Professional Literature

Citation

(2004), "Professional Literature", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 21 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhtn.2004.23921bae.001

Professional Literature

New Books

Agger, Ben, Virtual Self: A Contemporary Sociology, Blackwell, Oxford, 2004. ISBN: 0631216480.

Bates, A.W. and Poole, Gary, Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education: Foundations for Success, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 2003. ISBN: 0787960349.

Camarinha-Matos, Luis M. and Afsaramanesh, Hamideh (Eds), Processes and Foundations for Virtual Organizations, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2003. ISBN: 140207638x.

Davidsen, Susanna and Yankee, Everyl, Web Site Design with the Patron in Mind: A Step-by-Step Guide for Libraries, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 2003. ISBN: 0838908691.

Dilevko, Juris and Gottlieb, Lisa, Reading and the Reference Librarian: The Importance to Library Service of Staff Reading Habits, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2003. ISBN: 0786416521.

Doring, Nicola, Sozialpsychologie des Internet: die Bedeutung des Internet fur Kommikationsprozesse, Identitaten, Soziale Beziehungen und Gruppen, Hogrefe, Gottingen, 2003. ISBN: 3801714667.

Gibbons, Susan et al. (Eds), E-Book Functionality: What Libraries and Their Patrons Want and Expect from Electronic Books, LITA Guide No. 10, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 2003. ISBN: 0838982298.

Groebel, Joe et al. (Eds), Internet 2002: Deutschland und die Digitale Welt: Internetnutzung und Medieneinschatzung in Deutschland, Leske & Budrich, Opladen, 2003. ISBN: 381003777x.

Heiskannen, Tuula (Ed.), Information Society and the Workplace: Spaces, Boundaries and Agency, Routledge, London, 2004. ISBN: 0415272238.

Hinds, Manuel, Triumph of the Flexible Society: The Connectivity and Resistance to Change, Praeger, Westport, CT, 2003. ISBN: 0275981282.

Howard, Philip N. (Ed.), Society Online: The Internet in Context, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2004. ISBN: 0761927077.

InfoToday 2003: Collected Presentations, Information Today, Medford, NJ, 2003. ISBN: 1573871842.

Innovation in Information Technology, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2003. ISBN: 0309089808.

Janes, Joseph, Introduction to Reference Work in the Digital Age, Neal-Schuman, New York, NY, 2003. ISBN: 1555704298.

Kahn, Miriam B., Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources: The Essential Guide to Planning and Preservation, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 2004. ISBN: 083890873x.

Kolko, Beth E., Virtual Publics: Policy and Community in an Electronic Age, Columbia University Press, New York, NY, 2003. ISBN 0231118260.

Korhonen, Timo O. and Ainamo, Antti (Eds), Handbook of Product and Service Development in Communication and Information Technology, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2003. ISBN: 1402075952.

Kovalchick, Ann (Ed.), Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia, 2 vols, ABC-Clio, Santa Barbara, CA, 2004. ISBN: 1576073513.

Krishna, S., Digital Challenge: Information Technology in the Development Context, Ashgate, Aldershot, 2003. ISBN: 0754634450.

Limb, Peter, Digital Dilemmas and Solutions, Chandos Publishing, Rollinswood, NH, 2003. ISBN: 1843340399.

Matthews, Joseph R., Measuring for Results: The Dimensions of Public Library Effectiveness, Libraries Unlimited, Westport, CT, 2003. ISBN: 1591581001.

Medina, Tom and Britz, Johannes J., Information Ethics in the Electronic Age, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2004. ISBN: 0786417420.

Mountfort, Nick, Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003. ISBN: 0262134365.

Murray, Peter E., Library Patron Privacy. ARL SPEC Kit No. 278, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC, 2003. ISBN: 1594076103.

Passiante, Giuseppina (Ed.), Digital Innovation: Innovation Processes in Virtual Clusters and Digital Regions, Imperials College Press, London, 2003. ISBN: 1860943527.

Ratzan, Lee, Understanding Information Systems: What They Do and Why We Need Them, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 2004. ISBN: 0838908683.

Riggs, Karen E., Granny @ Work: Aging and New Technology on the Job in America, Routledge, New York, NY, 2004. ISBN: 0415965829.

Sunden, Jenny, Material Virtualities: Approaching Online Textual Embodiment, Lang, Frankfurt, 2003. ISBN: 0820462047.

Whitman, Michael E. (Ed.), Handbook of Information Systems Research, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2003. ISBN: 1591401445.

Wilson, A. Paula, Library Web Sites: Creating Online Collections and Services, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 2004. ISBN: 083890872.

Withrow, Frank B., Literacy in the Digital Age: Reading, Writing, Viewing and Computing, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD, 2004. ISBN: 1578860334.

Zeldman, Jeffrey, Designing with Web Standards, New Riders, Indianapolis, IN, 2003. ISBN: 0735712018.

Other Publications

The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) has made available the presentations, handouts, models, papers and other materials from its 5th Annual Digital Reference Conference held November 17-18, 2003 in San Antonio, Texas. The online proceedings are available at: www.vrd2003.org/proceedings/index.cfm and the print proceedings entitled, "Rounding out the reference experience: integrating theory and practice," will be issued by Neal-Schuman Publishers later in 2004:

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  DRM Watch (www.drmwatch.com/) is a source for the ongoing monitoring of Digital Rights Management issues and news. They have put out a useful 2003 year in review for DRM across several categories that IP readers will likely find of interest.

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  2003 in Review: DRM Technology by Bill Rosenblatt – published December 31, 2003. A look back at the year's significant trends in DRM technology, along with some predictions for 2004 and beyond (www.drmwatch.com/drmtech/article.php/3294391).

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  2003 in Review: Online Content Services by Bill Rosenblatt – published January 1, 2004 A look back at the year's significant trends in DRM-enabled online content services, along with some predictions for 2004 and beyond (www.drmwatch.com/ocr/article.php/3294461).

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  2003 in Review: DRM Standards by Bill Rosenblatt – published January 5, 2004. A look back at the year's significant trends in DRM-related standards initiatives, along with some predictions for 2004 and beyond (www.drmwatch.com/standards/article.php/3295291).

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  2003 in Review: Legal Issues by Bill Rosenblatt – published January 6, 2004. A look back at the year's significant trends in legal actions related to DRM, along with some predictions for 2004 and beyond (www.drmwatch.com/legal/article.php/3296061).