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Library News & Notes —
August 5th, 2005
Internet Sites of the Week
The College Library of Tomorrow
This article talks about how libraries are viewing themselves as more
than storehouses of books, citing digitization efforts at Stanford and
MIT, among other places, including the former's LOCKSS project for
harvesting journals for perpetual access, and the latter's DSpace
repository.
(Source: The Virtual Chase)
Just the Right Digital Camera for You
A review of popular digital cameras, their accessories, and things to
consider when making a purchase.
Measuring the Blogosphere
A New York Times editorial opines: “If the blogosphere continues to
expand at its current rate, every person who has Internet access will be
a blogger before long, if not an actual reader of blogs.”
(Source: Cassandra Eckhof)
The Power of the Blog
The Scientist takes a look at how scientists use blogs for communication
and collaboration. The article also includes a lengthy list of
scientific blogs. Requires registration.
RSS in the Academic/Research/Scientific Community
Pito Salas has put together a list of links for science journal RSS
feeds, including a link to University of Saskatchewan's impressive
alphabetical listing.
(Source: Pito Salas)
Science Citation Index
Harvard affiliates can now access citation data starting from 1900 in
the Science Citation Index.
(Source: Kristin Stoklosa)
The 100 Best Products of 2005
PCWorld names its favorites among PCs and Peripherals, Security,
Storage, Publishing, and other categories.
(Source: The Virtual Chase)
The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower
Evidently, August 12, at around 2 AM is the best time for viewing the
meteor shower, with Mars thrown in.
NEW BOOKS/VIDEOS
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