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Monday, 18th April 2005

New From EDUCAUSE: Enterprise Electronic Content Management Constituent Group

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Academic Libraries
Source: EDUCAUSE
New From EDUCAUSE, Enterprise Electronic Content Management Constituent Group
"Universities are creating electronic content at an ever-accelerating pace; however, little attention has been given to how most of that information is managed. Vast amounts of information can overwhelm users, and inaccurate information can cause inefficiency, propagate misinformation, degrade brand value, and place organizations in the path of regulatory and legal risk."
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National Archives--United States
Source: Federal Computer Week
The records keeper
Comments from Allen Weinstein, the ninth archivist of the United States.
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Public Libraries--Geomapping
Source: Sirsi OneSource
Mapping Our Service Areas: Huntsville-Madison County Public Library
"Find out how the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library's work to map their service area gave them a clearer picture of their political funding and patron activity - as well as shedding light on ways to improve resource allocation. Read on to learn how their efforts can benefit other public libraries too!"
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Libraries
Source: MLive
Commission hopes to make libraries more relevant to Americans
A Q&A interview with new NCLIS Chariman, Beth Fitzsimmons.
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Libraries--Africa
Source: AngolaPress
South Africans to help build Timbuktu library
"A group of South African academics and historians are heading to Timbuktu in Mali to help build a library to house thousands of manuscripts dating back to the 13th century."

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