The book:logic series of symposia was established in 2010 to bring together postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, independent researchers and academics whose work involves aspects of textual studies: the scholarly editing of literary works and historical documents, the study of versions of works, editorial theory, physical bibliography, codicology and history of the book.

The 2013 Symposium will meet at UQ on Friday 4 October.

As a result of our recent professional development activity - Cyberschool Update, 2013 - it was suggested that a discussion forum be formed for participants to share information and ask questions with regards to databases and eBooks.

As a discussion starter, what session did you find most informative and why?

Click on this link which takes you to our Professional Development page to see presentations from most speakers.

UQ Library is trialling AccessEngineering until 5 March 2013. AccessEngineering provides:

Peter J. Dougherty, Director of Princeton University Press, reflects on how university presses are embracing new technologies to continue their role in driving global scholarship.

The publisher is withdrawing online access to John Murtagh's general practice resource from 12th June 2012.

Access to the hard copy books is available via this link for the 5th edition and this link for the 4th edition.

Access to various chapters have been made available via the Library course reserve for MEDI3005.

We have been receiving many requests from Teacher-Librarians about issues relating to e-books and e-lending and the implications this has for School Libraries.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has drafted a background paper on digital lending.

The paper attempts to:

Google Books, with its 5 million plus collection of items, has become so dominant that competitors may be slow to emerge. One competitor gaining ground - and eyeballs - is the HathiTrust. This digital collection of books is an alternative to Google Books' collection.

Is Al Gore the future of e-books? You might think so if you look at Al Gore: Our Choice, an interactive book from PushPopPress that surveys the causes of global warming and presents insights and solutions.

Lots of libraries have largely stopped buying print in favour of e-books. Certainly the UQ Library favours e-books over print when purchasing. E-books can't get lost, torn, scribbled on or hidden away and they are accessible 24/7 - even from home.

Bruxism
Selvaratnam P, Niere K, Zuluaga M, eds. Headache, orofacial pain and bruxism
Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2009.