The ozlib-announce list archive ending on 11 Aug 2000
Topics covered in this issue include:
1. NRSWG ILL/DD Benchmarking Study
Kristen Ritchie <kritchie@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:49:24 +1000
2. Kinetica Training Schedule
Lea Nelson <lnelson@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:53:01 +1000
3. Peddling the Knowledge Cycle - RoadShow 2000!
Natalie Blanchard <natalie.blanchard@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 22:47:23 +1000
4. Bell+Howell Information and Learning & DA Information Services an
Elizabeth Mucha <emucha@DADIRECT.COM.AU> (by way of Tony Barry)
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 22:47:43 +1000
5. Maguire Medal last call for papers
"Alan Ventress" <aventres@ilanet.slnsw.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:20:43 +1000
6. Australia / EU Research Cooperation - Digital Libraries
Roxanne Missingham <rmissingham@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:21:52 +1000
7. What's New on PADI
Deborah Woodyard <Dwoodyar@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:16:29 +1000
8. "Access denied": scholars and digital archiving
"Charles Maddison" <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:31:17 +1000
9. ADA and ALCC websites
Nick Smith <NSMITH@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:34:06 +1000
10. PANDORA - New Titles Added to the Archive
Deborah Woodyard <Dwoodyar@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:35:47 +1000
11. Australia / EU Research Cooperation - Digital Libraries
Roxanne Missingham <rmissingham@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:33:33 +1000
12. Online library open for subscribers
Charles Maddison <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:35:03 +1000
13. Conf Announcement: Computing Arts - Digital Resources for
Ross Coleman <collm@mail.usyd.edu.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:35:23 +1000
14. ALDIS RoadShow 2000
Natalie Blanchard <natalie.blanchard@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:36:18 +1000
15. Newspaper/Microcopy Room at National Library - new opening hours
Roxanne Missingham <rmissingham@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:36:46 +1000
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:49:24 +1000
From: Kristen Ritchie <kritchie@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: NRSWG ILL/DD Benchmarking Study
Please distribute to anyone who might be interested……
We seek you here, we seek you there, seeking public, TAFE and special
libraries everywhere (in Australia)
Why are we seeking you?
TAFE, public and special libraries are needed to volunteer to take part in a
major Benchmarking Study
<http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/nrswg/benchmarking.html> into
interlibrary loan and document delivery performance and practices in
Australia.
The Study will be the largest and most comprehensive undertaken on ILL/DD in
Australia. The findings will be crucial for developing ways of improving
the Australian ILL/DD system.
Who is doing the Study?
The National Resource Sharing Working Group <
http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/nrswg/ > will be running the Study with
support from the National Library of Australia. The NRSWG was set up last
year in response to concerns expressed by users and librarians about the
effectiveness of the current interlending system.
What kinds of libraries will be involved?
To ensure the success of the survey, the involvement of a range of libraries
from a variety of sectors is sought. The involvement of University and
National/State/Territory libraries is being sought through the Council of
Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the Council of Australian State
Libraries (CASL) - the aim is for all libraries from these sectors to be
involved. TAFE, public and special libraries are also eagerly sought -
they will also be included if enough interest is received.
Are there any criteria for participating libraries?
Part of the Study involves measuring the turn around time of ILL/DD
requests. For statistical validity, libraries that participate need to have
a large enough volume of ILL/DD requests to be able to complete around 150
turnaround time survey forms (ie. you make 150 interlibrary loan/document
delivery requests to other organisations) over the two month period of the
study.
What would you need to do?
The Study will collect detailed information on four main performance
measures: direct costs, fill rate, turnaround time and user satisfaction.
There will be a significant amount of work involved in completing the survey
due to the detailed information required. You will need to fill in a
general characteristics questionnaire, cost worksheets and turnaround time
survey forms, and will also need to send user satisfaction survey forms to
some of your patrons.
What's in it for you?
Your library will receive individualised and detailed performance
information you can use within your organisation and to benchmark your
performance against similar libraries. You will need to do the hard work
collecting the raw data, but we will do much of the compiling and
calculations to make the information useable.
What's in it for the library community?
In terms of the big picture - the information collected during the Study
will be used to identify the characteristics of high performing ILL/DD
operations. This information can be used to recommend changes in ILL/DD
practices in Australia, to develop training, and to facilitate benchmarking.
Any overall improvement in the resource sharing system in Australia is also
likely to benefit individual libraries and their users.
Will the information you provide be kept confidential?
Yes, the NRSWG and the NLA ensure confidentiality of the data provided by
participating libraries.
When will the Study be run?
The Survey will run from 9 October to 30 November this year.
Where can I register my interest or find more information?
Libraries will need to have registered their interest by mid-August this
year to participate in the Study.
If you would like to volunteer to participate in the Benchmarking Study or
would like more information, contact Kristen Ritchie at the National Library
of Australia on ph (02) 6262 1522 or email kritchie@nla.gov.au.
You could also contact any NRSWG member - see
http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/nrswg/membship.html for contact details.
A list of 'Frequently Asked Questions' relating to the Study is available
from <http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/nrswg/bmsfaq.html>.
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:53:01 +1000
From: Lea Nelson <lnelson@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Kinetica Training Schedule
To all kinetica-l list members
Dear colleagues
The following list of courses will be conducted by accredited
Kinetica Training Agents from July to December 2000.
If you wish to attend any of the courses mentioned,
please contact the Kinetica Training Agent conducting the
course.
This list of course details will also be available shortly on the
National Library Home Page at:
http://www.nla.gov.au/kinetica/training/training.html
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CANBERRA
DOCMATRIX & INFOTRAIN
Contact: Mary Mortimer
Tel: 6247 9204; Fax: 6247 7446
email: mortimer@spirit.com.au
* KineticaWeb
Half-day hands-on (9.15 - 1.00)
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delivery
Ond day hands-on (9.15 - 5.00)
On demand
* Kinetica Client
2-day hands-on 9.15 - 5.30 each day
On demand
* KDD Refresher
Half-day hands-on (9.15 - 1.00)
Prerequisite: must have work experience with KDD
Please register your interest
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SYDNEY
STATE LIBRARY OF NSW
For details and bookings, please telephone: (02) 9273 1321,
fax: (02) 9273 1246 or email: kinetica@ilanet.slnsw.gov.au
More courses may be scheduled according to demand.
Courses may be cancelled if there is insufficient bookings.
* KineticaWeb (Cost: $104.50, incorporates 10% GST)
hands on individual PCs
COVERS: Search techniques for the Web interface; combining
Primary and Secondary indexes, adding, modifying and deletion
of holdings.
PREREQUISITE: Course assumes prior knowledge of Web Browsers.
VENUE: Technology Training Room, State Library of New South Wales.
All courses will run from 9.15am to 12.30.
Thurs 20 July
Tues 24 October
* Kinetica Cataloguing Client (Cost $374.00, incorporates GST)
Hands-on two-day course
VENUE : Technology Training Room, State Library of New South Wales.
All courses will be conducted from 9.15 am to 4.30 pm each day.
PREREQUISITES: Prior knowledge of Windows and Web browsers.
Familiarity with creating original bibliographic records
Tues 7 Nov & Wed 8 Nov
* Kinetica Document Delivery (Cost $195)
Hands-on one day course.
Venue: Technology Training Room, Mitchell Wing
All courses will be conducted from 9.15 am to 4.30pm
Friday 8 Sept
Friday 10 Nov
UNILINC LTD
For details and bookings, please telephone: (02) 9283 1488
fax: (02) 9267 9247 or email: helen@unilinc.edu.au
UNILINC offers a full range of Kinetica training courses
either in its training facility in Sydney or on site by special
arrangement.
Our schedule for August to December 2000 is as follows;
* Kinetica Web
3 August
17 October
6 December
* Enhanced use of Kinetica Web - half day course designed
to promote effective and efficient use of Kinetics Web
5 September
23 November
* Document delivery
26 July
2 August
30 August
5 October
9 November
* Cataloguing client
On demand
Full details of courses, bookings and costs are available at
http://www.unilinc.edu.au
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NORTHERN TERRITORY
NT LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE
Please contact Christine Turner on:
Tel: 08 8999 7416
Fax: 08 8999 7353
Email: christine.turner@nt.gov.au
* KineticaWeb
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delivery
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delivery Refresher
(Prerequisite: Must have attended a KDD course)
On demand
* Kinetica Client (2-day course)
On demand
ALICE SPRINGS
* KineticaWeb
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delivery
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delivery Refresher
(Prerequisite: Must have attended a KDD course)
On demand
* Kinetica Client (2-day course)
On demand
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
ADELAIDE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Underdale Library Training Room,
Holbrooks Road, Underdale, SA, 5032 ( a map of the
Underdale Campus isavailable at:
http://www.unisa.edu.au/maps/underdalemap.htm)
For bookings -- Anne Townsend, phone 8302 7039,
fax: 8302 6756, email: Anne.townsend@unisa.edu.au;
For information -- Jay Douglas, phone 8302 6773;
fax: 8302 6756; email: jay.douglas@unisa.edu.au
* KineticaWeb
On demand
* Kinetica Cataloguing Client
On demand
ADELAIDE INSTITUTE OF TAFE
The training is conducted in a designated training area
in a comfortable environment within the Learning Resource
Centre. Up-to-date equipment is provided for a maximum of
12 participants with one person per terminal, allowing ample
hands-on practice.
Please contact Caroline Wood: ph: (08) 8207 8440
email: carolwoo@tafe.sa.edu.au
Learning Resource Central Adelaide Institute of TAFE
120 Currie St, Adelaide. S.A. 5000
* KineticaWeb (Half-day hands-on)
Tuesday 12 Sept (1pm - 5pm)
* Kinetica Document Delivery (One day)
Monday 9 October (9.30am - 5.00pm)
* Kinetica Cataloguing Client (Two days)
On demand
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TASMANIA
HOBART INSTITUTE OF TAFE
Any interested participants can contact Leonie Atkins through
email: atkinsl@tafe.tas.edu.au or phone: 03 6233 7416.
Venue: Library and Information Studies, Information Technology
Program, TAFE Tasmania-South.
* Kinetica Document Delivery
Venue: 3rd floor of Tafe at 75 Campbell Street, Hobart.
On demand
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VICTORIA
CAVAL
All courses will be held at CAVAL, 4 Park Drive, Bundoora.
A registration form can be found at CAVAL's webpage
(http://www.caval.edu.au/) under Training.
It can also be faxed, mailed or emailed to you by contacting
Nicole Sinclair on (03) 9459 2722 or at: nicoles@caval.edu.au
Further inquiries:
Robyn Sanders (robyns@caval .edu.au);
Lamis Sukkar (lamiss@caval.edu.au)
* Kinetica Client (2 day course 9.30-5.00 each day)
Tues 25 July - Wed 26 July
Thurs 21 Sept - Fri 22 September
Tues 14 Nov - Wed 15 Nov
* Kinetica Document Delivery (1 day course 9.30 - 5.00)
Wed 23 August
Wed 4 Oct
Wed 13 Dec
* KineticaWeb Hands-on (1/2 day 9.30 - 1.00)
Fri 1 Sept
Friday 8 Dec
LEONIE BOURKE (Private Consultant)
Courses will be held in the Vicnet training room, State Library
of Victoria. On-site courses are available by special arrangement.
Please telephone or email Leonie for further details.
Phone: (03) 9836 8424
Fax: (03) 9836 8209
Email: leonie@vicnet.net.au
* KineticaWeb (1/2 day hands-on)
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delivery (1 day)
On demand
* Kinetica Client (2 days)
On demand
ACCESS CO
We offer all courses at a central location or on-site
by arrangement. Please register your interest by
using the registration from at our website>
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~accessco
or by contacting Barbara Sandeman
Phone/fax: 03 9380 6446
email: barbara@vicnet.net.au
* Kinetica Web (hands-on)
This course is designed for beginners or for
more experienced users wishing to enhance their
searching skills.
VENUE: IT Centre, University of Melbourne
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delibery
On demand
* Kinetica Client
VENUE: IT Centre, University of Melbourne
On demand
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QUEENSLAND
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
If you are interested in attending a KineticaWeb or Kinetica Document
Delivery (KDD) course, please email Barb Ewers (b.ewers@qut.edu.au
to register your interest.
Details regarding course venues are available on the enrolment form
on our Web page. To enrol print the enrolment form off our
Web page at:
http://wwwlib.qut.edu.au/services/community/kinetica
and fax it to : (07) 3864 2485
or phone or Belle on (07) 3864 1821
or email: b.vassella@qut.edu.au
* KineticaWeb 9.30 - 12.3
On demand
* Kinetica Document Delivery (9.30 - 4.00)
On demand
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE OF WA
All courses will be held in the Alexander Library Building, Perth
Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000 and will be conducted by
Beth Reece from LISWA.
For bookings please telephone Pat Willans: (08) 9427 3270;
fax (08) 9427 3276 or email : pwillans@mail.liswa.wa.gov.au
For information, please telephone Beth Reece on (08) 9427 3268;
fax: (08) 9427 3276 or email: ereece@mail.liswa.wa.gov.au
* KineticaWeb (hands-on for beginners)
9.15 am - 12.30 pm Maximum number of 6 per course
Thurs 17 August
* Kinetica Cataloguing Client
2-day hands-on course (9.15 am - 4.30 pm each day)
Minimum number of 3 per course
Negotiated according to demand
CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Contact: Paul Genoni
Tel: (08) 9266 7256
Email: paul@biblio.curtin.edu.au
* Kinetica Document Delivery (One day)
On demand
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 22:47:23 +1000
From: Natalie Blanchard <natalie.blanchard@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony
Subject: Peddling the Knowledge Cycle - RoadShow 2000!
Dear Colleagues,
It is that time of year again for the ALDIS RoadShow!
This year the theme for the RoadShow is 'Peddling the Knowledge Cycle' and
it will be bigger and better than last year. We will be visiting 9 cities
in Australia and New Zealand (Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide,
Perth, Auckland, Wellington and Canberra).
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
* listen to the new offerings from our suppliers - SilverPlatter, RMIT
Publishing, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Dialog and DW Thorpe and
GlassBook
* interact with the suppliers at the vendor market
* participate in the forum discussions - after the success of the forum last
year, we would like to provide attendees with this opportunity again!
Please feel free to send suggestions for topics you would like to discuss
with your colleagues.
A new addition to the program for this year, will be the attendance of a
guest speaker for the morning session. The guest speaker will provide a
wonderful opportunity for attendees to hear about library and information
industry issues. There will be a different guest speaker at each RoadShow.
The RoadShow dates and registration form can be found on our website.
Please visit our homepage for further details and to register your
attendance: http://www.geac.com.au/aldis and click on the banner at the
bottom of the page or go directly to this URL:
http://webspirs.geac.com.au/global/index.htm
Training
Thank you to the people who have electronically given their 'show of hands'
for the training sessions to be offered by ALDIS during the RoadShow. We
would now like to receive a formal commitment to the training sessions.
Please register for the training sessions at the ALDIS website. The
training registrations can be made by clicking on the 'click here' link in
the blue 'Training Wheels' box on the RoadShow webpage (please see the URL
above).
Training will only be offered on demand and all attendees need to register
by 24th July, 2000.
We look forward to seeing you at the RoadShow and the training sessions in
your state!
With kind regards,
Natalie Blanchard
Library Information Consultant
e-knowledge@ALDIS, International
a division of Geac Computers Pty Ltd
Level 2, 457 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004, AUSTRALIA
ACN 002 862 295
Ph: +61 (0)3 9860 1599
Fax:+61 (0)3 9860 1594
NZ Freecall: 0800 944 322
e-mail: natalie.blanchard@geac.com.au
Web: http://www.geac.com.au/aldis
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 22:47:43 +1000
From: Elizabeth Mucha <emucha@DADIRECT.COM.AU> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Bell+Howell Information and Learning & DA Information Services an
Bell+Howell Information and Learning & DA Information Services
Would like to Invite You to Attend
Roadshow 2000
****
This is an invitation to attend a ProQuest product information session
taking place around Australia in August 2000. Details are as follows:
Agenda: 9.00-11.30 Product Information Session
11.45-1.45 User Group Luncheon
2.00-4.30 SiteBuilder Training
Dates: Melbourne 18th August | Perth 21st August | Brisbane 23rd
August | Canberra 24th August | Sydney 25th August
RSVP 11th August 2000
Contact details:
DA Information Services
648 Whitehorse Road,
Mitcham VIC 3132
Phone: 61 (0)3 9210 7777
Contact: Marijana Bacic or Neil Hornibrook
e-mail: proquest@dadirect.com.au
Further details on the location and how to get there will follow upon
confirmation of your attendance.
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:20:43 +1000
From: "Alan Ventress" <aventres@ilanet.slnsw.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Maguire Medal last call for papers
LASIE (Library Automated Systems Information Exchange)
journal makes two awards for outstanding papers on
information technology in theory or practice, the Peake Prize
and the Maguire Medal. These Awards are made in alternate
years, with a prize of A$1000 and a commemorative
certificate or medal. Winning entries are published in LASIE.
Entries close on 29 September 2000.
THE MAGUIRE MEDAL 2000
The Maguire Medal is named in honour of Carmel Maguire, former
head of the School of Library and Archives Studies at the
University of New South Wales and long serving editor of LASIE.
The Medal is intended to encourage librarians and archivists who
are new to the profession to share their ideas and observations on
the challenges of information technology with colleagues in
Australia and overseas.
The Medal which carries with it a prize of $1,000 will be awarded for
an
outstanding article on practical applications of information
technology in
libraries and kindred institutions. The article must be original, and
must
have been written by a professional librarian or archivist within five
years of completing their first professional library qualification. The
article must be suitable for publication in LASIE.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
1 To be eligible for the Maguire Medal the author must be a
professional librarian or archivist who has completed a first
professional library qualification, recognised by the Australian
Library and Information Association or the Australian Society of
Archivists within the last five years.
2 In subject matter, style, form and presentation the article
must conform to the general requirements for articles
contributed to LASIE. These requirements can be viewed on
the LASIE Home Page
(http://www.slnsw.gov.au/lasie/welcome.htm and are
reprinted in issues of LASIE when space permits.
3 The author must certify that the article is his or her own work,
and has not been previously published. Quotations from other
sources must be clearly identified as such.
4 Only one entry may be submitted per entrant.
5 Entries should be placed in a sealed envelope, marked only
with the title of the article. This envelope, together with a
completed entry form, should be enclosed in another
envelope and sent to The Editor, LASIE Awards, State
Library of New South Wales, Macquarie Street, Sydney
2000. There must be no identification on the entries
themselves.
6 The decision of the judges, a panel of distinguished members
of the profession, is final. LASIE reserves the right not to
make an award in a particular year.
7 The winning entry will be published in LASIE.
8 Entries must be received at the State Library of New South
Wales, Macquarie Street, Sydney 2000, by 5.00 pm on 29
September 2000
MAGUIRE MEDAL 2000 ENTRY FORM
Title of article
Name of entrant (Miss/Ms/Mrs/Mr/other)
Address
Phone number
Fax number
email address
School of librarianship/archives attended
Professional qualification
Month and year when this qualification was/will be completed.
I have read and accept the conditions of entry for LASIE Awards.
I certify that the enclosed entry is my own work and has not been
previously published.
I certify that the educational information provided by me on this
form is accurate and complete.
In the event of my winning an Award, I give permission for LASIE to
publish the enclosed entry.
Signed
Date
Please don't forget:
1 Place entries in a sealed envelope, marked only with the title
of the article.
2 Enclose this envelope, together with the completed entry
form, in another envelope and send to The Editor, LASIE
Awards, State Library of New South Wales, Macquarie
Street, Sydney 2000.
3 There must be no identification on the entries themselves.
4 Entries must be received by 5.00 pm on 29 September 2000.
Alan Ventress
Mitchell Librarian
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: +61 2 92731466
Fax: +61 2 92731245
Email: aventres@slnsw.gov.au
Web site: http://www.slnsw.gov.au
Editor LASIE (Library Automated Systems Information Exchange)
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/lasie/welcome.htm
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:21:52 +1000
From: Roxanne Missingham <rmissingham@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Australia / EU Research Cooperation - Digital Libraries
Dear Digital Library Researcher
Introduction
Last year Bernard Smith responsible for digital heritage and cultural
content research in the European Commission visited Australia and was
impressed with the capabilities here and expressed a desire for there to
be greater collaboration between Australia and the EU in the area of
digital libraries.
With the exception of the PRIDE project (involving Neil McLean from the
Macquarie University) which is now coming to an end and an idea for a
digital resource preservation network project still at a formative stage
(being stimulated by Trevor Pratt from the Euro-Australia Cooperation
Centre in Melbourne) activity appears to be somewhat limited. This email
is therefore aimed at stimulating interest and giving further information
on the opportunities to collaborate in projects and networks launched
under the EU's Fifth Framework Programme (FP5).
Scope for collaboration
Under the EC/Australia Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement,
Australians can cooperate, on a self-funded basis, in all activities
within the thematic programmes of FP5. For libraries these activities
principally fall within the domain on digital heritage and cultural
content in the Key Action on Multimedia and Tools within the User Friendly
Information Society (IST) Programme.
General information on the opportunities for collaboration with the EU is
given in the attached background notes. For specific information on the
domain on digital heritage and cultural content research, see:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/home.html
e-Culture Newsletter
To keep abreast on developments subscribe to e-Culture an "in-house"
newsletter on cultural content and digital heritage research and
conference activities at:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/en/newsletter.html
European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital
Libraries (ECDL 2000)
For those really serious about collaborating with the EU and need a place
to start, consider participating in ECDL 2000 from 18-20 September 2000 in
Lisbon, Portugal. Details at:
http://www.bn.pt/org/agenda/ecdl2000/
This would provide an ideal opportunity to further develop your European
contacts and potential proposals for the 2001 Calls for Proposals.
Please note that financial contributions towards attending this conference
may be available through the Technology Diffusion Program managed by
AusIndustry.
http://www.isr.gov.au/industry/tdp/technology_alliances/tra.html
Existing Projects
It is always easier to join an existing collaboration, than start up a new
one. A good place to start may be with joining in existing thematic
networks and concerted actions. In this respect you may like to note two
networks which have been launched recently and where there is information
available are:
Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (DELOS):
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/projects/99-12262.htm
Cultural Heritage Applications Network (CULTIVATE)
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/projects/99-11133.htm
There are further networks pending or in the pipeline. Typically they
focus on particular types of library (national libraries, public
libraries) and on critical issues (digital preservation, image
technologies in museums).
For outlines on the projects launched in this domain to date, see:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/en/projects.html
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact
me and please keep me informed if you develop a collaboration with your
European colleagues.
John Tuckwell
Adviser
Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand
18 Arkana St, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Australia
tel: (02) 6271 2742 (w) (+61 2) for international
(02) 6251 5681 (h)
fax: (02) 6273 4445
email: john.tuckwell@ecdel.org.au or john.tuckwell@delaus.cec.eu.int
internet: http://www.ecdel.org.au
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:16:29 +1000
From: Deborah Woodyard <Dwoodyar@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: What's New on PADI
[Posted to Padiforum-l]
A brief list to let you know about some of the links to resources recently
added to the PADI web site <http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/>
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The paper "Selecting Research Collections for Digitization" by Dan Hazen,
Jeffrey Horrell, and Jan Merrill-Oldham has been added to the DIGITISATION
page <http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/69.html>.
- - - - -
Both new to the NATIONAL STRATEGIES page
<http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/68.html> are the "Consultation on Online
Publications" web site at the National Library of Canada, and the "National
Library of Australia Digitisation Policy 2000-2004".
- - - - -
"An Experiment in Using Emulation to Preserve Digital Publications" by Jeff
Rothenberg is a very useful addition to EMULATION
<http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/19.html>
- - - - -
The RLG initiative "Long-term Retention of Digital Research Materials" can
be found under DIGITAL PRESERVATION STRATEGIES projects
<http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/18.html>
- - - - -
The D-Lib article "Meeting the Challenge of Film Research in the Electronic
Age" is linked from the AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL page
<http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/48.html>.
- - - - -
The AUTHENTICITY page <http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/4.html> now lists
the CLIR report "Authenticity in a Digital Environment".
- - - - -
Another CLIR report "Risk Management of Digital Information: A File Format
Investigation" which as a case study and a review article of it from RLG
Diginews appear under MIGRATION <http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/21.html>.
- - - - -
"Cultivate Interactive" published by UKOLN is a new GENERAL RESOURCES
journal <http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/1.html>.
- - - - -
And a link to "Designing and Implementing Recordkeeping Systems (DIRKS)" can
be found under Guidelines on the NATIONAL STRATEGIES page
<http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/68.html>.
- - - - -
Also, some of the EVENTS recently added include
<http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/format/conf.html>:
Administration of Sound Recordings in an Archives workshop
11 Aug 2000
International Copyright Symposium of the Americas: Protecting Intellectual
Property in the Digital Age
11-12 Sep 2000
8th International Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Workshop (DC-8)
4-6 Oct 2000
Information Society Technologies (IST) Conference 2000
6-8 Nov 2000
Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium
15-17 Nov 2000
Records Management Association of Australia's 17th Annual Convention
3-6 Dec 2000
Information Infrastructures for Digital Preservation: A One Day workshop
6 Dec 2000
The 16th Annual National Archives and Records Administration Preservation
Conference: 2001, A Case Oddity: Preserving the Physical Evidence of
Artifacts and Records
27 Mar 2001
and many more...
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:31:17 +1000
From: "Charles Maddison" <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony
Subject: "Access denied": scholars and digital archiving
NEWS RELEASE
25 July 2000
‘ACCESS DENIED': A BLEAK NEW COMPUTER MESSAGE FOR SCHOLARS?
"The cost of science journals has had a catastrophic effect on academic
libraries, which – if they have ambitious research programs – may have t=
o
divert up to 50 per cent of their acquisitions budget to buying products
from just one publisher," a prominent UK-based Professor of English
Literature said today.
Professor Sutherland, the Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English
Literature at University College, London, and a 1999 Booker Prize judge,
will deliver a keynote address tomorrow to delegates at the "Scholarship in
Peril?" conference, to be held at the State Library of NSW.
Leading representatives of libraries, publishers, booksellers and academic
institutions will meet at the library this Wednesday and Thursday to discuss
such issues as the future of the academic book, the materials libraries will
collect in the 21st century, and whether Australian content is endangered.
The author of such recent titles as Is Heathcliff a Murderer?, Where was
Rebecca Shot? and Henry V, War Criminal?, Professor Sutherland will speak on
the topic: "Brought to book: the challenges for scholarship in the 21st
century".
"Why does one publisher charge so much for what is essentially a printing
and distribution service? Because they can," he said. "In an unfettered
market prices rise to the maximum level the customer can bear. Universities
must have these publications if they want to stay in the game.
"If The Economist raised its annual subscription from £60 to £6000,
competitors would jump in to pick up its readers at the old price. But
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters with Tetrahedron Letters can cost
£6000 because there isn't enough cutting-edge research to support rival
journals.
"All this is bad enough, but prospective changes in copyright law mean there
may be worse to come," Professor Sutherland said.
"Universities could lose proprietary control of the knowledge base which is
their reason for being, giving publishers ownership in perpetuity of
material in their electronic databases (which will, in the not too distant
future, replace the traditional university library).
"Is access to be on open shelves in free facilities? Or as something
equivalent to pay-per-view TV, with Bill Gates calling the shots?" he said.
"If you subscribe to a printed journal and then stop doing so, at least you
have your back numbers. ‘Unsubscribe’ from an electronic database and yo=
u
have nothing, except ‘Access Denied’ — the bleakest of electronic mess=
ages.
"Journals and newspapers are realising the Internet gives them the ability
to sell their product many times over.
"Yesterday's newspaper is no longer today's fish-and-chip wrapping, it is an
archive. And, as time passes, access to those archives will become more
necessary and higher charges will be exacted," he said.
"The growth of databases and electronic archives is something to be
encouraged. On the other hand, the state of science publishing — the first
sector to take the brunt of the new technology — is bad and getting worse.
"Freedoms of thought and expression are at risk. Is this a price worth
paying for the new conveniences of knowledge?" Professor Sutherland said.
Thursday’s keynote address to the conference will be given by Professor
Stevan Harnad, Professor of Cognitive Science, Department of Electronics and
Computer Science at Southampton University (UK).
Professor Harnad, who is internationally acclaimed for his explorations into
perceptions of cognitive science, will challenge multi-national publishers
and their profits with his views on free "Scholarly Skywriting".
Australian speakers include:
* Sue Blackwell, Australian Publishers Association;
* Dr Robin Derricourt, Managing Director of University of New South Wales
Press;
* Mr Peter Donoughue, Managing Director of John Wiley & Sons Australia;
* Morag Fraser, Editor of Eureka Street;
* Professor Malcolm Gillies, Chair of the National Academies Forum;
* Professor Lesley Johnson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development)
and Professor of
Cultural Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney;
* Mr Paul Reekie, General Manager of CSIRO Publishing;
* Mr Colin Steele, University Librarian at the Australian National
University; and
* Ms Elizabeth Weiss, Academic Publisher at Allen & Unwin.
Editors’ note
Journalists are welcome to attend the conference. Details of the program can
be obtained by phoning Charles Maddison on 02 – 9394 7684.
* Interviews with John Sutherland and Stevan Harnad can be arranged on
request.
Conference details
Scholarship in Peril?
Publication and the Australian Research Environment
26 & 27 July 2000
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Street, Sydney
The conference is presented by the National Scholarly Communications Forum
in conjunction with Copyright Agency Limited, the Council of Australian
University Librarians, and the Australian Publishers Association.
MEDIA CONTACT
Charles Maddison
Media Relations Officer
Copyright Agency Limited
Phone:
02 - 9394 7684 (w)
0417 - 652 613 (m)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:34:06 +1000
From: Nick Smith <NSMITH@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: ADA and ALCC websites
Dear Copy-libbers
Two new websites have just gone up. They are the website for the Australian
Digital Alliance at:
www.digital.org.au
(if you don't know, the ADA is a non-profit coalition of public and private
sector interests formed to promote balanced copyright law and provide an
effective voice for a public interest perspective in the copyright debate.
ADA members include schools, universities, consumer groups, major cultural
institutions, IT companies, scientific and other research organisations,
libraries and individuals.)
And the website for the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (which runs
Copy-Lib) at:
www.digital.org.au/alcc/
The content will be updated regularly (as regularly as I can) and will
eventually include the Copyright Bulletin (which is being restarted) which
will provide information to librarians on copyright developments.
Questions, comments and suggestions are welcome.
Nick
--
=========================================================
Nick Smith
Executive Officer :: Australian Digital Alliance
Copyright Advisor :: Australian Libraries Copyright Committee
PO Box E202 \\ Kingston ACT 2604
Ph: 02 6262 1273 \\ Fax: 02 6273 2545
Email: nsmith@nla.gov.au \\ Web: www.digital.org.au
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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:35:47 +1000
From: Deborah Woodyard <Dwoodyar@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: PANDORA - New Titles Added to the Archive
[Posted to Padiforum-l]
I thought the list might be interested in the latest additions to the
PANDORA Archive....
Regards,
Deborah
-----------------------------------
The National Library of Australia is committed to preserving nationally
significant Australian online publications and began work on this task in
January 1996 by formulating selection guidelines. (see:
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/scoap/guidelines.html). Since then, the Library
has been routinely selecting Australian publications on the Internet for
long term preservation.
In June 1996, the PANDORA Project (Preserving and Accessing Networked
Documentary Resources of Australia) was established to build the archive.
The National Library maintains a list on its homepage of all titles that
have been successfully archived in PANDORA. It is located at:
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pandora/ Information in this list is updated
weekly.
Every two months an announcement will be made via this discussion list on
new titles successfully archived during the previous two months, so that
those interested can see the most recent additions to the list. The list
includes titles being selected by our partners, the State Library of
Victoria and the State Library of South Australia.
TITLES ADDED DURING JUNE-JULY 2000
Title
Government
200 Gertrude St
Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria
Agricultural and natural resource economics discussion paper series
AIG Journal
Altitude
ANZAC Day
Are you free? : confessions of a taxi driver
Australian Nationalism Information Database
Australia New Zealand Food Authority - Genetically Modified Foods [GM foods]
x
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Baggy Green : home of Australian cricket [sports]
Ballarat Begonia Festival
Bicycle Victoria
Bluegums
Blue haze
Bondi Beach : the Olympics Comes to Bondi
Bougainville Freedom Movement
Burleigh to the bush
Centenary of Federation : Official Website
x
Chasing the King
Chinese Museum
Cinemedia
City in the sky
City of Whittlesea
x
Cleanevent
CokeSpotlight
Cordell
Cricket pastoral
Crossings
David Dare Parker Photojournalist
Deaths in Custody Watch Committee (WA) Inc
DIMA : Sydney 2000 Olympics/Paralympics
x
Diving Australia [sports]
Dotlit : the online journal of creative writing
Double dilemma
Down on the Finke
Especially not Brody
The eye of the abyss
Femail.com.au
Fields of hope
FINA Swimming World Cup 2000 [sports]
Gene Technology in Australia [GM foods]
x
Getting Real Online
GMC400 : in the national capital
Great Celebrations
Greenfleet
Incite
Information on Australian writer Dr. Coral Hull (B.C.A. M.A. D.C.A)
InMemoriam.com.au
Interactive novel
IRAA Theatre
Issues of rigour in qualitative research
Journey to paradise
Kurds and wayfarers
Magical scarecrows
Make a Noise
Maroondah City Council x
Marxist Interventions
Mayfield
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne's living museum of the west
Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission
Mystic life of animals
Olympic Commerce Centre
Olympics end game
The Olympics : Sydney 2000 Burma out!!
Overland express
National Australia Day Council
Nothin' But Net : the home of Australian basketball [sports]
NRL [sports]
Nuance : the international journal of family policy and related issues
Princess of Byzantium
Proof, positive, closeup
Riverfestival Brisbane
Scisco conscientia
The Sixth Conference of the Australasian Council on Tree and Nut Crops
Scouts Australia
Silent prayers
Sporting Shooters Association of Australia
Street rodder news
Sydney 2000 Fans.Com
Sydney 2000 : News Media Toolbox x
The Sydney Airport Enthusiast WWW site
Sydney Fringelympics 2000
The Sydney Media Centre
The TAB [gambling]
Taekwondo Australia Inc. [sports]
Territorians for Effective Sentencing
Trust no agent
Thylazine : Australian arts and literature on landscape and animals
Twenty-six
Unofficial Kieren Perkins website [sporting personalities]
WebCounselling
Welcome to the City of Melbourne
x
www.AusPistol.com.au [sports]
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:33:33 +1000
From: Roxanne Missingham <rmissingham@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Australia / EU Research Cooperation - Digital Libraries
Dear Digital Library Researcher
Introduction
Last year Bernard Smith responsible for digital heritage and cultural
content research in the European Commission visited Australia and was
impressed with the capabilities here and expressed a desire for there to be
greater collaboration between Australia and the EU in the area of digital
libraries.
With the exception of the PRIDE project (involving Neil McLean from the
Macquarie University) which is now coming to an end and an idea for a
digital resource preservation network project still at a formative stage
(being stimulated by Trevor Pratt from the Euro-Australia Cooperation Centre
in Melbourne) activity appears to be somewhat limited. This email is
therefore aimed at stimulating interest and giving further information on
the opportunities to collaborate in projects and networks launched under the
EU's Fifth Framework Programme (FP5).
Scope for collaboration
Under the EC/Australia Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement,
Australians can cooperate, on a self-funded basis, in all activities within
the thematic programmes of FP5. For libraries these activities principally
fall within the domain on digital heritage and cultural content in the Key
Action on Multimedia and Tools within the User Friendly Information Society
(IST) Programme.
General information on the opportunities for collaboration with the EU is
given in the attached background notes. For specific information on the
domain on digital heritage and cultural content research, see:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/home.html
e-Culture Newsletter
To keep abreast on developments subscribe to e-Culture an "in-house"
newsletter on cultural content and digital heritage research and conference
activities at:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/en/newsletter.html
European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital
Libraries (ECDL 2000)
For those really serious about collaborating with the EU and need a place to
start, consider participating in ECDL 2000 from 18-20 September 2000 in
Lisbon, Portugal. Details at:
http://www.bn.pt/org/agenda/ecdl2000/
This would provide an ideal opportunity to further develop your European
contacts and potential proposals for the 2001 Calls for Proposals.
Please note that financial contributions towards attending this conference
may be available through the Technology Diffusion Program managed by
AusIndustry.
http://www.isr.gov.au/industry/tdp/technology_alliances/tra.html
Existing Projects
It is always easier to join an existing collaboration, than start up a new
one. A good place to start may be with joining in existing thematic
networks and concerted actions. In this respect you may like to note two
networks which have been launched recently and where there is information
available are:
Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (DELOS):
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/projects/99-12262.htm
Cultural Heritage Applications Network (CULTIVATE)
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/projects/99-11133.htm
There are further networks pending or in the pipeline. Typically they focus
on particular types of library (national libraries, public libraries) and on
critical issues (digital preservation, image technologies in museums).
For outlines on the projects launched in this domain to date, see:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/en/projects.html
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me
and please keep me informed if you develop a collaboration with your
European colleagues.
John Tuckwell
Adviser
Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand
18 Arkana St, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Australia
tel: (02) 6271 2742 (w) (+61 2) for international
(02) 6251 5681 (h)
fax: (02) 6273 4445
email: john.tuckwell@ecdel.org.au or john.tuckwell@delaus.cec.eu.int
internet: http://www.ecdel.org.au
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:35:03 +1000
From: Charles Maddison <cmaddison@copyright.com.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Online library open for subscribers
Online library open for subscribers
By ADAM TURNER
2000-08-01 10:21:37
There's nothing technically groundbreaking about creating an online
database containing thousands of articles - until you have to trace
each and every article's copyright holder.
URL: http://it.fairfax.com.au/e-commerce/20000801/A40891-2000Jul31.html
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:35:23 +1000
From: Ross Coleman <collm@mail.usyd.edu.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Conf Announcement: Computing Arts - Digital Resources for
Preliminary conference announcement - please pass on to interested colleagues
Computing Arts - Digital Resources for Research in the Humanities
Conference - DRRH2001
<http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/drrh2001/>http://setis.library.usyd.edu<http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/drrh2001/>.au/drrh2001/
Keynote speakers, and additional supporters and sponsors will be
announced through the site
---------------------------------------------
Computing Arts - Digital Resources for Research in the Humanities Conference
University of Sydney - 26 - 28 September 2001
Computing Arts: Digital Resources for Research in the Humanities
Conference (DRRH 2001) will provide a major forum for the creators,
users, distributors and custodians of electronic resources in the
humanities to present and discuss their work, experiences and ideas.
The first major conference devoted to issues in humanities computing
generally in the Australia-Pacific region, DRRH 2001 seeks to bring
together scholars, academic researchers, publishers, librarians and
archivists in the region and beyond, with key speakers in the field,
to foster the exchange of ideas and to extend the use of digital
resources, techniques and tools in humanities research and teaching.
Scope and Keywords
DRRH 2001 intends to attract the reporting of relevant work in a
broad range of fields, including archaeology, art history, history,
languages and linguistics, literary studies, music, performing arts,
as well as work detailing techniques and issues associated with the
creation and use of digital texts, databases, images, sound, video
and digital mapping.
Possible Keywords: humanities computing; scholarly editing; text
encoding; text analysis; textual studies; computational linguistics;
GIS mapping; digital libraries; archival description; digital
imaging; image delivery; iconic visualisation; multimedia; languages;
scripts; special characters; unicode; electronic publishing; markup
languages (TEI, EAD); XML; coordination and collaboration issues and
outcomes; funding.
Hosts at the University of Sydney: RIHSS Research Institute for
Humanities and Social Sciences and
SETIS the Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service at the
University of Sydney Library
DRRH 2001 is supported by The Australian Academy of the Humanities
Contacts for more information:
Dr. Creagh Cole SETIS Coordinator - c.cole@library.usyd.edu.au
Ms. Rowanne Couch RIHSS Research Manager - rowanne.couch@rihss.usyd.edu.au
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Ross Coleman
Collection Management Librarian
University of Sydney Library
University of Sydney. NSW 2006
Australia.
email: r.coleman@library.usyd.edu.au
phone: +61 02 9351 3352
fax: +61 02 9351 7305
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:36:18 +1000
From: Natalie Blanchard <natalie.blanchard@geac.com.au> (by way of Tony
Subject: ALDIS RoadShow 2000
Dear Colleagues,
Two cities down, seven to go! The ALDIS RoadShow has already visited Sydney
and Brisbane, and it is about to move to Hobart and Melbourne next week.
Both Sydney and Brisbane RoadShow attendees enjoyed their days filled with
the exchange of professional information at the forum and the exchange of
product and services information during the suppliers' presentations.
Attendees were also pleased to speak directly with the ALDIS suppliers.
Registrations for Adelaide and Perth are still open and the Hobart and
Melbourne RoadShow registrations have been extended until Friday. This is
to allow last minute attendees to register their details.
As mentioned in earlier ALDISNews emails, a new feature of the RoadShow for
this year will be a guest speaker. The guest speakers for the remaining,
Australian RoadShows are listed below.
Hobart - Derek Whitehead, Director, Information Resources Swinburne
University of Technology
Melbourne - Steve O'Connor, Chief Executive Officer, CAVAL
Adelaide - Margaret Allen, Associate Director Library and Information
Services, State Library of South Australia
Perth - Kay Poustie, Manager, Libraries, Arts and Culture, City of Sterling
In addition to the guest speaker, attendees will also hear about new
products and services from our suppliers and participate in the forum and
vendor market.
To register yourself or another staff member, please go to the ALDIS website
http://www.geac.com.au/aldis or directly to
http://webspirs.geac.com.au/global/index.htm
We look forward receiving your registrations and seeing you at the ALDIS
RoadShow.
With kind regards,
Natalie.
ALDIS ROADSHOW - free and coming to a city near you - visit our website for
further information and to register...
www.geac.com.au/aldis
Natalie Blanchard
Library Information Consultant
e-knowledge@ALDIS, International
a division of Geac Computers Pty Ltd
Level 2, 457 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004, AUSTRALIA
ACN 002 862 295
Ph: +61 (0)3 9860 1599
Fax:+61 (0)3 9860 1594
NZ Freecall: 0800 944 322
e-mail: natalie.blanchard@geac.com.au
Web: http://www.geac.com.au/aldis
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:36:46 +1000
From: Roxanne Missingham <rmissingham@nla.gov.au> (by way of Tony Barry)
Subject: Newspaper/Microcopy Room at National Library - new opening hours
> You may like to know that the Newspaper/Microcopy Room at National Library
> of Australia has extended its opening hours from this week to open 4
> nights
> a week. The new hours are:
>
> Monday to Thursday - 9.00am - 9.00pm
> Friday and Saturday - 9.00am - 5.00pm
> Sunday - Closed
>
> You can discover wonderful collections and information in the
> newspaper/Microcopy Reading Room
>
> In addition to finding an extensive collection of Australian and overseas
> newspapers the Microcopy collections hold treasures such as Ninetieth
> century radical periodicals (mfm887); correspondence and notebooks of John
> Stuart Mill (mfm 1794); archives of the British Labour Party 1900+
> including
> pamphlets, minutes of the Executive Committee and general correspondence
> (mc
> 205, mfm 1553), ERIC reports going back to 1960 (mc 31) and much more...
>
> Information on the service available from the reading room and resource
> guides, including an extensive list of Australian newspapers online can be
> found at http://www.nla.gov.au/collect/newsmicr.html
>
>
> Roxanne Missingham
>
> ==========================================
> Director,
> Reader Services
> National Library of Australia
> Canberra ACT 2600
>
> Phone: 61 2 6262 1604
> Fax: 61 2 6273 5081
> email: rmissingham@nla.gov.au
> www.nla.gov.au
> ==============================================
>
>