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http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk Update Week 22 New and Useful Web Sites, Industry News, Full-Text Docs of Interest to the Info Professional. 8/2/01 Hello from Washington D.C. Let=92s make it another week of less talk and more resources and news. Enjoy! REMEMBER, this email update is *ONLY A SAMPLE* of what you=92ll find on the actual weblog site. http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com The weblog is updated daily. Also, note the links to the Archives on the left side of the page. --------- If you have any questions or comments, just drop me a note. Cheers, gary gprice@gwu.edu ---------------- p.s Thank you for continuing to share the weblog url with others. I appreciate the help! ----- ------- -------- Weekly Highlights #22 The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com ------ Thursday, August 2, 2001 Current Awareness Tools Online News=97Aggregation Tools Resource of the Week: NewsNow Those of you who like Moreover as an aggregator of breaking news links will want to visit and bookmark NewsNow, another U.K. based resource. NewsNow compiles information from hundreds of well-know news sources from around the world. Resource Shelf Online Retail--Canada--Statistics Source: RetailInteractiva.Ca Canadian Online Buying Activity Education New Material From ERIC Clearinghouses Community College Abstracts "...from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges (ERIC/JC) provides an opportunity for users to view new abstracts that have been processed by ERIC/JC but don't appear in the ERIC Database yet. Abstracts are accessible through this system until they are available in the ERIC Database." ---- Child Care FAQ's From the National Child Care Information Center Child Care FAQs This adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse, has added new content to the FAQ section of the site. New FAQ's include: Average Number of Children in Child Care and Child Care Workforce Salaries. ---- Wednesday, August 1, 2001 U.S. Congress--FY 2002 Appropriations A Handy Compilation from THOMAS A "scoreboard" with links to the appropriate documents as they move through the U.S. Congress. CUSIP Numbers Business Research--Invisible Web New: CUSIP Lookup Database A free service that requires registration. However, the registration is fast and simple. See Also: What is a CUSIP Full-Text Document Shelf R&D Several New Statistical Reports from the National Science Foundation ---- Tuesday, July 31, 2001 Web Search--AltaVista Source: News.Com "AltaVista: In Search of a Turning Point" Jim Hu provides gives the goings on at AltaVista a thorough review. From the article, "Rivals such as Google have stepped up to challenge AltaVista's position as the search technology leader, innovating new ways to find relevant search results that cut through the growing clutter of the Web. Facing declining revenues, AltaVista has also begun to experiment with aggressive advertising strategies pioneered by rival GoTo.com, drawing charges from consumer groups that its search results are now up for sale to the highest bidder." Scholarly Publishing Full-Text Books Online "California Digital Library and University of California Press Collaborate to Deliver Scholarly Books Online" FREE Access to 60 University of California Press books now available via the CDL eScholarship initiative. Direct to the Free Full-Text Content Search Industry--Northern Light Search Industry--Yahoo Northern Light and Yahoo Form Strategic Alliance ---- Monday, July 30, 2001 The Web As a Research Tool Source: Library Journal REGISTRATION Required (Free) To Access Full-Text Could Librarians' Help Have Prevented Hopkins Tragedy? Library Catalogs--United Kingdom Feasibility Study For A United Kingdom Union Catalog Now Available on the Web. Full-Text Resource Shelf Source: U.S. Census Census Brief: Congressional Apportionment 8 pages .pdf ----- Sunday, July 29, 2001 E-Books Source: Sacramento Bee E-books Open New Chapter for Libraries ---- Saturday, July 28, 2001 New or Recently Updated Research Reports (Full-Text) 7 New Reports From the House of Commons Library (United Kingdom) AND From the Congressional Research Service (United States) ---- Friday, July 27, 2001 Digitization Projects--Journals "JSTOR's Journal-Archiving Service Makes Fans of Librarians and Scholars" E-Libraries--Commercial Viability Source: News.Com "Reading Online Libraries" Gartner analyst, Marti Harris, offers a commentary about the future prospects of commercial e-library services. From the column, "Gartner believes that success in distributing to students content normally published by university and academic publishers--and the large-scale penetration of the e-learner market--requires a formal, contractual relationship with libraries. Selling pages at 25 cents to individuals and without contracted membership fees does not seem a good way to ensure long-term business viability." Public Libraries The Future of the Public Library Note: The entire program can be heard online using RealAudio. The program aired July 18th on "The Connection" (WBUR, Boston). From the summary, "...public libraries are fighting back, reinventing themselves by reaching out to their communities and becoming places where people can log on, check out, listen in and speak up Global Brands--Lists and Rankings Source: Business Week The Best Global Brands Direct to Top 100 Most Valuable Brands (.pdf chart) ---- Thursday, July 26, 2001 New Database Chemical Safety--Worldwide International Program On Chemical Safety-INCHEM From the news release, "The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that thousands of chemical safety documents are now available free on the Internet - a development which will help countries to fulfil UN environment goals. END Weekly Highlights #22 The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com Gary D. 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