The Australian Library Journal
volume 51 issue 3
John Levett
'Fair go' Equality? The people's movement for reconciliation, ANTaR and critical information literacy
Glenn Giles
The author reviews 'critical information literacy' against the context of the first decade of the process of reconciliation which was initiated by Federal Parliament in 1991 with the legislation, supported by the major political parties, creating the Commonwealth-funded Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (CAR). A reconciliation process in Australia was recommended by the final chapter of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. It called for bipartisan political support, foreseeing major obstacles to reconciliation otherwise.
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Electronic journal access in an academic library revisited
Margaret Prabhu, Stephen Crothers and Shirley Sullivan
The authors recount the continuing trials and tribulations inherent in providing online access to single journal titles subscribed to in an academic library. The nature and variety of the problems are demonstrated by a number of examples. This paper provides an update to the article published in the November 2001 issue of the Australian Library Journal which concentrated on the experiences of the authors at the University of Melbourne. This update stresses the international nature of the difficulties.
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Metadata: pure and simple, or is it?
Marilyn Chalmers
When Southbank Institute of TAFE decided to introduce metadata into the header of all its new web pages, the task was not as simple as first imagined. Decisions required involved the schema to be used, the vocabulary supporting the schema and the timeframe given for the project's completion. Literature reviews added a measure of confusion as they also pointed out the problems associated with search engines and metadata support. Finally, Southbank decided on a customised version aimed at its target markets, levels of search engine support and simplicity. Site activity reports were to be used regularly to fine-tune the vocabulary to ensure maximum information retrieval occurred through the website.
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Disputing the history of the American library profession: a review article
Russell Cope
Karetzky, Stephen: Not seeing red: American librarianship and the Soviet Union, 1917-1960. Lanham, MD, University Press of America, 2002. xii, 505 p. ISBN 0 7618 2163 5. Price: $ US 57.00 (paper).
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Funding communal culture: opportunism and standardisation of funding for mechanics' institutes in colonial Victoria
Donald Barker
Mechanics' institutes were an imported cultural institution of British origins and their expansion in Victoria during the 19th century was phenomenal. Every settlement had its mechanics' institute. As institutions which relied on membership subscriptions, the survival of many of them was problematic. Grants from colonial and local government for land, buildings and books played a crucial role in ensuring their continuation and direction. This article uses a number of case studies to demonstrate the early financial difficulty faced by mechanics' institutes and also discusses various aspects of the government grant up to the 1890s depression.
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