New Library World: Volume 112 Issue 5/6

The economic crisis and its effect on libraries

The purpose of this paper is to examine the recent recession in the USA and its impact on libraries. It illustrates how libraries are coping with the fiscal constraints and…

Electronic books: a call for effective business models

The purpose of this paper is to assert that, in an effort to more effectively match users' needs to purchases and extend the buying power of library budgets for e‐books, libraries…

Exploring a new learning landscape in tertiary education

This conceptual paper aims to stimulate discussion on the growing influence of digital technologies on the success of learners in tertiary institutions.

Web scale discovery: the user experience

This study aims to look at how a small group of university students used the new library web scale search discovery tool, “Summon”, and whether they encountered any difficulties…

Students on placement: a comparative study

This paper seeks to report the outcomes of a survey of LIS students undertaken in Slovenia and Australia on their experience of work placements and the benefits this can bring for…

User search‐limiting behavior in online catalogs: Comparing classic catalog use to search behavior in next‐generation catalogs

The purpose of this study is to show how the addition of a next‐generational overlay to an existing online catalog can lead to more‐refined searching by users. Users of classic…

Information literacy instruction in the library: now more than ever

The purpose of this column is to examine the importance of libraries continuing to provide and enhance information literacy instruction to students in a challenging teaching and…

Report on the 30th Anniversary Charleston Conference: Issues in book and serial acquisitions, “Anything goes”, 3‐6 November 2010, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

The purpose of this paper is to report on a conference and the individual presentations, as well as to make general observations, and relate them to important issues in…

Digital Information: Order or Anarchy?

Open Source Web Applications for Libraries

How to Give Your Users the LIS Service They Want

Editorial