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Library News & Notes —
February 9, 2007

Internet Sites of the Week

Behind the Medical Headlines
“has been developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media.”
http://www.behindthemedicalheadlines.com/
(Source: OPL)

The Digital Ice Age
“The documents of our time are being recorded as bits and bytes with no guarantee of future readability. As technologies change, we may find our files frozen in forgotten formats. Will an entire era of human history be lost?”
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4201645.html
(Source: Neat New Stuff on the Net)

Frigid February Hits Cambridge
‘“We've become wimps,” professor says.’
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=516834

Just Science
Just Science is a blog project, with multiple contributors, consisting solely of posts about science, in one form or another.
http://www.justscience.net/
(Source: Science Blogs)

RSS Saved Search
AIP offers users the opportunity to save literature searches as RSS feeds.
http://www.aip.org/publishingservices/newsroom/pressrel/sci_rss_search.html

Visual Explanation for Web 2.0
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/02/visual-explanation-for-web-20.html
(Source: j's scratchpad)

33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important
http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians-needed
(Source: The Library Web)

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Received February 3 - 9, 2007