Science–Digital Libraries
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation Plans Digital Library
Source: Wired News
“The National Science Foundation is funding the construction of a National Science Digital Library, where users will be able to browse quality resources from libraries around the country.”
Visit a Prototype of the Library via the Site for Science at Cornell University
Encyclopedia–New Zealand
Source: The New Zealand Herald
“Work on Online Encyclopaedia to Start Next Year”
From the article, “Work will begin next year on an online encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Prime Minister Helen Clark and Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard said yesterday that it would provide a comprehensive guide to the country’s natural environment, history, culture, economics, institutions and social development.”
E-Books–.netLibrary
Books in Print
“netLibrary eBooks Now Available in R.R. Bowker’s Books In Print Database”
“…an agreement with R.R. Bowker that incorporates netLibrary’s eBook titles into R.R. Bowker’s Books In Print(R) book information database.”
Information Industry–ProQuest
ProQuest to Add Oxford University Press Titles
Over 70 full-text titles to be added to ProQuest products in the Fall of 2002
Info Industry–LexisNexis
LexisNexis Announces Release of “Current Issues Universe” For Academic Community
From the release, “The release of CIU marks the first time students will have online access to these important documents through one research solution. CIU delivers access to the complete text of documents from more than 8,000 �gray literature� sources.”
Full-Text Document Shelf
United States Congress
Health Care Financing
Alert: Money in Congress Alert via Center for Responsive Politics
CRP out with a document (including links to database entries) discussing the American Medical Association and contibutions to politcal candidates. From the alert, “At the forefront of the debate is the American Medical Association, a trade group representing hundreds of thousands of physicians nationwide. The AMA, which today launched an ad campaign in support of managed care reform, widely has been considered one of the Republican Party�s biggest allies over the years, a position largely reflected in its political giving.”
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