Professional Reading Shelf
Research Libraries–Statistics
Source: ARL
Monograph and Serial Costs in ARL Libraries, 1986-2003:
All ARL Libraries
ARL Public University Libraries
ARL Private University Libraries
ARL Canadian University Libraries
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Digital Preservation
Source:
New Issue: DPC/PADI What’s new in digital preservation
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Open Access
Source: Biomed Central
New Issue: Open Access Now
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Public Libraries–Financial Misconduct
Source: Savannah Morning News
Feds, state probe alleged financial misconduct in middle Georgia libraries
“Federal officials in Savannah are leading a probe of alleged financial abuses at middle Georgia libraries…. The investigation has sent shudders through the ranks of librarians around the state, already widely seen as vulnerable targets in the ongoing scramble to trim budgets.”
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Internet Hoaxes
Web Hoaxes: Christmas Lights
For your, “it’s easy to create a hoax” on the Internet file…It turns out that a web site that was supposed to allow vistors to control Christmas lights over the web was a hoax. The story was picked up by the AP, mentioned on Slashdot, The New York Times, and by MANY other news outlets. The site got more that 4 million visitors this month. You can learn more about the hoax in this Wall Street Journal story and from the AP.

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