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Wednesday, 30th November 2005

LRC UNVEILS THE 100 MOST IMPORTANT CANADIAN BOOKS EVER WRITTEN

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Books--Canada--Lists & Rankings
Source: Literary Review of Canada (LRC)
LRC Unveils The 100 Most Important Canadian Books Ever Written
Btw, many of these titles are available full text, online.
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Preservation
OCLC
RLG
PREMIS, A Joint OCLC-RLG Working Group, wins 2005 Digital Preservation Award
"The Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies (PREMIS) working group, jointly sponsored by OCLC and RLG, is an international set of more than 30 experts from libraries, museums, archives, government, and the private sector. In May 2005, PREMIS released its comprehensive guide to core metadata for supporting the long-term preservation of digital materials. Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata: Final Report of the PREMIS Working Group includes in a single document the PREMIS working group's final report, the dictionary, and a series of examples illustrating use of the dictionary. The report, data dictionary, and examples can also be accessed."
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Serial Prices
Source: Swets
Serials Price Increase Report #2
"Our Serials Price Increase Report is a service for customers that aims to provide a survey of annual serial price increases and a budgeting tool for libraries. The Report is updated and published monthly, this year from October, with the final report appearing in January." Direct to Report.

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