This volume reviews the achievements and limitations of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the creation of mixed national/international courts: the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Cambodia Tribunal. The major, unexpected and promising judiciary innovation is however the creation of the International Criminal Court in 1998, supported by the UN, European Union members and other countries, effectively promoted by NGOs, but strongly opposed by the USA. The Court will have to show that it is a fair and valuable instrument in fighting impunity at...

Drawing on the author's recent research this timely and essential new edition of 'The Library in the Twenty-First Century' offers a clear new model of how traditional and electronic sources can co-exist in the library of the present and in the future.

This edited collection is drawn from the seventh 'Libraries Without Walls' conference. Papers covered new kinds of service, the library's role within new models of scholarly publishing, service delivery in challenging environments, new technological solutions, and delivery and assessment of information skills/literacies.

This authoritative and wide-ranging textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the academic library in the Twenty-First Century. Coverage focuses on the role of the library in academia, organizational culture, technology, users, human resources, management of resources, collection development, access, facilities, systems and networks, special services, and more. This new edition has been completely updated with a new chapter on performance measurement and more extensive and timely coverage of accessibility, information literacy, portals, digital libraries, copyright, institutional...