Library Review: Volume 46 Issue 4

Managing branding and corporate image for library and information services

Jennifer Rowley

Suggests that the creation of a brand is an important element of the promotional process, and is central to the use of promotion to convey a consistent message to customers about…

Planning for collection development in the twenty‐first century

Sam E. Ifidon

Observes that many ideas concerning the year 2000 (for example, health, power, water, roads, etc.) in Nigeria are merely glib statements with no real positive back‐up. These…

The origins of the Liverpool public libraries

Eric Glasgow

Presents a short study of the evolution of public libraries in Liverpool, especially asa major contribution to the civic culture of the Victorian city. Provides a brief survey of…

The books of 1897 ‐ today: University of Paisley Library/John Smith & Son Bookshops Limited, Scottish Schools Essay Competition

Sarah Bone, Alasdair MacGruer, Rebecca Kelly

Presents the three winning entries from the 1997 Scottish Schools Essay Competition, organized by the University of Paisley Library and sponsored by John Smith & Son Bookshops…

Managing a reserve collection: the case of Moi University Library

Serah Odini

Highlights the role of the reserve collection in Moi University Library. Identifies the major problems as poor management of the reserve collection, lack of a collection…