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Discovery systems are now increasingly the dominant technology through which clients discover and access the information resources held by academic and research libraries. However, as yet, little work has been done to explore the use and impact of discovery systems on user behaviour. This article examines transactional logs from the Ex Libris Primo installation of Curtin University Library sampled between 2013 and 2015, together with the results of a user survey conducted in 2014, to investigate actual patterns of use and perceptions of value in the available discovery system functionality. The evidence collected supports the original contention of discovery system designers that the single-search box approach adopted by Google and other internet search engines is an appropriate form for library catalogue design. On the other hand, discovery system users clearly value functionality corresponding to traditional library tasks over attempts to locate the catalogue in the conceptual framework of social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article tests ALIA's statement that ‘library print and ebook collections will establish a 50:50 equilibrium by 2020’ against the experience and likely trajectory of Curtin University Library. It identifies features of the higher education landscape that have led to the development of epreferred strategies, outlines current collection principles, and describes the current state of the Library's holdings. Looking ahead, the article charts the likely impact of the current collection development framework over the next six years, considering questions relating to budget, use of space, client experience and treatment of the legacy print collection. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses a study of Australian academic reference libraries as part of an international collaboration seeking to identify the most important knowledge, skills and attributes. Librarians working in or managing reference-related services at university and vocational education and training institutions participated in the online survey. The study found that a core professional skill such as searching is the most important skill for librarians.

Examines the developments in the transgenic experimentation of cattle. Use of transgenesis in livestock to aid sustainable agriculture; Biomedical applications of transgenic farm animals; Details of performing cell-mediated transgenesis through nuclear transfer.

Reports that the fundamental theory of algebra asserts that a polynomial of degree `n', factors over the complex numbers into a product of linear factors. What this theorem is invoked by.