... in the library when there is no programmed agenda. Design/methodology/approach The study analyses gathered data over five months of ethnographic research at The Edge – a “bookless” library space at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, that is explicitly dedicated to coworking, social...

...Nick del Pozo; Andrew Stawowczyk Long; David Pearson Purpose The aim of this paper is to assist both the National Library of Australia and other institutions to think about digital objects in ways that will help to identify which preservation actions are most appropriate for a particular...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Parliament Libraries Information management Australia With the emergence of a vast range of information resources available as a mouse click, libraries have sought to review how access can be provided to their traditional services...

... in their libraries. Nguyen Cuong Linh can be contacted at: nclinh11@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Worldwide web Communications technologies Australia University libraries Single Web 2.0 technologies are also the focus of particular articles. Frumkin (2005) explains...

... to the resources of the nation's libraries. This paper provides a study of the outcomes of the project, the impact of interlibrary lending in Australia and a cooperative approach between university, state, national and public libraries. The system sought would support a network of tasks, covering interlibrary...

...Cathie Jilovsky This paper describes and comments on the evolution of systems librarianship in Australia through two strands – the author’s personal work experience in libraries since 1977 and her professional involvement with the Victorian Association for Library Automation (VALA...

...Colin Steele Australia is the size of the continental USA but with only 19 million inhabitants. Although it has benefited greatly from Internet connections, Australia’s declining dollar in recent years, and the double digit publishing inflation, have replaced the “tyranny of distance...

... is to succeed in Australia, researchers and cultural institutions will need to work together to establish the appropriate financial and organizational frameworks. Australia Electronic publishing Electronic information resources Texts are the lifeblood of scholarship in the humanities. As bearers...

...Neil McLean This paper examines the particular characteristics underpinning resource sharing among university libraries in Australia, and describes a series of projects aimed at improving the technical infrastructure of interlibrary lending. It also outlines the links between these national...

...Stephen Cramond This article describes recent attempts to formalise relationships between the university sector in Australia, and equivalent bodies in the UK and the USA, in the development of information infrastructure through the creation of international liaison positions. The article provides...

...Steve O’Connor The library profession in Australia is not large but is dispersed across an ancient continent as large as mainland USA. In this situation management styles have developed which enable the libraries to provide the most effective service to their clientele. This article describes...

...Maxine Brodie Australia has developed a social and economic identity strongly influenced by its physical isolation as an island continent with a relatively small population. This article describes four linked strategies being implemented to position New South Wales public libraries for success...

...Stephen G. Thomas Towards the end of 1993, the University of Adelaide Library began looking at the implementation of an electronic reserve system. At that time, a number of other libraries in Australia and overseas were looking at similar projects. Our first useable electronic reserve system...