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Bi-annual LIBRE8N1 NEWS ________________________________________________ NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION ************************** ACRL/CNI INTERNET EDUCATION PROJECT Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:58:22 -0500 Sender: "STS-L (Science and Technology Section, ACRL)" From: Teressa M Wittig Subject: Call for submissions to ACRL/CNI Internet Education Project Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:12:27 -0600 To: STS-L@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU From: Julie Borden -----------Call for Materials---------- Together with the CNI, the Emerging Technologies in Instruction Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section is sponsoring a WWW site to identify exemplary user education and training materials related to the Internet and networked information resources. Instructional materials would include Computer/Web-based instruction sites, digital texts, course materials, syllabi, workbooks, and bibliographies. Digital submissions are strongly encouraged. If the submission is available on the Internet, it is sufficient to send the URL. The intention of this project is to provide a screening mechanism to encourage the wide distribution of exemplary instructional materials concerning networked information resources and the Internet itself and to improve access to those materials by bringing them together on the network. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.cwru.edu/affil/cni/base/acrlcni.html To submit materials to be considered, or for further information send e-mail to user-ed-submit@po.cwru.edu. Include the following information with your submission: 1. Title. 2. Author(s). 3. Objective(s) of the materials. 4. Intended audience of the materials 5. Your name and complete contact information including mailing address, e-mail, fax, and URL. 6. Permission statement from the author(s) for use on this site. 7. Any necessary copyright clearances. 8. Any necessary disclaimers. ----------------------- Julie Borden j-borden@nwu.edu Electronic Research Services Librarian Northwestern Univ. Library Evanston IL 60208 847-491-2176 fax: 847-491-8306 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BEYOND THE BEGINNING: the Global Digital Library Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Terry Kuny Subject: [DOC] "Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library" proceedings A full report of the presentations given at Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library, an international conference organised by the UK Office of Library Networking on behalf of JISC, CNI, BLRIC, CAUSE and CAUL and held on June 16 and 17, 1997 in London, UK, is now available at a mirror site at CNI: A wide variety of speakers from the UK, US, Japan, and Australia gave presentations on topics concerning the global digital library, scholarship, and higher education. According to the compilation editor, a number of themes emerged from the conference, including: "- the developing world of digital information, and its impacts on professionals and infrastructures; - research and development programmes, notably those of the European Union, the UK's eLib, the British Library, Japan, and Die Deutsche Bibliothek; - the changing relationships between information, education and learning, with their fascinating and tantalising glimpses of possible societal futures; - measuring activities in the information field, in real institutions and in research environments; - progress in the essential field of metadata, where efforts continue to make the internet live up to its potential by making its contents easy to navigate; - recent developments in the domain of user authentication; - current issues in the fraught area of intellectual property, source of thorny problems made even sharper when global requirements are taken into account." I encourage you to have a look at these proceedings and share this information with others on your staff. Joan K. Lippincott, Associate Executive Director Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 296-5098 FAX: (202) 872-0884 Internet: joan@cni.org http://www.cni.org/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx News from the BRITISH LIBRARY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE RESEARCH BULLETIN (Spring 98, issue 19): REPORTS ON THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF LIBRARIES: a research and demonstration programme to explore different aspects of the social role of libraries and the benefits they offer to their communities: 1. The social impact of public libraries: a literature review. Evelyn Kerslake and Margaret Kinnell, Dept Info and Lib Studies, Loughborough Univ. Published by the Community Services Group of The Library Assn, 1997. 79pp. Available from Andrew Green, The Group, c/- Liverpool Libraries and Information Services, Central Library, William Browne St, LIVERPOOL L3 8EW UK 2. Social audit of public library and information services. Bob Usherwood and Rebecca Linley. Univ Sheffield, forthcoming (brochure says March 1998). Contact: Dept Inf Studies, Univ Sheffield, Western bank, SHEFFIELD S10 2TN UK 3. Open to interpretation: community perceptions of the social benefits of public libraries. Kevin Harris. Community Development Foundation, 1998. 34pp. Available from: Community Devel Foundation, 60 Highbury Grove, London N5 2AG UK (cost 4pounds +post) 4. Beyond book issues: the social potential of library projects. Francois Matarasso. COMEDIA. December 1997, 58p, 15pounds inc p&p (but to Oz??) available: COMEDIA, The Round, Bournes Green, Stroud, Glos GL6 7NL, UK 5. Libraries and community development. The national survey of public library authorities. Lindsay McKell, Andrew Green, Kevin Harris. Community Devel Foundation and Community Services Group, 1998. 15 pounds inc p&P (but to Oz??). Available from Andrew Green, Liverpool Libs - see above. Plus INFORMATION UK2010 by Patricia Layzell Ward, Rhian Thomas, Barry Goldberg, 25p, Published as INFORMATION UK OUTLOOKS. issue no 26, Sept 1997, (ISSN 1351-4113). Available from Library Information Technology Centre, South Bank University, 103 Borough Rd, LONDON, SE1 0AA xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx COMPUTING AND THE HUMANITIES: PROMISE AND PROSPECTS: A NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMPUTING ROUNDTABLE Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:25:55 -0500 Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Terry Kuny Subject: [DOC] Computing And The Humanities: Promise And Prospects NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT March 3, 1998 "Computing And The Humanities: Promise And Prospects," A National Arts and Humanities Computing Roundtable Summary Report Published by American Council on Learned Societies A summary report of the "Computing and the Humanities," roundtable meeting conducted last year at the National Academy of Sciences has now been released as an "Occasional Paper" by the American Council of Learned Societies. It is also available online. NINCH was an organizing sponsor of this meeting together with the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council, the Coalition for Networked Information and the Two Ravens Institute. Determined to find more effective ways of working productively together in networking cultural resources, a prominent group of scholars, teachers and practitioners in the arts, humanities and computer and communications sciences met for what proved to be a most stimulating conversation, in which the possibilities and challenges of productive collaboration were equally examined. For all involved, this day was clearly the first step in continuing conversations that could lead to practical productive projects. Print copies of the publication may be obtained by contacting Candace Frede, Office of Publications, ACLS, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017-3398. Fax: (212) 949-8058. E-mail: candace@acls.org. David Green =========================================================== ==== David L. Green Executive Director NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A NETWORKED CULTURAL HERITAGE 21 Dupont Circle, NW Washington DC 20036 www-ninch.cni.org david@ninch.org 202/296-5346 202/872-0886 fax xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DIGITAL LIBRARIES INITIATIVE - PHASE 2 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:52:51 -0500 Sender: "ASIS-L: American Society for Information Science" From: Maria Zemankova Subject: Digital Libraries Initiative - Phase 2: letters due 4/15/98 Comments: To: ASIS-L@asis.lib.indiana.edu To: ASIS-L@asis.lib.indiana.edu Digital Libraries Initiative - Phase 2 Announcement Number NSF 98-63 (NEW) See: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9863/nsf9863.htm DUE DATES: FY 1998 Competition ------------------- Letters of Intent: April 15, 1998 Full Proposals: July 15, 1998 FY 1999 Competition ------------------- Letters of Intent: February 15, 1999 Full Proposals: May 17, 1999 INTRODUCTION Innovative digital libraries research and applications will be jointly supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the Library of Congress (LoC), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and others. This announcement describes the goals and features of Digital Libraries Initiative - Phase 2 (DLI-2), with particular attention on NSF interests and requirements. More detailed information on the domain-specific interests of the partnering agencies may be obtained from them. Within NSF, DLI-2 is administered by the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) of the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE). Supporting Directorates include the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. Contacts for these and related activities at other agencies are referenced at the end of this announcement. The current effort extends the joint NSF/DARPA/NASA "Research on Digital Libraries Initiative". Since announcement of that initiative, digital libraries research and applications efforts have proliferated; new communities of researchers, information providers and users have become engaged; the definition of a digital library has evolved; technologies have advanced; stores of digital content have increased dramatically; and new research directions have emerged. These advances point to a future in which vast amounts of digital information will be easily accessible to and usable by large segments of the world's population. To help achieve this, the Digital Libraries Initiative - Phase 2 plans to: Selectively build on and extend research and testbed activities in promising digital libraries areas; Accelerate development, management and accessibility of digital content and collections; Create new capabilities and opportunities for digital libraries to serve existing and new user communities, including all levels of education; Encourage the study of interactions between humans and digital libraries in various social and organizational contexts. Electronic information is being created by many people and data gathering instruments in many forms and formats, stored in many repositories around the world, and becoming increasingly interconnected via electronic networks. Digital libraries research is faced with the challenge of applying increasing computational capacity and network bandwidth to manage and bring coherence, usability, and accessibility to very large amounts of distributed complex data and transform it into information and knowledge. Since digital libraries are meant to provide intellectual access to stores of information, research in this initiative is concerned with developing concepts, technologies and tools to gain use of the fuller knowledge and meaning inherent in digital collections. For example, for users this means intelligent search, retrieval, organization and presentation tools and interfaces; for content and collections providers this means new information types, structures, document encoding and metadata for enhancing context; for system builders this means designing hardware and software systems capable of interpreting and implementing users' requests by locating, federating and querying collections to provide the user with the structured information sought. PROGRAM GOALS The primary purposes of this initiative are to provide leadership in research fundamental to the development of the next generation of digital libraries, to advance the use and usability of globally distributed, networked information resources, and to encourage existing and new communities to focus on innovative applications areas. Since digital libraries can serve as intellectual infrastructure, this Initiative looks to stimulate partnering arrangements necessary to create next-generation operational systems in such areas as education, engineering and design, earth and space sciences, biosciences, geography, economics, and the arts and humanities. It will address the digital libraries life cycle from information creation, access and use, to archiving and preservation. Research to gain a better understanding of the long term social, behavioral and economic implications of and effects of new digital libraries capabilities in such areas of human activity as research, education, commerce, defense, health services and recreation is an important part of this initiative. Collaboration between academic, industry, non-profit and other organizations is strongly encouraged to establish better linkages between fundamental science and technologies development and use, through partnerships among researchers, applications developers and users. .... CATEGORIES OF SUPPORT All awards for this announcement made by NSF will be as grants or cooperative agreements to academic institutions and qualified non-profit research organizations. Partnership arrangements with other groups are encouraged, including subcontracts with the single proposing organization. NSF expects to fund two general types of projects under this initiative: 1. Individual investigator research grants. Awards will not exceed $200,000 per year, for 1 to 3 years. 2. Multi-disciplinary group research projects. Awards will not exceed $1,200,000 per year, for 1 to 5 years. The number of awards will depend on the quality of proposals received, the availability of funds, and considerations for creating a balanced overall program. Total support for the initiative from federal sponsors is projected to be $40-$50 million over the 5 year Initiative. Awards will not exceed $1,200,000 per year, except in exceptional circumstances. Ideas for projects requiring support above this level should be discussed with the NSF program officer before proposal preparation. **************************************************************** Please see the full announcement for additional information. **************************************************************** NOTES: 1. We are seeking CREATIVE proposals at ALL levels that will significantly advance digital libraries research. I would like to encourage the Information and Data Management Program community to play an active role in the conception of innovative DLI proposals. 2. Although there is overlap between Knowledge and Distibuted Intelligence (KDI), Program Annoucement NSF 98-55 (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9855), in particular its Knowledge Networking component, and Digital Libraries, note that the Digital Libraries Initiative (DLI) is strongly interested in collections and users. Proposals for DLI should involve people making use of information (or make it clear that users' needs are the driving motivation of the proposed research). KDI is a fundamental research support program which does not stress collections of information. All KDI proposals, however, must be interdisciplinary. If the focus of a proposal is on information or user communities which now exist, it may be better in DLI; if the focus is on the creation of new information or communities, it is perhaps better in KDI. 3. Inquiries: Stephen M. Griffin Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Program Director: Special Projects Digital Libraries Initiative ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mail: National Science Foundation | e-mail: sgriffin@nsf.gov 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1115 | phone: (703) 306-1930 Arlington, VA 22230 | fax: (703) 306-0599 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Information on DLI - Phase I projects, see: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iris/DLHome.html =========================================================== ======= Maria Zemankova, Ph.D. Program Director, Information and Data Management (IDM)* Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)** National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1115 Arlington, VA 22230 email: mzemanko@nsf.gov Phone: 703-306-1926 Fax: 703-306-0599 URL: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iis/idm_home.html * Formerly: Database and Expert Systems (DBES) ** Formerly: Information, Robotics & Intelligent Systems (IRIS) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx EFFECTIVE USE OF ONLINE SERVICES - CIRCIT POLICY FORUM REPORT Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:50:32 +1000 Return-path: From: "Abrahams, Rachel" Subject: New CIRCIT Publication: Effective Use of Online Services ************************************ Effective Use of Online Services - CIRCIT Policy Forum Report by Evelyn Richardson, Sarah Miller and Supriya Singh ************************************ Increasingly there appears to be a shift in policy consideration in Australia from structuring the carriage elements of the communications industry to a focus on the issue of developing applications and encouraging use. The recent establishment of the National Office for Information Economy (NOIE) reflects this approach. The CIRCIT Policy Forum, conducted in November 1997, brought together a diverse group of people concerned with the issue of how government, business and the broader community might collaborate to grow and develop the effective use of online services and electronic commerce in Australia. This report outlines the priorities identified for urgent attention and collaboration across all sectors: * An appropriate regulatory and policy framework must be put in place in the next six months which facilitates the adoption of online services; * Accelerate the uptake of electronic commerce to achieve cost savings to the community, proivde employment opportunities, and improve community service levels; * Resolve core infrastructure issues as soon as possible; * Develop a 'national report card' which monitors Australia's progress towards effective use of online services; * Stimulate market uptake with a range of possible initiatives identified; * Facilitate greater overseas access for Australian companies; and * Recognise access and equity issues, particularly for rural and remote Australians who face specific barriers in accessing online services. The Forum developed detailed action agendas which are also presented. These are aimed squarely at ensuring that Australia realises the potential of the information economy for improving our economic and social well-being, and places itself among the ranks of the international leaders, rather than the struggling followers. Price: $45 To purchase this publication please contact Rachel Abrahams on 03 9248 1178 or rabrahams@circit.vut.edu.au ------------------------------------------ (Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies) Level 14, 300 Flinders Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Ph: 03 9248 1178 Fax: 03 9248 1170 Email: circit@circit.vut.edu.au xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx FREDERICK G. KILGOUR AWARD FOR RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SPONSORED BY OCLC AND LITA Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 21:30:25 -0500 Sender: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum From: Gretchen Whitney Subject: Nominations sought for new research award (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 10:43:20 -0600 From: Jacqueline Mundell To: ASIS-L@ASIS.ORG Subject: Nominations sought for new research award February 24, 1998 I am writing to ask you to help us by nominating worthy recipients of the first Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The award, which is sponsored by OCLC and LITA, consists of $2000 in cash and an expense paid (airfare and two night's lodging) to the ALA Annual Conference at which the award is given. The award will be made to the person who demonstrates achievement in real world research in the field of information technology especially work that has had a positive and substantive impact on any aspect of the publication, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information or on the processes by which information is managed and manipulated. Nominating (including self-nominating) letters will be accepted from any member of the American Library Association. They should briefly state how the research is relevant to libraries, is creative and innovative, builds on existing research and/or is the foundation for future research, and addresses an important current problem. Nominees will be asked to submit additional information to the committee. Preference will be given to completed applied research. (Current officers and elected officials of LITA, members of the Kilgour Award Committee, and OCLC employees and their immediate family members are ineligible.) Send nominations by April 15, 1998 to Michael Gorman, Chair, Kilgour Award Committee, Madden Library, 5200 N. Barton, Fresno, CA 93740-8014 (telephone 209-278-2403). Michael Gorman Chair, Kilgour Award Committee xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION SOCIETY 1998 FELLOWSHIP FOR GEOSCIENCE LIBRARIANS Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 09:24:57 -0800 Reply-To: dmcgarry@library.ucla.edu Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Dorothy McGarry Subject: Fellowship for Geoscience Librarians Fellowships to geoscience librarians from developing countries are available for a six-week program in the U.S. and Canada, from September 9 through October 29, 1998. Sponsored by the Geoscience Information Society (GIS), the fellowships will enable recipients to participate in the Sixth International Conference on Geoscience Information in Washington, D.C. (September 10-14) and the GIS annual conference in Toronto, Canada (October 26-29), and to enhance their professional skills through hands-on educational opportunities in American and Canadian earth science libraries. Fellowships will cover travel expenses to the Washington and Toronto conferences and to host libraries, meeting registration fees, housing (including placements with host librarians), and a small per diem. REQUIREMENTS * 1 - Full-time employment in a professional position in an academic or governmental geoscience library in a developing country. * English language proficiency, written and verbal. (See "LANGUAGE SKILLS" section, below.) * Submission of a completed application form, including a letter of institutional support from your supervisor, by postal mail, fax, or e-mail by April 15, 1998 to: Claren Kidd L.S. Youngblood Energy Library University of Oklahoma 100 E. Boyd R220 Norman, OK 73019-0628 Fax 405 325-3180 electronic mail ckidd@ou.edu As part of the selection process, finalists may also be asked to participate in a pre-arranged telephone interview (paid for by GIS). Fellowship recipients will be expected to take part in an open discussion at each of the conferences and to present a paper on their particular library programs. Six months after their participation, recipients will be asked to evaluate the experience of their training and how their libraries have benefited from it. PERSONAL DATA Name: Sex: Male / Female Date and place of birth: Citizen of: Permanent resident of: Home address: Home telephone: Current position (job title): Work address: Work telephone: Work fax: Electronic mail: Immediate supervisor: Preferred mailing address: home / work / electronic mail EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE Academic degrees (indicate college/university, year, and major subject): Professional positions held, starting with your current job: Describe your library (collections; facilities; staff; users; services; computer equipment; etc.) Describe your specific job duties and responsibilities: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Memberships/activities in professional organizations: Awards, honors, and fellowships: Major publications and presentations: Have you studied/worked in the U.S. or Canada before? (Explain.) AUTOMATION SKILLS Are you able to use the following? (Yes/No. If yes, indicate ability: 1=beginning, 2=fair, 3=good) IBM-compatible personal computers Macintosh computers Microsoft Windows (3.x, 95, NT) Word-processors (Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, etc.) Spreadsheets or database management software (Microsoft Excel, etc.) Electronic mail Telnet FTP Web browsers (Netscape or Internet Explorer) OCLC DIALOG, STN, or other online systems (Specify.) GeoRef Local online catalog/circulation system (Describe.) LANGUAGE SKILLS Non-native speakers of English are requested to provide TOEFL scores from tests taken in the past two years. (Holders of academic degrees earned in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, South Africa, Australia, or New Zealand are exempt from the TOEFL reporting request.) TOEFL scores: Date tested: Which other languages do you understand/speak fluently? Which other languages can you read? Easily or with some difficulty? FELLOWSHIP GOALS What do you hope to gain from the experience of your GIS Fellowship personally and professionally? How will your library and its users benefit from your participation? Discuss specific ways in which you plan to share your knowledge and new skills in your home country. What areas of geoscience librarianship are you most interested in learning about during your visit? (e.g. database searching; Web-based information resources; conducting reference interviews; map librarianship; cataloging; collection development; acquisitions; electronic journals; automation/library systems) Please list any additional skills or qualifications that you feel are pertinent to your application. RECOMMENDATION FOR PARTICIPATION (to be completed by your supervisor) How long have you supervised the applicant? Please rate the applicant's performance in the following areas: (Excellent/Good/Fair) Professional knowledge (librarianship) Work habits Dependability Automation skills Oral communication Written communication Relations with library staff Relations with library users Adaptability to new situations Resourcefulness and initiative Analytical skills Leadership qualities Why do you feel the applicant will be successful in the GIS Fellowship program? Please discuss specific ways in which you will help the applicant share his/her knowledge and new skills within your institution and with the library community in your country. Name of supervisor: Title: Institution: Signature: Date: Claren M Kidd Telephone 405 325-6217 100 E Boyd R220 Fax 405 325-6451 or 405 325-3180 University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019-0628 email ckidd@uoknor.edu USA xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IFLA SEMINAR ON INTERLIBRARY LENDING AND DOCUMENT DELIVERY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 14:54:16 +0000 Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Sara Gould Subject: New publication in ILL **************************************************** *NEW PUBLICATION FROM THE IFLA OFFICE AT BOSTON SPA* **************************************************** TOWARDS A MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE INTERLIBRARY LENDING AND DOCUMENT DELIVERY IN AFRICA Proceedings of an IFLA Seminar on Interlibrary Lending and Document Delivery in Developing Countries held in Ghana, 15-17 April 1996 Edited by Victoria Dodoo and John O Amekuedee 1998 ISBN 0 9532439 0 7 Price 5.00 pounds sterling ################################################################ Please send completed order form to IFLA Offices for UAP and International Lending c/o The British Library Boston Spa, Wetherby West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)1937 546254 Fax: +44 (0)1937 546478 E-mail: ifla@bl.uk I would like to place an order for o Towards a More Efficient and Effective Interlibrary Lending and Document Delivery in Africa 5.00 pounds sterling Please tick the appropriate box o Please send invoice with goods o Please send proforma invoice PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS NAME: _______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __ ___________________________________________________________________ _ ___________________________________________________________________ __ ORDER NUMBER: _____________________________ SIGNATURE: __________________________________ DATE: ________________________________________ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IFLA: WHAT'S NEW Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 12:44:18 -0500 Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Louise Lantaigne Subject: Now available on IFLANET What's New! (http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/I/whatsnew/new.htm) November Statutes of IFLA IFLA Journal - Volume 23, No. 5/6, 1997 INTERNATIONAL PRESERVATION NEWS - No. 15, August 1997 Section of Libraries for the Blind Newsletter - Fall '97 Teaching Information Problem Solving in Primary Schools: An Information Literacy Survey. By Penny Moore Principal Support: Research from Canada. By Dianne Oberg Newsletters and newspapers: the circulation of news in Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries. By Henry L. Snyder The application of information technology to the bibliography of early printed books. By Henry L. Snyder Older People and the Internet. By Lois Butler The attitude of Icelandic principals towards school libraries: A survey. By HafdÌs D–gg HafsteinsdÛttir Understanding principal patronage: developing and piloting a quantitative instrument. By James Henri and Lyn Hay WORKSHOP: Literacy and Reading Services to Cultural and Linguistic Minorities IFLA Section on Library Buildings and Equipment - 1998-2001 Medium Term Programme ******************************************************************* **** * IFLA-L is provided by the International Federation of Library * * Associations and Institutions (IFLA). For further information about * * IFLA activities, including organization or personal affiliate * * information, contact: ifla.hq@ifla.nl * * * * URL: www.ifla.org * ******************************************************************* **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INFORMATION RESEARCH KEY (INFOKEY) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:52:51 +0800 From: director@cn.net.au (David Novak) X-Sender: datalog@opera.iinet.net.au My name is David Novak, I publish the Information Research FAQ, The cn.net.au Research Site. I manage the Research Webring. I wish to draw your attention to the Information Research Key (InfoKey) which is a free shareware product - a collection of webpages which describe research resources: Internet, library & commercial. Having the InfoKey on your own computer makes for faster access & offline reading, but my real interest is for libraries and workplace intranets to host a copy (for free) to help their clients. It works as a website attachment. I have the beta version online now at http://cn.net.au/tools/infokey.html and will have the more polished version online next week. It corresponds to all the research articles at http://cn.net.au Thank you David Novak david@cn.net.au http://cn.net.au Perth Western Australia. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx JOURNAL OF INTERNET CATALOGING - NEWS ITEMS Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 11:43:33 CST Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Gerry McKiernan Subject: News Items for _Journal of Internet Cataloging_ News Items for _Journal of Internet Cataloging_ For my next _New from the Field_ column for _The Journal of Internet Cataloging: The International Quarterly of Digital Organization, Classification, and Access_ I would much appreciate any and all news items about current or planned efforts for organizing or providing enhanced access to Internet and Web resources. I am particularly interested in summaries of relevant presentations, workshops, discussions, and/or programs held at the recent ALA mid-winter conference held in New Orleans. Reports of other relevant programs at other professional library, information science or computer science conferences are also of interest. I am also interested in: *** Citations to relevant published research projects notably journal articles or conference proceedings *** Relevant research project descriptions notably institutional or personal activities *** Forthcoming conference or symposium announcements *** Other relevant activities As always, any and all items are most welcome. Regards, Gerry McKiernan Curator, CyberStacks(sm) Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/ "The Best WAy to Predict the Future is To Invent It!" Attributed to Peter Drucker xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx LINKING PEOPLE TO THE GLOBAL NETWORKED SOCIETY -- EVALUATION OF THE ONLINE AT PA LIBRARIES PROJECT: PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE INTERNET THROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARIES Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 11:58:00 -0500 Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Terry Kuny Subject: [DOC] The Impact of the Internet at Public Libraries "Linking People to the Global Networked Society -- Evaluation of the OnLine at PA Libraries Project: Public Access to the Internet Through Public Libraries" by Charles R. McClure and John Carlo Bertot October 15, 1997 The report on the impact of the Internet in Pennsylvania public libraries is now available on the World Wide Web at: URL: http://research.umbc.edu/~bertot/OnLinePA.html xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PROVIDING SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA SERVICES: STRATEGIES FOR DESIGN AND OPERATION ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:45:08 PST From: James Jacobs Subject: Data Services Workshop The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Workshop in providing services for social science data will be offered again this summer. Details below. Please excuse cross-postings. --- Jim Jacobs, Data Services Librarian voice: (619) 534-1262 University of California, San Diego FAX: (619) 534-7548 9500 Gilman Drive Library 0175-R internet: jajacobs@ucsd.edu La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 PROVIDING SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA SERVICES: STRATEGIES FOR DESIGN AND OPERATION August 3-7, 1998 Ann Arbor Michigan This workshop is designed for individuals who provide local support services for ICPSR and other numeric data for quantitative research. Through discussion, hands-on computing exercises and homework, the participants will examine how to plan and design appropriate levels of service for local environments; identify and select data and documentation; and use Internet tools for retrieval. Examples of topics covered include: working with variables, critiquing data documentation, using ICPSR's various data distribution formats; searching The Internet for social science data; subsetting data files; examining and evaluating web-based data extractors; ordering and downloading ICPSR data; and options for local data delivery. Techniques and tools examined during the week will include network file transfer tools; data verification techniques; specialized web search engines and thesauri; and major statistical software. Throughout the workshop, an emphasis will be placed on social science concepts and terminology as well as on practical solutions to service delivery. Instructors: Diane Geraci, Library, SUNY Binghamton; Charles Humphrey, Data Library, University of Alberta; James Jacobs, Central University Library, University of California, San Diego This course will meet August 3-7, six to eight hours a day. The first 20 applications with payment received by the Summer Program office will be accepted. Application is considered incomplete unless accompanied by fee payment. Registration is limited and cancellation less than 14 days prior to the workshop is subject to a $50 late withdrawal fee. Individuals applying for this course should check the "statistical one-week" box on the application form. The fee for the course is $850 for individuals from ICPSR member institutions and $1700 for those from institutions not affiliated with ICPSR. A list of ICPSR member institutions is available at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/Membership/ors.html Additional information about the summer program is available at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SCHOLARLY ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING BIBLIOGRAPHY VERSION 14 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 12:44:37 -0500 Sender: International Federation of Library Associations mailing list From: Terry Kuny Subject: [DOC] Version 14, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Date: Mon, 01 Dec 97 16:47:41 CST From: "Charles W. Bailey, Jr." Version 14 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 600 articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks. HTML: Acrobat: Word: The HTML document is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are live links to sources available on the Internet. It can be can be searched, and it includes a collection of links to related Web sites that deal with scholarly electronic publishing issues. The Acrobat and Word files are designed for printing. Each file is over 170 KB. (Revised sections in this version are marked with an asterisk.) Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History 2.2 General Works 2.3 Library Issues 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research 4 General Works 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights 5.2 License Agreements 5.3 Other Legal Issues 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works 6.4 Information Conversion, Integrity, and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models 8 Publisher Issues 8.1 Electronic Commerce/Copyright Systems Appendix A. Related Bibliographies by the Same Author Appendix B. About the Author Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Systems, University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091. E-mail: cbailey@uh.edu. Voice: (713) 743-9804. Fax: (713) 743-9811. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo SCHOLARLY ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING BIBLIOGRAPHY VERSION 15 Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 10:41:02 CST Sender: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum From: "Charles W. Bailey, Jr." Subject: Version 15, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Version 15 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 600 articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks. HTML: Acrobat: Word: The HTML document is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are live links to sources available on the Internet. It can be can be searched, and it includes a collection of links to related Web sites that deal with scholarly electronic publishing issues. The Acrobat and Word files are designed for printing. Each file is over 160 KB. (Revised sections in this version are marked with an asterisk.) Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works 2.3 Library Issues 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements 5.3 Other Legal Issues 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works 6.4 Information Conversion, Integrity, and Preservation 7 New Publishing Models 8 Publisher Issues 8.1 Electronic Commerce/Copyright Systems* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies by the Same Author Appendix B. About the Author Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Systems, University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091. E-mail: cbailey@uh.edu. Voice: (713) 743-9804. Fax: (713) 743-9811. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo SCHOLARLY ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING BIBLIOGRAPHY VERSION 16 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:37:12 CST Sender: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum From: "Charles W. Bailey, Jr." Subject: Version 16, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Version 16 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 600 articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks. HTML: Acrobat: Word: The HTML document is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are live links to sources available on the Internet. It can be can be searched, and it includes a collection of links to related Web sites that deal with scholarly electronic publishing issues. The Acrobat and Word files are designed for printing. Each file is over 180 KB. (Revised sections in this version are marked with an asterisk.) Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works 2.3 Library Issues* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements 5.3 Other Legal Issues* 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Conversion, Integrity, and Preservation 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues 8.1 Electronic Commerce/Copyright Systems* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies by the Same Author Appendix B. About the Author Best Regards, Charles Charles W. 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