Libraries
Copyright Issues
Source: CNET "Library "Radicals" Targeted in Latest Copyright Battles"
From the article, "In this digital age, the custodians of published works are at the center of a global copyright controversy that casts them as villains simply for doing their job: letting people borrow books for free." Also from the article, "We are not the enemy," said Miriam M. Nisbet, legislative counsel for the American Library Association's (ALA's) office of government relations. She pointed out that libraries have always fostered a love of reading that encourages people to purchase books.Still, Nisbet acknowledged that libraries and copyright holders will find themselves increasingly at odds as technology continues to ease the digital transmission of published works. "The mission of libraries is to ensure access," she said. "The nature of copyright is to restrict access. There's a real tension there."
Thanks to B.C. of LISNews.Com for the news tip.
Web Directories--Portals--Michigan Michigan Launches New Statewide Portal
From a news release, "The new "one-customer" portal is revolutionary because it is the first state portal to incorporate the best practices of public and private sector portals. It provides a common look-and-feel across all state agency web sites, includes voluntary personalization and a statewide search engine. Also, it establishes standardized web technologies and content management tools to which all state agency web sites will be migrated by May 2002." Direct to the Michigan.Gov Portal RELATED Story: Rhode Island Plans New Portal
Company News--Europe
Press Release Services Source For European Company News: hugin
From the site, "...financial press releases, reports, financial calendars and company profiles." Searchable. Material can also be sent (free) directly via e-mail.
Web Search--U.S. Government New "Limit" Search Tool From GPO Access
From an email message received today, "A new GPO Access finding aid has been added to provide greater accessiblity
to Federal Government information. Designed to replace the Pathway Indexer, the agency search engine feature, and the discontinued GovBot, users may now search the Federal Government using the FirstGov search index." Put in different terms, this engine limits FirstGov to only U.S. Federal Government and/or GPO Access materials. Direct to the "Simple" Interface ||| Direct to the Advanced Interface
Full-Text Document Shelf (2 Items) Minority-Owned Businesses--United States U.S Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (1997 Economic Census)
From the summary, "Minority-owned businesses grew more than four times as fast as U.S. firms overall between 1992 and 1997, increasing from 2.1 million to about 2.8 million firms, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau." News Summary (Includes Several Ranking Lists)
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-- Health and Safety Statisitics--United Kingdom
Source: Health and Safety Commission Health and Safety Statistics 1999/2000
230 pages .pdf
Current Events--U.S. Information Technology--Lists and Rankings
Source: Interactive Week Fast 50
From the page, "...Interactive Week's ranking of fast-growing, publicly held Internet product and services companies."
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