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{"title":"Data driven decisions: a practical toolkit for library and information professionals","authors":"C. Gilbert","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2205560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2205560","url":null,"abstract":"Data driven decision making is about using an understanding of data to feed into decision making and planning to facilitate processes such as service improvement, identify changing needs and trends to develop new services, and to articulate strengths in service delivery and maintenance. The book’s author, Amy Stubbing, is responsible for strategic planning and the development of learning support provision at the University of Westminster. Her interest in data and its use to inform decision making has led her to develop a data driven decisions toolkit for libraries. The book is the culmination of working with libraries on using the toolkit. There are also contributors from several academic librarians in the UK who describe their experiences using data to deliver better services. The text is split into two main parts. The first part describes the toolkit and how to use it, while the second part covers specific topics written by contributors and focusing on real-life scenarios. At the start of each chapter there is a brief introduction which lists the topics in the chapter with a reference so the reader can navigate directly to the topic. There are many practical examples provided throughout. The text includes tables, charts, and data maps used to illustrate points which can also be reused in other situations. There is advice on how to collect manual data, how to normalise and map data, data analysis, and how to move forward with what data you have. There are descriptions of tips and pitfalls gained through experience. Contributors in part two describe processes such as collection mapping, user experience and qualitative data, use of digital and social media to inform decisions, data visualisation techniques and building a data driven culture. At the end of the book there is a bibliography for further study, and an index. For a book about data the tone is unexpectedly friendly, conversational, and easy to read. The content is interesting, relevant, and able to be implemented in most libraries. While the explanations and examples are academic library based, the techniques can be applied to all types of libraries. This book is highly recommended to practitioners looking to use data to improve services – which is most likely all of us.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"209 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45952247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Boosting the knowledge economy: key contributions from information services in educational, cultural and corporate environments (Chandos Information Professional Series)","authors":"C. Gilbert","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2205557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2205557","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents an international collection of articles on the central theme of the contri-bution of information services to the knowledge economy. The common link is a concern with the impact on society of the processes and services related to the collection, organisation, dissemination, use and preservation of information. The editor, Francisco-Javier Calzada-Prado, is an associate professor at the Library and Information Sciences Department at Carlos III University of Madrid. Contributors are international, from places including Spain, Japan","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"206 - 207"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42087416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Project-based learning for elementary grades (AASL Standards-Based Learning)","authors":"C. Ryan","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2205564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2205564","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"214 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47122582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Communities of practice in the academic library: strategies for implementation","authors":"Alana Hadfield","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2205559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2205559","url":null,"abstract":"This slim volume, written by an American professor and library practitioner, is focused on the purpose, value, execution, participation model, and potential of a communities of practice group (CoP). An Etienne Wenger quote is used in the opening to establish the parameters: ‘Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis’. The author later comments, ‘think of any situation in your life where you regularly gather with a group of people and casually discuss thorny issues and problems’. She cites her first mothers’ group and the talk shared informally around a kitchen table. The author proposes that the heart of a CoP lies in developing a shared repertoire of tools and ideas and then launching these at a recurring problem. A number of observances must be accounted for – and this is what the volume sets out to describe. The approaches to building community segue into a chapter addressing what participation looks like, and how collaborative conversations leave space for diverging ideas and active listening. In a later chapter, storytelling for illumination purposes is explored, and how this can encourage others to share their own experience in creative, evocative language. Opening the dialogue in an informal way can stimulate the group, and deeper understanding underpins knowledge. A bullet list in chapter 7 supports ideas for generating valuable reflective practice and highlights the written record to promote a wider and deeper dialogue. Appreciative inquiry (AI) is explored as a method of considering what might be possible, and then the author looks at the value of harnessing mindfulness. There are excellent ideas and strategies in this book for setting up a CoP. Could it have been as informative in a shorter, more succinct journal article? Yes, possibly. However, most readers won’t mind some repetition and forensic diagnosis, and the author maintains a warm engaging tone throughout.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"208 - 208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47275602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Young adult literature: from romance to realism","authors":"Emily Booth","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2205567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2205567","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"217 - 218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44840571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"June 2023 Editorial","authors":"M. Kennan, I. Mccallum, Sherrey Quinn, Bhuva Narayan, E. Luca","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2206620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2206620","url":null,"abstract":"Welcome to the June 2023 issue of the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (JALIA). This issue contains a research paper, three research-in-practice papers and two information-in-practice papers. It is wonderful to have a range of paper types in JALIA including practice-based research and papers reporting on initiatives or projects in practice, along with full research papers, each providing examples for evidence-based library and information practice. In addition, the issue contains two obituaries which honour two great contributors to the library and information profession and discipline, Dr Edward (Ted) Flowers (Mitcheson, 2023), and Emeritus Professor Dr Don Schauder (Monash University, 2023). As usual, the issue is rounded off with 12 useful book reviews. The research paper by Kirsten Thorpe (2023) titled ‘Recognising the Gaps: A Study on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment and Representation in Australian Libraries’ builds on research supported by an Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Research Grant. The full report is available online (Thorpe, 2021) and like the paper published here discusses the outcomes of a National Survey on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment in Australian Libraries, conducted from 2020 to 2021. The research provided a snapshot of the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed in Australian libraries and identifies the current employment types across various library settings. It describes trends in current employment and identifies gaps to understand more about the experiences of Indigenous people working in libraries across Australia. This paper reflects on the research findings over two key areas, (1) Indigenous library workers yarning about their employment and (2) the lack of Indigenous employment and the impact on cultural safety. Strengths of the paper and the report are the emphasis on enabling the interviewees’ voices to be heard and that it provides the Australian library and information professions a roadmap for change. The first research-in-practice paper; ‘Users’ Experiences in a Regional Academic Library Makerspace’ by Bell et al. (2023) from the University of Southern Queensland explores users’ experiences of participation and perceptions of value across three usage types in the Makerspace: Course curriculum, extracurricular and research. To understand users’ experiences analysis produced themes providing a narrative of users’ participation that started with tentative curiosity and hesitancy around using the Makerspace, but ultimately saw participants finding value in new perspectives and skills. Another research-in-practice paper by Rebecca Muir (2023) titled ‘From data to insights: Developing a tool to enhance our decision making using reflexive thematic analysis and qualitative evidence’ discusses how to analyse qualitative data such as user feedback to inform decision making. To support the use of evidence in d","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"117 - 119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42936602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Data to Insights: Developing a Tool to Enhance Our Decision Making Using Reflexive Thematic Analysis and Qualitative Evidence","authors":"Rebecca Muir","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2206603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2206603","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP) encourages us to use evidence to inform our practice and professional decision making. Evidence, such as user feedback, can help ensure that our decisions match to the needs of our community. However, to extract insights from qualitative evidences such as user feedback to inform our professional judgement, we must be able to analyse this data: a feat complicated by our having limited training in research skills across the Library and Information Science (LIS) sector. To support our use of evidence in our decision making, we can develop personal ‘tools’. Tools offer a transparent structure which we can use to guide our data analysis, while also providing a learning and reflection framework for our ongoing development. This article will guide the reader through the construction of a minimalistic tool for analysing qualitative evidence for use in personal or organisational LIS decision making, informed by pragmatism and reflexive thematic analysis.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"150 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47575710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Librarians as Teachers: A Reflection on Practice, Identity, and the TPACK Framework to Enhance Professional Practice","authors":"Alyce Greenwood","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2192893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2192893","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Teaching and librarianship are interrelated. This paper explores the author's experiences and views of working as a librarian in higher education, within the Australian University context. It perceives Australian University libraries and librarianship as aligning with Social Constructivist views on learning. Through drawing on information from professional practice, this paper considers the professional identities of librarians in a third-space paradigm, including in contributing to doctoral supervision. It examines teachers as curators and sees this observation of teaching yielding the view of librarians as teachers explicitly. It touches on the author's new awareness of librarians and their role in supporting assessment for learning. The paper puts forward the author's use of reflective practice to enhance teaching, and shares experiences in using the Technology Pedagogy Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework to ensure reflective practice is focused.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"178 - 188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45787464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vale Emeritus Professor Don Schauder: 16 November 1946–12 January 2023","authors":"Don Schauder","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2187757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2187757","url":null,"abstract":"Reprinted with permission from the Monash University Vale website: https://www.monash. edu/vale/home/articles/vale-emeritus-professor-don-schauder Professor Don Schauder, who has died aged 76, was a pioneer of Australian electronic publishing who dedicated much of his career to improving information access for people with disabilities. Don believed in causes, with much of his work focusing on the development of information products and services that benefited individuals, organisations and society.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"202 - 204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43984508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Print Books and Ebooks: The New Equilibrium in an Academic Library","authors":"David Wells, Anita Sallenbach","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2023.2183560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2183560","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article looks back at ALIA’s prediction from 2013 that ‘library print and ebook collections will establish a 50:50 equilibrium by 2020 and that this balance will be maintained for the foreseeable future’ in the light of the experience at Curtin University Library. It revisits the findings of an article on the same topic published in 2015, and documents the situation at Curtin University Library as at 2022. It describes changes in the ebook environment and user attitudes over the past 6 years, as well as developments in the Library’s acquisition strategies and methods to increase ebook holdings, and the current state of the collection. The article finally provides a likely projection of the ebook and print book holdings situation at Curtin Library in 2050.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"72 1","pages":"166 - 177"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47647562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}