Editorial

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Broady-Preston, J. (2012), "Editorial", Library Review, Vol. 61 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/lr.2012.03561eaa.001

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: Library Review, Volume 61, Issue 5

This issue addresses the future in a variety of ways. The first paper is one of several in this 2012 volume which extend the scope of Library Review into the wider domain of the information profession as a whole, as opposed to libraries per se. Emily Gresham and Sarah Higgins’ paper examines issues in relation to improving the browsability of Archive catalogues using Web 2.0 technologies. Emily is a new entrant to the profession, and the paper is based on her postgraduate dissertation.

This heralds another new development for Library Review; future issues will contain more papers from the best of the current crop of postgraduates, based on their theses and dissertations, showcasing the work of new entrants to the profession and providing readable access to cutting edge research. I hope you like it, and would encourage other academics to submit papers with their postgraduates to showcase more of what is being researched in our global information departments and schools. There will be a special issue of Library Review devoted entirely to postgraduate research in the near future – watch this space for details, and for future calls for papers and special issues.

Papers 2 and 3 are similarly concerned with sharing knowledge and facilitating user engagement. The paper by Chong Chin Wei and colleagues outlines findings from their research into collaborative learning and knowledge sharing amongst undergraduates in Malaysian universities. As they conclude, this is a topic of contemporary interest and relevance to information professionals globally in academic and indeed, other types of information services. In a related study, Fahed Zagout and Merza Abbas examine patterns of knowledge sharing and collaborative learning amongst graduate level students in Malaysia, i.e. Masters’ and doctoral level students, concluding with the need for universities to provide enhanced access to platforms which facilitate knowledge sharing.

The final paper in this issue is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 2011 IFLA World Congress in Puerto Rico. The authors provide a highly readable overview of the development of legal deposit in relation to non print materials in national memory institutions such as national libraries, including an assessment of the practical implications, together with a summary of the key issues and outcomes thus far. Finally, I shall be attending both the IFLA Satellite event in Turku and the main congress in Helsinki. If you are interested in writing for Library Review and want to discuss your ideas or approach with me, or just to say hello, drop me an e-mail, or leave a note at the Emerald booth and I will get back to you. I hope to publish some of the papers from both the Helsinki and satellite sessions in later issues.

Judith Broady-Preston