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Greetings from DC.
Here are a few highlights from the past week on ResourceShelf.com.
1) Portable Version of Wi-Fi Hotspot Database Now Available from JiWire
This is a wonderful tool when you're on the road and need a wi-fi
connection.
http://digbig.com/3swx
2) Institute for Scientific Information and NEC To Build Index of Web-based
Scholarship
http://digbig.com/3srt
3) Government Databases--United States
Source: Government Printing Office
New, GPO Makes Two Online Tools Available That Generate Direct Links to GPO
Access Content
http://digbig.com/3sxc
4) Privacy--United States
Source: GAO
Online Today, Social Security Numbers: Private Sector Entities Routinely
Obtain and Use SSNs, and Laws Limit the Disclosure of This Information
http://digbig.com/3sxa
5) An Overview of the New Yahoo Database
http://digbig.com/3rmg
6) Full Text Report, Toward Equality of Access: The Role of Public
Libraries in Addressing the Digital Divide
http://digbig.com/3sxd
7) Web Search
Source: News.Com
Relevancy Over Accuracy
The article focuses on a new survey that says that Google is the leading
web search company. No big news. However, a paragraph near the end of the
article will be of interest to all information professionals.
>From the article, "When conducting a search, people seemed to value
relevance over accuracy. In the survey, 52 percent of respondents said
that the thing they valued most in a search engine was the ability to find
relevant information, while 34 percent said they were looking to get
credible results.
http://digbig.com/3spc
8) Scholarly Publishing
Open Access
Source: International Federation of Library Associations
International Library Organization Declares Support for Open Access
http://digbig.com/3sne
9) Library Technology
Ends Sunday Night: Free (One Week Only) Full Text Access to Library Hi Tech
Free access is made available via Emerald's Journal of the Week program.
Vol. 15 No.1-2 (1997) through Vol. 21. No.4 (2003) will be available.
http://digbig.com/3sxe
10) Librarians
Source: XML.Com
Computer Geeks Can Learn from Librarians
http://digbig.com/3sxg
Much More on the ResourceShelf web site.
cheers,
gary
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Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
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Received on Fri Feb 27 2004 - 14:52:00 EST