**Apologies for cross-posting**
The British Library Research and Innovation Centre has
published two new reports:
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Beyond book issues: the social potential of library projects
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This study reviews a number of library-based community
initiatives which were submitted for the Library Association Holt
Jackson Community Initiative Award between 1992 and 1997. The
report assesses the extent to which such initiatives produce social
benefits, and seeks to identify the factors which may be critical
for success and sustainability in these projects. A wide range of
impacts on individuals and communities is identified in terms of
personal development, social cohesion, community empowerment,
community identity, imagination and creativity, and health and
well-being.
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Project management tools and techniques in UK university
libraries
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The report examines the use of project management techniques and
software in UK university libraries. A survey of university
libraries, eLib and NFF projects provides the initial national
context and then a focused case study approach is used. A simple
project methodology is developed and applied in two university
libraries; a comparison is also made with another university
where a different approach was taken. Project software packages
are evaluated. A training programme in the methodology and
software is described. The effect of using these techniques is
evaluated by comparing project participants' views of previous
projects with those managed using the new tools and techniques.
Further details, including ordering information, are
available from the Centre's web pages:
www.bl.uk/services/ric/
The Research and Innovation Centre also publishes a free Bulletin
three times a year. The Bulletin provides: the latest research
news; features on work funded by the Centre; articles outlining
research findings and their implications for library and
information work; lists of new awards for research and new
publications. Issue 20 has just been published and its contents
include:
- details of the research strategy unveiled by the Library and
Information Commission and the British Library
- an assessment of whether the predictions made for the
publishing industry when the Net Book Agreement was abandoned
have come true
- a report on recently completed research into the use of the
Internet by journalists
- an examination of marketing information and strategy in the UK
financial services sector
- information on a study aiming to give public librarians the
skills needed for successful research
- details of studies into digital materials preservation
To receive Issue 20 and to join the Bulletin mailing list
please send full contact details to:
Simon Matty
Information Officer
Research and Innovation Centre
The British Library
2 Sheraton Street
London W1V 4BH
tel: 0171 412 7054
fax: 0171 412 7251
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