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H The CHEST DATA MESSENGER H
E - bringing you news, updates & other snippets E
S 6th October 2000 URL: http://www.chest.ac.uk/ S
T DATA NEWS * CHEST DATA NEWS * CHEST DATA NEWS * CHEST DATA NEWS *CHEST
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Please note: Due to holidays and conferences both the CHEST Software and
Data Teams will be depleted for the next 2 weeks. Please will you
ensure that any urgent messages are copied to [log in to unmask] or
[log in to unmask] as applicable.
Contents:
1. Computergram
2. OCLC Web Express
3. AccessUN from NewsBank
4. The Roland Collection
5. CountryWatch.com
6. ESRC Green Paper on Data Policy and Data Archiving
1. Computergram
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The Agreement for Computergram has now come to an end and access to the
service has been removed from those Institutions which were licensed.
ComputerWire will be contacting all sites directly in the near future to
offer their latest range of market leading IT intelligence and Research
Services at rates specially negotiated by CHEST. Should you have any
enquiries in the meantime, please contact James Hogan (Senior Account
Manager) on 0207 208 4259 - [log in to unmask] -
www.computerwire.com
2. OCLC Web Express
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CHEST is in discussion with OCLC regarding provision of OCLC Web
Express. This is a product which will provide simple, simultaneous
searching of a library's resources through one web-based interface.
The following description has been provided by OCLC:
"With OCLC WebExpress you can easily integrate access to resources that
you currently provide through disparate interfaces into a single
information gateway so that your users can search resources
simultaneously and quickly find the information they need. For example,
your users could search both your local catalogue and several remote
online databases at the same time.
The key to the integration provided by OCLC WebExpress is the Z39.50
standard information retrieval protocol. However, WebExpress provides
"manual free" access to Z39.50 compliant resources by allowing
non-technical staff to simply pick from a list of database and server
configurations already tested by OCLC. Within just a few hours, you can
easily connect to all your Z39.50 electronic resources. WebExpress also
keeps you up-to-date by automatically receiving resource configuration
upgrades from the central OCLC WebExpress Service Centre.
If there is a Z39.50 resource which you would like to access which we do
not currently offer, simply let us know and we will do to the necessary
configuration and testing before adding it to our list.
The OCLC WebExpress software itself is easy to use. A series of simple
wizards will guide you through the installation and customisation of
your integrated gateway. With your library name placed prominently on
each page of the user interface, WebExpress helps you reinforce your
position as the key information provider for your user community.
For more information on OCLC WebExpress please see
http://www.oclc.org/webexpress/"
If your insititution is interested in this product please send a message
to [log in to unmask], putting OCLC Web Express in the subject
line.
3. AccessUN from NewsBank
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Following the completion of the Agreement for Global NewsBank, CHEST may
be negotiating for the provision of another product from NewsBank,
AccessUN.
Detail provided by NewsBank includes the following:
"AccessUN is first place to search for UN primary resource documents
related to:
o Economics
o International Law
o Statistics
o Humanitarian Affairs
o Women's Studies
o Conflict Resolution
AccessUN contains more than 350,000 citations from 1956 and over 10,000
full-text documents. Each year approximately 1,000 new, full-text
documents are added, providing the user with direct access to required
documentation without the need for librarian assistance.
Selected full-text documents are either appended to their respective
citations or linked to the actual document residing elsewhere on the
Internet . Currently, more than 4,000 links to cited UN documents are
included.
AccessUN is updated monthly. Indexing of current year material usually
appears within six to eight weeks from the time a document is drafted."
If your institution is interested in this product please email
[log in to unmask] before 17th October, putting AccessUN in
the subject line of your message.
4. The Roland Collection
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The Roland Collection is a valuable source of films and videos on art,
architecture and modern literature for use by students, researchers and
teaching staff.
Over 230 film-makers from 25 different countries are represented in the
Collection. Titles have been carefully selected to present a unique and
lasting distillation of the relevance and importance of art to every
aspect of human life.
Access to The Roland Collection of Films and Videos on Art is available
at http://www.roland-collection.com/
This service is provided by NISS and access to the Roland Collection
website, video clips and the Electronic Previews Service is free and
does not require a licence.
Full details are available at http://www.chest.ac.uk/datasets/roland/
5. CountryWatch.com
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CHEST is seeking expressions of interest in
CountryWatch.com. The following description was taken from
the supplier, more information is available at their website
http://www.countrywatch.com
If you would be interested in a CHEST agreement for this
product please advise [log in to unmask] using the
subject line of CountryWatch.com.
CountryWatch.com
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CountryWatch.com produces a Country Report that provides comprehensive
and up-to-date economic, political, environmental and corporate
information, along with maps and other key data for each of the 191
countries in the world recognized by the U.S. Department of State. These
reports are updated semi-annually and as major events unfold. Our
online news service, Country Wire, provides real-time news on each
country with a database of over 260,000 news articles in a one-year
archive. The news stories are derived from 10 major international wire
services including United Press International, Interfax and Xinhua. Our
service is unique in that it offers a comprehensive, concise,
consistent, and comparative archival news service framework of this
magnitude.
6. ESRC Green Paper on Data Policy and Data Archiving
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A consultation exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Economic and
Social Research Council. A Web site has been put together to support
the consultation exercise. An initial consultation paper setting out the
issues on Data Policy and Data Archiving has been prepared and is
available on the web site. Online questionnaires are also available for
the collection of people's feedback. The questionnaires are accompanied
by a prize draw for 3 x 50 pound Amazon.com book vouchers for all
completed questionnaires.
More details are available from: http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ubris/esrc/
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