LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research
Electronic Journal ISSN 1058-6768
1996 Volume 6 Issue 1/2; June
Quarterly LIBRE6N1 NEWS
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION
1. Subject: BUBL WWW/Gopher Subject Tree Updates to 24th May 1996
From: "m.fletcher"
Organization: University of Strathclyde
Hi,
Here are the latest links made within the area of the BUBL WWW/Gopher Subject
Tree. Since the message is fairly long, you may prefer to view the updates on
BUBL itself. On the BUBL gopher you will find them located under option 4 of
the main menu (gopher://bubl.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/N), and likewise on BUBL's
WWW home page they are to be found under the 4th heading - BUBL Updates
(http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Updates.html). The web server version will
allow you to jump to the relevant section of BUBL and find the item which
interests you.
Joanne Gold
BUBL Information Officer
J.Gold@strath.ac.uk
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BUBL WWW/Gopher Subject Tree Updates to 24th May 1996
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0 - Reference Works
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Reference.html
WWW:
Email Address Search Resource, MIT's
UK Pages
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008(410) - United Kingdom
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/CultureUK.html
WWW:
UK Pages
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008(47) - Russia
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/CultureRussia.html
WWW:
Center for Policy Studies in Russia
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008(497.1) - Balkans
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/CultureBalkans.html
WWW:
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
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008(68) - South Africa
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/CultureSA.html
WWW:
Constitution, 1996 South African
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008(91) - Singapore
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/CultureSingapore.html
WWW:
New Asia Singapore
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02 - Library and Information Science
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Library.html
WWW:
Association of Research Libraries
COPAC (Consortium of University Libraries OPAC - UK)
JUGL Homepage - updated to include details of 1996 JUGL Conference
Law Libraries, American Association of
Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative (LTDI)
Metadata Resources
Thomas Parry Library
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069 - Museums
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Museums.html
WWW:
Morfogen Associates NEWS
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07 - Journalism, Newspapers
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Journalism.html
WWW:
El Pais
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20 - General Religion and Theology
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/ReligGen.html
WWW:
Woodstock Theological Center
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33 - Economics
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Economics.html
WWW:
Economic Geography
World Resources, 1996-97
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330.342 - Development Studies
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Devpstud.html
WWW:
World Resources, 1996-97
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34 - Law and Legislation
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Law.html
WWW:
Libraries, American Association of Law
Risk Assessment and Policy Association
Risk: Health, Safety and Environment
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35 - Public Administration, Government
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Government.html
WWW:
Corruption Ranking, Internet
Fair Trading, Office of (UK)
Spies and Intelligence, World of
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36 - Social Relief, Welfare, Insurance
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Socwelfare.html
WWW:
Risk Assessment and Policy Association
Risk: Health, Safety and Environment
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37 - Education
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Education.html
WWW:
Children, Campaign for Our
Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative (LTDI)
W3Lessonware
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38 - Banks, Banking
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Banking.html
WWW:
American International Banking Group
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380.8 - Tourism, Tourist Trade
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Tourism.html
WWW:
Cyprus, Republic of
Uruguay
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389.6 - Standards
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Standards.html
IETF Report - March 4-8, 1996
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39 - Custom, Folklore, Social Anthropology
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Custom.html
WWW:
At the Edge
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396 - Women & Society, Feminism
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Women.html
WWW:
Gender-Related Electronic Forums
Women's Studies/Women's Issues WWW Sites
National Women's Resource Center
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518 - Computing, Computer Science
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Computing.html
WWW:
Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative (LTDI)
Mobilis (Mobile Computing)
MUMPS Programming Language
Software Age
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528.9 - Cartography, Maps, Mapping
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Maps.html
WWW:
CTI Centre for Geography, Geology and Meteorology: Cartography
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55 - Earth Sciences
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Earthsci.html
WWW:
CTI Centre for Geography, Geology and Meteorology: Earthquakes and
Seismology
CTI Centre for Geography, Geology and Meteorology: Geomorphological
Information
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55 - Geology
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Geology.html
WWW:
CTI Centre for Geography, Geology and Meteorology
Geo.Env Italy
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551.5 - Meteorology
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Meteorology.html
WWW:
CTI Centre for Geography, Geology and Meteorology
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551.588 - Environmental Issues
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Environment.html
WWW:
Geo.Env Italy
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58 - Botany
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Botany.html
WWW:
Wild-flowers (resource collection)
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61 - Medical and Health Sciences
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Medical.html
WWW:
AIDS Care, International Association for Physicians in
Global Health Network
Neuroscience-Net (e-journal)
Radiology, British Institute of
Transplant Donor Awareness
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616.89 - Psychiatry
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Psychiatry.html
WWW:
Neuroscience-Net (e-journal)
PsychNews International
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621.3 - Electronics
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Electronics.html
WWW:
Telecommunications Database
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624 - Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Civil.html
WWW:
Transport Research Library
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65 - Management, Marketing
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Management.html
WWW:
Survey of Organisational Learning Practice
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655.4/.5 - Publishing and Bookselling
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Publishing.html
WWW:
Desktop Publishers Journal
Pearson Publishing
Gopher:
85A048 - Sette Giorni di Vita Italiana, Anno 52, N. 142
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658 - Business
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Business.html
WWW:
Corruption Ranking, Internet
Freetrader
Global MarketPlace
Scotweb Internet Services Ltd
Small Company Online
Survey of Organisational Learning Practice
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658.8 - Marketing
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Marketing.html
WWW:
Asian Internet Marketing
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664 - Food
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Food.html
WWW:
Virtual Kitchen
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67 - Industries and Crafts
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Induscraft.html
WWW:
British Steel
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70 - Art
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Art.html
WWW:
Artnoir
Morfogen Associates NEWS
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711 - Planning
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Planning.html
WWW:
Threshold (resource collection)
Transport Research Library
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72 - Architecture
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Architecture.html
WWW:
Threshold (resource collection)
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78 - Music
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Music.html
WWW:
Altramar
Andean Folkloric Music
Canadian Performing Arts Directory
Evelyn Glennie Site
The MiniDisc Page
Music of the Andes
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792 - Theatre, Drama, Opera, Ballet
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Theatre.html
WWW:
Canadian Performing Arts Directory
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8 - Literature, Linguistics, Language
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Literature.html
WWW:
El Pais
Great Books Home Page
Literary Magazine
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91 - Geography
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Geography.html
WWW:
CTI Centre for Geography, Geology and Meteorology
Economic Geography
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93 - History
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/History.html
WWW:
Anne Frank Educational Trust
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930.26 - Archaeology
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Archaeology.html
WWW:
Birmingham Archaeology Field Unit
Europe, Archaeological Resource Guide for
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Internet Tools Resources, Networking and Networking Papers
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/TOOLS.html
WWW:
HTML Station
IETF Report - March 4-8, 1996
Selection Criteria for Internet Information Resources
W3Lessonware
Web Consultants Association Web Site
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CATRIONA Project - related links
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/catlinks.html
WWW:
Metadata Resources
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News and Limited Duration Material
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/NEWS.html
WWW:
ADAM Survey (art and design information needs)
Newslinx
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BUBL Contacts
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/bubl-contacts.html
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Effective Use of BUBL Updates on the Gopher:
Perhaps the easiest way to use these updates is to choose the latest
additions to BUBL file - No. 4 on the BUBL Gopher Main Menu. Search for the
filename, or another unique element of the topic you want to see using
\(searchterm). Then press the RETURN key when the cursor is adjacent to it.
Or you can move sequentially through the database from option 2 of the BUBL
Main menu, or through the BUBL Subject Tree option.
The best way becoming familiar with BUBL is to use it - section A (option 1
of the Main Menu) gives tips of effective use of BUBL. Just dive in and
experiment, and if you do feel lost just press the m key (lower case only) to
return to the Main Menu.
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Access to the BUBL Information Service is by one of the following routes:
JANET X.29: UK.AC.BATH.BUBL or 00006012101300
TELNET: BUBL.BATH.AC.UK or 138.38.32.45 (login: bubl)
Gopher: BUBL.BATH.AC.UK or 138.38.32.45 (Port: 7070)
World Wide Web: http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/home.html
Files held on BUBL are also indexed in the NISSWAIS service accessible
through the NISS gateway.
Contacts:
Dennis M. Nicholson - BUBL Co-ordinator
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Joanne Gold - BUBL Information Officer
J.Gold@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 0141 552 3701 ext 4632/4618
Fax: 0141 552 3303 (Mark FAO BUBL)
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2. BUBL LIS Updates to 24th May 1996
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LIS and Computing Web Updates:
Library and Information Science
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Library.html
WWW:
Association of Research Libraries
COPAC (Consortium of University Libraries OPAC - UK)
JUGL Homepage - updated to include details of 1996 JUGL Conference
Law Libraries, American Association of
Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative (LTDI)
Metadata Resources
Thomas Parry Library
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Computing, Computer Science
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/Computing.html
WWW:
Mobilis (Mobile Computing)
MUMPS Programming Language
Software Age
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LIS Gopher Updates:
Section E: BUBL's Journals Tables of Contents and Published Abstracts
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/LisE2.html
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E2
http://www.bubl.bath.ac.uk/BUBL/LisE2.html
LIS and Computing:
Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 48, No. 05; 1996
College and Research Libraries News, Vol. 57, No. 04; 1996
Computers in Libraries, Vol. 16, No. 05; 1996
Datamation, Vol. 42, No. 09; 1996
Information Retrieval and Library Automation, Vol. 28, No. 02; 1992
Information Retrieval and Library Automation, Vol. 28, No. 04; 1992
Information Retrieval and Library Automation, Vol. 28, No. 08; 1993
Information Retrieval and Library Automation, Vol. 28, No. 10; 1993
Information Retrieval and Library Automation, Vol. 28, No. 11; 1993
Information Retrieval and Library Automation, Vol. 31, No. 11; 1996
INFOSIS, Vol. 02, No. 01; 1996 (English)
INFOSIS, Vol. 02, No. 01; 1996 (Spanish)
Journal of Social Service Research, Vol. 21, No. 02; 1996
Law Librarian, Vol. 26, No. 01; March 1996
Law Librarian, Vol. 27, No. 04; December 1995
Library Journal, Vol. 121, No. 09; 1996
Library Trends, Vol. 42, No. 03; 1994
Scottish Libraries, No. 56; 1996
Serials Librarian, Vol. 27, No. 02-03; 1996
Vine, No. 101; 1995
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Hot News - H1F
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1F
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H1FA - European: Calls for Papers
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1F/H1FA
A96.06.13: INFO2000 - Advanced notice of Call for Proposals
A97.08.22: 5th International BOBACATSSS Symposium
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H1FB - European: Conferences, Meeting and Workshops Announced
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1F/H1FB
B96.05.22: Seminar: Making a Business of Information
B96.06.06: Follett Lecture by Richard E. Lucier
B96.06.11: HLG Study Day on SVQs and NVQs
B96.06.13: Libraries for Nursing Study Day
B96.06.18: CDS-ISIS User Group Meeting, Univ. Manchester
B96.06.20: CoLRic Annual Meeting, LAHQ
B96.06.25: USTLG Meeting, Nottingham
B96.06.27: Conf. on Legal Practice using Electronic Communication
B96.07.04: ITTI Course, Exeter
B96.07.31: JUGL Annual Conference, Univ. Lancashire
B96.11.06: GLIS - Advance Users Group Meeting
B97.04.21: The Role of Libraries in Economic Development
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H1FC - European: Other Intimations
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1F/H1FC
C96.06.25: Advance Walk, London
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H1FE - Non-European: Conferences, Meetings and Workshops Announced
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1F/H1FE
E96.05.31: OSI SIG-GILS Subgroup Meeting
E96.06.07: BAPNet Disaster Planning and Response Symposium
E96.06.10: Michigan Archival Association, Annual Meeting
E96.06.12: ACS Short Course on Capillary GC Methods
E96.07.05: GODORT Workshop
E96.08.02: 27th Annual Seminars on Academic Computing
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Surveys - H1G
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1G
H1GD19 - IDEAL Responses [P. Clintop 5.96]
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BOOK AID - H1S
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1S
H1S96.11.22: Annual Reports for Disposal, IEE Library
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H1XA - UK Job vacancies
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1X/H1XA
A96.06.06: Web Focus - Opportunity at UKOLN, Bath University
A96.06.14: Vacancies, Project PATRON, Surrey
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H1XB - US vacancies
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H1/H1X/H1XB
B96.05.24: Asst. to Director for Technology, Mid-Hudson Library System
B96.05.24: Public Librarian, Wisconsin
B96.05.31: Cataloguer, Institute for Advanced Study
B96.05.31: Japanese Cataloguer, East Asian Library
B96.05.31: Library Deputy Director, Michigan
B96.05.31: Serials Cataloguer, Univ. California
B96.05.31: Social Sciences Librarian, N. Illinois Univ.
B96.06.03: Reference-Research Librarian, Olympia
B96.06.07: ALA, Executive Director for LITA
B96.06.07: Coord. for Collection Services, St. Michael's College
B96.06.14: Assistant Librarian, Winterthur
B96.06.14: Cataloguing Coordinator, Cleveland State Univ.
B96.06.15: Court Archivist, Cincinnati
B96.06.17: Corporate Services Librarian, New York
B96.06.17: Librarian, San Francisco Chronicle
B96.06.18: Librarian, National Library of Medicine
B96.06.19: Librarian II, Reo, Nevada
B96.06.22: Archivist, History Associates Incorp., Rockville
B96.06.22: Assistant Director - User Services, SE Univ. Louisiana
B96.06.22: Asst. Dean for IT, Lyndon State College
B96.06.22: Library Branch Manager, Denver Public Library
B96.06.22: Processing Archivist, South Carolina
B96.06.28: 3 US posts, Rare book cataloguing, Washington
B96.06.30: Automation Services Librarian, Pennsylvania
B96.07.26: Serials Cataloguer, Northern Arizona Univ.
B96.07.31: Head of Reference, Univ. Tennessee Chattanooga
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SA1 - E-Journals on BUBL
gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/S/SA1
SA105 - IRLIST Digest, Vol. 13, No. 20; 1996
SA1310703 - PACS Review, Vol. 07, No. 03; 1996
SA1350528 - ALAWON, Vol. 05, No. 28; 1996
SA1350529 - ALAWON, Vol. 05, No. 29; 1996
SA1350530 - ALAWON, Vol. 05, No. 30; 1996
SA184635 - PUBLIB-NET Digest, No. 635; 1996
SA184636 - PUBLIB-NET Digest, No. 636; 1996
SA184637 - PUBLIB-NET Digest, No. 637; 1996
SA184638 - PUBLIB-NET Digest, No. 638; 1996
SA184639 - PUBLIB-NET Digest, No. 639; 1996
SA193 - Microsoft WinNews Newsletter, Vol. 03, No. 17; 1996
SA198187 - BI-L Digest, 14-15 May 1996
SA198188 - BI-L Digest, 15-16 May 1996
SA198189 - BI-L Digest, 16-20 May 1996
SA198188 - BI-L Digest, 20-21 May 1996
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BUBL Contacts
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3. Subject: May issue of D-Lib Magazine now available!
The May issue of D-Lib Magazine is now available at http://www.dlib.org;
the UK Office for Library and Information Networking maintains a mirror
site for D-Lib Magazine at http://ukoln.bath.ac.uk/dlib/magazine.html.
This month, we are featuring the second of the two-part story on the
digital library program at the Library of Congress; the first of a two-part
story on work at Xerox PARC; a story on the implications of observations of
on-site work practices for digital library systems design; and Joshua
Lederberg's reflections on electronic publishing. "Clips and Pointers" has
been re-structured; we will be curious to hear your reactions to the new
column.
D-Lib has developed a mailing list, which we are using to announce the
issue each month. If you do not wish to remain on the list, or if you wish
to update the information, please send a message to dlib@cnri.reston.va.us.
D-Lib is sponsored by DARPA on behalf of the Information Infrastructure
Technology and Applications (IITA) Working Group of the High Performance
Computing and Communications (HPCC) program.
William Y. Arms, Chair
Amy Friedlander, Editor, D-Lib Magazine
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4. Library and Information Technology Association
The Spring 1996 LITA Newsletter
is available on the Web at:
http://www.harvard.edu/litanews/
and the summer issue is soon to follow!
Please send comments/questions/complaints to:
Katharina Klemperer
Harvard University Library
Kathy_Klemperer@harvard.edu
617-495-3724
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5. Subject: Building the European Information Society for Us All
The URL for the full report is:
http://www.ispo.cec.be/hleg/hleg.html
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First Reflections
of the High Level Group of Experts
Interim Report
January, 1996
This is the first interim report of the High Level Expert Group on the
Social and Societal Aspects of the Information Society. It contains a set
of first reflections which form the basis for discussions with the
Commission, members of the European Parliament and other European
committees, and outside experts, in view of the preparation of a final
policy report to be presented in May 1996. The expert group consisted of:
Hans Blankert, Gerhard Bosch, Birgitta Carlson, Manuel Castells, Liam
Connellan, Ursula Engelen-Kefer, Chris Freeman, Lisbeth Knudsen, Yves
Lasfargue, Isabelle Pailliart, Jorma Rantanen, Luc Soete (chairman),
Armando Rocha Trindade and Pier Verderio.
For further copies contact:
European Commission
Directorate General V
Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs
DG V/B/5 Adaptation to Industrial Change
Secretariat of the High Level Group of Experts
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Anyone with the ability to use the World Wide Web may access this report in
English, French or German, and other documents relating to the High Level
Expert Group on the Information Society, at the Internet address:
http://www.ispo.cec.be/hleg/hleg.html
Responses to this report should be addressed by e-mail to:
hleginfo@fse.dg5.cec.be
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary i-xiv
Introduction 1
Theme I: The IS and Employment 5
1. The IS and the jobs of the future 5
2. New "regulation" for new employment and growth 7
3. Deregulation and existing jobs 8
4. The social distribution of jobs in the IS 10
5. Jobs and globalisation 11
Theme II: Work organisation and the IS 13
1. IS and internal restructuring: towards the "flexible" firm 13
2. IS and "external" restructuring: the growth of networking 17
3. The IS and different form of "teleworking" 19
Theme III: The IS and the Future of Work 21
1. The IS and the changing notion of work 22
2. The IS and working time 23
3. The IS and new health and safety issues: from physical to mental
stress 24
Theme IV: The IS and Labour Markets 26
1. Recruitment and retraining systems 26
2. Enhancing employability 27
3. The transition to work from college 29
4. Negotiated change - social dialogue in the IS 29
Theme V: Social Cohesion and the Quality of Life in the IS 32
1. The potential for increased social integration within the community 33
2. ICTs as tools for improving life quality and social integration of
disadvantaged groups 33
3. The IS and exclusion 34
4. Making IS easy for all: barriers to use 35
5. A threat to social cohesion and quality of life: reduced human
contact 36
6. The IS as a threat to quality of life: "virtual" reality,
abstraction and
information stress 37
7. The IS and consumer behaviour 38
8. The IS, the family and the use of ICTs 38
Theme VI: Regional Cohesion and the IS 40
1. The IS, "universal service" and information infrastructure
development 40
2. The IS, liberalisation and cohesion 42
3. The IS and regional cohesion beyond universal service 43
4. Telecooperation and regional cohesion 47
Theme VII: Education and Training in the IS 49
1. A broad educational agenda for the IS 50
2. The learning society 52
3. A European learning agency and network (ELAN) 54
4. The IS will be a life-learning society 55
Theme VIII: Health in the IS 57
1. New possibilities for the development of health service 57
2. New needs and possibilities for learning and competence building 60
3. The need for new regulation 62
4. New needs for research and collaboration 63
5. Health services for all 63
6. Review of ethical codes 64
Theme IX: The IS and Culture 65
1. The IS and Europe's cultural diversity 66
2. Culture and community 67
3. Culture and digitised media 68
Theme X: The IS and the Media 70
1. The IS and the economic challenges to the media industry 70
2. Concentration and a monopoly of information 71
3. The IS, intellectual property rights and information quality 73
Theme XI: The IS and Democracy 75
1. Expression and debate in democratic societies 76
2. The forming of opinion 76
3. Avoiding technological disenfranchisement 77
4. IS and the maintenance of pluralism 78
5. A young citizens programme 79
6. The danger of the IS as a "transparent society" 79
Conclusions: Towards the Information Society, the Group's Vision 81
1. Possibilities for new jobs and new types of work 82
2. A possible new concept of community 83
3. A possible new culture of literacy and understanding 83
4. Possible new politics and culture for the IS 84
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The vision
The 1990s have witnessed a great proliferation of reports and papers on
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and on what is now
described as the 'Information Society' (IS). This burgeoning literature is
mainly concerned with the advent of the 'Information Highways' and the ways
in which even greater amounts of information may be distributed ever more
quickly, efficiently and cheaply to more and more households and businesses
throughout the world.
The objective of this report is not to add one more document to this
already over-subscribed field. Rather, it is to transcend this discussion
from the outset, by making a separation between data and information, and
by distinguishing between the notion of information and the need for
knowledge. It is necessary to separate out the transmission of data from
communication between people, and the acquisition of knowledge. Most
present-day telecommunication systems are still systems of transmission of
data. In this report, we focus our attention on ways in which information
can be converted into useful knowledge, so that the 'information economy'
may become a 'knowledge-based economy' and the technology be put at the
disposal of all. The underlying ICTs provide the potential for great
increases in productivity and many new and improved products and services.
However, history shows that the ability to convert this potential into
actual gains in productivity and improvements in living standards and
quality of life depends on a prolonged process of learning and
institutional change.
The technology in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use which human
beings make of any technology which determines both the nature and extent
of the benefits. Moreover, these do not accrue automatically to everyone in
society. For most innovations, both benefits and costs are unevenly
distributed. While some individuals and groups may benefit greatly, others
may be seriously disadvantaged, through for example, loss of employment or
erosion of skills.
We welcome the opportunity to present this interim report based on the
group's first reflections, hoping that it might provoke discussion and help
us in formulating our final policy report. It gives us the chance to
identify a number of key themes which we believe should be moved to the
centre stage of the discussion of the IS, realising that it is neither
possible nor desirable to separate the social and societal aspects from the
technical, industrial and economic ones.
In the future there could be different models of Information Societies,
just as today we have different models of industrialised societies. They
differ in the degree in which they avoid social exclusion and create new
opportunities for the disadvantaged. In the White Paper on Growth,
Competitiveness and Employment, the Commission underlined the importance
of the social dimension which characterizes the European Model. A strong
ethos of solidarity should also characterize the European Model of the
Information Society. This is not an easy goal to achieve since the
traditional structures of the welfare state will have to undergo
substantial changes. To adapt to these changes, an active rather than
passive concept of solidarity is needed. We would like to emphasise four
features of such an active solidarity.
First and foremost, it is essential to view the IS as a "learning society"
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The UK National Focal Point for the European Libraries Programme
(also known as the Telematics for Libraries Programme) has
initiated a new e-mail discussion list, hosted by Mailbase.
LIS-UKNFP will disseminate information on the European Libraries
Programme, including the dates of Calls for Proposals. It will
act as a forum for discussion on the Libraries Programme, its
projects, and related issues connected with European funding for
library projects. It is also intended that the list be used for
partner finding.
To join LIS-UKNFP, send a message to:
mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message, type:
Join lis-uknfp
The list is aimed primarily at those in the UK library and
information community with an interest in the European Libraries
Programme and related issues, but membership is open to all.
Any questions, please contact the UK NFP at the address below.
We look forward to welcoming you to the list!
Rosalind Johnson
UK National Focal Point for the European Libraries Programme
The Library and Information Commission
2 Sheraton Street
London
W1V 4BH
Tel: 0171 411 0058
Fax: 0171 411 0057
Email: rosalind.johnson@lic.bl.uk
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6. Information and Call for Papers for "The Information Society"
THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
(An International Quarterly Journal)
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~kling/tis.html
journal, published quarterly by Taylor & Francis
Titles of articles published in TIS Vol. 11 (1995)
THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
An "information technology revolution" that can stimulate
significant social change is clearly underway. The exponential
growth in computational capability per unit dollar and rapidly
increasing bandwidth continues to fuel high expectations that
computerization will transform informational and social
structures. Connectivity among individuals, companies and
nations is forming what some are calling Cyberspace and
virtual communities and new forums and formats for electronic
publishing, communication and commerce. Since wealth, power
and freedom of action derive from control over, access to, and
effective use of, information and expertise, the shifting
organization of information technologies and social life -- large
scale and small scale -- is a major concern. These combined
trends have stimulated discussions the relationships between
technological change and social change. The term Information
Society has been a key marker for many of these studies and
discussions.
"The Information Society" journal (TIS), published since
1981, is a key forum for thoughtful analysis of the impacts,
policies, system concepts, methodologies and cultural change
related to these trends. It is a refereed journal that publishes
scholarly articles, position papers, debates, short
communications and book reviews.
TIS is a multidisciplinary journal whose audiences include
policy- and decision-makers and scientists in government,
industry and education; managers concerned with the effects of
the information revolution on individuals, organizations and
society; and scholars with an interest in the relationship
between information technologies, social/organizational life,
and social change.
TIS will be experimenting with new electronic and paper
formats, including a web server for abstracts and tables of
contents. In addition, we are experimenting with a policy to
allow authors to identify 5 people who may receive copies of
the issue in which their article appears.
TIS's Editor in Chief, Rob Kling, is soliciting individual
articles and proposals from people who wish to organize and
edit special issues. He is interested in provocative analytical
articles or empirical studies that are written to advance our
understanding of the relationships between information
technology, related social practices and policies, and social
change. TIS articles are typically 4,000-7,500 words long, and
are written vividly with coherent analyses and minimal jargon.
TIS also publishes shorter "position statements" of up to 2,000
words and debates in a new section, called "The Forum."
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"NewsBriefNews" Quarterly Newsletter
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U.S. Workshop - GreyWorks'96 3
A GL-Resource 'Made-to-Order' 4
FAQuiz - Win a Set of GL Publications 5
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[ 1.] GL*SSARY, AN INTERNET PROJECT
GL*SSARY is the third in a series of projects established by
GreyNet in order to build resources in Grey Literature. The first
project from 1992-1994 was linked to the First International
Conference on Grey Literature. It was intended to produce a
bibliographic database and an "Annotated Bibliography". That
project was implemented within the GL'93 Conference structure,
whereby participants and others interested in the field of grey
literature could provide bibliographic records and abstracts.
Likewise from 1994-1996, within the conference structure of
GL'95, the Second International Conference on Grey Literature,
information on persons and organisations, along with their
respective products and services within the field of grey
literature were compiled and edited. The results of that project
have rendered an "International Guide to Persons and Organisations
in Grey Literature". This resource like the first, is available
both in printed and electronic versions.
The GL*SSARY Project (1996-1998) is currently in a planning stage
and will commence in the second half of this year. The name
GL*SSARY is a play on words, which implies 'a Glossary of terms
used in Grey Literature'. The project will likewise be
implemented within the conference structure of GL'97, the Third
International Conference on Grey Literature to be held in
Luxembourg on November 13-14, 1997. The procedure for compiling
and editing the information for GL*SSARY will proceed in three
phases. In Phase 1, a key list of terms derived from the
Annotated Bibliography, the International Guide, and the full
text of Conference Papers on grey literature will be compiled.
In Phase 2, The key terms used by specific authors, researchers,
and corporate authors will be emailed to them, and they will be
requested to provide concise examples and/or explanations of its
use. And, in Phase 3, the GL*SSARY database will be made
available on the Internet and its printed counterpart will be
published. This new resource will be expected to demonstrate
"What the key terms are in the field of grey literature, Who uses
these terms, and How are they used". This R&D Tool will attempt
to put into perspective a very complex and expanding field of
information science. GL*SSARY will link past results, while
focusing on the future of grey literature.
[ 2.] NETHERLANDS SYMPOSIUM ON GREY LITERATURE - NLGL'96
In November 1989, the first Netherlands Symposium on Grey
Literature was organised by the WTI Council chaired by Professor
A.O. Kouwenhoven from the University of Amsterdam. Since then,
that Council has ceased its activities; however, the interest in
grey literature has continued to emerge. We have seen a number
of seminars and workshops on grey literature organised in various
countries. Since 1993, two International Conferences have dealt
with the complexities of this expanding field of information.
NLGL'96, the Second Netherlands Symposium on Grey Literature, has
taken as its theme "GL in Network Environments". There will be
speakers from both the public and private sectors including:
Elsevier Science Publishers, Philips Research, the Universities
of Tilburg and Twente, 'de Volkskrant' a Dutch Newspaper, etc.
NLGL'96 **********************************************************
Date : September 13, 1996
Time : 9:00 - 17:15 hours
Location : Amsterdam
Language : Dutch
Contact : GreyNet@inter.nl.net
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[ 3.] U.S. WORKSHOP ON GREY LITERATURE - GREYWORKS'96
In September 1993, the first U.S. Workshop on Grey Literature was
held in Crystal City, Virginia. It was organised by NASA in order
to improve access to foreign grey literature.
GreyWorks'96, the Second U.S. Workshop on Grey Literature, is
being organised by GreyNet in cooperation with OSS, Inc. The
focus of GreyWorks'96 is geared to "Information Forecasts and
Grey Literature" and its goal is threefold:
1. To synthesize the (meta)information generated in this field
and present it in a state-of-the-art,
2. To reverse the premise that "information transfer is a
prerequisite to knowledge transfer", and use the knowledge that
has already been generated in this field in order to explore new
parameters for grey literature, and
3. To encounter firsthand, examples of resources, methods, and
policies that successfully exploit grey literature in printed and
electronic environments.
The speakers for GreyWorks'96 are from NASA, NTIS, CIS, Ei,
Access Innovations, IIA, the National Library of Education, etc.
GreyWorks'96 *****************************************************
Date : November 18, 1996
Time : 9:00 - 17:00 hours
Location : Washington D.C.
Language : English
Contact : GreyNet@inter.nl.net
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[ 4.] A GL-RESOURCE 'MADE-TO-ORDER'
The second edition of the Annotated Bibliography on Grey
Literature was published in April 1996. The meta-information
contained in this resource, is available both in printed and
electronic formats. This resource was compiled in such a way that
it is 'made-to-order' for diverse user groups.
The bibliographic information received and generated since the
publication of the first edition in 1994, was entered into
GreyNet's in-house database. The information was then downloaded,
edited, and transmitted to the GreyNet Gopher/WWW. Furthermore,
the bibliographic records are WAIS indexed in order to facilitate
retrieval on the Internet. This information has likewise been
word-processed in order to produce a camera-ready version for
formal publication and document delivery. A byte-size version of
this product is also made available on diskette.
The revised edition of the bibliography contains more than 500
records on the topic of grey literature. This shows a 20%
increase in the number of bibliographic entries since its first
edition. When available, abstracts and information on accessing
the documents are included in the records. In the printed
version, the records appear in alphabetical order according to
the family name of the first author. A complete Index to Authors,
as well as a Keyword Index are incorporated in the publication.
[ 5.] FAQuiz - WIN 'SET OF GL PUBLICATIONS'
Complete and forward to GreyNet before July 1st 1996. A drawing
will be held from among the correct entries. The winner will
receive the entire 'Set of GL'95 Publications'(Conference Program
and Pouch, Proceedings, International Guide, and the revised
edition of the Annotated Bibliography). Feel free to consult
GreyNet's Gopher/WWW for correct answers!
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H04-V01 World Wide Web
H07-V01 Spanish Information Center located in Madrid
H01-V02 Country where GL'97 will be held
H01-V03 Country abbreviation where CERN is located
H03-V03 Current volume of NewsBriefNews
H08-V03 PIDs are GL produced by this organisation
H01-V04 Japan Telephone and Telegraph
H04-V04 Acronym for Netherlands 2nd Symposium on GL
H08-V04 Royal Library in The Hague
H01-V05 Research Documentation Page
H07-V05 Programme launched by IFLA in 1977
H02-V06 Module used by GreyNet to compile information
H07-V06 ISO/DIS 10444
H02-V07 Information Center for Human Rights
H12-V07 Social science information Center in Germany
H01-V08 Abbreviation for the University of Groningen
H06-V08 Guidelines for cataloging reports
H11-V08 International Organization for Standardization
H01-V09 Information Center of the U.S. DOD
H05-V09 Association responsible for the SIGLE database
H10-V09 ITC produces this Index
H01-V10 Will hold its 1996 Conference in Peking
H05-V10 Bowker-Saur manages this library database
H09-V10 Japanese library modeled on the LC
H01-V11 German computer host organisation
H03-V11 Information center of the Dept. of Commerce
H05-V11 Co-organised a Conference on GL in Rome
H08-V11 Group of U.S. Departments represented by NTIS
H01-V12 Publisher of the Proceedings for the GL Series
VERTICAL / DOWN = V
V03-H01 National Research Council located in Rome
V06-H01 EU Research and Information Service
V03-H03 An Internet Protocol
V01-H04 Part of the Subtitle for GL'93
V05-H05 Program for Grey Literature in France
V05-H06 GL'95 Keynote Speaker from this library
V08-H08 Center situated in Stanford California
V09-H09 Italian Agency for Energy and Environment
V02-H10 Grey Literature Network Service
V02-H11 Development Research Project in Africa
V02-H12 Document Supply Centre in the UK
V08-H12 Scientific Information Service, Inc.
V01-H13 Current awareness service on Working Papers
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8. Announcing / Annonce :
Volume 2, number/numero 3 (winter/hiver 1996)
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION IN CANADA/INFORMATION GOUVERNEMENTALE AU CANADA
(ISSN 1198-5291)
Accessible by/par WWW:
William J. Andrews, "Nurturing the Global Information Commons:
Public Access, Public Infrastructure"
Harry Hillman Chartrand, "The 1995/96 Federal Cultural Budget"
Forum on Bruce Morton's "Canadian Federal Government Policy and
Canada's Electronic Information Industry" / Forum sur "Canadian Federal
Government Policy and Canada's Electronic Information Industry" par
Bruce Morton
with/avec:
Vivienne Monty
Kirsti Nilsen
Peter Gillis
Helen Katz
Bruce Morton
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Editorial Board: Andrew Hubbertz, Editor (University of Saskatchewan
Libraries), Nancy Brodie (National Library of Canada), Gail Dykstra
(Micromedia, Ltd.), Darlene Fichter (University of Saskatchewan
Libraries), Bruno Gnassi (Depository Services Program, Canada
Communications Group - Publishing), and Vivienne Monty (York University
Libraries).
The journal is published quarterly by the editor at the University of
Saskatchewan.
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9. Subject: Delivering information support electronically
Does your library use electronic communication to deliver user
education, information skills training, or reference/enquiry services
to your users? If so, the NetLinkS project at the University of
Sheffield is keen to find out about your work.
I would be most grateful to hear from anyone who uses
computer-mediated communication (Internet-based and other) to
offer information support to learners/researchers in higher education.
For example, this could include: the use of email or WWW to provide
user education or enquiry services; the use of discussion lists, bulletin
boards, electronic conferencing facilities, MUDs or MOOs to provide
a virtual educational environment. The NetLinkS project is keen to gain
an international picture of professional developments in this area, so I
would particularly like to hear from those of you who are providing
these kinds of services outside the UK.
NetLinkS is based in the Department of Information Studies at the
University of Sheffield, and is funded by the HEFCE's Joint Information
Systems Committee as part of the Electronic Libraries programme.
For more information, our URL is:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/np/index.html
I am working on a Masters dissertation project in association with the
NetLinkS project.
If you would be willing to take part in a brief electronic survey on this
topic, please contact me directly, and I will later email the questionnaire
to you. I would be very grateful if people could help, and I will of course
be happy to share my findings with subscribers to this list.
Thankyou,
Sarah Ashton
M.A. Librarianship & NetLinkS Project.
Information Studies Dept., University of Sheffield
Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN
LIP95SJA@sheffield.ac.uk
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10. Subject: Electronic communication with FID
COMMUNICATION WITH THE FID GENERAL SECRETARIAT
Because of major problems with the internal and external email within the
Royal Library in The Hague (the host of the FID General Secretariat) We
would like to ask you to use the following email address for all
electronic mail communications. A new system is being installed at the
moment but it will take some time to make it operational.
fid@python.konbib.nl
Ben G. Goedegebuure
Executive Director
International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID)
P.O. Box 90402
2509 LK THE HAGUE
Netherlands
Tel.: +31 70 3140671
Fax.: +31 70 3140667
ben.goedegebuure@fid.nl
TEMPORARY PREFERRED E-MAIL ADDRESS: fid@python.konbib.nl
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11. Subject: "Information Research"
Volume 1, No. 3 of "Information Research" the 'house journal' of the
Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, is now
available at the home page for the journal:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/I-M/is/lecturer/ircont.html
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Professor Tom Wilson
Head of Department of Information Studies
University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, U.K.
Tel. +44-114-282-5081 Fax. +44-114-278-0300
Email: T.D.Wilson@Sheffield.ac.uk
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/I-M/is/lecturer/tom1.html
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12. Subject: Re: Electronic Journals on the Internet?
A good source of information is the Directory of Electronic Journals,
Newsletters and Academic
Discussion Lists, which is published by the Office of Scientific and Academic
Publishing of the
Association of Research Libraries. The fifth edition was published this May.
In addition
to the print version, an electronic version is available at
gopher://arl.cni.org:70/11/scomm/edir/edir95.
For citations to works about scholarly e-journals, see my bibliography on
"Network-Based
Electronic Publishing of Scholarly Works: A Selective Bibliography," which is
updated
periodically. The URL is http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v6/n1/bail6n1.html. See
the sections on
Electronic Serials and Related Electronic Resources. There are links to the
full-text of
cited papers or to other revelant material if such resources are available.
Best Regards,
Charles Bailey
cbailey@uh.edu
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13. Subject: Cooperative institutional subscriptions to commercial
subscription e-journals
QULOC (Queensland University Libraries Office of Co-operation) is a
consortium of the university libraries in Queensland (9) and the Southern
Cross University in Northern NSW. Its main purpose is to pursue cooperative
ventures that benefit its member libraries, either financially,
administratively or from the viewpoint of enhanced client service.
In 1995, QULOC initiated a collaborative e-journal service to provide access
to a range of gratis e-journals assessed as relevant to the interests of the
QULOC libraries. The QULOC e-journal service is very selective and only
quality core journals are selected for inclusion in the service. All URL
links are regularly checked to ensure relaibility and consistency of access.
For anyone interested in looking at the service, the URL is:
http://www.gu.edu.au:80/alib/quloc/ejournal/ejournal_home.html
QULOC is now considering (foolishly some would say) adding some commercial
subscription e-journals to the service. This, of course, raises a number of
interesting issues guaranteed to give every e-journal producer an instant
migrane. What would be the subscription cost for multiple user access from a
multi-institutional consortium; how would access for a multi-institutional
consortium with over 100,000 potential users be controlled; can the journal
data file be copied to a server which then provides multi-instititutional
access?
Before we embark on this project we would be interested to hear from anyone
who has entered this "black hole" before us, how you fared and if you
managed to find any light at the end of the tunnel.
Any assistance or information would be very appreciated.
Thank you
Malcolm Campbell
Convenor, QULOC Co-operative Resources Working Party
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The transition to AECT publication of this journal is proceeding smoothly.
This will probably be my last issue as Managing Editor, while I will
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four year span for me, personally and professionally.
Joining IPCT-L four years ago last February started a chain of events
that has changed my whole life. I had not even considered a doctorate at
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Systems Design. My dissertation will focus on LISTSERV lists as voluntary
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E-journals were in their infancy when Zane pioneered this one; now they
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IPCT-J has its own WEB pages, where you can retrieve current and
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FTP and Gopher are no longer supported at Georgetown for the journal.
We again invite your submissions to IPCT-J. IPCT-J is indexed in ERIC
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IS ALL COHERENCE GONE? THE ROLE OF NARRATIVE IN WEB DESIGN
Stephanie Gibson,
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This article offers some thoughts about how our new techniques
and technologies -- specifically hypertextual writing and the
World Wide Web -- veer away from characteristics embedded in
print. It begins with a selective examination of narrative: How
it finds a home in culture and in academia, and what it becomes
in the hands of technology other than print. The literature of
hypermedia provides a helpful framework for examining the
rhetorical and symbolic implications of the World Wide Web.
Fissures between print narrative and World Wide Web narrative
exhibit how coherence is negotiated and understood in these two
media. Characteristics unique to the World Wide Web will inform
a narrative coherence which values qualities different from those
currently found in the linear world of print. Web coherence will
in part be anchored in associative, linked structures. Some
suggestions and questions about the direction of rhetorical
structure for the World Wide Web are posed.
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GIRLS' PREFERENCES IN SOFTWARE DESIGN: INSIGHTS FROM A FOCUS
GROUP
Leslie Miller, Melissa Chaika, and Laura Groppe
Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning and
Center for Research on Parallel Computation
Rice University
ABSTRACT
In today's technology reliant society, the divide between
those who are proficient in computer technology and those who
are not is increasing along class, ethnic, and gender lines.
More specifically, the technology gap in relation to gender has
become so prevalent that it spans everything from the number of
female computer science majors to differences in females'
perception of computer utility. We believe that the lack of
gender-sensitive computer games compounds these differences.
Prefaced withprevious research indicating differences in patterns
of computer use and perceptions for males and females, this
article reports the characteristicswhich adolescent girls prefer
in entertainment software. Based upon focus group responses,
several paradigms emerge that give insights for software
development which will stimulate girls' interests in computing
and, ultimately, in associated professions.
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UNIVERSITY - NATCHAUG INTEGRATED VOICE, VIDEO & DATA LINK
Michael Young, Ph.D. & Pam Campbell, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut,
ABSTRACT
The University and Natchaug School entered into a partnership
with two corporations to establish an integrated voice, video and
data link, using fiber, coax and twisted pair connections. This
system included full video conferencing capabilities as well as
the ability of each site to control the resources of the other.
In the process of using the network, we learned several things.
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We learned that the best users of the systems were students. We
learned that technological systems are embedded in social
systems, and the technology can add new burdens for maintaining
courteous and respectful private interactions. We learned that
building such a system is a dynamic ongoing process, that often
relies heavily on the good will and trust of the collaborating
organizations. And, we learned that success (even limited
success) breeds its own problems.
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BOOK REVIEW OF COMMUNICATION AND CYBERSPACE: SOCIAL INTERACTION
IN AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT Edited by Lance Strate, Ronald
Jacobson, and Stephanie B. Gibson
Reviewed By
James A. Capo, Ph.D.
Communication and Media Studies Department
ABSTRACT
This review of _Communication and Cyberspace_, edited by Strate,
Jacobson and Gibson highlights the collection's cultural and
humanistic approach to concepts of computer mediated
communication. It analyzes the function, form and meaning
sections of the book through an assessment of the editors' own
essays in these sections. At the heart of this review is how
essays in the book deal with the differences between the
"realities" of culture before computer mediated communication
(CMC) and the "prospects" for communication and culture in the
emerging inter-networked reality CMC generates.
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4. Editorial Board
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PUBLISHER: Department of Education
University of Maryland Baltimore County
EDITOR:
Susan B. Barnes Communication Arts Department
Marymount Manhattan College
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Zane L. Berge Director, Training Systems, ISD Graduate
Program
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Gerald M. Santoro Center for Academic Computing,
Pennsylvania State University
MANAGING EDITOR:
Mauri P. Collins Adult and Distance Education Program
The Pennsylvania State University
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Manuel Bermudez University of Florida
Computer & Information Sciences
Thomas Berner The Pennsylvania State University.
Journalism & American Studies
Morton Cotlar University of Hawaii
Management
William Eadie Speech Communication Association
Associate Director
LaDonna C. Garrett Fashion Institute of Technology,
State University of New York
Fashion Buying & Merchandising Dept.
Stephanie B. Gibson University of Baltimore
Communications Design
Theodore S. Hopf Washington State University
Communication
Alice Horning Oakland University
English and Rhetoric
Vladimir Klonowski Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical
Engineering
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Donald Kraft Louisiana State University
Computer Science
Scott Kuehn Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Communication
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Paul J. Lippert East Stroudsburg State University
Pennsylvania
Communications
Edward Mabry University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Communication
Rory McGreal TeleEducation New Brunswick, Canada
Executive Director
David Schroeder Valparaiso University
Business Administration
David Sims University of Prince Edward Island,
Canada
Veterinary Medicine
Wendy Snetsinger The Pennsylvania State University.
Instructional Systems
Lance Strate Fordham University
Communication and Media Studies
Pekka L. Vakkilainen University of Helsinki
Independent Educational Consultant
Amy Zelmer Central Queensland University, Australia
Health Science
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5. Copyright Statement
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Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the
21st Century
Copyright 1996 University of Maryland Baltimore County. Copyright of
individual articles in this publication is retained by the individual
authors. Copyright of the compilation as a whole is held by the
University of Maryland Baltimore County. It is asked that any
republication of this article state that the article was first published
in IPCT-J.
Contributions to IPCT-J can be submitted by electronic mail in APA style
to: Susan Barnes, Editor IPCT-J SBBARNES@PIPLELINE.COM
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15. Subject: LITA Conference Scholarship Announcement
If you know anyone who is currently attending library school, please
forward this announcement to them. LITA is offering two $2,500
scholarships to assist library school students in attending the
LITA/LAMA National Conference in Pittsburgh this October. Response to
the initial request has been less than desired. Please don't miss out
on this great opportunity! KW
LITA Offers Conference Scholarship
Library school students who are interested in information technology
are encouraged to apply for one of two scholarships to the LITA/LAMA
National conference 'Transforming Libraries' to be held Oct. 13 -16,
in Pittsburgh, PA. Two scholarships for $750 to cover conference
registration and help defray travel expenses will be awarded through
a competitive application process. LITA is able to offer these
scholarships thanks to a generous donation from the GEAC Users' Group.
Award recipients will also receive a free one year LITA student
membership.
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be currently
enrolled at an ALA-accredited library school, they must have completed
any technology-related coursework required for graduation from their
program, and they must be able to attend the conference. Applicants
must be recommended by a faculty member and the library school dean,
and complete a 500 word essay explaining how attendance at the
LITA / LAMA National Conference will enhance their technology-related
education goals. The total number of applicants is limited to two per
library school.
Information on how to apply for the scholarship is available from
the LITA Office. Phone: 312-280-4269, Fax: 312-280-3257, or email
Valerie Edmonds: vedmonds@ala.org for a complete application packet.
Applications must be completed and received at LITA by June 3, 1996.
Additional information about the LITA / LAMA National conference is
available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.lib.uci.edu/lita-lama/
Information about the Conference Scholarship is available at:
http://www.wln.com/~lita-www/schol-pr.html
If you have questions about this scholarship, please contact Kate
Wakefield, LITA Membership Committee Chair at the address below.
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Kate Wakefield, Network Svcs. Manager
WLN PO Box 3888 Lacey, WA 98509-3888
800-DIAL-WLN or 360-923-4065 (direct)
wake@wln.com or support@wln.com
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16. Subject: ACRL/CNI Internet Education Project
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
The ACRL IS ETech Committee, CNI, and CWRU are pleased to announce the Web
site for the ACRL/CNI Internet Education Project at:
http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/cni/base/acrlcni.html
The goal of the site is to provide for the sharing of selected Internet
instructional materials. Visit the site for a more complete statement of
goals and background, selection criteria, credits, the call for materials,
and directions for submission.
Thanks,
Tom Klingler
CWRU
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Acronyms:
ACRL=Association of College and Research Libraries
IS= Instruction Section (of ACRL)
ETech= Emerging Technologies in Instruction Committee (of the ACRL IS)
CNI=Coalition for Networked Information
CWRU=Case Western Reserve University
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17. FARNET's Washington Update --- April 26, 1996
IN THIS ISSUE:
o 1996 Appropriations stalemate finally ends while FY97 appropriations
round heats up
o FCC proposes free spectrum for community networking
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1996 APPROPRIATIONS STALEMATE FINALLY ENDS WHILE FY97 APPROPRIATIONS ROUND
HEATS UP
After months of negotiations and two partial government shutdowns, the
President and the Republican Congress finally came to agreement this week
on an omnibus spending bill for the remaining five months of FY96. The
bill includes appropriations for the NSF and Commerce among several other
agencies. At the same time, authorization and appropriations bills are
being worked through committees in the House for FY97 which begins on Oct.
1.
The final FY96 budget for NSF came to $3.22B --- $40M above what the House
and Senate had previously agreed upon this year. However, this week also
saw the House Science Committee authorize NSF spending for FY97 at only
$3.25B, a $75M cut from NSF's $3.325 request, which would give NSF less
than a 1% raise over FY96.
NSF has generally faired well amidst Republican (specifically House Science
Committee Chair Robert Walker (PA)) efforts to cut science spending for all
but what they define as "basic science." Democrats protested that the
omnibus science authorization bill passed out of the committee this week
was done too hastily, bypassing subcommittees for a one-day full committee
session. Ranking Science Committee member George Brown (D-CA) complained
that, among other things, "The Republican bill would eliminate the Social
Science directorate....[and make] arbitrary personnel cuts at the National
Science Foundation."
The Commerce Department's TIIAP (Information Infrastructure Grants) program
scraped by with an (anticipated) $21.5M for FY96.
FCC PROPOSES FREE SPECTRUM FOR COMMUNITY NETWORKING
Apple's NII Band petition which was filed almost a year ago at the FCC will
finally see some action there. The FCC today released a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that proposes to make 350 megahertz of spectrum available for
use by unlicensed equipment termed "NII/SUPERNet" devices. The Commission
voted 4-0 to release the proposal. The proposal comes after Apple Computer
petitioned the FCC last year to create a "NII Band" that would permit
high-speed data communications available to anyone without licensing or
air-time charges.
The FCC's NPRM would make spectrum from 5.25-5.35 GHz and 5.725-5.875 GHz
available to devices that would fall under Part 15 of FCC rules, mandating
only minimum technical standards and a basic "listen-before-talk" protocol
standard. The FCC would also place power and out-of-band emissions limits
on the devices, thus allowing only short-range (probably indoor or within
campus) networking.
The Apple petition last year advocated allowing users to use the devices
for long-range (community-based with particularly emphasis on rural areas)
communications. A rival group called the WINForum (made up of a number of
telecommunications companies) balked at the idea of long-range use of the
spectrum (which might cut into their businesses). Apple's long-range
proposal may not be dead yet though. Commissioner Ness, in a separate
statement on the NPRM, said she was "intrigued by the Apple long-haul
proposal, which contemplates low-cost broadband links from homes to schools
and libraries," but pointed to a number of questions that would need to be
resolved before the Commission could proceed with such a proposal.
The FCC clearly sees this proposal as an effort to help fulfill the
President's promise to connect every school in the country to the
"information superhighway." The NII/SUPERNet proposal is aimed at helping
schools and other institutions do that without having to go to the expense
of wiring entire buildings. Furthermore, the proposal may help take the
wind out of the sails of those who have recently been pressuring the FCC to
include inside wiring of schools in the universal service mechanism for
schools and libraries - the Snowe-Rockefeller-Kerry provisions from the new
telecom law.
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Written from FARNET's Washington office, "FARNET's Washington Update" is a
service to FARNET members and other interested subscribers. We gratefully
acknowledge EDUCOM's NTTF and the Coalition for Networked Information for
additional support. If you would like more information about the Update or
would like to offer comments or suggestions, please contact Heather Boyles
at heather@farnet.org.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Heather Boyles
Director, Policy and Special Projects phone: (202) 331-5342
FARNET, Inc. fax: (202)
872-4318
1112 16th Street, NW Suite 600 email: heather@farnet.org
Washington, DC 20036 web: http://www.farnet.org
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18. Subject: Your Complete Internet Guide
Dear Friend,
Are you new or a veteran to the internet? If so, I have the most
comprehensive book you'll ever find about the internet. It goes over
every aspect of the internet in full detail. This is a 170 page, 15
chapter book. Here's a small example of the many things it contains.
* How to get unlimited access to the internet for only $19.95/month-
That's 24 hours, 7 days a week!
* Everything you ever want to know about E-mail
* Advanced E-mail
* How to start your own mailing list
* Full detail on Usenet
* How to start your own Usenet newsgroup
* How to build your own web page
* Complete guide to the World Wide Web
* How to use Telnet
* Finding library catalogs in Telnet
* How to stay in touch with the world from Belarus to Brazil
* Complete guide on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and ALL its commands
* All you want to know about MUDs on the internet
* How to participate in college classrooms on the internet
* And much, much more....
As you know when you go to the bookstores, Internet Books are going
anywhere from $9.95 for a 20 page book up to $50.00 for a general
overview on the internet. All that I'm asking for this complete book
is $9.95!!! And as a SPECIAL BONUS, I'm going to give you a complete
guide to " Conducting Business on the Internet " to the first 25
people who order my book. I will show you how to setup your own Store
Front on the Internet. Also, show you how to get checks and credit
card orders by E-Mail. This is a tremendous offer- so take advantage
of it now. This is an introductory price of $9.95. For all orders
postmarked after May 4th, this book will be $19.95. I GUARANTEE you
that you will never see an offer like this again. Once you read this
book, you will know more about the internet than 90% of the people
On-Line right now.
* To get you the book right away I'm glad to accept Checks By Fax.
Checks by fax works like this. Instead of waiting 2 to 5 days for the
check to arrive to me, and another 2 to 5 days to receive the book,
you can simply tape your check to a piece of paper and fax it. Your
order will be processed immediately. After faxing the check, keep it
for your own records and remember not to deposit it or mail it to me.
My fax number is: 216-226-3225
* Make Check or Money Order Payable to: Eddie Davidson
* You can also order by mail send check or money order to:
Eddie Davidson
Internet Book
18645 Detroit Ave. Suite 714
Lakewood, OH
44107
* If you have any questions feel free to call me at: 216-226-8799
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19. Subject: Version 21 of E-Publishing Bibliography Available
Version 21 of "Network-Based Electronic Publishing of Scholarly
Works: A Selective Bibliography" is available. This updated PACS
Review paper presents selected articles, books, electronic
documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding
scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and
other networks. Most sources have been published between 1990
and the present; however, a limited number of key sources
published prior to 1990 are also included. Where possible,
links are provided to sources that are available via the
Internet.
The bibliography has the following sections:
2.1 Directories
2.2 Economic Issues
2.3 Electronic Books
2.4 Electronic Serials
2.4.1 Case Studies and History
2.4.2 Critiques
2.4.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals
2.4.4 General Works
2.4.5 Library Issues
2.4.6 Research
2.5 Future Scenarios
2.6 General Works
2.7 Legal Issues
2.7.1 Intellectual Property Rights
2.7.2 Other Legal Issues
2.8 Library Issues
2.8.1 Cataloging, Classification, and URIs
2.8.2 Digital Libraries
2.8.3 General Works
2.8.4 Information Integrity and Preservation
2.9 New Publishing Models
2.10 Publisher Issues
2.11 Related Electronic Resources
Best Regards,
Charles
Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Director for Systems and
Editor-in-Chief of The Public-Access Computer Systems Review,
University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX
77204-2091. E-mail: cbailey@uh.edu. Voice: (713) 743-9804.
Fax: (713) 743-9811.
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20. Subject: 2 Year Information Fellows Program (Connecticut)
Connecticut College, a highly selective liberal arts college has
established a two-year Information Fellows Program.
The fellow will recieve a joint appointment between computing and the
library, with a mentor from each area. A work plan will be designed to
include visible projects that will provide optimal career experience
based on the skills and goals of the Fellow and the needs of the
College.
This unique opportunity, the only program in a merged information
services environment, offers a two year appointment reporting to the
Dean of Information Services.
Required:Outstanding communications/interpersonal skills. Masters Degree
in library science, computer science, media technology or related field.
Reports to the Dean of Information Services.
Stipend of $32,000 per year plus special benefits.
Please send resume, cover letter and names of four references to
Information Fellows Search Committee, Connecticut College, Box 5251,
270 Mohegan Avenue, New London CT 06320.
Affirmative Acction/Equal Oppurtunity Employer.
For More Information http:\\shain.lib.conncoll.edu\isfellow.html
Reinette F. Jones
rjones@ukcc.uky.edu or rjones@pop.uky.edu
university of kentucky / libraries / (606) 257-7818
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21. Subject: International summer school
An International Graduate Summer School in Librarianship and Information
Science (IGSS) was first held in Aberystwyth Wales in 1973. IGSS aims to
provide an opportunity for librarians and information professionals from
all over the world to discuss matters of common concern and learn of recent
developments.
IGSS is held at the Department of Information and Library Studies at the
University of Wales Aberystwyth in conjunction with the School of
Librarianship and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
In 1996 there will be two summer schools running in parallel.
The Summer School on Electronic Libraries ( directed by Lucy Tedd) will cover
recent developments which enable the worldwide access of information via the
Internet, the growth of multimedia information systems, electronic document
delivery systems, the role of librarians in making their users aware of
all these developments and the impact on traditional library services. The
Summer School on Health Informatics will cover planning and implementing health
information systems, resource management,electronic patient records, telemedicine
and health-based resources on the Internet.
The schools will take place in Aberystwyth from 24th June to 13th July
1996.The comprehensive fee covering registration,tuition, accommodation and
a 3-day study tour will be 1800 pounds sterling for the Electronic Libraries
Summer School and 2200 pounds sterling for the Health Informatics summer school.
Here are some comments from IGSS 95:
we gained a lot of experience of multimedia and the Internet
good package of continuing education
the lectures were well organised and the lecturers were very friendly
we had ample opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences.
There were 20 participants at IGSS 95 from a wide range of countries
including Brunei, Colombia, Greece,Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia,
Norway, Philippines, Sri Lanka,Switzerland, Tanzania and Thailand .
For further information please contact:Joyce Wallace, IGSS
Administrator,Department of Information and Library Studies, University
of Wales Aberystwyth, SY 23 3AS. e-mail: zyo@aber.ac.uk
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22. The Critical Review of Library & Information Science Literature:
an International Electronic Journal
Call for Papers
SCOPE:
The Critical Review of Library & Information Science Literature: an
International Electronic Journal (CRLISL) aims to provide an electronic
publishing channel for critical review of works in the field of library and
information science. It accepts article contributions from the whole library
world. So far, book reviews are only secondary materials attached at the end
of some print library journals and there are no article reviews at all. The
CRLISL intends to stimulate critical reviews of both books and journal
articles in the library and information science. Without criticism, a
profession won't grow in a healthy way.
METHODS OF ARTICLE CONTRIBUTIONS:
All article contributions should be submitted in the electronic format in
the following methods:
1. via e-mail (as mail messages or as attached documents
or files) to the Editor [shwen@siu.edu];
or 2. via ftp (In this case, you need to contact the Editor
[shwen@siu.edu]for an ftp address, username and password.)
If your article is too long for your email system to handle, try to send it
in separate parts or as an attached document or file to your email message.
ARTICLE LENGTH:
In contrast with the traditional print journal, our e-journal does not
impose limitation to the article length. In other words, our authors don't
need to confine their thought to the arbitrary limit of a fixed space.
REFERENCE STYLE:
CRLISL adopts the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association, (4th ed.) for its reference style, with the following
modifications:
1. spell out the first or given name of the author,
rather than using the initial letter;
2. use quotation marks to cite an article in a journal
or chapter in an edited book;
3. italicize rather than underline the title of a book
or a journal.
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION:
All copyrights belong to the author, not to the CRLISL. He or she is
therefore permitted to republish his or her article anywhere else. The
CRLISL does retain the right to maintain a copy of those articles on each of its
various electronic publishing channels.
PUBLISHING CHANNELS:
CRLISL is published through the following channels:
CRLISL Web Page [http://www.lib.siu.edu/swen/iclc/revw.htm];
ICLC Listserv [mwcala@siucvmb.siu.edu];
ICLC FTP Site [ftp://lib44.c-lib.siu.edu/pub/iclc/revw];
Direct E-Mail Delivery to Subscribers.
PUBLISHING FREQUENCY:
The frequency of this publication will be biannual to start with and may
change in future, depending on the quantity and quality of articles
submitted. In principle, we will strive to publish your articles as soon as
possible so as to facilitate information exchange with this electronic
medium in this electronic age. The format of electronic publication frees us
from the bondage of fixed frequencies, thus enabling us to cater better to
the publication needs of our authors in a timely manner.
CRLISL is scheduled to publish its inauguration issue on June 1, 1996. Hereby,
we cordially solicit article contributions. Please refer to the Guidelines
for Article Contributions for proper methods of contribution.
SUBSCRIPTION:
To subscribe to the Critical Review of Library & Information Science
Literature: an International Electronic Journal, you may either send a
subscription message to the Editor via email at shwen@siu.edu, or subscribe
to our ICLC Listserv.
NOTE:
For details about the Critical Review of Library & Information Science
Literature: an International Electronic Journal, please visit our web pages at:
http://www.lib.siu.edu/swen/iclc/revw.htm
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***23. Subj: Snippets of News to end a long column
Dear all
Some snippets picked up while scanning my snail mail:
(Kerry Smith, DIS, Curtin University)
1.
The March 1996 issue of BRITISH LIBRARY NEWS (p1) announces major changes
to the structure of the Library's Research and Development
Department. We are to see a reshaped, smaller, more focused unit with
former project managers becoming research analysts and developing
specialist areas of expertise. "(t)here will be a move away from the
Department's traditional publishing programme. Research
findings will be posted on the Internet or in more traditional forms
by the grant holders themselves or commercial publishers." We can
also expect a more widely circulated "Research Bulletin".
2.
Commission of the European Communities.
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
on the main events in the information market 1993-1994
IMPACT programme (EC programme for the establishment of an
information services market). Brussels 24 October 1995.
ISBN 92-77-94572-9; ISSN0254-1475; Catalogue number CB-CO-95-532-EN-C
The following is from the document's Introduction and executive
Summary:
The report originates from the European Commission's Information
Market Observatory and review the main developments in the European information
services market since the completion of the previous report in July
1993. The content is not exclusively concerned with developments in
the EU; wherever possible, data and analysis have been included on
the EFTA countries, on the US and Japan, reflecting the increasingly
global nature of the information industry, was well as the need for
international comparisons ion order to assess the competitive
position of European information companies in world markets.
During 1993-4 the focus of the Information Market Observatory's work
has been widened to take into account the wider context in which
the information services now operates and it reflects the convergence
of sectors including the hardware and software industries,
telecommunications, cable and satellite industries as well as those
industries concerned with information content.
Issues which are emphasised include:
the emergence of electronic superhighways;
increasing government conviction that the development of
information infrastructures are essential to business;
Countries such as USA, Japan, Canada and the EU are laying the
foundations for an information society;
Convergence of information sectors;
Continued dominance of the on-line industry in Europe;
Uneven penetration of information technology and infrastructure
in Europe.
The report will make interesting reading for information policy
analysts and others interested in these issues.
END
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