Human rights, business information and Library 2.0

Samek, Toni Librarianship and human rights: a twenty-first century guide. 020.1 SAM

Consists largely of examples of how libraries and information workers worldwide have addressed human rights issues by empowering people with information skills, protecting freedom of thought, providing access to information and upholding rights to privacy.


Abels, Eileen G Business information: needs and strategies. 026.65 ABE

An in depth look at what business information consists of and where to find it. Although it is written from a US perspective much of the content applies to business information generally.


Cohen, Laura B Library 2.0: initiatives in academic libraries. 021.2 COH

Case studies from the US, Australia and Sweden.

E-journals, learning skills, Casanova and journal metrics all in the same post. Phew!

E-journal invasion: a cataloguer's guide to survival. By Helen Heinrich.

How the internet has changed the lives of cataloguers.

Learning to learn: a guide to becoming information literate in the 21st century. By Ann Marlow Riedling.

A practical approach, with exercises.

Casanova was a librarian: a light-hearted look at the profession. By Kathleen Low.

Librarians in politics, porn, movies, books and more.

Aslib Proceedings. Vol.59 No.3 2007

'The missing link: journal usage metrics'. This article looks at how we can measure the quality of journals and suggests a move from author to reader centered metrics.