New Library World: Volume 98 Issue 2

The self‐service project at Information Services, University of Sunderland

Janet Stafford

Self‐service has many benefits for the borrower and should be considered by librarians everywhere. It can help to provide the means to address the growing demands of the user…

The UNIverse project

Robin Murray, Ian Pettman

Provides an outline of the UNIverse project, describing its major objectives, its origins, its evolution and its developed form. Agrees with the findings of the Library Programme…

Journalistic construction of news: information gathering

Fiona Campbell

Describes the work carried out at doctoral level which investigated the ways in which journalists construct environmental news in Scotland. Focuses on the methods and tacit rules…

Is librarianship in the UK a true profession, a semi‐profession or a mere occupation?

Mike Freeman

Surveys the process of professionalization as it applies to UK librarianship in its evolution from occupation through semi‐profession to full blown professional status. Examines…