Scholarly Publishing
Source: Info Today NewsBreaks "ingenta Institute to Report Research Study Results"
From the article, "The ingenta Institute will soon convene two meetings to present the findings from its yearlong, in-depth research project, endorsed by the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI). The ingenta Institute was established in 1999 as an independent not-for-profit research foundation to sponsor original research about issues affecting the scholarly information process. It is funded by, but wholly independent of, ingenta, Inc. The institute�s 2000�2001 research project explored the relationship between journal subscriptions and document delivery, as well as the impact of online delivery on article distribution. Two previous studies investigated issues relating to online database searching and to distance and lifelong learning."
Archives--Directory UNESCO Archives Portal Tops 5000 Entries
From the announcement, "Launched on 7 September 2000, the UNESCO Archives Portal is intended to provide a single interactive access point to information for archivists and users of archives worldwide. Visitors to the UNESCO Archives Portal can browse through pre-established categories or search for specific words. They can add a new link or modify an already existing link. An electronic Newsletter provides information on new entries." Direct to the UNESCO Archives Portal
Digitization Projects--Newspaper Archives New Beta: NewspaperDirect.Com
From a news release, NewspaperDirect, the leading innovator in print-on-demand newspaper delivery, announced today that it is opening up its beta Newspapers Online website to the world. For a limited time, visitors to the NewspaperDirect website can view complete editions of newspapers from around the world in their original print format. In light of the recent events in the United States, management at NewspaperDirect hopes that this new technology can help feed the craving for news. "NewspaperDirect's technology provides a perspective on the global impact of the events of September 11th", said Miljenko Horvat, NewspaperDirect's president and CEO. "People are hungry for reporting and editorial on this event, and newspapers from around the world satisfy this need." See Also: Direct to the Beta Site
Small Business--Canada Starting a Business--Canada New Web Site: The Business Start-up Assistant (BSA)
"...consolidates essential information required by anyone wishing to launch a successful business. It combines start-up information from the Canada Business
Service Centres (CBSCs), the federal and provincial governments, the community and many other sources."
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