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Librarians LibrariansForBush
In the past few weeks the group LibrariansAgainstBush.org has gotten some attention. We've just noticed that earlier this month LibrariansForBush.org was registered to a person in Massachusetts. The site is not live at this time.
-- Digital Libraries
Source: E-LIS From open access to open libraries: claims and visions for Open Academic Libraries (PDF; 148 KB)
"This paper discusses the concept of the "Open Academic Library". The idea refers to a freely available metadata set about academic publications. The paper discusses emergence and sustainability of such libraries."
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Government Printing Office
Source: FCW Collection of last resort
From the article, "Government Printing Office officials have held preliminary discussions with librarians about creating a backup library to supplement federal depository library collections. GPO officials describe the new concept as a 'collection of last resort.' But officials at libraries that are part of GPO's Federal Depository Library Program have mixed views about the proposed collection.
A period of public comment on the proposal began in the spring, and GPO officials have extended it to Sept. 7. GPO officials said they are only exploring the idea of a backup library and are looking for feedback. But they said new policies may be needed to guarantee free, permanent public access to the government's nearly 2.2 million titles. A collection of last resort would preserve those titles, both in tangible and electronic forms, in the event of an accident or a catastrophe."
See Also: More in this 4/2004 RS Post
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Open Access
Source: Library Journal NIH Open Access Recommendation Spurs Heated Debate
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Libraries and Librarians
Source: Council on Library and Information Resources The September/October Edition of CLIR Issues is Now Online
Articles includes:
+ Enabling New Scholarship
Scholarly Communication Institute Highlights Collaboration and Technology
+ Charting a Course
Comments from the New President of CLIR, Nancy Davenport
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Wikis
Source: EDUCAUSE Review Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not
"The needs met by 'wikis'--documents posted online for open editing by all--are simply not being satisfied by present IT strategies and tools."
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