Online Currents update: March 2014
The latest Part of OLC publishes the following articles: “Routes to the future: Library trends and prognostications” – Paul Bentley; “Using fair use: The consequences of the inquiry into copyright and the digital economy for librarians and information professionals” – Bill Browne; “Information management for sales and marketing” – Matt Moore and Kelly Tall; and “Life in a Wi-Fi world” – Jon Jermey. Also in this Part are the following sections: Company News; Around the Blogs; Bookshelf and Journals; Databases and Aggregators; Web Watch; Conferences, Meetings and Seminars.
Online Currents update: August 2012
Part 4 of Volume 26 of Online Currents includes the usual interesting mix of articles and sections. In this issue, Paul Bentley discusses the place of traditional art in the digital age, Michelle Clarke gives an overview of the exhibitors at the VALA 2012 Trade Exhibition and Bill Browne looks at existing mashups that librarians and information professionals could use, suggests mashups that libraries could create and discusses some of the tools that can be used to create them. Also in this Part are a range of sections such as Company News, Bookshelf and Journals, Web Watch and Conferences, Meetings and Seminars, plus much more.
Online Currents update: April 2012
The April 2012 issue of Online Currents includes the usual interesting mix of articles and sections. Matt Moore looks at alternatives to email for companies, Sherrey Quinn outlines AANRO’s history and fate, and briefly notes services which have taken its place, Bill Browne discusses the online union of data, maps and activism and Jon Jermey describes some types of geolocation and how they are currently being put to use, from games to serious commercial applications. The sections include Company News, Bookshelf and Journals, Web Watch and much more.
Online Currents update: December 2011
The December 2011 Part of Online Currents contains the usual mix of articles and section notes. This month the articles cover readers’ advisory tools, how academic institutions approach plagiarism, an overview of different puzzles that benefit learning, how to search for convict ancestors online and recent seminars held by AGLIN and HLA. Also included are several informative section notes such as Company News, Around the Blogs and Conferences, Meetings and Seminars.
Online Currents update: October 2011
The latest issue of Online Currents contains the usual mix of articles and sections on a variety of helpful topics. The articles cover such diverse subjects as the importance of fiction and non-fiction lending in Australian public libraries, useful internet sites for travellers, the use of online technology to collect information or elicit commitments and websites about meteorology and natural disasters. Also included in the Part are various Sections, such as Company News, Bookshelf and Journals and Conferences, Meetings and Seminars.
Online Currents update: April 2011
The April 2011 issue of Online Currents contains articles on the art of conversation, the semantic web, charity via the internet and bibliographic software. There are also sections providing updates on the latest company news, what’s happening around the blogs, recommended publications and the latest databases, aggregators, conferences, meetings and seminars.