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Tuesday, 26th April 2005

Library Staff Proposes Service Principles

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Public Libraries--Patriot Act
Source: National Review Online (NRO)
Murdock: We need to keep an eye on libraries
"These dangerously naive or clandestinely seditious librarians are beyond foolish. They potentially jeopardize the lives of American citizens." Opinion column by NRO contributing editor Deroy Murdock.
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Public Libraries--Budget Cuts
Two Items
+ Source: Indianapolis Star
'New and improved' library throws the book at tradition
"'Citizens don't know the library service is changing behind the scenes. It is going to affect what is offered. Here we have an award-winning library, and nobody is really making a case to maintain this level of service.'"
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+ Source: Berkeley Daily Planet
Library Staff Proposes Service Principles
"The staff at the Berkeley Public Library recognizes that the library faces budgetary constraints and must make difficult decisions on staffing and services. Unfortunately, library management has made unilateral decisions on what services are important and what should be cutback without consulting either library staff or the users of library services. These arbitrary decisions have eroded staff morale and aggravated relations with the library user community. As long-time library staff, we want to propose a set of principles that could guide decisions about maintenance of library services and the staffing to ensure them...."
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Electronic Journals
Scholarly Publishing
Source: Learned Publishing
HighWire Press: ten years of publisher-driven innovation
A new article (12 pages; PDF) by John Sack. Available free via HighWire site. "An account is given of the beginnings and development of HighWire Press at Stanford University and the philosophy that sustains it."
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Preservation
Source: RLG DigiNews
Automating Preservation: New Developments in the PRONOM
A new article by Adrian Brown from The National Archives, UK. "Electronic records pose many challenges for archivists, but these arise from a single underlying issue: access to a digital object is entirely dependent on technology. A file in a given format requires software to decode and display it; that software in turn requires a specific combination of hardware, operating systems, and other software to run."
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U.S. Federal Courts--Databases
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Growing Number of Courts on New Management System
"Implementation of the federal judiciary's Case Management and Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system continues in appellate, district and bankruptcy courts across the country." Charts included.

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