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Stenodactylus sthenodactylus (Lichtenstein, 1823) is a widely distributed naked-toed gecko found from Western Sahara throughout North Africa to Jordan. While its occurrence in Saudi Arabia was tentatively assumed but not yet confirmed, we report its presence by documenting several individuals from the north-westernmost margin of Tabuk Province in 2021 and 2023. These new records are discussed in light of relevant literature and previous records originating from Tiran and Sanafir islands in the late 20th century, before they were transferred to Saudi Arabia in 2016. These records predate the mainland records reported here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article looks back at ALIA's prediction from 2013 that 'library print and ebook collections will establish a 50:50 equilibrium by 2020 and that this balance will be maintained for the foreseeable future' in the light of the experience at Curtin University Library. It revisits the findings of an article on the same topic published in 2015, and documents the situation at Curtin University Library as at 2022. It describes changes in the ebook environment and user attitudes over the past 6 years, as well as developments in the Library's acquisition strategies and methods to increase ebook holdings, and the current state of the collection. The article finally provides a likely projection of the ebook and print book holdings situation at Curtin Library in 2050. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Assessing collections, services and operations to ensure that the needs and expectation of clients are met and to optimise return on investment is an essential part of all library management. I Assessing academic library performance i presents a readable and nuanced introduction to library assessment backed up by recent scholarship and a compelling selection of case studies, which would be valuable to any library manager. [Extracted from the article]