New Library World: Volume 107 Issue 7/8
Table of contents
The public library and students' information needs
Niels Ole PorsThe paper analyses students' use of public libraries for study purposes and discusses the public library as a substitute or a complement for educational or academic libraries. The…
Information literacy and action research: An overview and some reflections
Monica VezzosiThis paper presents an overview of the action research methodology and asserts its suitability as an approach to enquiry and practice in the field of information literacy (IL). An…
Crossing a bridge: The challenges of developing and delivering a pilot information literacy course for international students
Tina Hurley, Nora Hegarty, Jennifer BolgerTo describe the challenges involved in developing and delivering a pilot library skills course to a group of international bridging studies students from China and Pakistan. To…
A study of the information infrastructure of a Transylvanian village
Mary Ann Littrell, James M. Nyce, Jeanie Straub, Mindy WhippleTo report on the findings obtained through a field study in information infrastructure of rural areas of Romania.
Who says that old dogs cannot learn new tricks?: A survey of internet/web usage among seniors
Primoz Juznic, Maja Blazic, Tanja Mercun, Barbara Plestenjak, Darko MajcenovicIn our modern society there is a prevailing belief that computers and the internet are mainly used by younger generations, who grew up with modern technology, and are generally…
Legacy in flight: processing the Marlon D. Green collection
Abigail Hoverstock, Rebecca BairdTwo graduate LIS students interested in archival studies describe their first effort processing a manuscript collection belonging to Marlon D. Green, the first African American…
The perfect partnership of service and entrepreneurship in San Miguel de Allende
Sarah Ann LongExamines the unique funding and service model of a successful community‐centered library.