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IFLA IFLA JOURNAL Offi cial Journal of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Volume 32 (2006) No. 3, pp. 177–272. ISSN 0340–0352 SAGE Publications CONTENTS Editorial: Principles and Practice Stephen Parker . 179 Limits to Freedom of Expression? considerations arising from the Danish cartoons affair Paul Sturges . 181 Resource Sharing within an International Library Network: using technology and professional cooperation to bridge the waters Barbara A. Butler, Janet Webster, Steven G. Watkins and James W. Markham . 189 There Be Dragons ... Learning Management and Library Systems in Canada Lynn Copeland . 200 Building Capacity for Global Education in a School Library Media Education Program through International Exchange Cynthia Houston . 209 Public Library Partnerships which Add Value to the Community: the Hamilton Public Library experience Beth Hovius . 214 Key Publications in Library Marketing: a review Christie Koontz, Dinesh K. Gupta and Sheila Webber . 224 Cross-Sectorial Challenges for Archives, Libraries and Museums Jon Birger Østby . .. 232 Caught between Print and Electronic Kari Stange . 237 The World Wide Web Enhancing E-government in the Caribbean: an assessment of government portals or gateway websites Fay Durrant . 240 NEWS (with separate Table of Contents) . 251 INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR . 261 SOMMAIRES 262 — ZUSAMMENFASSUNGEN 264 — RESÚMENES 266 — Pефераты статей 268 . 262 NNotesotes fforor CContributorsontributors . 272 Visit http://ifl .sagepub.com Free access to tables of contents and abstracts. Site-wide access to the full text for members of subscribing institutions. Limits to Freedom of Expression? EDITORIAL Principles and Practice Stephen Parker In the fi rst of the Oslo papers, ‘There be Dragons… learning management and library systems in We open this issue with a paper by Paul Sturges, Canada’, Lynn Copeland, University Librarian Chair of the IFLA FAIFE Core Activity, discussing and Dean of Library Services at the Simon the principles underlying freedom of expression Fraser University Library notes that, while the and freedom of access to information in the context importance of library resources and services to of the recent publication in a Danish newspaper academic success is demonstrable, most current of cartoons containing satirical depictions of Learning Management Systems (LMS) do not the Prophet Mahommed, which caused distress support their integration, although there are pos- and anger among Muslims around the world. In itive indications that this will change. The paper ‘Limits to Freedom of Expression? Considerations outlines the wide variety of LMS’s used at Simon arising from the Danish cartoons affair’, the Fraser University and the SFU Library’s active author explores the dimensions of the right to on-campus course-based instruction programme, freedom of expression contained in the United noting that efforts to extend the programme to the Nations Declaration of Human Rights, examining LMS environment have been both challenging related rights and duties to the community as and frustrating, although some success has been well as the explicit limitations on freedom of achieved. expression contained in the Declaration. The principles of harm and of offence, the concept of In another non-Oslo paper, ‘The World Wide proportionality in interpreting laws and the need Web Enhancing E-government in the Caribbean: for the exercise of decorum in satirical comedy an assessment of Government portals or gateway are also discussed. The author reasserts the need websites’, Fay Durrant, Professor and Head of the for librarians to adopt policies with respect to Department of Library and Information Studies controversial materials which defend freedom of at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, expression and freedom of access to information identifi es and examines the portal or gateway whilst respecting community sensitivities. sites established on the World Wide Web by The remaining papers in this issue, several of the governments of seventeen Caribbean Com- which are revised versions of papers presented munity member states to facilitate the delivery at the World Library and Information Congress of e-government information and services. The in Oslo last year, describe and discuss various as- research also assesses the roles of librarians pects of professional practice. The fi rst of these, and libraries in enhancing citizens’ access to e- ‘Resource Sharing Within an International Library government information. Network: using technology and professional cooperation to bridge the waters’, by Barbara A. The next Oslo paper, ‘Building Capacity for Global Butler, Janet Webster, Steven G. Watkins and Education in a School Library Media Education James W. Markham, describes the resource- Program through International Exchange’, is by sharing system developed by the International Cynthia Houston, Assistant Professor for Library Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Media Education at the College of Education and Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC), Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky University. which uses a unifi ed search interface to query The paper describes efforts to develop a global the catalogues of individual IAMSLIC member perspective among students and faculty in the libraries and also maintains an online union list of University’s Library Media Education Program, marine and aquatic serials. The authors consider through an international exchange program with that this successful program could serve as a the Colegio San Estanislao de Kostka Catalunya, a model for other library organizations interested private school near Barcelona, Spain. The author in sharing resources and extending access among concludes, “For school library media specialists their members. This paper was not presented and educators of school librarians, it is now be- in Oslo. coming vitally important be active participants Copyright © 2006 International Federation of Library Associations & IFLA Institutions (www.ifl a.org). IFLA Journal 32(3): 179–180. ISSN: 0340-0352. DOI: 10.1177/0340035206070163 179 Editorial in locating, evaluating and using information For example, archives, libraries and museums from the worldwide information environment. all collect photographs; and a survey in Norway Participating in international exchanges in library has show that both museums and libraries may media education is an important part of this have large and important collections of private process.” archives. The overriding challenge to archives, libraries and museums is the use of information We return to Canada for the next Oslo paper, and communication technology, while improved ‘Public Library Partnerships which Add Value cooperation between these institutions requires to the Community: The Hamilton Public Library opportunities for them to meet, such as seminars, experience’, by Beth Hovius, Director of Public conferences or networks. The author concludes Service and Collections at the Hamilton Public that, for users, it is irrelevant whether the sources Library in Ontario. The paper describes and ana- of knowledge and experience are in the keeping of lyses the effectiveness of a range of partnerships archives, libraries or museums. Their fi rst concern with other organizations which have strengthened is to obtain access to the sources they seek and the Library’s role in the provision of literacy and to make use of them, regardless of the different information services and added value to the City sectors involved. of Hamilton. The focus is on community-based partnerships although the Hamilton Public The fi nal paper in this issue, ‘Caught between Print Library also has many active partnerships with and Electronic’, by Kari Stange of the Department other libraries at the provincial and national for National Coordination and Development of level. The paper describes how the Library’s role The Royal Library of Sweden, describes some of within a partnership has gradually evolved from the experiences gained in developing the BIBSAM information and referral to content management consortium in Sweden, which has been licensing and community empowerment. e-journals since 1998. Several different business models have been tested during this period; the key The next paper – not presented in Oslo – is a issue is to strive for models that are cost effi cient literature review of ‘Key Publications in Library when taking the whole life cycle of licensing e- Marketing’, by Christie M. Koontz, Dinesh journal content into account. Although the models K. Gupta and Sheila Webber. It reviews key with the highest potential for cost effi ciency for contributions to library marketing literature consortia are the ‘big deals’ where all members from the early 1970s to the present; many of the have identical access rights and where the same citations lead to hundreds of publications in this terms apply for all journals licensed, this confl icts fi eld over the last 30 years, the majority of which with the need of individual libraries for greater are in English. For a follow-up paper, the authors fl exibility. Moving to electronic-only subscriptions solicit contributions from non-Western authors allows for greater cost effi ciency, but mechanisms and references to other key sources recommended are needed for adjusting the total consortium cost by readers. in such cases as publishers’ portfolios change. The last two papers in this issue were both pre- This issue of IFLA Journal is the last to be compiled sented in Oslo. In the

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