http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk Update Week 25 New and Useful Web Sites, Industry News, Full-Text Docs of Interest to the Info Professional. 8/23/01 Hello from Washington D.C. Next week we will have details about subscribing to our new opt-in mailing list as we begin the migration to Free Pint. About five or six weeks later, I�ll cease distributing these weekly reminders directly to the listservs where they�re currently being posted. Of course, if the leadership of any of the lists would like me to continue to post a copy, I would be happy to do so. As you already know, the weekly reminder is just that, a reminder. New material is posted throughout the week DIRECTLY to the weblog. The email update is *ONLY A SAMPLE* of what you�ll find on the actual weblog site. As we begin our move to a new home and approach the six month anniversary of The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk I would like to thank you for the support. I am thrilled that so many of you find the weblog worthy of your time and attention. Now, let�s get to Week 25 highlights. ------ http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com --------- If you have any questions or comments, just drop me a note. Cheers, gary [log in to unmask] ---------------- p.s. Feel free to forward this e-mail or share the weblog url with others. Weekly Highlights #25 The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com ---- Thursday, August 23, 2001 ***Resource of the Week*** Searchable Database--Book Information Invisible Web ISBN.nu ISBN.nu provides access to (FREE) a searchable database with information on over 3 million book titles. Librarians Source: New York Times "Librarians Adjust Image in an Effort to Fill Jobs" (registration required) Literacy--Thesaurus Invisible Web Canadian Literacy Thesaurus Full-Text Resource Shelf Information Technology Industry--Canada Source: Industry Canada The ICT Industry in Canada Transportation--United Kingdom--Statistics Source: DTLR Transport Statistics A major portion of the site has been updated. ----- Wednesday, August 22, 2001 Web Monitoring Tools News Alert Tools Tracerlock Adds New Service, Free Trial Word today from Tracerlock that this well known web monitoring service has added a news monitoring tool. Acquisitions Source: News.Com Amazon Makes Move to Get More Business From Libraries Resource Sharing--Canada Source: National Library of Canada Bulletin "A Canadian Information Resource Sharing Strategy" Full-Text Document Shelf European Union--Pathfinders Accessing European Union Information A 48 page .pdf pathfinder prepared by the Office of Press and Public Affairs at the European Commission Delegation in Washington D.C. ----- Tuesday, August 21, 2001 Cultural Institutions--Worldwide New Searchable Directory: "Windows to Culture" A new UNESCO sponsored directory of culture institutions from around the World. Copyright--United States Invisible Web Official Launch Of New Search System from U.S. Copyright Office ----- Monday, August 20, 2001 Web Search Back in D.C. After the Search Engine Strategies Conference, Comments from J.D. Online Research Source: AP Poll: Students Say Web Is Great Help Although the following quote is not unexpected, the following quote from this article leaves me WORRIED! From the article, Most students depend on the Internet to get their stuff,'' said 16-year-old Jeff Sands of Horsham, Pa. ``You can most find anything by going onto Yahoo,'' an Internet search engine. ---- The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com ---- Sunday, August 19, 2001 Business--Lists and Rankings Source: Fortune 100 Fastest-Growing Companies-2001 ---- Friday, August 17, 2001 Web Search Source: Wired "Relevant Info on Search Engines" The "research oriented" searcher needs to have as much knowledge as possible about all of the engines</a>. Relevancy is in the eyes of the user but many times these engines associate relevancy with a click on a link not on the information the web page provides. Technical Reports--Web Access National Technical Information Service Source: Federal Register NTIS Has Plans, Seeks Comments From the announcement, "NTIS is seeking public comment on its proposal to (a) Make a portion of the NTIS Database available to the public at its web site and (b) assist users in locating free copies of reports described in that portion of the Database."..." ---- Thursday, August 16, 2001 Professional Reading 1) "Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters" by L. Introna and H. Nissenbaum 38 pages .pdf 2) "Next Generation Web Search: Setting Our Sites" by Marti A. Hearst Full-Text Document Shelf Education--United States--Statistics Source: NCES Projection of Education Statistics To 2011 ---- Wednesday, August 15, 2001 Education--United States Source: USA Today/Federal Computer Week "Web Guide Gauges Schools' Strengths" Intellectual Property New Site: IP @The National Academies From the site, "From Internet content protection to human gene patenting, IP rights in many forms have emerged from legal obscurity to public debate. This website serves as a guide to the Academies' extensive work on Intellectual Property and a forum to discuss ongoing work." ----- ----- Weekly Highlights #25 The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com Gary D. Price, MLIS Librarian Information Consultant, George Washington University [log in to unmask]