Tuesday 5 February 2008

A European view of Google, more on library 2.0, some advice on distance learner support, and a little stress and violence.

Google and the myth of universal search. By Jean-Noel Jeanneney. 025.04
The President of the Biblioteque nationale de France on how Google is organising the world's information and whether efforts should be made to develop a European search engine.

Library 2.0 and beyond. Edited by Nancy Courtney, 025.02
Explores some of the tools and, more importantly, the attitudes that contribute to xcreating a library 2.0 environment.

Going the distance : library instruction for remote learners. Edited by Susan J. Clayton. 025.5
Librarians share their experience of designing, delivering, collaborating and assessing instruction for distance learners.

Managing stress and conflict in libraries. By Sheila Pantry. 023.9
A guide to risk assessment and how to deal with violence and aggression in the library. (A book I thought we should have, but hope we won't need!)

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