New Library World: Volume 109 Issue 7/8
Table of contents
Employees as customers judging quality: enhancing employee assessment
John B. HarerThe purpose of this paper is to investigate current practices in employee satisfaction assessment to determine if quality in the production of library services and work systems…
Green library design and evaluation: the Taipei Public Library, Taiwan
Shu‐hsien TsengThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the planning and architectural design features, and the post‐occupancy evaluation (POE) of the Beitou Branch Library in the Taipei Public…
Challenges in assisting schools of librarianship and information studies in developing countries: A perspective from research in Latin America
Ian M. JohnsonThis paper aims to review traditional forms of international support for developing schools of librarianship and information sciences, and traditional approaches.
Enhancing the quality of LIS education in Asia: Organizing teaching materials for sharing and reuse
Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Christopher S.G. KhooThis paper aims to describe continuing effort to develop a repository of teaching materials for sharing and reuse in library and information science (LIS) schools in Asia. It also…
Quality assurance and LIS education in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
Sajjad ur RehmanThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the situation and evaluation strategies and processes of nine library and information science (LIS) education programs in the six…
Cultural mediation in library and information science (LIS) teaching and learning
Ismail AbdullahiThe purpose of this paper is to attempt to highlight the importance of culturally mediated instruction in library and information science (LIS) teaching and learning.
Rekindling the passion in your library job
Elisa F. TopperThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the concept of job burnout and what can be done to solve the problem.
Challenges for science and society in the digital age: 2nd IFLA Presidential Meeting in Berlin
Marian KorenThe purpose of this paper is to provide a flavour of the content of the second IFLA Presidential Meeting held in Berlin, Germany in January 2008.