Overview of content related to 'review'

Milena Dobreva reviews the newly published book of Martin de Saulles which looks at the new models of information production, distribution and consumption.

Charles Oppenheim takes a look at the latest of Paul Pedley’s copyright guidance books, and, in some respects, finds it wanting.

Wajeehah Aayeshah reviews a comprehensive book on educational games that highlights the attributes of effective games usage but which also identifies the potential problems when using them in a pedagogical context.

Elizabeth McHugh reviews a first published work that she feels is a straightforward, jargon-free guide on how to implement technology solutions in libraries.

Chris Rusbridge reviews an edited volume that aims to fill a gap in ‘literature designed specifically to guide archivists’ thinking about personal digital materials’.

Martin White reviews a collection of essays on cloud computing that attempts to clarify the technology and its applications for librarians and information professionals.

Tim Davies reviews a spirited defence of public libraries, which tries to define their core purpose and which argues for a re-positioning of their place in society.

John Paschoud reviews a book which formalises the processes of being what many of us would like to be within our information-based organisations - innovators and entrepreneurs of the Information Age.

Martin White reviews a collection of essays on a wide range of current topics and challenges in information retrieval.

Michael Day reviews a recently published book on the selection and preparation of archive and library collections for digitisation.

Katrina Clifford reviews a work covering the long-heralded change in the cataloguing rule set - RDA (Resource Description and Access).

Elly Cope reviews the second edition of this book in which the author explains how RSS and blogging can be used by librarians and libraries.

Eilidh Mackay reviews a work which takes a concept-based approach to contemporary acquisitions practices.

Emma Tonkin takes a look at a book on the work of the taxonomist and notes both merits and disappointments.

Brian Whalley looks at a student survival aid in the information age that should also be valuable for tutors.

Michael Day reviews a Festschrift celebrating the work of Professor Peter Brophy, founder of the Centre for Research in Library and Information Management.

Brian Whalley reviews a manual to help support your use of an iPad - 'the book that should have been in the box'.

Michael Day reviews an edited volume published to commemorate the founding of the Institute of Information Scientists in 1958.

Brian Whalley reviews a work which helps Library and Information Science Staff at Higher Education Institutions to support their research students.