraries and Learning Centres
Susan WrightThis study was conducted to investigate the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in special libraries in Kerala, India.