Legal Information–Canada
Online Industry–LexisNexis
LexisNexis Butterworths in Final Negotiations To Purchase Quicklaw
The deal will be finalized in the “very near future.”

Online Industry–OCLC
E-Books
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
“NetLibrary’s New Owners Hope Newer E-Books Will Be More Attractive to Academe”
From the article, “One thing we have heard loud and clear is we need to improve the currency of our collection,” Rich Rosy, the company’s new leader, said last week during a briefing about the company’s latest strategy. The briefing was broadcast to OCLC’s members over the Internet.” Also from the article, “Officials at netLibrary say they sell e-books to 7,300 libraries, about 3,000 of which are at colleges and universities. Some of those libraries joined on a trial basis, however, or have ordered only small numbers of e-books.”
See Also: Direct to netLibrary

Information Industry–OneSource
Business Browser from OneSource Adds Content from Several Providers
The announcement mentions several new services including, “Non-profit organization information from GuideStar, expanded global and regional news from FT.com and Proquest, improved analyst reports from Investext and detailed public company information from Multex.”

Online Industry–CrossRef
Source: InfoToday NewsBreaks
“CrossRef Considering Full-Text Search Service”
From Paula Hane’s article, “CrossRef a publisher collaborative that�s operated by the Publishers International Linking Association, Inc. (PILA) and enables researchers to navigate online journals via Digital Object Identifier-based (DOI) citation links, is currently considering the implementation of a full-text search service. While discussions of such a service have been circulating since late last fall, CrossRef members have recently been officially informed that the CrossRef Search Project is under consideration and that a full proposal will be presented at the group�s annual meeting in September. If the new service is approved, it would be developed with separate financing and would not divert resources from the existing reference-linking service.”
See Also: Direct to CrossRef

Enterprise Search
New From FAST: Real-Time Information Retrieval For Internet and Enterprise Environments
From the announcement, “The next-generation product suite [FAST Data Search 3.0] shatters the traditional notion of information retrieval by delivering a highly modular and scalable application suite combining real-time search functionality with a real-time filter/alert engine for dynamic information processing, advanced linguistics functionality, and flexible content access and integration options.”

Encyclopedias–Georgia
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Learn About: The New Georgia Encyclopedia
From the article, “Headquartered in the University of Georgia’s main library, the New Georgia Encyclopedia project has received a $175,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the first such award in the country for the production of an online encyclopedia. When it debuts in fall 2003 on the Internet, it will be free and available to people around the world.”
See Also: Learn More About the Encyclopedia

Libraries–United Kingdom
Source: Kablenet.Com
“Whitehall Opens E-Library”
From the article, “Government librarians are to provide a new information resource in the form of the Electronic Library for Government, it was announced on 28 May 2002. Over 20 library and information services will provide content for the site, that will be hosted by the Knowledge Network team in the Office of the e-Envoy.”

Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (5 Items)
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Campaign Fundraising–United States–Statistics
Source: FEC
New Statistics, “Congressional Fundraising Continues to Trail 2000 Levels”
This news release contains links to numerous lists and rankings available in html and/or Excel formats.
Also Online Today: FEC Annual Report 2001
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Funding for the Arts–United States
Source: The Foundation Center
New, Full-Text, Research Brief: Arts Funding Update, 2002
From the brief, “…an overview of the growth…and distribution of foundation funding for the arts, culture, media, and humanities from 1996 to 2000…”
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Information Technology–Lists & Rankings
Source: Upside
Upside Hot 100
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Corporate News–Canada
Canadian News Release Service, CCNMatthews, Debuts New Web Site
New Advanced News Search allows searching/browsing back six months. The “Media Folder” contains an extensive list of media organizations, publications, and broadcast outlets.
See Also: Direct to the CCNMatthews Site
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Reading Habits–United Kingdom
Source: Orange/Orange Prize for Fiction
New, Full-Text Report: The Reading Habits of Individuals and Couples (U.K.)
Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text (73 pages .pdf)
From the summary, “The aim of the research commissioned by the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2002, was not only to give an in-depth picture of national reading habits but for the first time to measure the proportion of time spent reading books in the context of total leisure reading time.”

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