LIBRES is published by the Department of Information Studies
Curtin University of Technology
Perth, Western Australia

September 2009
Volume 19, Issue 2

Includes:
Research and Applications Section (peer reviewed)
> > The Availability and Accessibility of Vertical File Collections in Jamaican Libraries
> > Academic Library Data from the United States:An Examination of Trends

Essays and Opinions Section
> > Public Libraries and their Contribution towards Economic Development: a discussion
> > Use of Bibliometrics in LIS Research

Editor's Comment
Dear colleagues

As advised on the LIBRES website, this September 2009 issue of LIBRES is late because of my absence on leave from Curtin University campus and its IT infrastructure from August – October 2009 inclusive.

This September issue contains different perspectives in both the Research and Applications Section (peer reviewed) section and in the Essays and Opinions section. There are two books reviews and I continue to marshall the news that I can on matters of relevance to our field. This appears in the "News From Other Journals Section" and the "News and Announcements Section" of LIBRES.

A note to future contributors: please note that LIBRES is very keen to promote research and applications in library and information science/studies and appreciates well prepared and scholarly contributions in this regard. Please read the Author Guidelines carefully before you submit a manuscript for consideration.

Happy reading

Dr Kerry Smith

Editor-in-Chief.

 

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