> Current Awareness 12-18 October 2002
>
> *     CATALOGUING AND CLASSIFICATION
> MARC must die
> An article in the Library Journal on MARC. Roy Tennant says: 'The very
> nature of the MARC record is, to some degree, an anachronism'
> http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=C
> A250046&display=Digital+LibrariesNews&industry=Digital+Libraries&industryi
> d=3760&verticalid=151&publication=libraryjournal
> From ResourceShelf, Friday 18 October 2002
> http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/archives/2002_10_01_resourceshelf_archiv
> e.html/#85576417
>
> *     CULTURE
> Arts in England: attendance, participation and attitudes in 2001
> Joint press release from the Arts Council of England and Resource. A
> survey has shown that most adults think that children should be able to
> participate in the arts by joining their local library, visiting museums
> and galleries, and taking part in arts events.
> http://www.resource.gov.uk/documents/artsurv2001.pdf
> From Resource website. Press release 16 Oct 2002,
> http://www.resource.gov.uk/news/press_article.asp?articleid=443
>
> *     EDUCATION
> Is web-based technology more important than libraries?
> The majority of academics in the USA and Canada see web-based resources as
> being more useful than traditional, library based materials.
> From LISNews.com, 18 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
>
> E-journals are cheaper!
> Results of a study at Drexel University Library.
> From LISNews.com, 12 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/article.php3?sid=20021012162841
>
> Reconsidering distance education materials
> Explains how the US Congress Technology, Education and Copyright
> Harmonization (TEACH) legislation will affect librarians' provision of
> copyright materials.
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 76 (17 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1934292
> 42
>
> *     EMPLOYMENT
> Hewitt announces study into UK management skills gap
> From DTI press releases, 15 October
> http://www.nds.coi.gov.uk/coi/coipress.nsf/4eb388ccc4bff3e880256bf4003360f
> b/2fab6f092939150180256c53003fccfe?OpenDocument
>
> How Effectively are British Employers Tackling Work Related Stress?
> A survey report by Amicus on safety representative's views of their
> employers' efforts to tackle workplace stress:
> http://www.msf.org.uk/cgi-bin/news/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&ID=280&vi
> ew_records=1&ww=1
> Bully Online website www.bullyonline.org
>
> *     FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
> Researchers stymied by block on government documents
> Scientists in America have not been able to access information vital to
> their studies since the government removed Internet links and information
> from its websites and even ordered federal librarians to destroy a CD-ROM
> on public water supplies....
> http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/business/technology/4286822.htm
> From ResourceShelf, Friday 18th October 2002
> http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/archives/2002_10_01_resourceshelf_archiv
> e.html/#85576528
>
> *     ICT
> The next web
> An article in Information Week on the semantic web, by the chief
> technology officer of Verity Inc, the Knowledge Management Software
> company.
> http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20021010S0016
> From ResourceShelf, Monday 14 October, 2002
> <http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/archives/2002_10_01_resourceshelf_archi
> ve.html/#85560927     >
>
> Youth and the Internet survey of surveys
> Insights into how young people in America use the Internet.
> From LISNews.com, 17 October
> http://www.rcls.org/Media/surveys.html
>
> Claude E. Shannon: founder of information theory
> Two articles about "quantum information theory", a new branch of theory
> that combines information science and quantum mechanics.
> From LISNews.com, 17 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/ (need to follow the links)
>
> Specialized search engine FAQs
> An article about online search tools.
> From LISNews.com, 14 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/article.php3?sid=20021014174725
>
> Clustering tools take on e-mail mining
> Discusses new technology to sift through large numbers of e-mail messages
> to prioritise them in terms of importance and relevance.
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 76 (17 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1934298
> 96
>
> *     INTERNET
> Better searches: a modest proposal
> An article examining how the number of relevant hits from search engines
> can be augmented.
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 76 (17 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1934292
> 42
>
> Brewster Kahle wants it all: a digital library of all knowledge
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 76 (17 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1934298
> 96
>
> Asking the right questions
> This article explores what questions need to be considered when creating a
> digital archive.
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 76 (17 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1934298
> 96
>
> *     LIBRARIES
> 'Big strides' in library regional development, but progress still patchy
> Press release from Resource. A new report, a baseline for library and
> information service regional development has been produced by Geoff
> Warren, Regional Development Officer, as part of a joint effort by the
> British Library, CILIP and Resource to find out what is needed for
> regional library development to progress. The report can be viewed at:
> www.bl.uk/concord/otherpubrdo.html
> <http://www.bl.uk/concord/otherpubrdo.html
> Resource press release 21 Oct
> 2002,http://www.resource.gov.uk/news/press_article.asp?articleid=450 and
> CILIP press release 20 Oct 2002,
> http://www.cilip.org.uk/news/201002.html
>
> People's network costs
> An enquiry about the cost of running and developing the People's Network
> in public libraries
> From LIS-PUB-LIBS, posted 17 October
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0210&L=lis-pub-libs&D=1&T=0
> &O=D&P=5298
>
> New items on Concord: The Library Co-operation website
> New additions to the website
> From LIS-PUB-LIBS, posted 15 October
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0210&L=lis-pub-libs&D=1&T=0
> &O=D&P=5026
>
> Refugees and asylum seekers/homeless people
> Request for policy documents for the provision of services to the
> homeless, and also suggestions for newspaper titles for refugees and
> asylum seekers.
> From LIS-PUB-LIBS, posted 15 October
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0210&L=lis-pub-libs&D=1&T=0
> &O=D&P=4736
>
> Joint venture
> Request from Surrey Libraries for information about strategic partnerships
> and library trusts.
> From LIS-PUB-LIBS, posted 14 October
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0210&L=lis-pub-libs&D=1&T=0
> &O=D&P=4415
>
> Library meme
> Refers to librarian stereotypes. See
> http://www.memepool.com/Search/index.cgi?terms=librarianavengers for more
> details.
> LISNews.com, 16 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
>
> Bare shelves mar return of Egypt's glory
> An article about the new library at Alexandria.
> LISNews.com, 14 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/article.php3?sid=20021014115730
>
> BLISS Classification Association Lecture & Annual General Meeting 2002 to
> be held on Friday 22nd November 2002 2.15pm, at Durning Lawrence Library,
> University of London Library.  If you would like to attend this event,
> please reply by email to [log in to unmask]
> LIS-LINK Digest 15- 16 Oct 02
>
> *     PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION
> Council on Library and Information Resources and Cornell launch web-based
> preservation tutorial
> Media release from CLIR who, with Cornell, have launched on online
> preservation tutorial aimed at Southeast Asian countries in particular.
> http://www.clir.org/pubs/press/2002tutorial_pr.html
> From ResourceShelf, Friday 18th October, 2002
> http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/archives/2002_10_01_resourceshelf_archiv
> e.html/#85576417
>
> Developing digital collections - do we know what we are doing?
> Article on digital collections in Library Link from Emerald.
> http://alidoro.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink/collection/index.htm
> From ResourceShelf, Sunday 13 Oct 2002
> http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/archives/2002_10_01_resourceshelf_archiv
> e.html/#85557196
>
> *     TRAINING
> CILIP West Midlands University, College and Research Group is holding a
> half-day event on COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT WITH A SHRINKING BUDGET, to be
> held at University College Worcester, Conference Centre,19 November 2002,
> 1.30pm.  Email: [log in to unmask] by Friday 8th November 2002. A Map
> and directions to the venue can be found at
> http://www.worc.ac.uk/findus.html
> LIS-LINK Digest 17-18 Oct 02
>
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