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List of worldwide mailing lists discussing library issues and library and information science.
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A gateway to over 600 online newsletters from academic libraries in the United States. Topics covered include new acquisitions and special collections, services and resources for staff and students, and scholarly library science. Access is provided to the full list of newsletters or searches can be conducted based on title or institution.
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Excerpts from the newsletter of the Institute of Information Scientists, listing forthcoming events, industry news, and Internet resources.
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Designed as a gateway for librarians and library users, operating on an international level and dealing with online resources. Information covers news, education, a list of official associations and networks, and general library issues including collection management, cooperation, preservation and access initiatives, and library Web pages.
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Monthly bulletin providing details of information society developments relevant to the UK, along with short summaries of such advances throughout Europe and the world. News of appointments, Internet and print publications, and conferences and seminars are given, and each issue is available in PDF and Word format.
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Quarterly journal which examines issues facing science and technology librarians. Themes include the serials crisis and web-based resources (journals and databases) in sci-tech libraries. Back issues are also available.
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News and articles from the Department of Information Studies, Sheffield University.
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Library and information science arena providing news stories relating to librarianship in the US. Articles are keyword searchable, and browsable by topic such as cataloguing, circulation, information retrieval, knowledge management, and technology.
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Access to issues of several newsletters focusing on activities intended to ensure the preservation of published and documentary records in all formats and enhanced access to scholarly information, including the Preservation and Access International Newsletter. Aimed at university administrators, academics, library and archives professionals and preservation specialists.
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A print and Web magazine of Internet issues for librarians and information specialists. Aims to describe and evaluate sources and services on the Internet relevant to the LIS profession, and report on progress and developments within the Electronic Libraries Programme. Back issues available online from 1996.
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Digest offering announcements, Web resources, calls for papers, and news relevant to library and information science students and librarians. The majority of information is taken from listservs to which links are provided.
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Libsoft is a mailing list devoted to discussing software of particular interest to librarians.
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News and information on developments in information science and technology, including policy and publishing opinions.
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Web based magazine comprising an editorial, features on various DIGICULT projects such as ARTISTE, ECHO, and Renardus, and articles addressing issues like digital heritage and intellectual property rights.
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Reviews of significant current books and electronic media of interest to those in higher education. Contains tables of contents and summaries of features and articles from September 1997.
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Collection of library related resources including news items, project information, material on copyright, starting points for Internet searching, and ideas for fundraising on the Web.
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Online version of the print publication with regular features including WebWatch and PrePub Alert, and a collection development column.
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Weekly list of journal article references about the application of new technologies in libraries, including archives from 1996 onwards.
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Searchable news resource for librarians providing material relevant to all aspects of the profession. Includes a weekly library related poll, and offers archives dating back to April 1999.
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Links to major UK and Internet news services, as well as library related jobs, news, and events.
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Library and information science current awareness newsletter with summaries of articles on developments in electronic information provision and delivery in relation to libraries. Archives available online from 1990 onwards.
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Annual collection of statistics aiming to present a broad overall perspective of the library and information scene in the UK. Includes coverage of public, national, academic and special libraries.
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