Bibliography

Barclay, P. 2014. The Library of the Future. ABC Radio National Big Ideas. [podcast] Monday, 10 March 2014. Available at: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-library-of-the-future/5286116 [Accessed: 12 Mar 2014].

Bringing together an expert panel including Eli Neiburger - Associate Director for IT Production, Ann Arbor District Library, Joe Murphy - Librarian, technology trend analyst, Director of Library Futures at Innovative Interfaces, Jane Cowell - Director of Regional Access and Public Libraries, State Library of Queensland and Simon Groth - writer, editor, of fiction and non-fiction, this podcast explores how libraries are rising to the challenges of the digital age and how they might look in the future.  An expert panel discuss technological changes, digitization of resources and societal trends.  A very thoughtful and informative debate for those interested in the future of library services. 

Creationistas.com. 2014. Australian Copyright is Broken Creationistas. [online] Available at: http://www.creationistas.com/ [Accessed: 9 Mar 2014].

The Creationistas are working towards educating people about the restrictions of Australian copyright law and encouraging Australians to get involved in lobbying for law reform, particularly the inclusion of a "fair use" clause.  Their videos are creative and entertaining, plain English and explain copyright law in a way that we can all understand and appreciate. Whether you are interested in getting on board their law reform agenda or not, the videos on the site are an entertaining way to learn more about current copyright restrictions in Australia.  However, I am aware that the site itself states no authority which can be verified, nor any substantiating evidence for the content of the videos produced.  The most recent date on the site is 2014, so I feel that the content is recent, but there are no contact details nor credentials of the producers of the site or videos.   The purpose of the site is also to gain lobbying support, so by joining they are able to gather your details, but do not provide their own.  I would use this site to begin the questioning process, but would follow this up with research to verify that the claims made are true.



King, D. L. 2014. David Lee King - Social web, emerging trends, and libraries. [online] Available at: http://www.davidleeking.com [Accessed: 18 Mar 2014].

Author of this site, David Lee King, is the Digital Services Director at Topeka and Shawee County Public Library in Kansas, USA.  David is the author of two books relating to social media and is a regular guest speaker at conferences and events exploring libraries and technology.  His blog discusses and explores the gadgets, online opportunities and technologies that are and will be influencing change and providing challenges now and in the future.  A very plain English site, which does contain some third party advertising, but this doesn't affect the bias or objectiveness of the content, which is fun, entertaining and very thought provoking.  Blog posts and discussions contain links to supporting information and although formal citations are not present, David credits and links to any other authors or information provided.  A Google search verifies David's credentials.

Lubuto Library Project. 2007. Children at the First Lubuto Library reading books. [image online] Available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lubutolibraryproject/2573819152/ [Accessed: 22 Mar 2014].

This Flickr image is part of a collection of photographs depicting the progress of the Lubuto Library Project. - a charitable project providing libraries and education opportunities for African street children.  The Luboto Flickr collection contains over 4000 images from 2007 to the present day.  The image I have shared is from 2007 and while this is quite dated, later images are not Creative Commons attributed so are unable to be shared. The Flickr account this photo has been linked from is owned by the Lubuto Library Project, however I did not find a link from Flickr to the official website, which was found through a Google search.   The website itself contains authoritative information and data to support the claims made through captions on Flickr shared images, substantiated through published Annual Reports, contact details and full credentials of advisors and Board Members, which can be verified through Google searches.  The copyright of the website, however, is 2012, so this may be slightly out of date.

LibraryTechTalk. 2014. LibraryTechTalk. [online] Available at: http://www.libtechtalk.wordpress.com [Accessed: 6 Mar 2014].

This blog is written and edited by Kimberly Miller, M.S.I (Master of Science in Information) who is the Research and Instruction Librarian for Emerging Technologies at Towson University in Baltimore. Through this blog, she and contributing authors, provide discussion and exploration of emerging and current technologies in a library context. Kimberly and her contributing authors provide information about their interests and qualifications, (which can be verified through Google searches) as well as their own university email addresses.  Blog posts and articles contain links to further articles to support the discussion.  The discussion is non biased and objective, reporting rather than reviewing and non-commercial, with the most recent post being March 2014.   Archived posts from the site's commencement in 2008 to the present day, offer a comprehensive snapshot of modern day library technology. While specific for academic libraries, the plain English, conversational style of this blog would make this a blog of interest to information professionals in any field.

Wiki.nla.gov.au, (2014). Dashboard - National Library of Australia wiki. [online] Available at: https://wiki.nla.gov.au/dashboard.action [Accessed 11 Jun. 2014].

The National Library of Australia (NLA) Wiki is a tool used by the Library to allow collaboration, feedback and information sharing about NLA projects and working groups.
This wiki contains such wonderful spaces as updates to the Libraries Australia Document Delivery Manual, Library Labs - an online discussion of the NLA discovery searches, and the People Australia Project.
Using a very simple interface, the home page of this wiki, contains a comprehensive list of links to recent updates to the wiki.  This is not an open wiki, specifically for open discussion within work or project teams, however, it is a good example of how a wiki can be used in this way.  It is generous that this information is available for non members to view and learn from.
The NLA is very authoritative source and this wiki is very up to date and relevant.  Whilst I did not find citations, often links are included to enable you to click on to further information about the project or subject.