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Censorship, Text Book Publishers & The Money
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/textbookcensorship.html

Science Book Errors
Bill Bennett X Secretary of Education cashes in on education reform.
About Online Digital Curriculum
Currently a law going through the legislature that would change the
term for funding from "textbook" to "instructional materials."
President Bush's brother Neil Bush has a company.

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                      ResourceShelf Newsletter
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Number 235                                        October 20, 2005


Professional Reading Shelf
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Web Search--Exalead
  Source: SEW Blog
  Exalead's Home Page Gets a New Look
  Lots of cool features remain including a proximity operator. Thanks
  to G.N. for the news tip.

Libraries--Marketing
  Source: Chris Olson
  The September Issue of Chris Olson's Marketing Treasures Newsletter
  is Now Online

  Highlights include:

+ Taking Cues from Service Companies

+ Forget the Slides

+ Why Libraries Matter: A Story Long Overdue

+ 32 Innovation Tips

Vocabulary
  Source: OCLC Research
  Presentation: OCLC and Vocabulary Identifiers (288K/13 slides)
  Presented on behalf of Eric Childress, Andrew Houghton, and Diane
  Vizine-Goetz at DC-2005: Vocabularies in Practice, the International
  Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 13 September
  2005, Madrid (Spain).

Licensing--United Kingdom
  Source: JISC
  New report looks at suitability of Creative Commons for UK public
  sector

  "The Common Information Environment (CIE) today published the
  results of a study into the applicability of the international
  Creative Commons licenses to a range of UK public sector resources.
  The study, undertaken for the CIE by Intrallect and the AHRC
  Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property & Technology
  Law at the University of Edinburgh, was commissioned to investigate
  the potential for Creative Commons licenses to clarify and simplify
  the process of making digital resources available for re-use."
  Direct to Full Text report ||| Appendices

Access to Information--Canada
  Source: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
  Proposed Changes to the Access to Information Act

Information Retrieval
  Source: Information Retrieval
  New Issue of Information Research Now Online
  Articles include:

+ The development of children's Web searching skills - a non-linear model.

+ Environmental scanning: how developed is information acquisition in
  Western European companies?

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Commuters--Workplaces--Lists & Ranking
  Source: Environmental Protection Agency
  Energy Savings Boost Companies onto List of Best Workplaces for
  Commuters
  "Intel, QUALCOMM, and Oracle lead the 2nd annual list of Best
  Workplaces for Commuters from the Fortune 500 Companies, EPA
  announced today. The Bush Administration is recognizing these
  companies for their role in offering excellent commuter benefits
  that reduce fuel consumption, vehicle emissions and traffic
  congestion across the country."

Labor Statistics--United States--Databases
  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Released Yesterday, New Features on BLS Website, October 2005

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Search Briefs
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+ Full Coverage: Association of American Publishers Sues Google over
  Library Digitization Plan

+ GuruNet Officially Becomes Answers Corporation

+ Gmail Becomes Googlemail in the UK

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+ FAST Launches Multimedia Mining Tools (AudioMiner and VideoMiner)

+ Firefox Tops 100 Million Downloads

+ Oxford University Press Journals in Full Text on WilsonWeb

+ Twelve Publishers Add Journal Content to EBSCOhost Electronic
  Journals Service Enhanced

+ Compendex Scope and Coverage Committee Blogs to Manage Source
  Selection Process

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                 ++  Wednesday, October 19th, 2005  ++


Professional Reading Shelf
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Google
Amazon.com
  Source: SEW Blog
  Google Print Press Review & Just A Bit About Search Inside the Book
  Gary put this compilation together. Plenty of links and article.
  What you might not know about are the many services that Amazon's
  Search Inside the Book offers. Really great stuff that info pros
  might find interesting and useful.

Medical Databases
  Source: NLM
  NLM Gateway Adds Five New Searchable Resources
  See Also: New Version of NLM Gateway Released

Library Organizations--Australia
  Source: ALIA
  A worldwide shortage of librarians

  "Librarians in their traditional form are an endangered species. The
  library and information profession faces a potential crisis over the
  next decade as a large percentage of library workers retire.
  Currently 60 per cent of librarians are aged 45 and over, compared
  with the national figure of 35 per cent for all occupations, and
  only 14 per cent are under 35, compared with the national figure of
  42 per cent. There is evidence of a similar crisis in other
  countries: the United Kingdom has an anticipated shortage of 10 800
  public library staff by the year 2010 - only five years away. The
  United States government is also funding a major study into the
  future staffing needs of academic libraries."

RLG
  Source: RLG
  RLG DigiNews (10/15/05)
  Articles include:

+ Audit and Certification of Digital Repositories: Creating a Mandate
  for the Digital Curation Centre (DCC)

+ Making Certification Real: Developing Methodology for Evaluating
  Repository Trustworthiness

+ Digital Repository Certification: A Report from German

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Work--Database
  Source: ILO (via a tip from S.B.)
  Working Time Database
  "The working time database is a searchable database providing
  information on the working time laws of more than 100 countries
  around the world. It covers laws that protect the heath and well-
  being of workers; facilitate a balance between work and family life;
  ensure workers have adequate time to devote to their other
  responsibilities and interests; and prevent discrimination against
  part-time workers."

Geology--Canada
  Source: Library And Archives Canada
  New Online Exhibit Life of a Rock Star

Thanksgiving Day--United States--Fast Facts
  Source: U.S. Census
  Fast Facts: Thanksgiving 2005
  All sorts of numbers and stats including:

+ 256 million
The preliminary estimate of the number of turkeys raised in the United
States in 2005.

+ 998 million pounds
Total pumpkin production of major pumpkin-producing states in 2004

+ 3
Number of places in the United States named after the holiday's
traditional main course. Turkey, Texas, was the most populous.

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Search Briefs
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+ More Smart Answers from Ask Jeeves

+ All the News that's Fit to Crawl

+ No Foolin': A Baby Named Google

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+ Software Helps OCLC Provide Faster Collections Analysis for its
  Member Libraries Around the World

+ FMS Announces Strategic Investment and Licensing Agreement with
  In-Q-Tel

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                  ++  Tuesday, October 18th, 2005  ++


Professional Reading Shelf
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Libraries--Weblogs
  Source: ACRL
  New Blog: ACRLog: Blogging for and by academic and research
  librarians
  Let them know ResourceShelf sent you. (-:

Electronic Journals--Preservation
  Source: ARL
  Preserving Scholarly Electronic Journals: A Call for Action [PDF],
  Report of a Meeting at the Mellon Foundation, October 15, 2005
  3 pages; PDF

Libraries--United States--Recruitment
  Source: IMLS
  IMLS Calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Applications

State Libraries--New Mexico
  Source: GPO
  GPO Honors New Mexico State Library (PDF)
  The New Mexico State Library has been named the 2005 Federal
  Depository Library of the Year.

Internet--Education
  Source: The Conference Board
  Parents Concerned About Internet Usage in the Classroom
  "While many schools have strengthened their computer security,
  parents across America are concerned about inappropriate content and
  information theft when their kids log on in the classroom...."

Electronic Records--Universities
  Source: Tufts University/Yale University
  Ingest Guide for University Electronic Records

  "The Digital Collections and Archives (DCA), Tufts University and
  Manuscripts and Archives (MSSA) of Yale University Library have
  released the Ingest Guide for University Electronic Records as a
  draft for comment. The Guide details a step-by-step approach to the
  ingest workflows required to ensure the trustworthiness and
  authenticity of records when they are transferred to a preservation
  system. The Guide has two sections. Section A, Negotiate Submission
  Agreement, which details the terms and conditions of the records
  transfer. Section B, Transfer and Validation, deals with the
  transfer, validation, and transformation of records. Public input
  and comments will be accepted until December 15, 2005."

Libraries--United Kingdom--Directories
  Libraries--Ireland--Directories
  Source: CILIP
  Publication Announcement: New 2005-2006 directory of libraries
  published by Facet Publishing

 32nd edition, over 3000 entries.

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Business Regulations--Database
  Source: World Bank
  Doing Business Database
  "The Doing Business database provides objective measures of business
  regulations and their enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are
  comparable across 155 economies. They indicate the regulatory costs
  of business and can be used to analyze specific regulations that
  enhance or constrain investment, productivity and growth." Use
  dropdown menus to generate a report about the business environment
  in a specific country or how countries compare on variables such as
  starting a business, hiring and firing employees, taxation,
  contracts, and more.

Crime--United States--Statistics
  Source: BJS
  Just Released, Crime in the United States, 2004, the annual report
  from the Uniform Crime Reports

Magazine Covers--Ranking
  Source: American Society of Magazine Editors
  American Society of Magazine Editors Unveils Top 40 Magazine Covers
  of the Last 40 Years

  "Rolling Stone's January 22, 1981, cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
  was named the top magazine cover to appear since 1965, while Vanity
  Fair's cover featuring a naked, pregnant Demi Moore (August 1991),
  ranked as the # 2 cover. The # 3 cover from Esquire's April 1968
  issue depicted Muhammad Ali with six arrows in his body. Three
  Esquire covers were ranked among the top 10 covers of the past four
  decades, while The New Yorker had two covers among the top 10."

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Search Briefs
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+ British Pathe Digital Archive Celebrates 2nd Birthday

+ Getting Informed about New News Aggregator Inform

+ Google Print "Only" Interfaces Now Available For More Countries

+ A Healthy Start for New Medical Search Engine

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+ Expanded, Authoritative Health Care Resources Now Available on
  Westlaw

+ LexisNexis has 360 degree reputation view (via IWR)

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                  ++  Monday, October 17, 2005  ++


Professional Reading Shelf
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RSS
  Source: ClickZ Stats: Traffic Patterns
  More Use RSS Than Have Heard Of It
  "The number of tech-savvy Internet users who knowingly sign up for
  RSS syndicated content is only four percent, while another 12
  percent are somewhat aware of the term RSS. Twenty-seven percent of
  adult Internet users access RSS feeds through personalized start
  pages, though they don't know that's what they're doing on
  personalized portal pages."

Congressional Research Service
  Source: ALA
  CRS to Cut 59 Positions; No Librarians Affected
  "The Library of Congress?s Congressional Research Service has
  announced that it plans to eliminate 59 of its 694 positions by
  September 30, 2006. The layoffs are the first in the 91-year history
  of the agency, which provides research and analysis for members of
  Congress."

Public Libraries--New York
  Source: Buffalo News
  Top librarian upset by area's bleak situation
  "New York's top librarian said Erie County's library crisis is the
  worst she has ever seen and urged local library officials to press
  state leaders for more help. Concerned over library cuts and
  closings, Janet M. Welch, the state librarian and assistant
  commissioner for libraries, came to Buffalo last week to get a
  better sense of the problems facing the Buffalo & Erie County Public
  Library System and offer her assistance."

Rare Books
  Source: Nashua Telegraph
  Librarian Discovers Some Rare Items
  "The Rhode Island Historical Society has come across a rare, and
  lucky, find: a document written by the state?s founder, Roger
  Williams. The first edition of the 1644 writings, 'The Bloudy
  Tenent,' were found by a librarian in August, but only recently
  verified as authentic."

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Brands--Lists & Ranking
  Source: BusinessWeek
  Top 100 Global Brands Scoreboard
  "The table that follows ranks 100 global brands that have a value
  greater than $1 billion. The brands were selected according to two
  criteria. They had to be global in nature, deriving 20% or more of
  sales from outside their home country. There also had to be publicly
  available marketing and financial datHia on which to base the
  valuation."

R&D--Statistics
  Source: OECD
  Highlights: Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2005
  "Offshoring of research and development is on the rise, with more
  multinationals setting up research and development (R&D)
  laboratories abroad, according to a new OECD report. In Hungary and
  Ireland, for example, foreign companies account for 70% of
  industrial R&D but the role played by foreign affiliates varies
  widely around the world. At over 40%, the share of R&D conducted by
  multinationals is also high in the Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain
  and Sweden, compared to less than 5% in Japan."

Energy--United States--Statistics
  Source: EPA
  Just Released, 2006 Fuel Econonmy Guide

Education--United States--Statistics
  Source: NCES
  Just Released, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004

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Search Briefs
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+ Travel Databases for Europe: Lots of Trains and Some Planes

+ MSN Shopping Search Now Available on Start.com Portal

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+ BL recruits to define digital library

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                  ++  Sunday, October 16, 2005  ++


Professional Reading Shelf
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Electronic Information--Bibliographies
  Source: Marian Dworaczek
  New Edition, Subject Index to Electronic Sources of Information
  "Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography" (listing all
  indexed items) deal with all aspects of electronic publishing and
  include print and non-print materials, periodical articles,
  monographs and individual chapters in collected works. This edition
  includes 2,157 indexed titles. Both the Index and the Bibliography
  are continuously updated."

Internet Filtering
  Source: Library Journal
  Rhode Island Libraries Relax Blocking Standards; ACLU Still
  Concerned

Librarians--Criminal Behavior
  Source: Library Journal
  Former GA Library Director Found Guilty of Theft
  "A former employee said he washed Wilson's Crown Victoria, his
  wife's Mercedes Benz, and his daughter's two BMWs while still on the
  library clock."

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Nobel Prizes
  Source: Infoplease
  List of 2005 Nobel Prize Winners

Higher Education--English-Spanish Glossary
  Source: TG
  Postsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary (PDF; 520 KB)
  "Easy-to-use reference tool to facilitate the creation of more
  consistent Spanish-language materials about higher education and
  student financial aid."

Firearm Transfers--Background Checks
  Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (via DocuTicker.com)
  Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2004

  "Describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in
  2004. This annual report provides the number of applications checked
  by State points of contact, estimates of the number of applications
  checked by local agencies, the number of applications rejected, the
  reasons for rejection, and estimates of applications and rejections
  conducted by each type of approval system. It also provides
  information about appeals of rejected applications and arrests for
  falsified applications. The Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program,
  managed under the National Criminal History Improvement Program, is
  an ongoing data collection effort focusing on the procedures and
  statistics related to presale firearms background checks in selected
  States."

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                 ++  Saturday, October 15, 2005  ++


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Libraries--Marketing
  Source: Canadian Library Association Boutique
  FUNdraising Calendar from Lakedell Public Library (Pigeon Lake,
  Alberta)
  "The 'Look. Men read. See men read.' calendar is one of several
  projects of the Lakedell Area Community Library Society in support
  of the Lakedell Public Library. The objectives of the calendar are
  threefold:

+ to raise awareness of the benefits of reading, literacy, and
  libraries;

+ to provide positive role models to counter the image of men as
  reluctant readers; and more specifically

+ to raise funds for a new public library building and collection at
  Pigeon Lake, Alberta."

The calendar is $20 (CDN). The men are...less than fully dressed.

Presidential Libraries--George W. Bush
  Source: NewsChannel 11 (Lubbock, TX)
  NewsChannel 11 Obtains Video Proposal For Bush Library
  "NewsChannel 11 has obtained the video the West Texas Coalition sent
  to the White House in its bid for the George W. Bush Presidential
  Library. It's the same video that helped Texas Tech advance as one
  of the four finalists. The video proposal includes interviews from
  Lubbock, Amarillo and Midland leaders, all urging the president to
  build his library in Lubbock. It features both traditional and
  contemporary architectural designs for the library and the Laura
  Bush Literacy Center."

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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First Posted in July (Update Follows)
  Public Transportation--Databases
  Source: Patrice Bernard/Frank Van Caenegem
  i-Metro: The ultimate public transport guide for your PDA or
  Smartphone
  "Métro is your free guide on PDA (Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone...) to
  public transport systems worldwide (more than 300 cities covered
  now)."
  Update: i-Metro is now completly web accessible
  An amazing service, all free, and now accessible from any browser.
  Details here.

Documents in the News--Iraq
  Source: U.S. Department of Defense
  Report to Congress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq (PDF;
  380 KB)
  From press release: "A new Defense Department report sent to
  Congress today cites strong forward momentum in developing Iraq's
  security forces, noting a 50 percent increase in the number of
  troops capable of taking the lead in combat operations." (via
  DocuTicker)

United Nations--Disaster Assistance--Map
  Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
  Affairs/ReliefWeb
  OCHA Natural and Environmental Disaster Involvement in 2005 (as of
  30 September 2005)(PDF; 640 KB)
  "OCHA responded to 58 natural and environmental disasters from 1
  January to 30 September 2005." Icons on map show types of disasters.

Military Science--Bibiographies
  Source: Air University Library
  New bibliographies contain Internet resources, books, documents,
  periodicals.

+ China: Global Regional Power

+ Gender Issues in Physical Fitness Standards

+ Nation Building - Post Coflict Reconstruction

+ Peacekeeping

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Search Briefs
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+ Google Updates Privacy Policy

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                  ++  Friday, October 14, 2005  ++

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Virtual Reference
  Source: OCLC/IMLS/Rutgers
  OCLC and Rutgers will study virtual reference services with support
  from IMLS grant
  "OCLC and the Rutgers University School of Communication,
  Information and Library Studies are the recipients of a $684,996
  grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to
  study virtual reference services (VRS)."

Public Libraries--UK
  Source: MLA
  ICT cash boost for forty Public Library services
  "Forty public library services across England this week find out
  that their applications to receive a share of a 750,000 pounds. ICT
  cash boost from the UK online Public Libraries Challenge Fund were
  successful. The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and
  the University for Industry (Ufi) awarded the grants to enhance the
  Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provision of public
  libraries to local communities, particularly excluded groups."

E-mail
  Source: Inc. magazine
  The Complete Guide to E-mail
  "What follows is a guide to the biggest e-mail concerns,
  particularly security, compliance, and archiving. We'll give you
  tools for building an e-mail policy now, which can save headaches
  later, and also advice on buying the right system. There's some
  gearhead jargon involved, but this stuff isn't really about tech.
  Ultimately it's about protecting your business."

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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United States Government
  Source: GPO
  "Just Released, U.S. Government Manual, 2005-2006 Edition
  "The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive
  information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and
  executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official
  agencies; international organizations; and boards, commissions, and
  committees.:

Documents in the News--Iraq
  Source: U.S. Department of Defense
  Report to Congress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq (PDF; 380 KB)
  From press release: "A new Defense Department report sent to
  Congress today cites strong forward momentum in developing Iraq's
  security forces, noting a 50 percent increase in the number of
  troops capable of taking the lead in combat operations." (via
  DocuTicker)

Economics--Statistics
  Source: OECD
  [OECD] External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
  "Includes the most valuable links for an economic overview of 30
  Countries, plus the World and the European Union."
  Thanks to Stuart B. at IWS for the tip.

Population--United States
  Source: U.S. Census
  Just Released, Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United
  States From the American Community Survey, 2000 to 2003

  "A new analysis looking at links between marriage, fertility and
  other socioeconomic characteristics was released today by the U.S.
  Census Bureau, providing the first-ever state-by-state analysis of
  median age at first marriage. The analysis of the multi-year
  marriage and fertility data from the American Community Survey (ACS)
  also shows how socioeconomic characteristics such as mother's
  income, age, work status and language spoken at home are correlated
  with birth rates."

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)--United Kingdom--New Web Site
  Source: Kable's Government Computing
  Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) has launched its own
  website
  "Revealed on 13 October 2005, the website indicates the dramatic
  change of recent years in the government's attitude towards the
  service. Otherwise known as MI6, various governments refused to even
  acknowledge its existence until a decade ago."

Internet Filtering--Burma
  Source: Open Net Initiative
  New Report, Internet Filtering in Burma in 2005
  "The report documents the degree and extent to which the government
  of Burma controls the information environment in which its citizens
  live, including websites, blogs, email, and online discussion
  forums."

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Search Briefs
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+ Bloglines Announces Enhancements To Service

+ Mashing Up Google Maps with Wikipedia Articles

+ Blogger and Google Cache Now Accessible in China

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+ Baker & Taylor and OCLC Announce Cataloging Partnership

+ LexisNexis Searches "Negative News" (via TVC Alert)

+ Ovid Expands Electronic Content Offerings for the Academic Community

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                 ++  Thursday, October 13, 2005  ++


Resource of the Week
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by Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor

Social Psychology--Database
  Source: Scott Plous, Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University (CT)
  Social Psychology Network (SPN)

  The centerpiece of this attractively designed site is a searchable
  database of more than 11,000 annotated Web links related to
  psychology. You can do a quick keyword search from the home page or
  use an advanced search form that, while initially a bit confusing,
  allows for some interesting options. If you simply want to browse
  all the sites in specific categories, choose the second radio button
  -- Display all the links in the category below -- and then check the
  categories of interest in the next section of the form. If you want
  to search, enter your keyword in the text box in the first section
  of the form and select a the radio button next to Search for term in
  the categories below.

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Publishing Industry
  Source: Bowker
  English-Speaking Countries Published 375,000 New Books Worldwide in
  2004

  "According to Bowker, publishers in the United States, United
  Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand released 375,000 new
  titles and editions in 2004. Anglo-American publishers published 80%
  of all new English-language books in 2004, while the U.S. alone
  accounted for 52% of the total. Including imported editions
  available in multiple markets, the total number of new English
  language books available for sale in the English-speaking world in
  2004 was a staggering 450,000."

Dewey Browser--Databases
  Source: OCLC Research
  Updated: DeweyBrowser deployed over two new collections
  More than worth a look and some searches! IMHO, this is very
  exciting stuff!!!
  "The DeweyBrowser has been deployed over two new collections of
  resources.

In addition to ebooks, the following collections are now accessible:

+ wcat -- 2.2 million of the most widely held WorldCat records

+ abr14 -- selected data from the Abridged Edition 14 of the Dewey
  Decimal Classification

See Also: Learn More About the Dewey Browser

Resource Sharing
  Source: National Library of Australia
  eXploring new dimensions: revisioning library services in the post
  web environment
  A paper by Roxanne Missingham, Assistant Director General, Resource
  Sharing, National Library of Australia.

  "Libraries have provided user focused services for many centuries.
  The development of the web has enabled a focus on online collections
  and access support services. After almost a decade of online
  delivery, this paper reviews the needs of Australians and some of
  the innovative developments in Australian libraries. It also
  considers two key questions:

+ Have these developments enabled users to overcome the barriers,
  particularly requirements to know how libraries are organised to
  truly have a successful find and get experience digitally?

&

+ What skills have been required of library staff to develop these
  innovative services?

Public Libraries--Grants
  Source: WebJunction/OCLC
  WebJunction awarded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to extend
  Spanish Language Outreach Program to all 50 states

  "WebJunction, the online community where library staff meet to share
  ideas, solve problems and do online coursework, has received a grant
  from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will extend a Spanish
  Language Outreach Program designed to provide public library staff
  with skills and resources to reach out to Spanish speakers in their
  local communities and increase the numberof Spanish speakers using
  public access computers in libraries across the United States."

American Society for Infomation Science & Technology
  Source: ASIST
  New, Call For Papers: 2006 ASIST Annual Meeting Call for Papers

National Libraries--Thailand
  Source: Bangkok Post
  National Library on hard times as it turns 100
  "The country's National Library on Samsen Road celebrates its
  centennial today in a low-key manner due to money and manpower
  problems. National Library Office director Orapin Limsakul said the
  facility is not in very good shape on its 100th birthday."

Librarianship--Facetiae
  Source: McSweeney's Internet Tendency
  Dispatches from a Public Librarian
  "For some five years I have worked for a smallish public library
  nestled cozily between Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm in Orange
  County, California. This is where most of the observations in this
  dispatch will take place, although sometimes I do go to other
  libraries (some even far, far away), and I'll include those
  observations as they come." By Scott Douglas.

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Terrorism
  Source: ISI (via DocuTicker.com)
  New, Terrorism--Top Scholarly Research, Authors, Institutions, and More
  "The baseline time span for this database is 1995-2005 (third
  bimonthly). The resulting database contained 1,826 (10 years) and
  871 (2 years) papers; 3,172 authors; 54 countries; 673 journals; and
  1,146 institutions."

Films--Internet Resources
  Source: C&RL News
  Internet Resources: Film resources on the Web
  A new collection of resources compiled by Julie Flanders, head of
  technical services at College of Mount St. Joseph.

  NOTE: In an effort to make the great ACRL Internet Resources column
  known to more people, Gary has posted an intro to them on the SEW
  Blog today.

Winter Weather--United States--Outlooks
  Just Released, NOAA Announces 2005-2006 U.S. Winter Outlook

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