...Tor Sveum Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevance of local studies collections and contributions from local studies librarians to a Norwegian local history wiki. Design/methodology/approach The paper focuses on access to metadata in the form of bibliographies, databases...

... Publishing Limited 2010 --> Public libraries United Kingdom History Library buildings A solid, well produced work from three respected and authoritative library historians outlining the “socio‐architectural history of British public library buildings between 1850 and 1939”. The “Palaces...

... was to be provided. The main thrust of this was to be in the rural areas – an utterly praiseworthy project which filled local librarians with great enthusiasm (Doust, 1984 , p. 14). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Zimbabwe Libraries Economics History Politics Once upon a time...

.... Wireless access to the web was implemented throughout the library around 2004. University libraries Content management Worldwide web Ireland History United States of America The terror attacks in September 2001 precipitated interest by the librarians in the topic of preservation...

...Mike Freeman History Librarians Libraries One of the oddities of our profession is the way we tend to neglect our own professional history. What do young practitioners know of Melvil Dewey, Panizzi and Carnegie nowadays? We should be proud of our great forefathers – “the giants upon...

... organisations across the country were already engaged on text‐based digitisation projects of their own. In addition to a gallery of images the site would also feature an Education Programme built around four main themes: (1) children’s European folk tales; (2) history of illustrations...

...Mike Freeman Hanover   Housing Association (Editors) . Tale of the Century: Memories of Life in the Twentieth Century . London : Hanover Housing Association   1999 . 42 pp. , ISBN: 0‐95315‐19X   £3.95 History An intriguing, well produced collection...

...Mike Freeman Leonard   Riley . Southwark: An Illustrated History . Southwark, UK : Southwark Local Studies Library   1998 . 92 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 0 90584923X   £6.95p © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> United Kingdom History London’s most historic borough has a long...

... advertising over traditional advertising. Points to the deficiencies of the Net and concludes that its commercialization is a sign of the commercialization of science and education. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Advertising History Internet World Wide Web The Internet means many things to many...