Table of contents: issue60

Book Review: Digital Consumers - Reshaping the Information Professions

editor — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Muhammad Rafiq offers us a detailed review of a work which examines digital consumers from both an historical and future perspective.

This book is a collection of articles by the members of the Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research (CIBER), at University College London (UCL) and associates, such as Dr Tom Dobrowolski of Warsaw University, Professor Michael Moss of the University of Glasgow, Professor Barrie Gunter of the University of Leicester.

Book Review: GLUT - Mastering Information through the Ages

editor — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Martin White enjoys a random walk through a historical survey of humanity's quest to classify and categorise information.

I am fascinated by the way in which successive generations have tried to cope with a contemporary information explosion. This is not just a 21st Century phenomenon, and as this book shows, it pre-dates manuscripts, let alone printed books. Consider for a moment the problems that the Victorian engineers faced in managing vast collections of engineering drawings. Such was my fascination that the moment I saw this book was available for review I instantly emailed the Editor to offer my services.

Book Review: Libraries Designed for Kids

editor — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Sara Wingate Gray considers a practical guide to implementing design change in children's libraries and how to manage a consistent approach.

Published simultaneously as a US and UK edition, this is a practical 'how to' manual in creating children-oriented library spaces. It is a good starting point for practitioners involved in redesigning children's library spaces, and those lucky few who have been given the go-ahead to start from scratch and who wish to engage properly with the design and creation process before committing funds. The book is divided up into the following chapters, which give an idea of the basic issues that should be addressed: