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Papers by Toby Burrows

Research paper thumbnail of The virtual catalogue: Bibliographic access for the virtual library

New Library World, 1993

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Research paper thumbnail of Roundtable on Australian National Data Service

Librarians and information technology professionals around Australia are participating in ANDS-fu... more Librarians and information technology professionals around Australia are participating in ANDS-funded data management projects aimed at building infrastructure and services to enable Australian research data to be discoverable and accessible. The Roundtable will explore local experience in implementing ANDS-funded research data management projects with a panel of speakers from the

Research paper thumbnail of DEVELOPING A DIGITAL REPOSITORY FOR A HUMANITIES RESEARCH NETWORK: THE PIONEER PROJECT

New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Sound Footings: Building a National Digital Library of Australian Music

MusicAustralia is a Web portal for anyone interested in Australian music. A joint development of ... more MusicAustralia is a Web portal for anyone interested in Australian music. A joint development of the National Library of Australia and ScreenSound Australia: National Screen and Sound Archive, it provides users with access to a federated resource discovery service for Australian music in notated and audio representations and in digital and non-digital formats, as well as a directory service providing information on people, organisations and services associated with Australian music. This paper outlines the architecture of the MusicAustralia service, focusing particularly on its federated service model and the infrastructure elements and business processes developed to support this architecture. It also looks at the way in which another major component of the federated digital library of Australian music the Peter Burgis Performing Arts Archive is using the MusicAustralia service model and architecture to shape its own strategies and structures.

Research paper thumbnail of Identity parade: building web portals about people

Oclc Systems & Services, 2007

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the current state of initiatives to develop “pe... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the current state of initiatives to develop “people-centred” portals by repurposing name authority data from union catalogues and similar sources. Design/methodology/approach – A range of current projects and services are reviewed and evaluated to identify common features and trends. Findings – Several recent efforts in this area are of

Research paper thumbnail of Replacing Missing Issues of Serials

Australasian academic and research libraries were asked to describe their procedures for replacin... more Australasian academic and research libraries were asked to describe their procedures for replacing missing issues of periodicals: how to identify them and keep a record of them, where to obtain replacements, and how to fund them. Many libraries find it difficult to keep effective control of this area of their operations, and a considerable number are looking to automation to help improve their effectiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of Discovering Early Europe in Australia: The Europa InventaResource Discovery Service

The ARC Network for Early European Research (NEER) is funded under the Australian Research Counci... more The ARC Network for Early European Research (NEER) is funded under the Australian Research Council’s Research Networks programme. Its goal is to enhance the scale and focus of Australian research in this multidisciplinary field, and to build collaborative and innovative approaches to the way research is planned and managed. It has more than 350 individual participants, as well as eight industry partners, working across five major research theme areas and fourteen Research Clusters [1]. An integral part of NEER’s vision is the development of a digital environment which provides a focus for the work of this national research community. This environment includes a collaborative Web work space (Confluence) [2] and a repository of research outputs (PioNEER) which will be launched in late 2008. This paper looks at the third major component of the digital environment: Europa Inventa, which will provide a resource discovery service for Early European objects, artworks and manuscripts held in Australian cultural heritage institutions.

Research paper thumbnail of Comic Nostalgia

Serials Librarian, 1994

... A Review Essay Toby Burrows Among the most popular forms of serial publications are comics, t... more ... A Review Essay Toby Burrows Among the most popular forms of serial publications are comics, though they tend to be neglected by librarians and academics interested in "serious" serials. In the hierarchy of importance, comics occupy a position at or near the bottom. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Electronic texts, digital libraries, and the humanities in Australia

Library Hi Tech, 1999

... Toby Burrows, Toby Burrows is Principal Librarian, Scholars' Centre, University of Wester... more ... Toby Burrows, Toby Burrows is Principal Librarian, Scholars' Centre, University of Western Australia Library, Nedlands, and is a member of the ... The committee includes researchers with an interest in this area, such as Chris Tiffin (University of Queensland) and Graham Barwell ...

Research paper thumbnail of Minority reports: indigenous and community voices in archives. Papers from the 4th International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA4), Perth, Western Australia, August 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Building a Digital Research Community in the Humanities

Research paper thumbnail of How the West was won: using VDX to redevelop cooperative document delivery services in Western Australia

Interlending & Document Supply, 2004

The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) has a long history of successful co... more The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) has a long history of successful collaborative ventures. A well-established cooperative interlending agreement is one notable venture that has operated successfully for over 20 years. To further enhance this service, WAGUL decided to participate in the national local interlending and document delivery administration system (LIDDAS) project with the objective of implementing an

Research paper thumbnail of The virtual catalogue: Bibliographic access for the virtual library

New Library World, 1993

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Roundtable on Australian National Data Service

Librarians and information technology professionals around Australia are participating in ANDS-fu... more Librarians and information technology professionals around Australia are participating in ANDS-funded data management projects aimed at building infrastructure and services to enable Australian research data to be discoverable and accessible. The Roundtable will explore local experience in implementing ANDS-funded research data management projects with a panel of speakers from the

Research paper thumbnail of DEVELOPING A DIGITAL REPOSITORY FOR A HUMANITIES RESEARCH NETWORK: THE PIONEER PROJECT

New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2007

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Sound Footings: Building a National Digital Library of Australian Music

MusicAustralia is a Web portal for anyone interested in Australian music. A joint development of ... more MusicAustralia is a Web portal for anyone interested in Australian music. A joint development of the National Library of Australia and ScreenSound Australia: National Screen and Sound Archive, it provides users with access to a federated resource discovery service for Australian music in notated and audio representations and in digital and non-digital formats, as well as a directory service providing information on people, organisations and services associated with Australian music. This paper outlines the architecture of the MusicAustralia service, focusing particularly on its federated service model and the infrastructure elements and business processes developed to support this architecture. It also looks at the way in which another major component of the federated digital library of Australian music the Peter Burgis Performing Arts Archive is using the MusicAustralia service model and architecture to shape its own strategies and structures.

Research paper thumbnail of Identity parade: building web portals about people

Oclc Systems & Services, 2007

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the current state of initiatives to develop “pe... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the current state of initiatives to develop “people-centred” portals by repurposing name authority data from union catalogues and similar sources. Design/methodology/approach – A range of current projects and services are reviewed and evaluated to identify common features and trends. Findings – Several recent efforts in this area are of

Research paper thumbnail of Replacing Missing Issues of Serials

Australasian academic and research libraries were asked to describe their procedures for replacin... more Australasian academic and research libraries were asked to describe their procedures for replacing missing issues of periodicals: how to identify them and keep a record of them, where to obtain replacements, and how to fund them. Many libraries find it difficult to keep effective control of this area of their operations, and a considerable number are looking to automation to help improve their effectiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of Discovering Early Europe in Australia: The Europa InventaResource Discovery Service

The ARC Network for Early European Research (NEER) is funded under the Australian Research Counci... more The ARC Network for Early European Research (NEER) is funded under the Australian Research Council’s Research Networks programme. Its goal is to enhance the scale and focus of Australian research in this multidisciplinary field, and to build collaborative and innovative approaches to the way research is planned and managed. It has more than 350 individual participants, as well as eight industry partners, working across five major research theme areas and fourteen Research Clusters [1]. An integral part of NEER’s vision is the development of a digital environment which provides a focus for the work of this national research community. This environment includes a collaborative Web work space (Confluence) [2] and a repository of research outputs (PioNEER) which will be launched in late 2008. This paper looks at the third major component of the digital environment: Europa Inventa, which will provide a resource discovery service for Early European objects, artworks and manuscripts held in Australian cultural heritage institutions.

Research paper thumbnail of Comic Nostalgia

Serials Librarian, 1994

... A Review Essay Toby Burrows Among the most popular forms of serial publications are comics, t... more ... A Review Essay Toby Burrows Among the most popular forms of serial publications are comics, though they tend to be neglected by librarians and academics interested in "serious" serials. In the hierarchy of importance, comics occupy a position at or near the bottom. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Electronic texts, digital libraries, and the humanities in Australia

Library Hi Tech, 1999

... Toby Burrows, Toby Burrows is Principal Librarian, Scholars' Centre, University of Wester... more ... Toby Burrows, Toby Burrows is Principal Librarian, Scholars' Centre, University of Western Australia Library, Nedlands, and is a member of the ... The committee includes researchers with an interest in this area, such as Chris Tiffin (University of Queensland) and Graham Barwell ...

Research paper thumbnail of Minority reports: indigenous and community voices in archives. Papers from the 4th International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA4), Perth, Western Australia, August 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Building a Digital Research Community in the Humanities

Research paper thumbnail of How the West was won: using VDX to redevelop cooperative document delivery services in Western Australia

Interlending & Document Supply, 2004

The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) has a long history of successful co... more The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) has a long history of successful collaborative ventures. A well-established cooperative interlending agreement is one notable venture that has operated successfully for over 20 years. To further enhance this service, WAGUL decided to participate in the national local interlending and document delivery administration system (LIDDAS) project with the objective of implementing an