> Current Awareness 26 Oct-1 Nov 2002
>
> *     COPYRIGHT
> Survey says copy-protected CDs should be labelled
> Music publishing companies are increasingly using blocks which prevent
> people from copying CDs to blank discs or MP3 files. Consumers say that if
> they are going to do this, discs should be labelled, according to a
> survey, which also found that over 80 per cent of those questioned
> believed that copying a CD for backup purposes was legal, and that 77 per
> cent thought that copying was legal in any case.
> From LISNews.com, posted 31 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
> Originally a BBC news item: see
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2372387.stm
>
> The next frontier
> Transcript of the Julie M. Boucher Memorial Lecture, "The Next Frontier:
> 'Intellectual Property' and Intellectual Freedom" by Margorie Heins, given
> to the Colorado Association of Libraries on 18 October. For the full text,
> see http://www.fepproject.org/commentaries/coloradointellprop.html
> From LISNews.com, posted 30 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
>
> *     CENSORSHIP
> Pro-life group decries library arrangement at Planned Parenthood clinic
> Anti-abortion protestors in Texas have condemned libraries in
> Waco-McLennan County for allowing people to borrow books published by a
> pro-choice group, Planned Parenthood.
> From LISNews.com, posted 29 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
>
> *     CULTURE
> Deep linking is 'very foundation of the web'
> Many website owners object to people linking to pages within their sites.
> Brett A. Faucett, of New Architect Magazine disagrees, however, saying
> that the practice should be legal for commentary or alerting purposes.
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 78 (31 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1946334
> 91
>
> Bibliophile is on quest to give free books to all who want them
> A bar worker has set aside some of his tips to buy books for his
> customers. He now gives away up to 25,000 per week.
> From LISNews.com, posted 29 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
>
> 'Demanding' book wins French prize
> Pascal Quignard has won the Prix Goncourt with his work Les ombres
> errantes.
> From LISNews.com, posted 29 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
>
> *     EMPLOYMENT
>  'Starting up in Business' is launched on www.ukonline.gov.uk
> A new section on ukonline helping to make sense of the rules and
> regulations faced when deciding to work for yourself.
> From Office of the e-Envoy, press release 31.10.02
> http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/oee/oee.nsf/sections/mediacentre-pressreleases-2
> 002/$file/31oct02.htm
>
> 'Special librarians' handle research
> From the Cincinnati Business Courier, on the value of librarians' skills
> to businesses.
> http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2002/10/21/smallb3.ht
> ml
> From ResourceShelf, Friday 1.11.02
> Also From RLG ShelfLife no. 78 (31 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1946334
> 91
>
> Tackling work-related violence is good for business says new HSE guidance
> for small firms
> Originally posted on the Health and Safety Executive website in July 2002.
> See http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2002/e02126.htm for report.
> From BOPCAS Employment, posted 23 October
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0210&L=bopcas-employment&T=
> 0&F=&S=&P=182
>
> Consultation on extending the Working Time Regulations to previously
> excluded sectors
> From DTI Current Consultations
> http://www.dti.gov.uk/consultations/#current
> See also DTI Press Releases Working Time Regulations posted 31 October
> http://www.nds.coi.gov.uk/coi/coipress.nsf/4eb388ccc4bff3e880256bf4003360f
> b/c8ea2d278b6b8dd080256c63003c8cf7?OpenDocument
>
> Work And Pension Statistics 2002
> The 30th edition of the compilation was published on 31 October.
> From Department for Work and Pensions What's New, posted 31 October
> http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2002/oct/asd3110-wps2002.p
> df
>
> Hewitt announces winners of equal pay awards
> Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, presented the
> first Castle Awards (named after Barbara Castle, who brought in the 1970
> Equal Pay Act) which aim to promote equal pay and opportunities for
> workers.
> From DTI Press Releases, posted 29 October
> http://www.nds.coi.gov.uk/coi/coipress.nsf/4eb388ccc4bff3e880256bf4003360f
> b/6a58da86ecdd91fc80256c610056f906?OpenDocument
>
> *     GOVERNMENT
> English Towns and Cities lead the way in Urban Renaissance
> The largest regeneration conference that the UK has seen was hosted by the
> Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott on 31 October and 1 November. The
> focus of the conference will be the improvement of urban life, including
> education and culture.
> From Office of the Deputy Prime Minister News, posted 31 October
> http://www.odpm.gov.uk/news/0210/0109.htm
>
> Publication of DWP Research Report no. 176: 'Electronic Government at DWP:
> Attitudes to Electronic Methods of Conducting Benefit Business
> The report highlights attitudes to people's daily dealings with
> government, and attitudes to electronic delivery of government services.
> From Department for Work and Pensions What's New, posted 31 October
> http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2002/oct/asd3010-benefit.h
> tm
>
> *     INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
> 3D library for spatial data
> An article about a project at Arizona State University, which tackles the
> problems associated with managing 3D data in digitally-based collections,
> such as cell structures.
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 78 (31 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1946334
> 91
>
> *     INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
> The Google Gods: does search engine's power threaten Web's independence?
> An article from CNET's News.com on Google's monopoly of web searching.
> Includes a sidebar containing the librarian's perspective.
> http://news.com.com/2009-1023-963618.html
> From ResourceShelf, Thurs 31.10.02
> http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/archives/2002_10_01_resourceshelf_archiv
> e.html/#85623366
>
> Faceted metadata search and browse
> A report/fact sheet on metadata and its use in Internet information
> retrieval, from SearchTools.com
> http://www.searchtools.com/info/faceted-metadata.html
> From ResourceShelf, Saturday 26.10.02
>
> INTERNATIONAL
> Upcoming Asia-Pacific library conference
> Entitled "Challenges And Opportunities For Library And Information
> Professionals In Knowledge Management And The Digital Age", it will take
> place in Thailand next March.
> From LISNews.com, posted 31 October
> http://www.lisnews.com/
>
> *     INTERNET
> Internet Resources Newsletter
> The latest issue of the Internet Resources Newsletter is now available at:
> http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn98/irn98.html LIS-LINK Digest 29-30 Oct
> 02
>
> *     LIFELONG LEARNING
> Margaret Hodge announces appointments to the board of the adult learning
> inspectorate
> DfES press release 31.10.02
> http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2002_0205
>
> *     LIBRARIES
> H-P puts Vatican treasures on the Net
> The Vatican is paying Hewlett-Packard to put various items from the
> Apostolic Library on the Internet, including such treasures as ancient
> bible texts and letters from Michelangelo and Martin Luther. At the bottom
> of the article it explains how to see the online items.
> http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/1002/30vatican.html
> From ResourceShelf, Friday 1.11.02
> http://resourceshelf.freepint.com/archives/2002_11_01_resourceshelf_archiv
> e.html/#85625822
>
> Telephone renewal systems
> Request for information about the use of telephone renewal systems in
> public libraries.
> From LIS-PUB-LIBS, posted 28 October
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0210&L=lis-pub-libs&D=1&T=0
> &O=D&P=8512
>
> *     PUBLISHING
> E-prints: the future of scholarly publishing?
> Some universities, such as Southampton (UK) and California are looking at
> the possibility of making electronic journals freely available in digital
> repositories at universities.
> From RLG ShelfLife no. 78 (31 October)
> http://lists2.rlg.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?visit=shelflife-from-rlg&id=1946334
> 91
>
> *     TRAINING
> National Acquisition Group - Acquisitions School
> Places are still available for this event, which takes place in Wakefield
> on November 11-13.  Full details and registration form on the NAG Website:
> http://www.nag.org.uk
> From LIS-PUB-LIBS, posted 30 October
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0210&L=lis-pub-libs&D=1&T=0
> &O=D&P=9247
>
> Kevin Harris, will be speaking about the Social inclusion in the
> Information Society on Tuesday 12 November 2002 as part of the evening
> meetings organised by the London & Home Counties Branch (LHCB) of CILIP.
> Contact Phillip Powell at [log in to unmask] or on 020 7416 5345
> LIS-LINK Digest 26-28 October
>
> CILIP'S University College & Research Group (UC&R) Berks, Bucks and Oxon
> Section & Colleges of Further and Higher Education Group (CoFHE) Mid-West
> Circle is organising a Study Day on Virtual Learning Environments. Contact
> Christine Milne on Tel 0118 931 8782, [log in to unmask]
> LIS-LINK Digest 2 Oct 02
>
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> regularly: it may be necessary to check archive sections to find items of
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