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Monday, 6th March 2006

From the Same Team That Brings You RedLightGreen: RLG's: ArchiveGrid Database is Now Live

Professional Reading Shelf
Archives--Databases
Source: RLG
ArchiveGrid is Now Live and Ready For Searching
During the past several months we've mentioned a few times that RLG's ArchiveGrid database was coming soon. Well, the service is now live. Access to this large database of archive collection info is free through the end of May. We plan a more detailed look at ArchiveGrid in the near future.

Fast Facts
+ Searchable access to one million collection descriptions from thousands of archives contributing records.
+ Cool! Proximity searching (for example: "george washingon" ~5 "mt vernon"). Wildcard searching also available.
+ Sort results by relevance, date, title, archive, location
+ Each entry on a results page includes archive contact info and a direct link to view full record.
+ Results pages also offer narrowing by location or archive name results by simply clicking (see boxes on left side of page).
+ More search tips

Btw, if you've never seen or used the wonderful and full featured RedLightGreen union catalog from RLG it's a must. It's a ResourceShelf favorite. RedLightGreen offers access to bibliographic info for more than 120 million books. Registered users (free and fast) can associate their account with direct, one click access, to thousands of opacs. RedLightGreen even will format each record in one of five bibliography formats (MLA, APA, etc.).
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Librarians' Internet Index
Source: LJ
Librarians' Internet Index Faces 50% Budget Cut
The library community MUST do whatever is necesssary to make sure that this essential resource continues to not only be available but also grow and flourish. Those of you who have been reading ResourceShelf since day one know that the LII is one of our most favorite resources that not only serves as a wonderful directory of quality and authoritative sites but also as a "must have" current awareness tool. The next time you hear that librarians are no longer of value in the web age, just show them the LII. Long live the LII!!!
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Privacy--United States
Source: National Public Radio
Audio: An Online Privacy Adventure
Legendary news librarian and now director of the Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota, Nora Paul, is interviewed about private information available online.
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Encyclopedias
Source: Searcher
Wikipedia and Britannica: The Kid's All Right (And So's the Old Man)
Paula Berinstein shares her thoughts. A good read.
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Open Source
The March Issue of Peter Suber's SPARC Open Access Newsletter is Now Available
For in-depth coverage of the open source scene just about seven days a week, Suber's Open Access News is the place to visit.

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