This research evaluates the success of open access self-archiving in several well-known institutional repositories. Two assessment factors have been applied to examine the current practice of self-archiving: depositorship and the availability of full text. This research discovers that the rate of author self-archiving is low and that the majority of documents have been deposited by a librarian or administrative staff. Similarly, the rate of full-text availability is relatively low, except for Australian repositories. By identifying different practices of self-archiving, repository managers can create new strategies for the operation of their repositories and the development of archiving policies.

Opening Excerpt from Presentation: It is most appropriate that the present Symposium is being organised in order to pay tribute to Dag Hammarskjold who dedicated himself to peace in the world, and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Dag Hammarskjold Library, which certainly is a legacy of the late Secretary General. The United Nations Library was given the present name on November 16, 1961 as a Memorial to the late Dag Hammarskjold, UN Secretary General, who was killed in an aircraft crash on September 17, 1961. It certainly was a befitting tribute to a great human being, a poet, philosopher and a mystic. He had all the attributes of a Karamayogi as given in Bhagavad Gita, a well-known Hindu scripture. He had extensive interests as a bibliophile who knew so well both the wisdom and beauty to be found in the printed page. ...

This paper surveys the tools of the open movement in public libraries as effective alternatives to commercial products. The potential benefits to service from free and open technologies such as Koha, Wordpress, and Scriblio, as well as open education resources, are discussed. The adoption of free and open tools is critical to the future of public libraries, especially in the face of severe budget cuts.

The first issue of Bibliographica (Winter 2005) features Kate Ferrucci introducing her People to People Press, Gaylord Schanilec recounting a visit to the Minnesota Historical Society rare books collection, Skye Thomsen launching her California printing column, and fine press news (focused on Oak Knoll Fest XI).

This issue of Bibliographica is devoted to fine printing in Canada and features articles on the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Cheshire Cat Press, Cotton Socks Press, and the special collections at Simon Fraser University.

The biggest challenge facing public school librarians in the Philippines today is the thought that there is no money to pay for the improvements that need to be made. This mindset is reflected in the findings, conclusions or recommendations made by graduate and undergraduate students who focused on public school libraries in theses submitted from 1940 onward at the University of the Philippines (UP): the government should allot a regular budget for public school libraries. After all of these years, it is time perhaps to accept that the government does not consider public school libraries a priority in the allocation of scarce resources. But why is it that despite government ne-glect, some public school libraries have flourished, while most have remained the same? Could it be that there are other factors that need to be considered aside from money? As seen in the case of the two most developed public secondary school libraries in the Third Dis-trict of Quezon City, leadership is also very important. After all, two individuals given similar amounts of money will not necessarily achieve similar goals. The word â leadership,â however, appears in only one of the abstracts of 19 theses on public school libraries submitted from 1940-2005. This lone thesis is the basis for this paper.

Library consortia development processes were examined from an ecological approach, combining historical perspective, dynamic developmental approach, and social structure, stressing the issues of permeable boundaries in library consortia and the manifestation of inter-organization relationships. A comparative analysis of several nationwide consortia (from Australia, Brazil, China, Israel, Italy, Micronesia, Spain and the U.K.) using six criteria enables delineation of a developmental pattern. Additional support for the model is based on a study of U.S. state-wide consortia conducted by Potter in 1997. A four-stage life cycle sequence is outlined: embryonic, early development, development, and maturation. In addition, the ecological approach stresses founding and disbanding processes, suggesting disbanding as a fifth stage. The contribution of this paper to developmental theories at other levels of analysis (individual, group, organization) is in proposal of an inter-organizational life cycle model.

The fifth issue of Bibliographica features Dean Bornstein describing the history of his Perpetua Press (as well as lovely pictures of his press and workshop) and Gaylord Schanilec reviewing a recent work produced by Regula Russelle.

Library consortia development processes were examined from an ecological approach, combining historical perspective, dynamic developmental approach, and social structure, stressing the issues of permeable boundaries in library consortia and the manifestation of inter-organization relationships. A comparative analysis of several nationwide consortia (from Australia, Brazil, China, Israel, Italy, Micronesia, Spain and the U.K.) using six criteria enables delineation of a developmental pattern. Additional support for the model is based on a study of U.S. state-wide consortia conducted by Potter in 1997. A four-stage life cycle sequence is outlined: embryonic, early development, development, and maturation. In addition, the ecological approach stresses founding and disbanding processes, suggesting disbanding as a fifth stage. The contribution of this paper to developmental theories at other levels of analysis (individual, group, organization) is in proposal of an inter-organizational life cycle model.

The second issue of Bibliographica (Spring 2005) featured Julie Russell-Steuart introducing her Caveworks Press [blacked out due to absence of permission for online archiving], a few thoughts spurred by Kat Ran Press's ephemera club, and an overview of the fine press collections at the University of Minnesota.