Recently added articles from Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services:
Public libraries civic agents creating civic agency?
Dec 01, 2008; ... There are few journals of public librarianship worldwide. One which has existed even longer than the 21 years of this journal, is the US Public library quarterly, the Haworth Press title now under the revitalizing editorship of Dr Glen Holt, formerly the director of the St Louis Public ...
Best bang for the buck: the economic benefits of Sunshine Coast libraries Queensland.
Dec 01, 2008; ... Increasing populations, changing demographics, ageing infrastructure, and the growing expectations of residents are all factors contributing to demands on the finances (1) of local government councils. Now is the time for library managers to be able to translate the value of the services ...
The library has legs: an early childhood literacy outreach program in Victoria.
Dec 01, 2008; ... Reading to babies, infants and toddlers is one of the most important things families can do with their children to develop their literacy. As a result of this and other evidence, Communities for Children Cranbourne has developed a partnership with the Casey Cardinia Library Corporation in ...
Information literacy and the public library.
Dec 01, 2008; ... There is a lack of literature about information literacy and the public library, especially compared with that of school and academic libraries. This might suggest that public libraries are not engaged in information literacy efforts. However the literature reveals that, despite myriad ...
Reader centred classification of adult fiction in public libraries.
Dec 01, 2008; ... The classification of adult fiction by genre in public libraries produces more confusion than clarification. Whilst the system purports to model itself on bookstores the actual arrangement is quite different. In the bookstore model, genre is a marketing category and not a literary category ...