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{"title":"Social Work in Libraries","authors":"J. Garner","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2135981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2135981","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"306 - 307"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41973645","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":"Rightsizing the academic library collection, 2nd edition","authors":"Gemma Siemensma","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2136964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2136964","url":null,"abstract":"Collection management is core to libraries and much thought goes into acquisition decisions – the same cannot necessarily be said for the removal or deselection of materials. Rightsizing the academic library collection takes a deep dive into collection management with a focus on the deselection (or weeding) of resources. This book emphasises the term ‘rightsizing’ and focuses on usage, protection, preservation and renewal of resources through collaborative initiatives based on thorough planning and informed decision making. The authors examine the reasons why rightsizing might be needed, such as space limitations, technological advancements and reduced budgets, and interweave a holistic approach into collection decisions by utilising data tools to ensure withdrawal of materials is based on sound evidence and encompasses the library’s stewardship responsibilities. The book begins by looking at the history of collections, traditional weeding criteria, and examines the book as a sacred object. It explores how technology has changed the way libraries and collections are used and offers suggestions for embedded workflows in a rapidly shifting landscape. Rightsizing policies and strategies for books, journals and other materials are explored. The authors consider overarching values and principles, creating profiles and parameters, establishing criteria for decision making, understanding both internal and external factors that may affect processes and incorporating collection analysis tools. One concept deeply rooted within the book is that by following rightsizing principles libraries can look beyond their own four walls towards shared infrastructure based on consortia agreements at local, state, national and international levels. In this way, unique titles can be protected as the physical collection shrinks. Project management principles are explored to step through the process from initiation, planning, implementation, and on to closure. This helps guide the reader through all the steps that need to be considered with examples given to help understand and streamline processes. In particular the JSTOR example, for print journal withdrawal, makes it a replicable project for other academic libraries to follow. From a book perspective there are outlines and workflows included to help guide others who find themselves in a similar situation. Discussions also centre on the future and the dramatic shift to electronic collections. As the landscape changes academics won’t care where something is coming from as long as they can get it. Many questions remain unanswered regarding changes in patron-driven acquisition, digitisation, open access and publisher models. What seems important though is that more radical collaboration between libraries and publishers will need to emerge. I think the principles of rightsizing are imperative for a considered and holistic approach to academic library collection management. The strategies contained within this book are easy t","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"420 - 420"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44249440","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":"Engaging your community through active strategic marketing: a practical guide for librarians and information professionals","authors":"C. Gilbert","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2136958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2136958","url":null,"abstract":"to into","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"414 - 415"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60140305","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":"Library signage and wayfinding design: communicating effectively with your users","authors":"D. Cronau, Joe F. X. Soares","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2136961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2136961","url":null,"abstract":"This book, fromALAEditions, is going to be a great guide and its small format (A5 size) paperbackwill fit into your bag for reading on the go! Thewonderful thing aboutALA editions is that they are not only consistent and a great ready-reference or refresher but the purchase of their titles also funds advocacy, awareness, and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. The disadvantage of these editions is that they’re generally very US focused. Written by Mark Aaron Polger, who confesses upfront to be ‘obsessed with street signs and maps’ since childhood, the genuine passion shows. Systematically, Mark leads us through the world of library signs in six concise chapters. Commencing with an introduction by way of examining a brief history of the subject, well referenced and relevant, we’re then led through application into your own environment. The second chapter, entitled Signage Research Methods, is where your personal journey will commence. You will be guided through how to conduct a study of your own situation, methodologies and rationales with a view to getting a better understanding of where you are, and where you’d ideally like to be with guiding people around your facility. With a better grasp of where you are, chapter three is about Auditing your Signage. It provides a brief, but well researched literature review as well as case studies, and discusses types of audits and techniques and why you need them. There is a chapter dedicated to Digital Signage that has many subject headings and graphs, but the chapter presents in feet and inches that will require conversion to metric. Also, USbased companies are discussed and these may not be relevant for us. This chapter is the one part of the book that may not age well. The last chapter, chapter six, is also US focused and is about the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990. While much of this will be of interest and transferable, it is country specific. Taking a step backwards, chapter five is wonderful, it relates to Best Practices and Policies. While it too lists local manufacturers and US best practice requirements, the information is still interesting and usable. We liked the fact that this book was very well researched. It included ample, useful bibliographies and made use of numerous illustrations, charts and graphs that added to its easy use nature. The only downside of this title is that, as we said, it is US focused. A useful addition might have been to include some architectural notes that would explain things like line-ofsight analysis, particularly in relation to other services such as electrical or mechanical-type fittings. If librarians are consulted during the redesign or construction stages of libraries, BIM (building information modelling) could be used to model all services with signage line of sight analysis and clash detection analysis early in the planning phase and not as an afterthought, which unfortunately is often the case.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"417 - 417"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44062960","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":"December 2022 Editorial","authors":"M. Kennan, Sherrey Quinn, I. Mccallum, Bhuva Narayan, E. Luca","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2138098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2138098","url":null,"abstract":"An introduction to the journal is presented which discusses various reports within the issue on topics including public library developments in Australia, the communication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine information by public librarians, and embedded librarianship.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"303 - 305"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44729273","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":"Exploring How Vaccine Information is Communicated in NSW Public Libraries: A Study on Perceptions and Practice","authors":"Kayla Stephanie Wallace","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2135360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2135360","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT With COVID-19’s global impact and the increased demand for accurate, accessible vaccine messaging, public libraries – equipped with pre-existing infrastructure and trained information professionals – are uniquely positioned to address this need. However, studies have shown that these expectations rarely align with both past and current practice. This small exploratory study examines library practices alongside librarian perceptions in New South Wales, Australia with the goal of identifying whether they align and what key factors influence the communication of vaccine information. It reports on the findings of a three-strand investigation of library catalogues, websites, and interviews with current NSW public librarians. Ultimately, findings suggested that public libraries had taken few steps towards effectively communicating vaccine information during the early stages of the pandemic. While vaccine collections existed, they were limited in size, outdated, and predominantly print-based. Additionally, cataloguing practices made it difficult to discern anti-vaccine from pro-vaccine resources, while library websites offered minimal vaccine information and lacked accessibility for low literacy or non-English speaking users. These findings largely aligned with the perspectives of the interviewed librarians, who raised concerns regarding the size and accessibility of vaccine resource collections, the importance of expanding digital resources, and improving the communication of vaccine information.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"328 - 355"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44708999","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":"Connecting the library to the curriculum: transformative approaches that enhance skills for learning","authors":"T. Dinh","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2136955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2136955","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"412 - 413"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46483083","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":"Retrospective Enhancement of Bibliographic Records with Tables of Contents and Summary Data and the Effect on Collection Usage","authors":"Kerrie Stevens","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2135359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2135359","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Library literature has long discussed the addition of table of contents and summary data to enhance bibliographic records for resources in the collection. The retrospective addition of this enhanced data has not been as widely discussed however this also offers great benefits to be considered. Despite the increased cost often associated with retrospectively working on resources already in the library collection, new life can be breathed into the usage of older resources as demonstrated by usage statistics from this particular library that indicate it can be a worthwhile and valuable project to be undertaken. This research-in-practice paper looks at the retrospective enhancement of existing bibliographic records with table of contents and summary data and its influence on an increase in usage of physical resources.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"379 - 387"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42630986","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":"Libraries & sustainability: programs and practices for community impact","authors":"Jane Gibian","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2136959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2136959","url":null,"abstract":"practising and teaching strategic marketing planning and related areas. It is obvious from the content of the book that he is knowledgeable in both marketing and its application in library settings. It is a strength of this work that Kendrick is able to combine the two disciplines into one highly relevant guide. The content is organised into a logical order which can be worked through sequentially, with each chapter focusing on a different aspect required to create an effective strategy. These chapters centre on creating an overarching ambition for engagement activities reflecting on the library’s mission statement, providing a context and toolkit for understanding the wider marketplace, understanding segmentation and value, considering how wider stakeholder groups can be engaged and supported, and developing rationale and priorities. The handbook then moves on to how to make your messages for identified groups meaningful rather than informational, choosing the right informational channels including social media channels and finally moving on to evaluation techniques for your engagement activities. Pitfalls are discussed throughout, and the book concludes with final tips and tricks to assist in the whole process. While the ideal approach would be for practitioners to work through the book and develop a comprehensive strategy, it is also possible to delve into different aspects in each chapter to refine an already developed marketing and engagement strategy. For example, there is a section on creating effective surveys and other data-gathering exercises, another on rebranding services, and another on digital channels such as the library’s website social media channels, all of which could be used alone. The book uses easy to understand language and succeeds in avoiding jargon. There are examples throughout to demonstrate concepts in a variety of library settings as well as providing templates and diagrams for reuse. There is a detailed index and a list of further reading. There is a lot to like about this book. Its real strength is in applying professional marketing and user engagement principles directly to libraries. The concepts are relevant to every type of library no matter the size of the library or its purpose. The book covers topics libraries grapple with all the time: big picture concepts such as how to engage users and non-users, to the more specific topics such as preparing a survey. It manages to address these topics in a useable, practical way. Highly recommended.","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"415 - 416"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41840919","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":"Metadata","authors":"M. Coe","doi":"10.1080/24750158.2022.2136962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2022.2136962","url":null,"abstract":"This is the third edition of a popular textbook on metadata, updated once again since its last publication in 2016. The structure, contents and examples remain the same as the previous edition. Changes include updated web links for sources, the newest versions of standards, and the introduction of semantic technologies. The readings and exercises provided at the end of each section and on the companion website appear to have been updated as well. Given the increasing need for people who can create and use metadata competently, this is a timely update. This book provides not only a solid grounding in the basics for students but a useful resource for experienced information professionals, who are being constantly bombarded by new technologies, standards, and systems. This is probably not a book that you will read in a linear fashion, and the clearly labelled chapters and comprehensive index provide excellent metadata within the book that can be used to dip into areas of interest. The authors carefully define how they are using the term ‘metadata’ (on page 14 and in the glossary) and this is perhaps a good place to start, as it is important to understand the context of this book:","PeriodicalId":53976,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association","volume":"71 1","pages":"418 - 418"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45961436","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}