Briefly
+ H.W. Wilson Announces Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1905-1982

Professional Reading Shelf
PubMed
Source: NLM
New Edition of PubMed Tutorial Available
The tutorial can be accessed here or via a link on the PubMed sidebar.
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Internet Security–Internationalized Domain Names
Source: United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
Understanding Internationalized Domain Names
“You may have been exposed to internationalized domain names (IDNs) without realizing it. While they typically do not affect your browsing activity, IDNs may give attackers an opportunity to redirect you to a malicious web page.”

REMINDER
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Docuticker is a daily update from the ResourceShelf team with direct links to new reports from government agencies, ngo’s, think tanks, and other groups.

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Toys–Holiday Season–Lists & Rankings
Source: Toys “R” Us
Toys “R” Us Announces Its Annual List of the Hottest New Toys for the 2005 Holiday Season
“Toys ‘R’ Us Us today announced its annual list of toys anticipated to be the top choices of children this holiday season. The Toys “R” Us Joy List — organized by age from infants to big kids — features 36 toys that are new to market this year. From this list, 14 toys were selected as the overall ‘best of the season.’”
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MacBeth–Database
Source: askSam
The Tragedy of MacBeth by William Shakespeare — Free Searchable Version
“Using the askSam Web Publisher, we’ve put the entire text of MacBeth on-line in a searchable database. You can search and browse through the information from your Web browser.” You can also download the database along with an askSam viewer. (Free registration required.)

Search Briefs
+ Vivisimo and MSN Awarded Contract to Power Search on FirstGov
+ MSN Search Offers Free Full Text Access to Encarta Encyclopedia

Professional Reading Shelf
Information Industry
Libraries
Source: ACCESS
The September Issue of ACCESS is Now Online
Articles include:
+ The future of the book: the view from a librarian and a publisher
+ India moving ahead with open access
+ Companies turn to knowledge management to solve information overload

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Elections
Source: Parliamentary Library, Parliament of Australia
Research Brief: Elections Around the World
“This electronic brief provides links to web-based information and full-text articles relevant to selected countries having national elections in 2005.”

Professional Reading Shelf
Federal Depository Library Program–Selection Policy
Source: GPO
FDLP Selection Mechanisms: Item Numbers and Alternatives
“As part of its ongoing planning efforts, GPO’s Information Dissemination (Superintendent of Documents) organization has undertaken a review of the item number system used by libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to select tangible and electronic titles. As the number of electronic publications disseminated continues to grow, GPO raised questions about the continued utility of item numbers in its initial planning statement on the National Bibliography. In response to a request from the Depository Library Council, GPO conducted a review of the current item number system and examined possible alternatives. As a result of this review, GPO is releasing three briefing papers and soliciting comments from the depository library community. Depository Selection: History and Current Practice (PDF; 84 KB) is provided as background information for the other two papers. It provides an overview of the item number process in its current form. Depository Selection Mechanisms: New Model for the Selection of Online Titles (PDF; 82 KB) proposes new mechanisms for the selection of online titles. Depository Selection Mechanisms: New Model for the Selection of Tangible Publications (PDF; 90 KB) proposes new mechanisms to support a more flexible model for selection and distribution of tangible publications…. Deadline for comments is Monday, October 31, 2005.”
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Public Libraries–United Kingdom
Source: LISU
Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey 2004-06
“LISU’s regular Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey describes in detail how our Public Library Services are faring and their plans for the future. Based upon an extensive questionnaire survey of UK Libraries, it is a compilation of recent spending results, together with budgets for 2005-2006.”
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Public Libraries–United States
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
E.D. TAB: Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2003
“This report includes national and state summary data on public libraries in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas, with an introduction, findings, and numerous tables. The report is based on data from the Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2003, and includes information on population of legal service area, service outlets, public service hours, library materials, total circulation, circulation of children’s materials, reference transactions, library visits, children’s program attendance, interlibrary loans, electronic services and information, full-time-equivalent staff, operating revenue and expenditures, and capital expenditures. The report includes several key findings: Nationwide, library visits to public libraries totaled 1.3 billion, or 4.6 library visits per capita. The average number of Internet terminals available for public use per stationary outlet was 9.5.”
Full Report (PDF; 1.07 MB)

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Hurricane Rita
A Selection of Resources to Track the Storm
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Wealth–United States–Lists & Rankings
Source: Forbes
Just Released, Forbes 400 (2005)
“The 400 Richest Americans.” Sort list by rank, name, net worth, age, and residence. Numerous special features are included in the online package.
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Public Schools–United States–Financial Data
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Public School District Finance Peer Search
“This search lets you compare the finances of a school district with its peers. Peer districts are districts which share similarities among these characteristics: total students; Student/Teacher Ratio; Percent Children in Poverty; District Type; and Locale Code. In the box above, enter the name of a district. You may enter the entire name or any portion of the name. Click the search button to perform your search.” Recently updated to include 2002-03 fiscal data and 2003-04 non-fiscal data.
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Workplace–United States–Statistics
Source: BLS
Just Released, Work At Home In 2004
“In May 2004, 20.7 million persons usually did some work at home as part of their primary job, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. These workers, who reported working at home at least once per week, accounted for about 15 percent of total nonagricultural employment in May 2004, essentially the same percentage as in May 2001.”
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Health–Web Resources
Source: MedlinePlus
New MedlinePlus Topic Compilation
+ Coping with Chronic Illness
+ Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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MacArthur Fellows Program–Grant Recipients
Source: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
25 MacArthur Fellows Announced by the MacArthur Foundation…
“The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 25 new MacArthur Fellows for 2005. Each received a phone call from the Foundation this week informing them that they will be given $500,000 in ‘no strings attached’ support over the next five years. MacArthur Fellows are selected for their creativity, originality, and potential. By providing resources without stipulations or reporting requirements, the MacArthur Foundation offers the opportunity for Fellows to accelerate their current activities or take their work in new directions. The unusual level of independence afforded to the Fellows underscores the spirit of freedom intrinsic to creative endeavors.”

Search Briefs
+ AOL.com Portal Leaves Beta
+ Findory Completes Release of Personalized RSS Reader
+ University of Michigan Official Comments on Google Library Lawsuit

Resources of the Week
By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor

This week, we bring you another eclectic ResourceShelf Round-Up. Here’s a brief look at a few quality resources available from some of the leading U.S. business schools. We’ll bet there’s at least something here you’ve never seen before. And if you know about other “hidden gems” like this, please let us know.

Business Education–Research
Source: Columbia University School of Business
http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/ideasatwork/
“Columbia Ideas at Work is a bridge between business research and practice, offering key insights from Columbia Business School’s faculty in a format that is easily accessible to busy executives. Our faculty members — world-class scholars in accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and operations — are engaged in pioneering research on issues that affect your business. This site presents practical applications of that research to help you understand your customers, motivate your employees, make strategic investment choices and capture opportunity in today’s dynamic, global marketplace. The site is organized into three sections:
+ Magazine — a quarterly, online magazine showcasing recent research
+ Research briefs — one-page digests of the main findings of research papers (includes the idea, the research and how you can apply it)
+ Research archive — a searchable database of faculty publications (citations, abstracts, and full text)
An RSS feed is available, as is a link to the collection of research guides compiled by the Thomas J. Watson Library of Business and Economics.
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Business Leaders–Multimedia
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Audio & Video
Here you’ll find a large collection of audio and video presentations from business leaders in a wide range of discplines who have spoken at the graduate school, including such notables as Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, Jack Welch, Anne Mulcahy of Xerox, and Symantec CEO John Thompson. RealPlayer format.
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Union Army–Data
Source: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Center for Population Economics
Union Army Study
“The Union Army Data Set consists of 35,747 white males mustered into the Union Army during the Civil War, for whom military, socio-economic, and medical information from several sources throughout their lifetimes has been collected.” Includes three datasets:
+ Military, Pension, and Medical Records: The largest data set is the ‘Military, Pension, and Medical Records’ data set, which is derived from military-related documents housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. These include both war-time records and applications made by veterans for pension support.
+ Surgeon’s Certificates: “Associated with these pension applications are detailed physical examinations, completed by physicians, that certify the veterans’ health and disability status. Information from these examinations is collected in the second major dataset, known as the ‘Surgeons’ Certificates’ data set.”
+ Census Records: The ‘Census Records’ data set contains all information on the veterans that is available in the U.S. Federal Censuses of 1850, 1860, 1900, and 1910, though not all veterans could be linked successfully to the Census documents.”
Researchers have used this data “to analyze, among other things, trends in chronic diseases, life-cycle and intergenerational factors in the secular decline of mortality and morbidity, and changes in the pattern of retirement and aging.”
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Branding
Source: Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Zyman Institute of Brand Science
“The Institute’s lauded scholars lead the development of new knowledge and insights for building, maintaining, enhancing, and revitalizing persistently profitable brands. We help companies link brand equity to business and shareholder value.” If you’re doing research in this area, you’ll find an interesting collection of full-text articles on the front page, including Building a Branding Taxonomy, one of the Institute’s projects. There’s also an annotated selection of relevant articles from around the Web.
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Public Utilities–Research
Source: University of Florida, Warrington College of Business
Public Utility Research Center
“The Public Utility Research Center (PURC), at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, provides international training and strategic research in public utility regulation, market rules, and infrastructure management in the energy, telecommunications, and water industries. Its outreach activities support the expanded deployment and efficient delivery of telecommunications, energy, energy and water/wastewater services, including the achievement of environmental objectives.” Offers:
+ Collection of “articles and working papers on regulation”
+ Infrastucture Regulation and Market Reform, an online book that “covers such topics as price cap regulation, interconnection pricing, investment incentives, benchmarking, and sector issues.”
+ Spanish language materials
+ Extensive collection of briefly annotated links to resources in electricity, general regulation, international development, natural gas and oil, telecommunications, water, transportation, analytical tools, and laws.
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Business Leaders–Audio
Source: Dartmouth University, Tuck School of Business
Radio Tuck
“Radio Tuck brings you ground-breaking digital interviews, straight from the business leaders of today.” Download mp3 files and transcripts, or listen in streaming audio. Collection is searchable.
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Business–Research Guides
Source: Harvard School of Business, Baker Library
Baker Library Research Guides
You may already be familiar with this excellent resource, but if you haven’t been here lately, you’ll see that it’s been updated and now includes a large collection of Country Guides that draw on a variety of U.S. and international sources. Also here:
+ Research Guides
+ Subject Guides
+ Industry Guides
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We also like the collection of research guides from the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford.

Professional Reading Shelf
Libraries–Marketing
Source: Chris Olson
The September Issue of Chris Olson’s Marketing Treasures Newsletter is Now Online
Highlights include:
+ Pointers For Better Focus Groups
+ Open Houses For Solo Librarians
+ Washington State Library Marketing Plans
+ Singapore National Library Board Winning Marketing Strategy
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Library Jobs–United Kingdom
Source: CILIP
CILIP Relaunches Lisjobnet.com
From a news release “…Lisjobnet.com has been relaunched with a new look, new functionality and a wide range of content. Its aim is to provide an unmatched resource for jobseekers and employers in the library & information community…[The service offers] four separate search facilities and on-line access to all the latest jobs published in Gazette magazine — the UK’s leading library & information recruitment publication. Alongside the jobs are special sections to assist jobseekers by providing them with direct links to support services and professional advice.
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Book Prices
Source: LISU
Summary Only: Average Prices of British Academic Books Jan-June 2005 and Average Prices of USA Academic Books Jan-June 2005
Full text of the report is fee-based. “Academic librarians all over the world buy large numbers of English language academic books published in the UK and the USA. LISU’s firmly established bi-annual series giving the average prices for these materials have recently been revised, and are now available electronically. The information is particularly helpful to librarians for budgeting purposes.”
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Hurricane Katrina–Libraries
Source: IMLS
In Midst of Katrina’s Destruction, Gulf States and Neighboring Libraries Persevere
Examples of what libraries are doing in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, and Georgia.

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Hurricane Katrina–Web Resources
+ Watch/Listen To Live TV and Radio Coverage from Houston Stations
A link to a compilation of sources that Gary posted on SEW Blog

+ Up-to-the-Minute Coverage of Hurricane Rita
NewsNow aggregates content from more than 21,000 sources. Page auto-refreshes every five minutes.
+ Storm News Tracker from the Wall Street Journal
Acccess to the page is free, you don’t have to be a WSJ subscriber. The tracker is updated with headlines throughout the day.
+ Hurricane Rita Resources via Texas Governor’s Division of Emergency Management
Maps, links to local emergency mangement offices, and more.
+ Facts: Texas Disasters at a Glance (PDF)
+ Facts: Texas Levels of Emergency Response (PDF)

+ The Harris County (Houston area) Office of Emergency Management offers this real-time, interactive rainfall map.
+ Harris County Storm Surge Zones Map (PDF)
+ Harris County Elevation Map (PDF)

+ Emergency Managers Weather Information Network–Houston

+ Hurricane Rita Tracking Map (via Geodata.gov)

+ Buoy Data near Hurricane Rita (via NOAA)
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Pharmaceutical Drugs–Clinical Trials–Portals
Source: Reuters
Drug firms launch Web site to disclose trials data
“The global pharmaceutical industry launched a new Web site on Wednesday giving details of clinical trials on new medicines in a bid to allay patient fears over drug safety. The move follows criticism that companies manipulate or suppress results of clinical studies in order to come up with favorable conclusions. The new portal (www.ifpma.org/clinicaltrials), established by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, links available online information about clinical trials worldwide.”
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Business–United States–Statistics
Source: U.S. Census
Just Released, 2002 Economic Census, Management of Companies and Enterprises, Geographic Area Series, United States and States: 2002
29 pages; PDF.
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Business Schools–United States–Lists & Rankings
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Just Released, 2005 Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business-School Rankings
“These rankings measure how appealing the schools are to recruiters — the buyers of M.B.A talent. The three top-rated schools this year all offer relatively small M.B.A. programs and produce graduates that companies find attractive both for their technical aptitude and their agreeable attitudes. Recruiters like students from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business for their collegiality and teamwork. Purdue graduates are considered impressive because of their humble attitudes and strong work ethic. And IMD receives praise for its students’ unusual maturity and depth.”
Direct to Summary (PDF) Searchable Database
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Congressional Research Service
Source: CRS (via FPC)
A Selection of New/Updated CRS Reports
All reports are PDF documents.
+ Gasoline Prices: Policies and Proposals
+ Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History
+ The Macroeconomic Effects of Hurricane Katrina
+ Federal Civil Rights Statues: A Primer
+ The Use of Federal Troops for Disaster Assistance: Legal Issues
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U.S. Supreme Court Hearings–Transcripts–Databases
askSam Offers Searchable Versions of Transcripts from John G. Roberts Confirmation Hearings
“Search and analyze the transcript of Supreme Court nominee, Judge John G Roberts’s confirmation hearings.” Browse online or download (you’ll need the askSam viewer, free). You’ll also find a database (search/browse) of Judge Roberts’s published court opinions.

Search Briefs
+ Diller Says Ask Jeeves Will Rebrand as Ask.com
+ Save the Time of the Searcher: Yahoo’s New “Quick Links”
+ blinkx.TV Adds Video Content from HBO
+ 10 Years of Popular Search Terms at Lycos
+ A New Approach to Sharing Web Research (via SearchDay)

Briefly
Info Industry…Alacra Launches The Alacra Wiki! (PDF)
See Also: Direct to Alacra Wiki
+ New from LexisNexis: Accurint Business

Professional Reading Shelf
Libraries–United States
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services
$17.3 Million Awarded to Advance Innovation and Public Service at Nation’s Museums and Libraries
“The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source of federal funds for the nation’s museums and libraries, today announced the recipients of its prestigious National Leadership Grants for 2005. More than $17 million ($17,349,361) is being awarded to 41 museums and libraries throughout the country in this highly competitive grant program.” Direct to a list of recipients.
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Digital Archives
Source: PADI
Tomorrow’s File Endings : On Archiving Principles and Archiving Formats
A new article by Marcus Uneson. “This paper discusses general digital archiving principles, such using open standards and text-based formats, particularly in regard to the archiving of scientific and scholarly publications. The efficacy of using various file formats in an archival setting are also discussed. These formats include pdf, pdf-a, tex/latex and xml.”
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Academic Libraries–Journals
Source: Wichita Eagle
KU to lose $500,000 worth of journals
“As state money for higher education gets harder to come by, the University of Kansas is saving money wherever it can. That includes cutting back on its subscriptions to scholarly journals, some of which carry annual price tags in the thousands. But some faculty members say the strategy hurts their ability to do research.”
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The British Library–Digitsation
Source: ManagingInformation.com
British Library Put Manuscript Of ‘Alice’s Adventures Under Ground’ Online
“On 21 September 2005, the original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, one of the world’s most popular and well-known children’s books, will be available to internet users for the first time.”
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Librarians
Library Educators
Source: The Australian Library and Information Association
Some Very Sad News To Report
via the ALIA What’s New Page:
“Professor L. Anne Clyde …died suddenly on 18 September at her home in Reykjavik. Anne’s influence and friendships extended around the world and she inspired students and colleagues throughout her prolific academic career in Australia, Canada, and Iceland. Anne was a long-standing advocate for school librarianship. Her teaching and research interests also focussed on the use of the internet and online information. Her most recent publications were Weblogs and libraries and An introduction to the internet. Anne will be greatly missed.”

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Hurricane Katrina–Labor
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Open CRS)
New, Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Thanks to IWS News Service for the tip.
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Work–United States–Statistics
Source: BLS
Just Released, American Time Use Survey–2004
+ Employed persons worked 7.6 hours on average on the days that they worked. They also worked longer hours on weekdays than on weekend days–7.9 versus 5.8 hours.
+ On the days that both worked, employed men worked about an hour more than employed women–8.0 versus 7.2 hours.
+ Married persons spent more time doing household activities than unmarried persons–2.1 versus 1.4 hours per day–and women, regardless of marital status, spent more time doing these activities than men.
+ On an average day, persons age 65 and over spent the most time–7.3 hours–participating in leisure and sports activities of any age group; 35- to 44-year-olds spent the least time–4.2 hours.
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Enterprise Information Integration (EII)
Source: Compterworld
What is Enterprise Information Integration (EII)?
“Enterprise information integration (EII) refers to software systems that can take data from a variety of internal and external sources and in different formats and treat them as a single data source.”
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Business–United States–Statistics
Source: U.S. Census
Just Released, County Business Patterns: 2003
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Hurricane Katrina–Images
Source: USGS/NASA
Katrina Rolls Barrier Island Landward — Shown by Airborne Laser Mapping Images
In a cooperative research program, the USGS, NASA, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are using airborne laser mapping systems to quantify coastal change along the entire coastline affected by Hurricane Katrina.” Links to images and animations are included.

Search Briefs
+ Google’s Library Scanning Project is Going to Court

Briefly
+ Social Bookmarking: Nature Publishing Group’s Connotea wins ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation (PDF)

Professional Reading Shelf
Scholarly Publishing
Source: HighWire Press
Stanford’s HighWire Press Portal Has A New Look
“After more than three years of operation, during which we monitored usage, read your feedback messages, and conducted usability research, we are launching a new, improved version of the HighWire Portal.” Learn more about what’s new.
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Archives-Web
National Library of Medicine
Source: ARL Bimonthly Report
Permanence Levels and the Archives for NLM’s Permanent Web Documents
“The instability of resources on the Web is one of many challenging issues related to digital preservation. Several years ago, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) recognized the seriousness of this problem and included in its long range plan for 2000-2005 the following objective:
Take a leadership role in ensuring permanent access to important digital materials in health and biomedicine, including electronic journals, databases, documents published on the Web, and new kinds of scholarly communication and documentation of knowledge, using NLM’s own electronic output and services as initial testbeds.”
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Audio Books–Accessibility
Source: TAP Information Services
Accessibility Trial of the Downloadable Digital Audio Book Service from netLibrary and Recorded Books LLC
“The volunteers who participated in this two-month trial had a wide variety of experiences and reactions to those experiences. Some volunteers thought this was the best digital audio book system they had ever tried. (Many of the testers currently use and subscribe to a variety of digital audio book services, such as Audible.com and Bookshare.) Others thought it was barely functional and barely accessible. The content website, the digital rights management system, and Microsoft’s Windows Media Player software presented substantial accessibility challenges for a large portion of the group of volunteer testers. The volunteers generally were very satisfied with the quality of the digital audio books themselves, in terms of the selection of content, the quality of the narrators’ performances, and the sound quality of the files.” (via Librarian.net)
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Archives
Project Update: Archives and Human Rights Violations: International UNESCO / ICA Guide to Sources