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Monday, 18th February 2002

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Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (2 Items)
Population--United States
Source: U.S. Census
Full-Text Report: The Population Profile of the United States: 2000 (Internet Release)
Summary/Fast Facts ||| Direct to Full-Text
From the summary, "The Census Bureau has been producing the Population Profile since 1974," said report editor and senior author Judith Waldrop, "andthroughout its history, generally, it has been issued only biennially and in printed form. In an attempt to make these data available to the public on a more frequent basis without increasing costs, the report will now be issued annually, with both a printed report and an Internet version every two years and an Internet-only version the other years. This is the first Internet-only version."
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Scholarly Publishing--Directory
Source: Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division/Association of American Publishers
PSP Glossary
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the AAP offers this useful web directory, they call it a glossary, of key groups involved in many aspects of scholarly publishing. Material can be browsed by organization type (e.g. "Associations/Advocacy", Libraries, US Government/Judicial, International, etc.) or by Issue (e.g. Copyright, Cybercrime, Document Delivery, Privacy, etc.) Each entry contains a short blurb about the organization and a direct link to the group's web site.

Professional Reading Shelf
National Library of Australia
"Towards a National Infrastructure for Access to Australia's Documentary Information Resources in Electronic Formats: Strategic Developments at the National Library of Australia"
From the abstract, "The National Library of Australia is undertaking a wide range of practical and research activities to facilitate the tasks of collecting, preserving and making available Australian electronic resources, and is collaborating with other institutions in endeavours which advance these aims. The objective is to ensure that these resources are accessible by both current and future generations of Australians. This paper outlines the National Library's strategies and key activities with regard to Australian Electronic Resources, and highlights key technical challenges to be overcome."

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