Professional Reading Shelf
Digitization Projects–United States–Newspapers
Source: Salt Lake City Tribune
Old news is brand new at U. library project
“Thanks to new technology, digital pictures are making old newspapers readable from the comfort of your home computer. On Tuesday, the University of Utah’s Digital Technology Division began loading onto the Internet digitized copies of 19th century editions of The Salt Lake Tribune.”
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Library of Congress
Library of Congress Home Page Receives a Makeover
Kudos!!!
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On Demand Publishing
Source: Information Today
Newstex Launches Content On Demand
Paula Hane writes, “Newstex (http://www.newstex.com), founded in late 2004 by president Larry Schwartz and CEO Steve Ellis, has announced Content On Demand, which offers full-text newsfeeds to content redistributors and enterprise customers. Content sources include branded newswires, newspapers, magazines, financial and business sources, official government feeds, and Weblogs. The company claims to be unique for its low-cost business model, newly developed technology built on an open source platform that is reliable and fast, flexibility to meet evolving customer requirements, full text plus embedded images in the feeds, and the financial commentary licensed from selected bloggers. Newstex is currently targeting the financial, government, and entertainment markets.”
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Public Libraries–Staff Reductions
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Library issues 48 pink slips
“The reality of budget cuts at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County hit home this week in the form of pink slips for 48 employees. The majority of jobs being eliminated are in the main library’s government and public documents departments, where all 28 employees got notices that their jobs will disappear June 30, Executive Director Kimber Fender said. About half as many jobs will be re-created in a new, combined department, and the employees can apply for those.”
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Archives
Source: FCW
Center creates archiving model
“A New York-based technology research center has developed an approach and methodology designed to help state and territorial archivists and librarians preserve digital information.”

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