OCLC: 54,000 libraries in 109 countries participating in OCLC services
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OCLC--Meetings
Source: OCLC OCLC Members Council discusses opportunities to continue expanding the collaborative worldwide
"OCLC has to globalize to maintain its leadership in a 'critical mass' effort such as WorldCat," said Mr. [ChewLeng] Beh, CEO, eLPEDIA, Singapore (OCLC Asia Pacific). "A multi-lingual, multi-cultural WorldCat is needed. OCLC should focus on WorldCat and enrich it with global bibliographies in order to maintain its leadership in the world of libraries..." The OCLC cooperative continues to grow worldwide," said Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO, in his update. Mr. Jordan pointed out that there are now some 54,000 libraries in 109 countries participating in OCLC services, which is an increase of 3,400 institutions from the previous year. He noted that, in the past five years, the number of libraries participating in OCLC outside the United States has increased from 6,000 to 10,500 and the number of countries from 75 to 109."
-- Digital Libraries--Science
Source: National Center for Atmospheric Research Digital Libraries To Aid Teachers Affected by Hurricane Katrina
"Two of the nation's leading digital science libraries will offer free online workshops on December 6 and 8 to teachers in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina at a time when textbooks and other traditional materials are in short supply. The libraries are managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) with funding from the National Science Foundation. The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) and the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) Program Center will hold the online workshops for science and math teachers of kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms. The goal is to familiarize the teachers with online educational materials that are freely available through the libraries and can help compensate for a scarcity of other materials."
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PATRIOT Act
Source: ALA, American Libraries Senators Stall Tentative Patriot Act Deal. House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative agreement
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