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Monday, 22nd April 2002

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Librarians
Learn About: Michael Grey, A Librarian at the Voice of America
From the profile, "With 26 years of service at the Voice of America, Michael Gray says he has one major project to go before retirement - transferring the sound from bulky reels of audio tape to storage on computer discs. "You would find that piece of tape with a few mouse clicks and have our coverage available to you within a minute. It's having history at your fingertips," he said."

Professional Reading Corner (2 Items)
Electronic Libraries
Source: Emerald Journals
This Week Only! Free Full-Text Access: The Electronic Library
You can browse and read the full-text of material beginning in 1997 (Vol 17.1) - the latest issue Vol. 20.1.
Here are a few selected titles found in the last two issues:
From Vol. 20 No. 1
The promise of digital libraries in developing countries
Reference anytime anywhere: towards virtual reference services at Penn State
Turning search into knowledge management
From Vol. 19 No. 6
Wrong way: go back! An exploration of novice search behaviours while conducting an information search
Future development of electronic journals: a Delphi survey
Content management and the future of academic libraries
Implementing a Web-accessible database
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Library Technology
The April Issue of Biblio Tech Review is Now Online

Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (3 Items)
Mental Health--Worldwide--Atlas
Source: World Health Organization
Atlas: Country Profiles on Mental Health Resources
Summary ||| Direct to Atlas
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Public Safety--Canada
New Portal, SafeCanada.Ca
A new portal from the Solicitor General of Canada. Topics include, Criminal Activity/Policing Emergencies, Financial Safety, and Internet Safety.
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Federal Spending--United States--Statistics
Source: U.S. Census
Federal Domestic Spending
Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text Report

News Briefs
Info Industry--ebrary
ebrary Names International Resellers
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Info Industry--Morningstar
Investment Research--Mutual Funds

Morningstar Revamps Ratings System (Fact Sheet)
See Also: News Release About Ratings System

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