_New Open Access / OAI Articles and Reports_ I am pleased to announce the availability of three major publications relating to Open Access and the Open Archives Initiative: [I] "Open Archives Initiative Data Providers. Part II: Science and Technology," _Library Hi Tech News_ 21, no. 5 (June 2004): 22-30. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-DP-II.pdf (accessed 7 July 2004). Bioline [ http://www.bioline.org.br/ ] CERN Document Server (CDS) [ http://cds.cern.ch/ ] Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) [ http://www.dlese.org/dds/index.jsp ] Organic Eprints [ http://orgprints.org/ ] *********************************************************************************************** [II] "Gaining Independence with E-Print Archives and OAI: Report on the 2nd Workshop on the Open Archives Initiative, October 17-19, 2002, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland," _Journal of Internet Cataloging_ 6, no. 3 (2003) [2004]: 35-52. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-WS-02.pdf (accessed 7 July) In addition to a detailed description and summary of individual presentations and reports, a bibliography of 'Related Readings, Reports, and Resources' was compiled and appended to the formal workshop report. ************************************************************************************************ [III] News from the Field," _Journal of Internet Cataloging_ 6, no. 3 (2003) [2004]: 61-80. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NEWSv6n3.pdf (accessed 7 July 2004). In this latest news column, numerous Open Access and Open Archives Initiative programs, projects, and publications are profiled. Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 [log in to unmask]