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Wednesday, 6th February 2002

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Research Libraries
Scholarly Communication
Source: SPARC
New Research Library Organization Announced: International Scholarly Communications Alliance
From the announcement, "Eight of the world's principal research library organizations today announced the establishment of the International Scholarly Communications Alliance (ISCA). The ISCA, an initiative of research library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong SAR, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, is an action-oriented global network that will collaborate with scholars and publishers to establish equitable access to scholarly and research publications...The ISCA - whose members represent over 600 research libraries worldwide - will engage in a series of activities that focus the scholarly publishing process on the primary goals of the academic research community, advancing the discovery of new knowledge and facilitating its dissemination."

Internet--Gopher
Source: Search Day
Life on The Net Pre Web: Happy Birthday to Gopher
Chris Sherman reports on Gopher's tenth birthday.

Business Research--Germany
Source: Free Pint
"Business Information in Germany"
David Scrimgeour writes about several resources necessary to conduct business research about Germany and German companies.

Film--Database
Source: AP
Learn About: The Internet Movie Database
From the article, "IMDb's founder and top editor, Col Needham, 35, lives in Bristol, England, where he manages the site from nearly 4,800 miles away. He started the site in 1990 because he watched so many hundreds of movies each year that he lost track of the one's he'd already seen. "I'd rent a new one and after 15 minutes say, 'Wait ... I've already seen this,'" said Needham, a former computer programmer. "So I put together my little database to save me wasting time at the video store."

Web Search--Google
Source: Reuters
Everybody Wants To Work At Google
They get about 600 resumes per day.
See Also: Computer programming type? How about entering the First Annual Google Programming Contest?

Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (4 Items)
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Demographics--United States
Demographics--International

Source: U.S. Census
New Full-Text Report: The United States in International Context
Summary/Fast Facts ||| Direct to Full-Text
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Economy--United States
Source: Council of Economic Advisers
New Edition: Economic Report of the President, 2002
Direct to Full-Text ||| Search and Previous Editions
441 pages .pdf
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Job Search--Canada--Directory
Learning--Canada--Directory
Source: Human Resources Development Canada/Jobboom Canada
Top 100 Internet Sites for Learning and Employment
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Health Care--Canada
Full Text: Interim Report of the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
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British Monarchy
Source: Golden Jubilee Office
Selected Resources: Queen's Golden Jubilee
Facts and Figures About the Queen ||| About Prince Phillip (Both lists are very comprehensive)
Queen's Golden Jubilee Programme
Events Calendar/Regional Events Advanced Search
Additional Events and Tours

News Briefs
U.S. Dept of Interior and U.K. 1901 Census Sites Remain Offline

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