All Change: From Helsinki to Singapore 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

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Singapore libraries: From bricks and mortar to information anytime anywhere 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

This article presents a comprehensive look into the evolving landscape of libraries in Singapore. Some 190 years ago, two institutions – the National Library of Singapore and the National University o...

Commonwealth of uncertainty: How British and American professional models of library practice have shaped LIS Education in selected former British Col... 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

Worldwide the library and information profession has been the focus of competing social and political agendas that have contributed to the shape of the profession. From the late 19th century to the pr...

Leadership in libraries in times of change 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

Academic as well as public libraries nowadays have to face constant change. This paper gives an overview about leadership competences needed to succeed with deliberate large-scale changes in libraries...

Welcoming, flexible, and state-of-the-art: Approaches to continuous facilities improvement 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

As digital access to all sources of information continues to expand at an accelerating rate, libraries around the world are working to transform themselves in response to their changing role in the co...

UNIMARC - Understanding the past to envision the future 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

The context of major changes that are envisaged for the bibliographic standards environment demands a reflection on the nature and specification of MARC and its adequacy for the integration of bibliog...

Techniques to understand the changing needs of library users 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

This paper demonstrates a set of techniques development by the River Campus Libraries at the University of Rochester (USA) which have facilitated a tight alignment between the services, collections, f...

Measuring the public library's societal value: A methodological research program 4 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm

Public libraries in the Netherlands face growing scepticism about their value to communities and society at large. The digitization of media, information and communication gives rise to questions abou...