Electronic Publishing Academic Libraries
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education "Consortium of 12 Universities Begins Project to Deliver Academic E-Books"
From the article, "Academic libraries and university presses at Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago have teamed up in an e-publishing venture that aims to put hundreds of scholarly books in electronic form. Last month, leaders of the 12 universities committed from $50,000 to $100,000 to develop a prototype for the joint e-publishing venture, says Tom Peters, director of the consortium's center for library initiatives. The institutions have worked together for decades as part of a group called the Committee on Institutional Cooperation." Also, from the article, "The electronic books would be offered at no charge to libraries within the consortium, says Mr. Peters. The consortium is also considering making the service available to other academic libraries for a fee that would help pay to run the operation, he adds." See Also: Read the Committee on Institutional Cooperation News Release
Resources, Tools and Documents (4 Items) In the News
Enron Collapse--Resources Special Sections Devoted to Enron Findlaw.Com
Extensive list of primary documents. Houston Chronicle, "Hot-Topic-Enron"
Full-Text articles, numerous charts, list of area creditors, company history. New York Times, "Understanding Enron"
Full-Text articles, lawyer bios, board of director bios. Washington Post, "Enron Probe"
Full-Text articles, bios of key players, timeline, key documents. See Also: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, "Enron Issues"
- Children--Health & Well Being--World
Source: Population Reference Bureau/Child Trends/UNICEF Kids Count-International Data Sheet Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text (.pdf)
- Education--United States--Statistics
Source: National Education Data Resource Center (NEDRC) NEDRC Table Library
From the NCES announcement, "These tables are based on analyses of NCES data including: the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty, the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. You can also request new tables through the NEDRC Table Library."
- Olympics--Webliography
Source: Free Pint "Winter Olympic Adventures Online"
By Marydee Ojala. See Also: Winter Olympics 2002: Ready Reference Resources
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