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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 Police powers and libraries Librarians respond to Terrorism Bill Winners of the Public Library Buildings Awards Enquire, discover and read The Wright Stuff About Me project Brighton's Jubilee Library wins award Public Libraries Challenge Fund awards Terrorism bill and its effect on librarians Evidence via video INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS WSIS Phase II is nearly here! World Library and Information Congress 2006 International Library Forum, Shanghai World Usability Day WSIS Challenge Award IFLA honours and awards 2006 WSIS Wire Libraries in the digital age, 2006 Blooker Prize International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries WSIS PrepCom-3 ends with issues still to be resolved LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Microsoft digital inclusion research funds A journey towards an information society Stockholm Challenge Award 2006 Digital philanthropy Sign Video Contact Centre Why should countries embed ICTs into SME policy Internet Discussion Forum on Open Course Content for Higher Education EU DEVELOPMENTS EU Commissioner's speech on Internet governance Music copyright European Biometrics Portal Plans for European digital libraries Proposal for single market for radio spectrum use RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS CREE Project outputs available The Common Information Environment and Creative Commons New Open Source Academy Adelphi Charter BioMed Central's response to ALPSP report ICT and productivity OpenDocument Study on the effects of open access to research INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS) Free information science e-journals i-Witness PAStexplorers NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS...) The Google Print Controversy: A Bibliography Building online communities of practice: the international open source network model Connecting agricultural sector through electronic governance models Information Society: the next steps Towards knowledge societies Public service broadcasting E-metrics for library and information professionals Designation Challenge Fund Report 2002-04 Weblog usability: the top ten design mistakes World Disasters Report 2005 Implementing a holistic approach to e-learning accessibility Developing the new learning environment Managing electronic records Articles on Internet issues Why should countries embed ICTs into SME policy The virtual customer The commercialized Web: challenges for libraries and democracy APPOINTMENTS No stories this issue. AND FINALLY Virtual gifts What does a book say about you? It's a small world 'It's good to talk' Banned Books Week Classic ringtones 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.