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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 New Identity and Passport Service Learning on Screen Awards 2006 Building usage of [local] council websites Looking Local Directgov moves to COI British Library's Business & IP Centre INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS WWW/Internet 2006 Coordinated action to tackle spam Online Shared Learning Champions 2006 announced New educational E-Network UN General Assembly endorses WSIS New Open Source Centres in the Asia-Pacific area Finalists of South African NGO website awards eLearning Africa 2006 Electronic scholarly publishing in Africa Asian Conference on the Digital Commons LATEST WORLD NEWS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Library information journals made available in developing countries Website for blind and partially sighted children Jodi Awards 2006 EU DEVELOPMENTS European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) New UK Web site on Europe Europe Direct centres in the UK Europe's new internet domain now open for everybody French presidential campaign International roaming consultation Study on the economic and technical evolution of the scientific publication markets in Europe Debate on the future of Europe RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NEWS Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey will continue Consumers' knowledge of their health rights Ideopolises Talkr Supersites Controversy over Wikipedia report INTERNET RESOURCES (WEB, E-JOURNALS, E-FORUMS) First aid advice in audio format Learning and Skills Web Windows Live Academic Google Calendar Teacher Reference Center database now free BestTreatments Ouch! ... it's a disability thing Information literacy website World Press Freedom Day 2006 website Victoria at the Games Photo Archive Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Global Events Calendar Faith and the Arts Teacher Training Resource Bank NEW PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, REPORTS, BILLS, MANIFESTOS...) Using RSS to increase user awareness of e-resources in academic libraries Strategies for permanent access to scientific information in Southern Africa F-shaped pattern for reading Web content Media literacy Open educational resources open content for higher education Experiencing rather than learning Articles on Internet issues Local government transformation and the council website Writing matters APPOINTMENTS Three BBC Trust members announced New Director at EBLIDA AND FINALLY Turnoff! You reading? I'm working! Queenly factual Dressed suitably Turning words into flowers Thefts from the British Library 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. Sue Childs Research Fellow Information Society Research & Consultancy group 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.