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Reviews in Ariadne evaluate books and events of interest to information professionals.
- Total number of 'review' items in all Ariadne issues: 185
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Book Review: Digital Libraries - Principles and Practice in a Global Environment |
Chris Awre welcomes a useful overview of the global digital library scene that will help both those coming new to this area and those wishing to broaden their appreciation of what is involved in developing a digital library. |
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Book Review: Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval |
Marieke Guy takes a look at a recent introduction to metadata for the information professional. |
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Book Review: Managing Digital Rights - A Practitioner's Guide |
Stuart Hannabuss likes the way this book reminds us that information professionals need to apply the law and not merely know it. |
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Book Review: Building an Electronic Resource Collection |
Sarah Pearson considers whether the 2nd edition of this practical guide for building an electronic resource collection can satisfy the needs of both new and experienced practitioners. |
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Book Review: How to Find Information |
Verity Brack reviews a new practical guide for researchers wanting to improve their information skills and finds it a very useful addition. |
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Book Review: Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing |
Mike Fraser asks whether a recent book on open source software licences will help him answer a few questions. |
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Book Review: Digital Libraries - Policy, Planning and Practice |
Bruce Royan considers the ironies of communicating the state of the art of digital libraries by means of a print publication. |
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Book Review: Libraries Without Walls 5 |
David Parkes reviews the fifth compilation of the biennial Library Without Walls Conference. He finds how far we have come and how far we have to go in delivering services to distributed learners. |
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Book Review: Knowledge Management Lessons Learned |
Martin White praises the work of the editors on the 32 essays covering how KM initiatives can deliver tangible outcomes and takes a practical and balanced view of their overall value. |
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Book Review: Information Representation and Retrieval in the Digital Age |
Chris Awre finds a useful if limited introduction for those coming new to the field of information representation and retrieval, but is unconvinced by its overall coverage and depth. |
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Book Review: The Web Library |
Lina Coelho looks at a book she feels is destined to repay its purchase price even if you never manage to read it all. |
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Book Review: The Information Society - A Study of Continuity and Change |
Lise Foster finds this a useful scene setter for the novice and valuable reminder for the professional of the challenges facing today's librarian. |
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Book Review: Information Architecture - Designing Information Environments for Purpose |
John Paschoud looks at this collection of articles and finds some good parts in a generally ineffective whole. |
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Book Review: Managing Your Internet & Intranet Services |
David Hook sees this edition as a useful overview but finds unfortunate omissions as well as beneficial inclusions. |
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Book Review: Staying Legal |
Stuart Hannabuss examines an interesting collection of essays and, with reservations, likes the second edition a lot more. |
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Book Review: Developing Web-based Instruction |
Lyn Parker finds this compilation a useful overview of the issues involved in developing e-learning and a valuable addition to the literature. |
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Book Review: Net Effects |
Grant Young reviews a compilation of articles showcasing librarians' efforts to wrest control of new technologies and reassert some traditional values. |
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Book Review: Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval |
Charles Oppenheim sees improvements in this second edition but has reservations about one of the few UK-based texts on this subject. |
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Book Review: Extreme Searchers' Internet Handbook |
Verity Brack reviews a book on Internet resources and finds it a useful volume for Internet beginners and Google-centric searchers. |
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Book Review: Developing Academic Library Staff for Future Success |
Stephen Town considers this new multi-author volume, appreciates its many qualities and reflects on the key issues for library staff development in the digital future. |
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Book Review: The Accidental Webmaster |
Andy Prue examines a guide aimed at inexperienced Webmasters. While the book covers some interesting and salient points, Andy raises questions as to the ideal audience. |
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Book Review: Super Searchers Make It on Their Own |
Lina Coelho looks at the work and lives of independent information professionals prepared to share their secrets for starting and running a research business. |
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Book Review: Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Volume 37, 2003 |
Colin Harris declares himself a veteran reader of the ARIST, assesses the kinds of reviewing it performs and balances the strengths and weaknesses of this long-standing publication. |
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Book Review: Centred on Learning |
Bruce Royan takes a structured look at this series of case studies and analyses their view of the Learning Resource Centre phenomenon. |
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Book Review: Joining Up the Dots |
Stuart Hannabuss seeks the tenor among the diversity of voices provided by Challenge and Change in the Information Society. |
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Book Review: The Accidental Systems Librarian |
Eric Jukes takes a look at the strengths and weaknesses of another book in the 'Accidental' series. |
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Book Review: Implementing Digital Reference Services |
Ben Wynne reviews a collection of papers from the Third Annual Virtual Reference Desk Conference. |
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Book Review: Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Volume 36 |
Michael Day takes a detailed look at the structure and content of this hardy annual. |
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Review: Naked in Cyberspace |
Marieke Guy taps into our increasing collective paranoia about privacy with a review that explores the use of personal information in the Cyber Age. |
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Review: Songs of Innocence and of Experience |
Philip Hunter reviews a CD-ROM edition of one of William Blake's most famous works. |
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JISC 2003 Conference Report |
Philip Pothen reports on Secretary of State Charles Clarke's view of the importance of ICT in the education sector and the role of the JISC in its implementation. |
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Book Review: The Librarian's Internet Survival Guide |
Lina Coelho reviews a practical guide to the Internet. |
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Review: Do We Want to Keep Our Newspapers? |
Penny Garrod reviews a book on libraries published by Office for Humanities Communication Publications. |
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Review: The Digital Factor in Information and Library Services |
Book review by Bruce Royan. |
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Review: E-learning and Teaching in Library and Information Services |
Book review by John Paschoud |
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Book Review: The Library and Information Professional's Guide to Plug-ins and Other Web Browser Tools |
Book review by Ruth Martin. |
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Oxford Reference Online |
A user review of the Oxford University Press reference site by Pete Dowdell. |
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Book Review: Building an Electronic Resource Collection |
Penny Garrod reviews a practical guide to electronic resource collection. |
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Book Review: The Information Professional's Guide to Career Development Online |
A book review by Pete Dowdell. |
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Book Review: The Invisible Web |
Marieke Napier reviews the book: The Invisible Web. |