Subject: Info@UK XXXX edition available
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Dear all,
This month’s Info@UK is now available from the address below.
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Info@UK - is your guide to major UK Information Society developments and
news. The bulletin is compiled by the Information Management Research
Institute, University of Northumbria on behalf of the British Council and
is designed primarily to meet the information needs of British Council
staff. However we recognise that it will be of interest to a wider audience
and are happy to share Info@UK with you.
All articles contained in this bulletin, and many more plus past copies can
be located at the British Council’s Info@UK Web site:
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This month’s headlines….
UK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
The British Library joins Digital Library Federation
Resource becomes Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
National Library of Scotland strategy
‘No’ to e-voting this year
Information Commissioner surveys Freedom of Information in the public sector
New Government Intranet for the public sector
NHS takes on broadband
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
United Nations supports global e-democracy
Canadian government behind on e-services
France e-strategy updated
LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Case studies on digital divide in Africa
Asian gender divide
Cuba tightens its reign on national Internet access
EU DEVELOPMENTS
Commission outlines Information Society communications
EU reviews e-Europe action plan
Commission proposes eContentplus
EU ‘Safer Internet day’
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS
UNESCO New study on Freedom of Information laws
EU elevates environment in ICT
…Google 1, Librarians…2 ?
INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS)
EU produces e-government research resource
‘Tangentium’ - new e-journal on IT and the Information Society
Europa revamped
NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS…)
New strategy for the National Library of Scotland
Museums Libraries and Archives annual review 2002 -2003
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
e-government Europe Summit 2004
JISC conference 2004
UN ICT Task Force Global Forum on Internet Governance
Library and Information show 2004
Information as a strategic resource
Libraries in the Digital Age 2004
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Assessing the quality of Information
Abstracting and summarising quickly and accurately
Information literacy
Freedom of Information
Information Audit
Implementing Freedom of Information
Freedom of information: the road to compliance - 1st January 2005 and beyond
Current legal issues in information work: key areas and what you need to
know
Breakthrough thinking in knowledge and information strategy
Training the trainer: preparing library and information professionals to
train their users
APPOINTMENTS
Crown panel on Copyright
New Chairman of Copyright Licensing Agency
MLA appoints new ICT adviser
London Archives, Libraries and Museums appoints Chief Executive
AND FINALLY
President Clinton only sent 2 e-mails
EU Jargon buster!
Tony Blair says.com
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Many thanks,
Richard Archer
Editor of Info@UK
Information Management Research Institute
University of Northumbria
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