SCONUL Focus - Number 50, Winter 2010
ISSN 1745-5790 (online)
ISSN 1745-5782 (print)
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| Pages | Articles |
| 1 | Contents PDF | RTF |
| 3 | Now we are 50 PDF | RTF |
| 4 | SCONUL 50 Antony Brewerton PDF | RTF |
| 9 | Technology timeline Valerie Stevenson PDF | RTF |
| 12 | Linking the clouds Richard Wallis PDF | RTF |
| 14 | Tech tips for libraries: QR codes Paul Stainthorp PDF | RTF |
| 15 | E-book readers: what are librarians to make of them? Karl Drinkwater PDF | RTF |
| 22 | How effective are online services in keeping students and staff up to date with the latest research? Current awareness and the sciences at the University of Bath David Stacey, Chris Wentzell, Linda Humphreys PDF | RTF |
| 25 | 23 Things @ UL: a web 2.0 learning experience for faculty and staff at the University of Limerick Ciara McCaffrey, Peter Reilly, Helena Feighan PDF | RTF |
| 29 | 23 Things Oxford Laura Wilkinson, Emma Cragg PDF | RTF |
| 32 | 'Learning to learn about leadership': the Future Leaders Programme Antony Brewerton PDF | RTF |
| 36 | 'The cook, the thief, the wives and the lovers': using staff development to build skills and promote the library for all Lisa White PDF | RTF |
| 37 | Writing for the professional press Antony Brewerton PDF | RTF |
| 43 | The P.G.Cert. from three perspectives: student, practitioner and action learning set facilitator Sally Patalong PDF | RTF |
| 47 | Formalising information skills training within the curriculum: a research project at Southampton Solent University Celia Forrester, Scott Burnet PDF | RTF |
| 52 | Think 'on' the box: delivering engaging library database training to first year undergraduate students Alan Carbery, Nora Hegarty PDF | RTF |
| 56 | Ethnicity and study skills: active intervention in the library setting Lisa Lawrence, Suzanne White PDF | RTF |
| 60 | Referencing made easy: Technology Enhanced Learning supporting STudents to achieve Academic Rigour (TELSTAR) project Owen Stephens PDF | RTF |
| 61 | A travelling librarian: lessons learnt from a study visit to libraries serving research-intensive universities in the USA Peter Lund PDF | RTF |
| 65 | Research support at Cardiff University Library Kate Bradbury, Alison Weightman PDF | RTF |
| 71 | Harvesting and aggregation of research activity data Cecilia Loureiro-Koechlin PDF | RTF |
| 75 | Reading lists - pitching it right! Stephen Atkinson, Nicola Conway, Ben Taylorson, Claire Smith PDF | RTF |
| 79 | Russia revealed: a Senate House Library case study of special collection promotion K.E.Attar PDF | RTF |
| 83 | Private horde to public collection: cataloguing the archives of the Liverpool Poets Jo Klett PDF | RTF |
| 86 | Synergy, efficiency and vision - the Worcester Library and History Centre Roger Fairman, Anne Hannaford PDF | RTF |
| 90 | Woolly beard or sharp business suit? The library as a crucible for the mixing of academia and the business community Kaye Towlson, Nathan Rush PDF | RTF |
| 92 | Dr Maurice Line PDF | RTF |
| 93 | Bob McKee PDF | RTF |
| 95 | John Kenyon (Ken) Roberts PDF | RTF |
| 97 | 'Developments in New Technology' Reviewed by Timothy Collinson PDF | RTF |
| 99 | 'Social networking in libraries': Multimedia Information Technology group (MmIT) Reviewed by Cath Marlowe and Pauline Smith PDF | RTF |
| 100 | A 'farewell' from Toby Bainton PDF | RTF |
| 101 | Welcome to the new Executive Director of SCONUL: an interview with Ann Rossiter PDF | RTF |
| 103 | 'The biggest concern is going to be money': the SCONUL Top Concerns Survey, 2010 Christopher West PDF | RTF |
| 105 | 'Organisational leadership in a time of change' Conference reviewed by Antony Brewerton and Valerie Stevenson PDF | RTF |
| 119 | SCONUL shared services community event, 19 May 2010 Reviewed by Valerie Stevenson PDF | RTF |
| 122 | National information literacy framework to benefit Welsh society PDF | RTF |
| 123 | News from member libraries PDF | RTF |
| 130 | Advice for authors PDF | RTF |