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Archives–Electronic
Source: UNESCO
International Council on Archives Submits Report on E-Records to UNESCO
From the announcement, “Archives needs to be repositioned to manage electronic records and deal effectively with archival automation” states the International Council on Archives (ICA) in submitting the findings of a research work on e-records commissioned by UNESCO. The project came as a response to the challenges posed by e-records to the international archival community and to archives users…The manuscript of the ICA practical guide on managing, preservation and providing access to electronic records, titled Electronic Records: A Workbook for Archivists, was completed in December 2003 by the ICA Committee on Current Records in an Electronic Environment, a group of 34 specialists from over 25 countries. The lead editors are Andrew McDonald (UK), Kimberly Barata (UK) and Ivar Fonnes (Norway). Authors include Kevin Ashley (UK), Niklaus B�tikofer (Switzerland), Ivar Fonnes (Norway), Michael Millar (USA) and Michael Wettengel (Germany)…This manuscript will undergo final editing in January-February 2004 and will be published in print and online and distributed by ICA to its member archival institutions around the world.”
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Library and Information Science
Source: OCLC Research
OCLC and ALISE announce 2004 Research Grant Award Recipients
OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grants Program awards for 2004:
++ Corinne Jorgensen, Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, Florida State University, for a study, �Developing A Thesaurus For Indexing Images Across Diverse Domains.� Since image and video collections encompass diverse domains and disciplines and exist in multiple formats, access to materials in these collections is often problematic, with little access to the visual content or interpretive aspects of items. Dr. Jorgensen proposes development of a visual indexing thesaurus based on theoretical considerations from basic research, and testing this thesaurus across a variety of domains and collections.

++ Feili Tu, Assistant Professor, and Nancy Zimmerman, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina, for a study, �Consumer Health Information Services in American Public Libraries: An Assessment of Current Status and Educational Needs.� The purpose of this research is to help public libraries improve their health information services and develop appropriate service policies, and to help improve the education of health information professionals working in public libraries�which will improve the public�s access to information and services and help people make informed decisions regarding their health.

++ Elizabeth Yakel, Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan, for a study, �Academic Reference Librarians and Extending Access to Primary Sources.� Dr. Yakel�s study acknowledges the expanded role of academic reference librarians as gatekeepers of information concerning primary sources and poses two key research questions concerning accessibility: What is the role of system versus domain knowledge in searching for unpublished materials in bibliographic utilities and integrated library systems, and are the classic search strategies that break questions into concepts effective in searching MARC records for archives and manuscripts that are organized by provenance and have less precise subject analysis?

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