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------APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS-------- Dear All This month's Info@UK is now available from the Info@UK web site: http:[log in to unmask] Info@UK is your guide to major UK Information Society developments and news. The bulletin is compiled by Sue Childs at the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences, Northumbria University 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. News stories: http:[log in to unmask] Monthly bulletin in Word and PDF: http:[log in to unmask] THIS MONTH'S HEADLINES: UK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS Socitm IT trends survey 2005/6 Digital Challenge competition Scottish Parliament DVD on petitions Scots Connect Skills training for knowledge workers Fraud closes tax credit site Review of UK intellectual property rights MLA - British Council partnership Heritage Lottery Fund consultation INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS UK Civil Society and WSIS e-tools for Mongolian script Information literacy training in Ghana The Tech Museum Awards nominations Internet Librarian International 2006 SCECSAL XVII LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE The Network ICT for poverty reduction: necessary but insufficient EU DEVELOPMENTS SLA Europe award applications RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS Perceptions of libraries and information resources Public Libraries Stock Procurement Model Development project Library service development using computer games technology Summer 2002 - Winter 2004/5 Computer games technology and public libraries The open access debate continues INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS) Wikipedia tightens editorial procedures My Web My Way Usage levels of UK government Web sites Beautiful Minds Online Poetry Archive NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS...) DOT-COMments eNewsletter Reforming Internet governance Better use of personal information: opportunities and risks British Library Annual Report 2004-2005 Information needed to cope with crisis in the lives of individuals and communities Neighbourhoods on the net APPOINTMENTS No stories this issue AND FINALLY Seasons Greetings PetCell Turkeys over the phone The singing sandwich The romance of libraries Teddyfone Virtual air guitar You can now submit your feedback of the Web site or the bulletin to us using the 'FEEDBACK' link on all pages. You can also subscribe to receive a monthly Word version of the bulletin in your e-Mail inbox by sending an e-mail to [log in to unmask] with the words join infoatuk firstname lastname in the body of the message, with no subject header and no signature. PLEASE NOTE: Some servers will not allow e-mail subscriptions through their filters. If you think this may be the case please contact your system administrator or try using a different e-mail address. [End] Sue Childs Research Fellow Information Society Research & Consultancy School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences Northumbria University ==== This e-mail is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. Please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error. You should also be aware that all electronic mail from, to, or within Northumbria University may be the subject of a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and related legislation, and therefore may be required to be disclosed to third parties. This e-mail and attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to leaving Northumbria University. Northumbria University will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on.