Professional Reading Shelf Library Science--Journals
Source: CILIP Online Library & Information Journals Free To Sample For Limited Period
From the Press Release: "CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is to make two flagship professional journals available free online for a limited period, prior to access being restricted to CILIP members only. Following agreement with the publishers Sage Publications, Journal of Information Science and Journal of Librarianship and Information Science will be available to search full text online until 1 November." Site for Access to the Journals
-- National Libraries--Canada
Source: Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada Wants Public Comment
"Library and Archives Canada is gathering feedback from partners, stakeholders and other interested parties on the broad strategic directions of the newly amalgamated institution. This information will be used for planning purposes, but this opportunity to gather feedback is also intended to connect Library and Archives Canada to the broader environment in which it operates and to the expectations of partners and stakeholders for the new institution."
-- Libraries and Librarians
The July/August issue of CLIR Issues is now online
-- Library of Congress--Cataloging
Source: Federal Computer Weekly Library of Congress tools benefit online
From the article: "The Cataloger's Desktop, a widely used library tool, is now much improved as a Web-based subscription service, said Peter Seligman, a staff member in the Library of Congress' Cataloging Distribution Service." Direct to the Cataloger's Desktop site
-- Conference Papers--SLA
Source: Special Libraries Association SLA Contributed Papers
Full-text papers from SLA's 2004 Annual Conference in Nashville, held June 5-10. MS Word format. Selected conference presentations (PowerPoint) are also available.
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