Brian Whalley reviews a book about a new theory of ‘information need’ that builds upon the ideas of Allen and Taylor from the 1960s to provide a basis for information searching. <a href="/issue69">issue69</a> July 2012 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/226/author-info">brian whalley</a> Brian Whalley looks at a student survival aid in the information age that should also be valuable for tutors. <a href="/issue65">issue65</a> October 2010 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/226/author-info">brian whalley</a> Brian Whalley reports on a meeting dealing with academic data management and some JISC projects concerned with institutional responses to the need to manage research data more effectively. <a href="/issue64">issue64</a> July 2010 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/226/author-info">brian whalley</a> Brian Whalley reviews a work which helps Library and Information Science Staff at Higher Education Institutions to support their research students. <a href="/issue63">issue63</a> April 2010 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/226/author-info">brian whalley</a> Brian Whalley reports on his initial impressions of the new Apple iPad in the first three weeks since its release in the USA and what it has to offer the mobile educator. <a href="/issue63">issue63</a> April 2010 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/226/author-info">brian whalley</a> Brian Whalley outlines some developments in e-book technologies and links them to existing ways of presenting textbook information. <a href="/issue49">issue49</a> October 2006 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/226/author-info">brian whalley</a>