New, Updated, & Newly Discovered Resources (5 Items)
---- Bibliographic Databases Invisible Web Index Translationum on the Web, Over 1.3 Millions Citations Now Searchable
UNESCO is providing free web access to this cumulative index over 1.3 million citations of books translated and published in about 100 UNESCO member states. Coverage for this database begins in 1979. From the site, "Librarians, documentalists, researchers, publishers, journalists, translators, students, book shops, all consult the Index Translationum to find out if an author has been translated, into what language and by whom. Furthermore, the Index is the best reference work for establishing statistics concerning translations, allowing specialists to analyse international readership and publishing markets according to their needs. It is a huge storehouse of information from which we can determine trends such as: changes in the tastes of the international reading public, the most frequently translated authors, the influence of certain languages over others, reciprocal influences or subject preferences at regional or international levels." Direct to the Index Translationum Search Interface Learn More About the Index
-- Professional Reading
Libraries--Australia
Library Users
Full-Text "Changing Expectations: Identifying and Responding to the Needs of Users in the National Library of Australia"
Written and presented at a recent conference by two NLA staff members. From the abstract, "Growth in Internet usage, a continuing increase and availability of electronic resources and changes to the delivery of information continue to have a huge impact on libraries and the expectations of our users. There are both similarities and diffferences in the provision of reference and the delivery of information to onsite and offsite users. The National Library has recently undertaken three focus groups of onsite users and in 2001 will undertake a survey of our remote users in an effort to identify the changing needs and expectations of library users in the digital age. A change from mediated reference involving personal interaction between librarian and user is being supplemented and in some cases replaced by unmediated reference through the provision of guides, subject gateways and online catalogues. It would seem that one thing is certain - users are becoming ever more demanding of libraries to provide electronic resources, in full text, at no cost and with no wait." Make sure to take a look at the excellent bibliography.
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