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18 November posting
These book reviews were taken from the Library Link Professional Bookshelf at the MCB University Press web site, http://www.mcb.co.uk/liblink/bookshelf.html. Longer critical reviews can be found in Library Management, published by MCB University Press.
Managing children's services in the public library. 2nd ed.
Adele M.
Fasick, Libraries Unlimited, September 1998. ISBN 1-56308-526-7.
£33.50 softback.
The second edition of a major text by a North American is welcome. The author writes of the pace of change accelerating, the Internet in the children's library - and the way that funding has not caught up with demand. This is a common situation around the globe, and her text usefully examines the ways in which librarians can manage their service "so that collections and programs reach the intended audience". The first part considers the management of the children's library; the second, its place and relationship within the total library system; and the third covers external relations. It is practical - and readable, and was enjoyed by a non-children's librarian. Clearly it is intended for children's librarians, but it could be essential reading for senior management in public libraries, and members of committees and boards which have responsibility for these services.
November 5 posting
Handy guide for service providers working with newly arrived migrants
and refugees in the north east
Publisher North Eastern Regional Migrant
Resource Centre, 1998
Review by Helene Gannac. Reprinted form Multicultural
Libraries, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 21
As a multicultural services librarian, I am always aware of the difficulty experienced in obtaining recent reliable statistics on numbers and locations of various community groups. How do we try and persuade our Council to increase funds for a particular LOTE [language other than English] group when we cannot easily present hard figures in favour of our project?
This is obviously a problem shared by other community groups everywhere, and the North Eastern Regional Migrant Resource Centre [NERMRC], bless them, decided to address the problem for the region by publishing at the beginning of 1998 an excellent A4 size "Handy guide for service providers working with newly arrived migrants and refugees in the north east".
This is a well-researched, well-presented document, which utilises figures from several sources, including the NERMRC's own, making it more reliable and more useful for us than a single source such as the Census.
Five chapters are devoted to statistics by local councils, giving 1996 Census population figures for the large groups, complemented by DIMA Settlement figures for new arrivals 1994-97, and major MRC client contacts 1995-97. The last two sets of figures cover groups that are not targeted in the Census, such as Somalian, Iraqi, Bosnian, Ethiopian groups. Figures for NESB [non-English speaking background] unemployment and for Social Security payments made to NESB residents are also given for each council. This could be useful in helping organise programs and activities in libraries.
Chapter 7 gives general data for NERMRC clients and contains useful statistics about English language ability and age of client.
Chapters 8 to 10 deal with the four main new NESB groups in the region, Bosnian, Chinese, Iraqi and Somali. Each chapter includes a brief recent history of that group and immigration facts as well as major issues involved. Statistics on the period of residence, employment status, gender, age, visa category and location are included. I was very interested to learn, for instance, that the city of Darebin, where I work, houses 95 per cent of all Bosnian and Iraqi NERMRC clients, but only 36.2 per cent of Somali. These figures are not available in any Census related statistics.
... If any other MRC has published a similar work, I would love to hear about it.
Helene Gannac works at Darebin Libraries, New South Wales, and can be contacted on hgannac@yahoo.com.
Contact NERMRC for information on the 'Handy guide for service providers working with newly arrived migrants and refugees in the north east' at nr\ermrc@c031.aone.net.au.
September 9 posting
'National Community Services Data Dictionary, Version 1.0'
a
National Community Services Information Management Group initiative
This
article is reprinted from the NHWI News
The 'National Community Services Data Dictionary' is designed to promote the collection and comparison of uniform data on community services throughout Australia. Version 1.0 contains a core set of data item definitions that will be progressively expanded in subsequent editions of the Dictionary. All data item definitions are presented according to their relationship within the National Community Services Information Model. The model provides a structure that facilitates comparisons and discussion of issues, and a useful guide to further development needs.
The Data Dictionary is the output of a year of consultation, information modelling, and discussion within and external to the AIHW [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare]. It follows the release last year of the 'National Classifications of Community Services, Version 1.0', and the two publications in conjunction have considerable potential to improve the quality of Australian community services data.
Both publications are available from AusInfo mail order sales, telephone 132 447. Price is A$20 for each.
The 'NHWI (National Health and Welfare Information) News' is a quarterly publication available from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Contact info@aihw.gov.au.
2 September
Interesting abstracts from the 64th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference held 16-21 August in Amsterdam.
The IFLA is a worldwide, independent organization created to provide librarians around the world with a forum for exchanging ideas, promoting international cooperation, research and development in all fields of library activity. Their web site is www.ifla.org.
'New library - new measures: a social audit of public Libraries' (Abstract)
Bob Usherwood and Rebecca Linley, Department of Information Studies, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
The full impact of public library services can not be demonstrated by statistics alone. Library managers must be prepared to use indicators that use "soft" as well as "hard" data. The paper describes the social audit approach to evaluate the impact of public library services in Newcastle and Somerset. The various components of the audit are described and the results of the study briefly discussed. The author concludes that qualitative data, properly gathered are valid evidence and argues that they should be treated as such by politicians and professionals alike. The social audit is a practical approach which can help library managers monitor and guide the service, improve the way the value of the service is reported to policy makers, enable stakeholders to make a judgment on the service, and affect organizational behaviour.
'On New Information Technologies and Disabilities' (Abstract)
Teresa Pagès, Biblioteca Popular Can Castells, Barcelona, Spain
NITs (New Information Technologies) increasingly invade our daily lives. They change our relationships with others altering in particular the space-time relation. The normality of our behaviour vis-?-vis NITs makes us forget that people with disadvantages, who live and work in our midst, lack the possibility to react the same way we do. If within the context of pilot projects some disadvantaged persons have been able to come into contact with and use NITs (computer facilities in special centres, sophisticated mobile equipment, and so on), the fact remains that most of them are marginalised from NIT employment in general. It is within the context of "standard" NITs that we will try to examine how the technological society sees our attempt to "over-marginalise" people with disabilities at the dawn of the 21st century.
'The contribution of public libraries to higher education opportunities for the socially and economically deprived in rural societies' (Abstract)
Joe D Hendry, County Heritage Services, Cumbria, United Kingdom
This paper considers the role of public libraries with regard to higher education opportunities for disadvantaged groups in rural communities. Cumbria is one of Britain's most isolated rural areas and developments in information and communications technologies have the potential to significantly reduce such isolation. This paper discusses the Genesis Project, a recent initiative which in harnessing these technologies, is seeking to develop a new community-based method of providing life-long learning at every level
'The Electronic Bookmobile and the Internet' (Abstract)
Mounir Khalil, City College of New York, New York, USA
The quick massive shift to the digital information is forcing libraries to find new roles to play in the information age. This shift is from printed paper to electronic hypertext and multimedia. Naturally, the technology has tremendous impacts on bookmobile services. Let us look at how much impact technology has had on the bookmobile operations in the information age. This paper will discuss the evolution of new mobile library services, which are similar to other library services, along with a special focus on the emerging wireless technologies that will enhance the effectiveness of such a mobile information resources. It is a combination of microcomputers, CD-ROMS, networks (Internet) which presents a mobile learning environment for requesters who can access information uses the Internet and Intranets. Special focus will be on the definition of the Internet and its benefits to the bookmobile services.
'Driving Libraries Toward a Sustainable Future' (Abstract)
Dawn Maddern, Caloundra City Council, Caloundra, QLD Australia
Libraries face new challenges in term of accountability and funding process. They are also challenged by the new windows of opportunity electronic advances have offered them.
In searching for ways to deal with these changes they must look to the community for confirmation of the validity of any new roles, and must be to shift focus as the community requires. They must acknowledge the right of funding bodies to expect full justification of financial support and they must present arguments that have sound economic and social rationale.
They must also consciously seek out new partnerships across sectors-partnerships that will enrich their communities, impress the funders, and ensure their long term survival.
'Preparing for the millennium: linking libraries for the print-disabled' (Abstract)
Rosemary Kavanagh , CNIB Library for the Blind, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Toronto, Canada and Michael Moodie, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA
High costs and lengthy delays in translating print materials into formats accessible by print-handicapped individuals limit the number of materials available in alternate formats in comparison to print. To close this gap, alternate format libraries must link their holdings electronically to facilitate interlibrary loan and exchange of production masters or copies. While a union catalog is a first step in this direction, use of the Z39.50 protocol promises a more timely, lower-cost solution. Finally, linking to documents in electronic form at other libraries and on the Internet will greatly broaden the scope of materials available.
More frequently today, libraries serving the print-disabled are daring to dream about a world library of alternate format materials. The vision of seamless access to a Braille book produced in another country, or to a talking book recorded on another continent, all enabled by a linked network of alternate-format libraries, inspires hope of far greater access by print-disabled people to information resources. It has primarily been developments in information and communications technology that have driven the formation of this vision. But beyond the technology are some profound issues that make it imperative to work to realize the dream.
From 30/7/98 posting
THE INTERNET AND OLDER PEOPLE
by Monica Blake. Published by British
Library, 1998.
Review reprinted from STVnews, issue 24
According to user-surveys of the Internet some 6% of the UK user population are 55+ (vis-a-vis 13% in the USA). Most would agree that not only is the percentage likely to grow, but older people represent a group for which the potential of the Net has much to offer.
In addition to providing a report on current usage, this small-scale study provides a useful overview of the issues involved. These include: types of information needed by older people, information available via the Net, current and future use, and the value of the Net for older people. Of particular interest [for some] is the section on disability issues (mainly a literature survey) and the problems older people have with keyboard and screen technology.
The study was carried out for the British Library by Monica Blake, an independent information consultant. It involved an extensive literature review (many familiar names here) and interviews with relevant organisations, including libraries which offer public access to the Internet. It also included a 'hairnet survey' which monitored user reactions to the Net via their involvement in a short course.
This report packs a lot into its 44 pages, providing a succinct overview which also helps the economies of reading time. It may be purchased as a photocopy or microfiche from: British Thesis Service, British Library document Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ.
From 29/6/98
CARING FOR OUR CULTURE
This book, released by Museums Australia Inc.
in May 1988, presents national guidelines for museums, galleries and 'keeping
places'. To obtain a copy, contact Caroline Webber at the National Museum of
Australia by email at c.webber@nma.gov.au or telephone (02) 6208 5148.
2 December posting
The following three entries were downloaded from Libraries Archive 1998, http://www.hwwilson.com/libnews2.htm. Read Up On It for free!
Read Up On It, in its tenth year, is an annual bilingual guide to the best in Canadian literature for children and young adults, based on the National Library of Canada's children's literature collection. The free kit is designed to encourage Canadian children to read. Entitled "Experience the Adventure!", the 1998 version provides a list of Canadian children's books with a mystery or adventure theme. The kit cover, bookmark, and poster features the art of Werner Zimmerman, National Librarian and well-known children's book illustrator. Throughout the year, Read Up On It will be delivered to more than 25,000 groups and individuals across Canada. Free copies of the kit are available from the National Library of Canada (write publications@nlc-bnc.ca) and an e-version can be downloaded at www.nlc-bnc.ca/ruoi/eruoi.htm.
Unrecognisable languages
Did you ever come across a document and you could not fathom the language in which it was written? Well, here's the solution to your problem. Ling What is a web site that identifies languages. When using the web site you should have the document in front of you, and be prepared to answer questions about it. This site is not perfect because Ling What only handles languages that are used in publications, but it is a very good starting point. It can be found at http://idris.com/lingwhat/lingwhat.html
Need the definition of a foreign word?
Find that definition with A Web of On-line Dictionaries, at http://www.bucknell.edu/~rbeard/diction.html. The site offers a quick look-up option for English-language words (dictionary based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition) plus links to more than500 dictionaries in over 140 languages. You'll also find links to multilingual dictionaries, specialised English dictionaries, thesauri and other vocabulary aids, language identifiers and "guessers," and features such as "An Index of Dictionary Indices," "A Web of Online Grammars," and "A Web of Linguistic Fun" .
18 November
Good Homes Sought
The Research Centre at the Australian War Memorial is seeking expressions of interest in some backsets of Parliamentary Papers. Good homes are wanted for Parliamentary Debates from 1901-1995 and Commonwealth Australia Gazette from 1901-1988. They are mostly bound volumes. First preference will be given to requests for the complete sets, but requests for subsets will also be considered. Delivery costs are to be met by the receiving library.
Interested libraries should contact Janette Condon at the Australian War Memorial on Janette.Condon@awm.gov.au or on 02 6243 4321.
Assistance Needed From the Library Community
The Popular General Book Corporation for Blind and Disabled in Bangladesh was badly damaged in a recent flood that devastated 48 of the country's 64 districts. The library provides braille books, magazines, large print and regular journals, white canes and audio cassettes players among other useful reading materials to the people of Bangladesh who are blind or physically handicapped.
The Executive Director, Wahed Miah, is requesting the assistance of foreign libraries through the replacement of books and other materials lost. Send contributions to The Popular General Book Corporation for Blind and Disabled, Khilkhet Uttar Para, New Airport Road, Post code no. 1229, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
5 November posting
Wanted: a good home
The Information Services Directorate (Treasury Library) seeks a good home for the Australian Corporations and Securities Reports, vols 1 to 26, 1989-1990 to 1997-1998, Butterworths. Also available is the Consolidated Tables and Index vols 1-20, ACSR.
If you are interested in one of these publications, contact May Priddle, Director, Information Services Directorate on (02) 6263 3015.
21 October posting
Only for the statistically inclined?
The Defence Library Service in Canberra is offering a large number of Australian Bureau of Statistics publications free to any library interested. Examples of the material available are: Australia Year Book 1901-1907; New South Wales Year Book 1986; and South Australia Population and Dwelling - local government area June 1960. In addition, the Defence Library Service is seeking a copy of the Australia Year Book 1987. Contact Sonia Gherdevich on (02) 6266 2343 by 30 October with your selections.
15 October posting
Living in harmony community grants
The Australian Commonwealth Government is funding community projects to promote community harmony and reduce racism and bigotry. Successful not-for-profit organisations will be provided with resources to develop their own projects aimed at uniting various groups.
Applicants should identify and address community issues within a specific organisation or area. Generally the projects must promote harmony, aim for a positive result in line with the theme of living in harmony and build on a community's existing positive attitudes and values.
Grant applications must be received by 30 October 1998 at the Multicultural Affairs Branch of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Information kits are available by contacting telephone 1 800 33 2110 or through the department's web site www.immi.gov.au.
9 September posting
Networking Begins in Libraries
Libraries in four shires in Tumut, New South Wales were recently awarded a Networking the Nation grant to facilitate access to the Internet for the shire's rural residents. Computers and other equipment and guidance in developing web sites for economically disadvantaged individuals, small businesses and community organisations will be provided at a low cost.
Health Information in Plain English
The Health Information Service (HIS) provides reliable information on health and well being in plain English to fit the needs of a variety of 'clients'. By accessing appropriate electronic resources and in consultation with specialist organisations HIS is able to provide information on topics as diverse as the health effects of mobile phones, anxiety disorders, leeching as therapy and colitis. Contact details for health organisations, web addresses for statistics and other resources are also available. Contact his@slnsw.gov.au for more information.
From 7/7/98 Posting
IMPROVING ABORIGINAL ACCESS TO LIBRARIES
From Write On, the
newsletter of the Queensland Council for Adult Literacy, Vol 15 #2.
$300,000 [was allocated in the 1997/1998 Queensland budget] to develop a pilot program aimed at improving library and information services for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in remote communities. The program will enable access to the Internet and other new technologies to ensure that these communities are aware of information resources, enhancing their capacity to make informed decisions about a range of community and social issues.
BRITISH DATABASE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Reprinted from STVnews,
#24, p.22
'For all those involved in health and social care'. Offering on-line and walk-in access, literature searches on the library's [Kings Fund] database, statistical information, [and] contact details of other organisations. Stocks the latest literature on community care, social care, shared care, joint commissioning, contracting/purchasing and services for older people, people with learning difficulties, people with mental health problems, children and young people, black and ethnic minorities. Free service except for photocopies and searching of commercial databases. Handles over 18,000 enquiries a year.
For further information contact the Library and Information Service, Kings Fund, email: libenq2@kingsfund.org.uk, web: www.kingsfund.org.uk.
26 November posting
29 August - 1 September 1999
Social Services in the Information
Society: closing the gap. Husita 5. Budapest. The aim of the conference is to
promote the use of information and communication technologies in such a way
that they contribute to societal well being. Contact: www.husita.org/
11 November posting
The School of Information and Library Studies at the University at Buffalo (an accredited library school) will be offering three Internet Distance Learning classes during the (northern hemisphere's) Spring Semester of 1999. They are Government Information, Intellectual Freedom and Academic and Research Libraries.
View the University at Buffalo Distance Learning Information page to learn more about registration, cost and who is eligible to take these courses on http://www.sils.buffalo.edu/faculty/ellison/distance.html
29 November - 3 December 1999
Campaign '99 for Asian & Pacific
Decade of Disabled Persons 1993-2002, Kuala Lumper. Contact
hk1998@renet.org
2-5 April 2000
Special Education World Congress 2000, Vancouver.
Contact the Council for Exceptional Children & the Division of
International Special Education Services on lynnm@cec.sped.org;
http://www.cec.org
21 October posting
20-28 AUGUST 1999
IFLA Conference Call for papers: Open Session Section of Libraries for Children and Young Adults, Bangkok. The deadline for the proposal, which should be accompanied with an abstract of at least one page, is 31 December 1998. For more information contact IFLA@ifla.org and specify that you are interested in the Open Session of the Section of Libraries for Children and Young Adults to be held during the IFLA Conference in Bangkok.
15 October posting
7-10 November 1998
AAACE 38th National Conference. Journeying
through the diversity and creativity of Adult and Community Education.
Fremantle, Western Australia. Contact www.fremantle.com/aaace.
From 30/7/98 posting
29 November-3 December 1998 Culture, Society and Disability. 7th European Regional Rehabilitation Conference of Rehabilitation International, Jerusalem, Israel. Contact: tcarmel@netvision.net.il
From 23/7/98 posting
20-28 August 1998 'Libraries as Gateways to an Enlightened World', 65th IFLA Conference. Contact the UK telephone 0171 636 7543 or visit the IFLA's web site.
17-18 September 1999 'Many Roads, One Journey'. The Local Community Services Association Annual Conference 1998, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle, NSW. Contact Carinne Crossley on telephone: (02) 9211 3644.
From 23/7/98 posting
19-23 September 1998 Second European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Contact: email: ecdl@cc.uch.gr or web: //www.csi.forth.gr/2EuroDL
23-25 November 1998 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Library & Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN) Conference, 'Libraries and Reconciliation: walking together into the future', Queens Victoria Women's Centre, Melbourne Victoria. Contact khtstaff@vicnet.net.au
From 16/7/98 Posting
25-29 October 1999 Empowering Society Through the Global Flow of Information, 6th International Conference on Interlending and Document Supply, Pretoria. Call for Papers. Deadline for submissions: 31 August 1998. Contact: Barbara Kellermann, fax +27 12 325 5984. email: kellbc@statelib.pwv.gov.za
2-5 April 2000 Special Education World Congress 2000, Vancouver. email: lynnm@cec.sped.org, web: www.cec.ord.
From 7/7/98 Posting
24-27 September 1998 The Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century, The University of Memphis. Call for papers until July 24 1998. Contact: Dr. Lester J. Pourciau email: pourciau@memphis.edu. For general information contact Mr. Tom Mendina on email: tmendina@memphis.edu.
From 19/6/98 Posting
1998 ACWA Conference 'Improving Services for Children, Youth and Families'. Sydney. (no dates given) Contact; Sharyn Low (02) 4572 3079
From 7/7/89
LIBRARY SCHOOLS SURVEYED
Results of an international survey of
library schools and the extent to which disadvantage is represented in their
curricula is presented in the IFLA Journal 23 (5/6), 1997 p 365. The web site
of the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
is http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/.
IMPROVING SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Britain's Department of Health
has published a guide for organisations on improving services to older people
with dual sensory loss. It is available on tape, disk, Braille or large print.
For further information contact the Department of Health, London, on fax: 01937
845381.
26 November posting
http://www.ipl.org/reading/news/ the Internet Public Library's Online Newspapers section provides links to online newspapers from a vast number of countries including Zambia, Vietnam, Grenada, the Vatican City, Iran, Mexico and many states of the USA.
18 November posting
http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/ya/ Young Adult Librarian's Help Homepage. This Kansas City Public Library site is designed to gather resources on and off the web to help librarians serving teens. http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html Children's Literature Web Guide. This site lists the growing number of Internet resource related to books for children and young adults.
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/index.html ALAs site of 700+ links and other resources for children.
11 November posting
http://www.june29.com/HLP/ The Human-Languages Page is a comprehensive catalog of language-related internet resources.
9 September posting
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/cbca/ The Children's Book Council home page contains information such as the short list for the1998 Book of the Year Awards for children.
http://www.can.net.au Australia's Cultural Network web site features over 500 Australian cultural sites. (Funded by the Department of Communication and the Arts.)
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitesdbs/ Australian Bureau of Statistics' site for the 1996 community profile data.
2 September posting
http://vicnet.net.au/~artsacc Arts Access is a professional arts organisation which facilitates opportunities for the participation in arts and cultural activity of people with a disability and people who are disadvantaged.
Arts Access works in partnership with government and community organisations to initiate and develop model and/or pilot projects that use the arts to support community cultural development.
Arts Access also provides training programs for artists and community development workers; the Entertainment Access Service (EASE) Ticketing Service which provides a specialised seating service for people with disabilities as well as low cost tickets; and a Library Information Service which offers information and project advice on the arts in relation to disability and disadvantage.
http://www.oneumbrella.com.au Due to popular demand Library Locums has recently added some new pages to their web site, The Library Jobs Network, covering Education and Training for the Information Industry. You will now be able to find there all the recognised courses for the industry as well as CPD, short courses and professional meetings.
Any organisation may advertise their event on the web site free of charge by sending details of your event to margie@oneumbrella.com.au
From 23/7/98 posting
http://www.useum.org.au/ Useum is a new Australian pilot web site created to explore ways to interact with arts and culture online. Activities on the site include collaborative scriptwriting and songwriting; and opportunities to view treasures from Australian Aboriginal cultural institutions, display your own treasures, follow an artist's creative journey and visit a Koorie (Aboriginal) art section.
http://www.carl.org/ CARL Corporation advertises itself as being 'a leading developer of innovative technology solutions for libraries' and that they provide 'the best public access and library management tools and databases available, and offer library users unprecedented access to information in intuitive, user-friendly formats'. At the site you'll find tons of information on their library staff tools, products and newsletter, among other things.
http://www.skills.net.au/ Skills.net is a Victorian State Government initiative that provides free or affordable Internet access and training to Victorians who wouldn't otherwise have such access. Skills.net plans on reaching more than 40,000 Victorians in three years. Examples of links found at the site are Community Databases Online that includes information on a program focusing on access for the deaf; and First Families, a database and collection of stories about people of Australia, past and present.
From 7/7/98 posting
http://indie.ca/roeher The Roeher Institute's new site. The Institute's 'work - research, social development and information services - approaches social change and disability issues within the context of human rights'. They also publish a number of books dealing with disability and human rights.
http://www.aph.org The web site for the American Printing House for the Blind contains a database of materials for the visually impaired.
From 29/6/98 Posting
http://home.revealed.net/albee/pages/Books.html Books & Book Reviews on the Web at the Needle in a CyberStack site is described as a handy tool for librarians involved in readers advisory work and reference work and for the general public, and as addressing services in Australian libraries in the areas of cultural diversity and literacy. Writers and scholars should find some useful starting points there also.
http://www.ifla.org/ The
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' (IFLA) web
page states that the organisation is a 'worldwide, independent organization
created to provide librarians around the world with a forum for exchanging
ideas, promoting international cooperation, research and developmen6t in all
fields of library activity.'
Sections include Conferences and Proceedings,
and IFLA Publications and Mailing Lists.
An interesting IFLA list for folks
on the move (or who want to be) is LIBJOBS, a list dedicated to publicising
library and information jobs of all types. This list is advertised as being
international but the majority of jobs are located in the US. To subscribe
email listserv@inforserv.nlc-bnc.ca. In the body of the message put subscribe
libjobs <first name last name>.
http://www.aihw.gov.au/ This site holds the full text of the Australia's Welfare 1997. This latest edition contains information on Australian community services. As described in National Health and Welfare Information News, it contains a chapter on families and welfare services that 'highlights the continuing central role of families in assisting people in need and the need for public policy to support families in this role; failure to provide that support will lead to increased demand for publicly funded services when families cannot cope.' Australia's Welfare 1997, and the NHWI newsletter, is also available in book form for A$35 from AIHW on tel: (02) 6244 1032 or fax: (02) 6244 1044.
From 19/6/98 posting
www.ataccess.org/ataexplore.html#access A site with information on the accessibility of web sites. It contains useful articles such as Some Introductory Concepts that 'examines ways to make Web browsers accessible' and describes various browsers for special purposes. Also listed are sites on designing such sites. Addresses for some good examples are also given.
From 12/6/98 Posting
Education resources
The Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC) Clearinghouse is the largest education database in the world.
www.aspensys.com/eric/ Adult literacy Australian Association of Adult and
Community Education (AAACE) www.aaace.asn.au Queensland Council for Adult
Literacy (QCAL) www.slq.qld.gov.au/cwpp/qcal ACEWEB is a new site for adult
community education that provides teachers, workers and organisations with a
forum for their knowledge and projects www.yarranet.net.au/aceweb/
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