Directories–Higher Education
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
Coming Soon? A Directory of Faculty, Staff, Students in Higher Education
From the article, “The Internet2 consortium of research universities will try to build a Web directory of millions of people in higher education. The directory would be, in effect, an electronic “white pages” of students and faculty and staff members, with information about how to communicate with them electronically over the Internet…”This is an experiment,” says Michael R. Gettes, principal technologist at Georgetown University, who is one of the project’s leaders. Few directories of the size anticipated have ever been built, and the necessary standardization is often hard to achieve when many institutions are involved.”
See Also: Full-Text of Internet2 News Release

Web Search–AltaVista–Canada
Source:CNW
“AltaVista Canada to Rejoin AltaVista Company’s Worldwide Network”
From the release, “Operational and management responsibilities for AltaVista Canada will return on June 28, 2001 to the AltaVista Company, a majority owned operating company of CMGI, following a successful three-year relationship in which TELUS launched and managed the site at www.altavista.ca”
Update: AltaVista Reclaims Canadian Portal (Source: Globe and Mail)

Canada Resource Shelf
Internet Access
Source: Industry Canada
The New National Dream: Networking the Nation for Broadband Access
News Release and Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text

Full-Text Document Shelf
NTIS
Source: GAO
Review of NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
Now Available From GAO
Information Management: Dissemination of Technical Reports
GAO-01-490, May 18
Objectives:
1) NTIS’ various functions
2) The quality, age, and demand trends of reports in NTIS’ repository
3) The extent that reports in NTIS’ repository are readily available from
other public sources
4) Whether federal agencies are sending their reports to NTIS for sale to the
public, as required by law, and, if not, the reasons for lack of compliance.
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A few highlights from the findings:
NOTE: Page numbers refer to PDF.
1) Fewer than One In Ten Reports in Repository Has Been Sold Since
1995 (p.14)
2) Nineteen Percent of Reports in NTIS’ Repository Were Available from Other
Public Sources (p. 17)
3) Thirty-Seven Percent of the Reports Available Elesewhere Were Free On the
Internet (p. 19)
4) Agencies Did Not Always Send Their Reports to NTIS, as required by law.
(p. 21)

Web Search–Intelliseek
Invisible Web
Source: Newsbytes
CIA Venture Capital Fund Makes Invest in Intelliseek (ProFusion, Bullseye)
From the story, “In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s unclassified venture capital fund, announced a $1.4 million investment in Intelliseek, a Cincinnati
company that offers products and services that help companies gather intelligence electronically.”
See Also: Intelliseek’s Press Release
Update 6/25
“Intelliseek Gains $1.4 Million From CIA-Backed Firm”
Source: Washington Post

Web Search–Pay for Placement
Source: S.F. Chronicle
Searching For Profits:
Amid Tech Slump, More Portals Sell Search Engine Results To Highest Bidder
Once again, let the searcher beware!

Web Search–Inktomi
Web Search–MSN Search
MSN Search Chooses Inktomi for Asian Portals
From the release, “Inktomi� Search/Web will provide full-text results for MSN Search in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, providing highly relevant, comprehensive search results to Internet users in these regions.”

Information Industry–Databases
Information Industry–Copyright
Source: Newsbytes
“House Judiciary Chair Nudges Industry On Database Accord”
From the article, “House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., told high-tech industry leaders that unless they can hammer out a compromise position on a common database intellectual property protection bill, House leaders would forge their own version of the measure out of two conflicting pieces of legislation.The IT industry and other database and intellectual property holders remain far apart on their concept of database protections, with many content providers trying to keep their databases proprietary. However, Internet portal sites and other presenters of information want databases to be available under copyright law, so long as they are significantly augmented.”

Web Search–Visualization
Web Search–Antarcti.ca
UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration Registry)
Antarcti.Ca Releases Demo of UDDI Directory Using Visualization Technology
From the release, “The UDDI Business Registry is a global, public, online directory that gives businesses a uniform way to describe their services, discover other companies’ services, and understand the methods necessary to conduct e-business with a particular company.Visual Net places the UDDI Business Registry data on large-scale maps utilizing a superior navigation system and information-rich visuals to enable users to find information on businesses in a way that is more natural, more like real life. This is expected to expedite the integration of the UDDI registry into a businesses’ standard work environment.”
Direct to UDDI/Visual Net Demo

Professional Reading–Conference Papers
ACRL Conference Papers Available Online, Full-Text
The full-text of invited and contributed papers from the ACRL Conference in Denver
Over 40 papers (.pdf format) are available
A Few Titles From the Collection:
Digital Collections: Acceptance And Use in a Research Community
Digital Librarian, Cybrarian, or Librarian with Specialized Skills: Who Will Staff Digital Libraries?
The Future is Now: Reference Service for the Electronic Era
Learning by Teaching: Student Presentations of Databases
Online Journals: Utility of ToCs vs. Fulltext
Shifting Sands�The Jurisdiction of Librarians in Scholarly Communication

Election 2000–Archives
Archived Web Material
New Web Resource: Alexa Internet Debuts Election 2000 Collection
From the news release, “Alexa Internet today announced the Election 2000 Collection, a groundbreaking, large-scale collection of date-searchable Web sites archived and made available online.The Election 2000 Collection developed for the U.S. Library of Congress by the Internet Archive, and Compaq Computer, is now being made available as an Internet library containing archived copies of more than 1000 election-related Web sites (http://archive.alexa.com). The collection, searchable by date, by website, and by category via Alexa’s new Wayback Machine technology, contains more than two million megabytes, or about 87 million pages, of election-related information gathered between August 1, 2000 and January 14, 2001, including what was published on the candidates’ web sites, political party sites, and major news sites.”

Information Quality
Web as a Research Tool
Source: The Globe and Mail (Canada)
“Web Isn’t Always a Hit for Students”
This article is on target! Kudos to The Globe and Mail.
Highlights from the article, Knowing how to find information on the Net is an important skill for students. But most don’t learn how to search properly…Knowing how to find information on the Internet is one of the most important skills a high school or university student can have. But most students don’t take the time to learn how to conduct their research properly…Librarians can be a valuable resource manager in a student’s quest to search the Internet for print, video, audio or other material. They can also assist with tips on how to use search engines and directories in order to narrow down a search…Often, students will “place too much faith in search engines, figuring they’ll just type in a couple of words and the search engine will find what they’re looking for,” says Internet author and consultant Rick Broadhead.”

Government Documents
Searchable Databases–Invisible Web
GPO Access
New Edition: GPO Access Training Manual Online
This new edition is a 73 page pdf file. Print versions are to follow according to the GPO site.

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.”

Product Design–Lists and Rankings
Source: Business Week
Annual Design Rankings
“The best product designs of the year.”
Direct to the Winners List

Business–Lists and Rankings
Source: Fortune
Cool 2001
Lists of cool companies, people, trends, and products. Separate foreign and domestic categories.

Information Technology–Lists and Rankings
Source: Business Week
Information Technology 100
EXPANDED CONTENT
Web version contains rankings for 200 companies. Data provided by S&P Compustat

Information Technology–Lists and Rankings
Source: Upside
Upside Hot 100 (Private Companies)

Dictionaries–Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary Adds Terms
The lastest issue of the OED News contains a full list of recently added terms.
Here are just a few of them:
bad hair day, browser, channel surfing, cybercafe, double-click, home page, MP3, pay-per-view, retail therapy, smiley, spammer, urban legend, webliography

Ontologies
Classification and Categorization
“Ontology Development 101: A Guide to Creating Your First Ontology”
Written by two members of the Stanford University faculty. From the abstract, “Ontologies have become core components of many large applications yet the training material has not kept pace with the growing interest. This paper addresses the issues of why one would build an ontology and presents a methodology for creating ontologies based on declarative knowledge representation systems.”
Make sure to take a look at the Protege Project software. It’s free to download.

Full-Text Document Shelf
Electric Blackouts–California
Source: California Independent System Operators
California ISO System Conditions Notification Process (14 Pages)
California ISO System Conditions Notification Process–Addendum
ISO 2001 Summer Assessment Report (50 Pages)

Real Estate–United Kingdom
Proviser: Home Prices Throughout England and Wales
Data source is H.M. Land Registry.

Web Search–Google
Searching PDF Material With Google
Several “tips” to search only .pdf material in Google have been mentioned in various articles. Here is another.
*If you need to search ONLY .pdf content, combine this syntax: filetype:pdf with your search terms.
Example: filetype:pdf “Dulles International Airport” site:gov
*If you need to eliminate .pdf material from you search, try this:
Example: -filetype: pdf “runway construction”
More info via this Google FAQ

Online Databases–Canada
Invisible Web
The National Library of Canada Announces FREE Access to AMICUS Database
From the news release, “AMICUS, which includes the catalogue of the National Library of Canada as well as records for items held in all of Canada’s major research libraries, had been available only to those libraries that could afford the subscription fee. This barrier has now been eliminated.”
Direct to the AMICUS Web

Web Search Industry–RealNames
Web Search Industry–MSN
UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration)
Business Directories
“Microsoft and RealNames Announce Registration and Navigation Services for the UDDI Inititative”
Portion of news release of greatest interest to the searcher, “In addition, users can now also search the UDDI Business Registry by typing the Keyword phrase UDDI, followed by a company name or portion of a company name, into the address bar of Internet Explorer (for example: UDDI Corp). The results will display a complete listing of all the ways businesses with Corp in their company name are identified within the UDDI Registry.” More info via this Reuters story.

Reviews–Reference
Commentary–Copyright
New Material from Jacso and Tennant
A new edition of Peter’s Digital Reference Shelf is now available.
He reviews CyberAtlas, a statistical site for Internet information and and The New Penguin English Dictionary.
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Roy Tennant’s latest column for LJDigital is also online It’s titled, “The Copyright War”. From the column, “Copyright as we presently know it is dead. To be specific, copyright law as it currently stands is not only unenforceable, it is widely perceived by the general public as overly protective of publishers and, to a lesser extent, creators. Thus, even as copyright law is strengthened in the legislatures and the courts, it is dead to many in our society.”

Government Information–United States
United States Government FAQ Compilation
Thanks to the LII for the tip.

Full-Text Document Shelf (2 Items)
Children–United States
Working Series No. #52
Source: U.S. Census
“At-Risk Conditions of U.S. School-Age Children”
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Health Statistics–Lists and Rankings
Source: CDC
Top Ten States with the Highest Rates of Tuberculosis

Library and Information Technology
Worth A Bookmark: Public Library Association (PLA) Tech Notes
Concise overviews on current topics. These will be of interest to all types of libraries. A few titles available include:
E-Reference: Closing in on 24/7
Intranets: The Web Inside
Metadata: Always More Than You Think

Education–Directories
Education–Databases
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools alerts us to 3 directory resources they compile.
*Latino Education Directory
*Outdoor Education Directory
*Rural Education Directory

Business Research
Source: Business 2.0
“How to Find Warning Signs in Quarterly Reports”
An overview written for the lay investor or new business researcher about gleaning info from EDGAR documents.

Full-Text Document Shelf
Law–U.S. Federal Courts–Statistics
Federal Court Management Statistics-2000
Court of Appeals ||| District Courts

Search Engines–Future Search
A New Visual Search Engine in the Research Stage
Source: New Scientist
“Rather than returning lists of possible website hits the new engine, called Visualization Information Tool (VisIT), shows results as icons. These represent groups of sites, with the most relevant ones towards the centre.”
Direct to a Beta Test of the VisIT Engine

Web Search Industry–FAST
More Details on the FAST PartnerSite Program
According to a FAST .pdf file, $100 a month will allow for up to 1000 pages crawled/recrawled/refreshed everyday.

Web Search Industry–Vivisimo
Yahoo! Internet Life Names Vivisimo Search Engine Developed at Carnegie Mellon The `Best New Search Service on the Web
From the release, “…Vivisimo’s free public Web site — http://www.vivisimo.com — works with several of the major search engines, including Yahoo!, AltaVista, MSN and Lycos. It also can access government sites such as FirstGov.gov, which compiles information from all federal agencies, PubMed, which reports medical information, and many corporate, news and university sites, such as Microsoft, CNN and Harvard. All of these are seen at http://www.vivisimo.com/demos/.

Convergence
Hello to the Enuber Project
Source: NetNews Today“Trials of the Enumber project have started. The idea is to map phone numbers to net addresses, so everything is seamlessly connected. With this information, a phone call can be routed via a mobile or the Net, and even turned from a voice message to an email.”

Canadian Resource Shelf
Access to Information
Annual Report to Parliament for 2000-2001 – Information Commissioner of Canada
From the site, “The Report includes several recommendations to assist the Access to Information Review Task Force in improving the Access to Information Act and provides report cards on the performance of several departments.”

Census 2000–United States
Summary File 1 (Detailed Demographic Data) Material Begins To Roll Out
Material for Delaware and Vermont is now available.

Full-Text Document Shelf (2 Items)
Crime–Statistics–United States
Source: BJS
Criminal Victimization 2000: Changes, 1999-2000, with Trends, 1993-2000
Summary/News Release ||| Full-Text/Spreadsheets
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Gangs–Statistics–United States
Source: USDOJ
The Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970�98