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Call for paper- PLANNER
by Mailing List Manager 23 Sep '03

23 Sep '03

Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:35:44 +0530 From: premchand <premchand(a)inflibnet.ac.in> Apologies for cross postings Last date for the submission of papers for PLANNER is 30th Sep. Papers on the following theme and subtheme for PLANNER 2003 should reach the respective editors before 30th Sep.Please send your paper in electronic format (email, 3" floppy in MS Word) to following email address. Paper on consortia should be sent to the following editor: Prof. (Mrs.) Veena Saraf, Head, Deptt. of Library Science NEHU, Shillong – 793 014 (Meghalaya) Phone : 091 –0364 – (O)231617 (R) 550932 E-mail : Ibscnehu(a)sancharnet.in or veenasaraf(a)yahoo.co.uk Paper on IT based activities should be sent to the following editor Dr. Narendra Lahkar Department of Library & Information Science 100, GU Campus, Gauhati University, Guwahati – 781 014 (India) Phone : (0361) 2571954 ( O) 2571257 ( R) Mobile: (98640) 53349 e-mail: n_lahkar(a)yahoo.com THEME OF THE CONVENTION In changing scenario of Indian Libraries, INFLIBNET has played major role in bringing IT culture and establishing infrastructure in Indian Universities. In spite of major initiatives of INFLIBNET, libraries encounter manifold problems and uneven developments, but major problem is the emergence of new technologies. E-resources, digital libraries, search engines, Library Consortia, Standards and formats are some important issues, which need discussion. Keeping all the above issues in mind, the Programme Committee has selected the theme of the convention The main theme of the PLANNER – 2003 is Automation of Libraries in North East Region: Trends Issues and Challenges. The sub-themes and the topics to be covered under each sub-themes are given below. Sub Themes : 1 Emergency of Consortia 2 IT based Activities Topics covered under both sub themes are : Library automation, Database Development, Standards and Protocol, Search Engines, Electronic Document Delivery, Digital library, UGC-INFONET, Library Consortia, Electronic Publishing, E-Journal Subscription, Copy right and IPR First PLANNER –2003 PLANNER stands for Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region (PLANNER). INFLIBNET has made an attempt to organize this event in collaboration with universities and other academic institutions located in North East.. This Convention will provide a unique forum to the library professionals, information providers and users involved in automation and networking of libraries to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest in the region. First PLANNER is being organized for the professionals in the North Eastern region at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya during November 6-7, 2003. In future, this special event would regularly be held at other parts of the North Eastern universities/institutions on rotational basis VENUE The convention will be held at North Eastern Hill University, Mayurbhang Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India # Tel. 91-079-6305971 / 6304695; 7458670(Res.) FAX: 079-6300990, 6307816 email: premc(a)mailcity.com

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Ever heard about the Library Hotel?
by Madhuresh 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

Ever heard about the Library Hotel? Library Hotel is a library-themed luxury hotel in Manhattan. 10 floors of the Library Hotel are divided according to the Dewey classification system, with each floor dedicated to one of Dewey's 10 categories. Interesting? Well, OCLC has filed a suite against this hotel for trademark infringement. I am just leaving it here. To know more about this news, go to http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=78 3752 To know more about the Library Hotel, follow the link http://www.libraryhotel.com/ Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Forwarded mail....
by Mailing List Manager 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:16:56 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> A few weeks ago ALA LAMA conducted a survey about e-mail, in which they could find differences among countries. While the response has been excellent, in order to make the results significant for as many regions as possible, the IFLA WANTS TO CONDUCT THE survey. for details please read complete mail and also see the same as an attachement thanks laxman rao -------------------------------------------- The following is a copy of the E-Mail Effectiveness Survey that has been distributed to members of ALA LAMA and at the conference Challenges and Opportunities for Library and Information Professionals in Knowledge Management and the Digital Age in Chiang Mai Thailand. We look forward to the responses of members of IFLA to help us collect international information. Results of the LAMA survey are available in LA&M (Library Administration & Management) v. 17, no. 2, Spring 2003, pgs 110-111. Please return this to me as an attachment. Mailto:rpagell@emory.edu E-MAIL EFFECTIVENESS SURVEY The following survey looks at ways e-mail usage has evolved in your work settings and what impact this has had on your workday effectiveness. We will use the results of this survey, along with results previously collected, for articles in professional journals. We will preserve the confidentiality of all survey participants. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions based on your present or most recent job. Please use your best estimates Section 1: Demographics 1a. Please check your age category: ____ Less than 30 ____ 30 40 ____ 40 50 ____ 50 or older 1b.Please check your gender: _ Male ____ Female 2a.In what type of business environment are you working? ____ Corporate or business enterprise ____ Academic ____ Governmental position (non-business) ____ Not-for profit ____ Retired ____ Self-employed ____ Other (Please specify.) 2b.What is your job title? 2c.In what country do you work? ___________ 3.For how many years have you been working in this environment? ______ 4.What is the highest degree you currently hold? ____ PhD or other doctorate level ____ Masters level ____ Bachelors or other undergraduate degree ____ Diploma, Associate or Technical ____ High School ____ Other (Please specify.) Section 2: Basic E-mail Questions 5.For how many years have you been using e-mail? _____ 6.On what type(s) of devices do you check your e-mail? (Please check all that apply.) TYPE Work Home Desktop Computer Laptop / Notebook Computer Handheld device(phone, palm pilot, other) Other (please specify below) 7.What type(s) of connection do you have to your e-mail? (Please check all that apply.) TYPE Work Home Network connection Regular Modem dial-up High Speed DSL Modem High Speed Cable Modem Wireless Other (please specify below) Other: _________________________________ 8.Please estimate the average number of hours you spend on e-mail each day. 1 hour or less Between 1 2 hours Between 2 - 3 Between 3 4 Between 4 - 5 5 hours or more In the Office At Home Other (please specify below) 9.On an average day, how many new e-mail messages do you receive? _____ Questions 10 15 relate to the percentage of your e-mail that fits into each category. 10.Please check the category that best applies to the type of e-mail you receive. (Percentage categories should add up to 100%.) CATEGORY Do Not Receive 0 to 25% >25% to 50% >50% to 75% >75% Professional Personal Junk Other (Please specify below.) 11.What is the source of your e-mail? (Percentage categories should add up to 100%.) Do Not Receive 0 to 25% >25% to 50% >50% to 75% >75% To/From your own work unit (team, department, etc) To/From your organization External to your organization 11a. Please estimate the percentage of your e-mail that is international. _____ 12. What do you do with your e-mail after you have read it? (Percentages could add up to more than 100.) I Do Not Do This 0% to 25% >25% to 50% >50% to 75% >75% Delete Save on e-mail Save on computer or disk Print Forward Other (Please specify below.) 13.On average, how many e-mails do you have in your primary in-box? _____ 14.Do you believe that your e-mail is confidential? _____Yes _____No 15.Viruses delivered via e-mail are a concern. Please check the statements that apply. ____ I have never received an infected e-mail. ____ I have never received an infected e-mail but others in my organization have. ____ I have received infected e-mails (if yes, please note how many times _____) ____ I have sent or forwarded e-mails infected with a virus. Section 3: E-mail usage compared to other communications methods The following questions compare different methods of business communication. (Please check your response.) 16.With which of these methods do you receive the quickest response? ____ E-mail ____ Phone ____ Letter ____ Fax ____ Other Please note the Other here: 17. With which of these methods do you receive the quickest solution to a problem, issue, etc? ____ E-mail ____ Phone ____ Letter ____ Fax ____ Other Please note the Other here: 18. Following are statements about communications preferences for you and your organization. For each statement, please rank your communications preferences from 1=LEAST preferred to 5 =MOST preferred. For example, if the phone is most efficient for you, place a 5 in the box for phone; if fax is least efficient, then place a 1 in the box for fax. E-mail Phone Fax Letter Face-to-Face Other Most efficient for you Most convenient for you Most preferred by you Most used in your organization Most important in your organization Please specify Other(s) _______________. 19. Does your organization have an official e-mail policy? ____ Yes ____ No ____ Not sure Section 4: Applications of E-mail 20. The following statements address uses of your work e-mail. For each statement, please check the box that applies. I use e-mail . . . Does Not Apply Never Seldom Sometimes Often Always To communicate with customers such as answering users questions To inform others of new products and services In place of memos To communicate with colleagues in other institutions To send notes with non-work content To schedule meetings To work on projects with colleagues To solve problems /resolve differences To negotiate contracts For job interview situations (as interviewer or interviewee) In place of phone calls Section 5: Advantages and Disadvantages of E-mail 21. Do you agree with the following assessments of the impact of e-mail on costs and communication? (Please check the box that applies for your rating for each statement.) Effect of E-mail Completely Disagree Not Sure Completely Agree Reduces paper handling Reduces overall cost Faster communication Improved communication effectiveness Integration of data communications with records management Section 6: E-Mail Writing Style 22. The following statements refer to possible differences between e-mail and other types of standard writing. (Please check the box that applies for each statement.) Always Sometimes Never I follow standard business writing in my business e-mails. I follow standard personal writing in my personal e-mails. I expect business e-mails that I receive to be of the same quality as business letters. I expect the personal e-mails I receive to be of the same quality as personal letters. Section 7: Comments 23. Please use the following space for any comments about the impact of e-mail on your work or your relationships within your organization that you would be willing to let us share anonymously with the group. We will preserve the confidentiality of all survey participants. Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey. Ruth A. Pagell ,Executive Director Goizueta Business Library Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta GA 30322 USA mailto:ruth_pagell@bus.emory.edu Deborah Valentine Lecturer, Management Communication Manager, Goizueta Business Writing Center

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Invitation
by SRELS 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

Dear Administrator, Please arrange to announce the following invitation to the members of the Group. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 3305109; e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com; *********************** DRTC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE and SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE 31st FIVE LAWS LECTURE (2003) on Working with CDS/ISIS Family: Some Experiences by Shri.Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Science (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004, Goa on Saturday, 27th September 2003 at 6.30 pm. at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702 (Upstairs), 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar BANGALORE 560 010

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IFLA-3M International Marketing Award
by Dinesh K. Gupta 20 Sep '03

20 Sep '03

Dear Colleagues, The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with IFLA Gold Corporate Partner 3M has announced the IFLA 3M International Marketing Award for 2004. This award is given each year to reward the best library marketing project worldwide each year; encourage marketing in libraries ; and give libraries the opportunity to share marketing experiences. The AWARD will honor organizations that have implemented creative, results-oriented marketing projects or campaigns. Three finalists will be recognized for their outstanding achievements. From these three finalists, the winner will be chosen and will receive airfare, lodging and registration for the 2004 IFLA General Conference and Council in Buenos Aires, Argentina as well as a cash award of USD 1,000 which will be used to further the marketing efforts of the recognized institution or organization. The three finalists will be announced in Spring 2004. A first place winner will be chosen and two distinctions will be awarded. The winner will be announced officially at the IFLA Conference in August 2004, in Buenos Aires. For complete information about the award, application guidelines, selection criteria, dead line, application form, members of the jury, and marketing glossary, please see the attachement and also visit www.ifla.org http://cms.3m.com/cms/US/en/2-115/krilcFS/view.jhtml Reports on previous years award may be found at: http://www.infotoday.com/mls/ifla.shtml http://www.infotoday.com/mls/sep03/koontz.shtml *Please pass on this Announcement among your Friends and Colleagues* Regards, Dinesh K. Gupta (Member, Standing Committee, IFLA Management and Marketing Section) Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc. VM Open University Kota-324010 Rajasthan India E-mail: dineshkg(a)sancharnet.in dineshkg_in(a)yahoo.com

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Article in Financial Times on e-books
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Sep '03

20 Sep '03

Here is the online link to an article on e-books that appears in today's Financial Times. It is on page 13 of the print version. I thought it might be of interest to some of you: http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailT oID=1671050001&pt=Y If this link does not work, you can access the article by going to www.financialtimes.com and searching for the word "e-books". It should be available for free for the next 3 days. Happy reading. Regards, Bobbi Weaver, Reference Librarian CA Western School of Law 225 Cedar Street San Diego, CA 92101 USA (619) 525-1497 baw(a)cwsl.edu

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Refresher course in Library & InformationS cience
by anjali gulati 19 Sep '03

19 Sep '03

Dear LIS Professionals It is bring into Ur kind notice that Department of Library & Information Science, University of Jammu, will be organising Refresher course shortly (Tentatively in Oct/Nov 2003) in Library & Information Science. The interested professionals should immediately inform Prof. I.V Malhan (Head of Dept.) OR Me. Prof. Malhan: imalhan_47(a)rediffmail.com Regards Anjali Gulati Office Address Ms. Anjali Gulati Lecturer Deptt of Library Science University of Jammu New Campus Ambedkar Road Jammu-180006 J & K India Ph:(O): 91-191-436778 E-mail: anjali_g26(a)rediffmail.com Permanent Postal Address Ms. Anjali Gulati C 355 Raja Jee Puram Lucknow-226017 Uttar Pradesh India Ph: (R): 91-522-662214 ___________________________________________________ Art meets Anesthesia; Shefali Weds Dr. Raman. Rediff Matchmaker strikes another interesting match !! Visit http://matchmaker.rediff.com?1

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IGNOU - PGDLAN Website
by JK Vijayakumar 19 Sep '03

19 Sep '03

Dear Friends, Sorry for disturbing you. Few professionals complained about not opeing of my earlier attachment of IGNOU's PGDLAN Announcement.Just note that it was a pdf file and opened by others.The same announcement is available at IGNOU Website http://www.ignou.ac.in/news1.htm#pgdrlan and all newspapers. IGNOU LAUNCHES POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN LIBRARY AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING from January 2004 In keeping with the demand for skill development in Library and Information Science with the application of ICT, IGNOU has developed a one year's Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Library automation and Networking which will be offered from January 2004. The programme aims at developing professional competence of the Library and Information Professionals in an automated and networked environment. The programme also provides practical exposure to enhance technological skills of the learners for independently developing or managing a computerized library. At present, this programme is being offered in selected regional/telelearning centers. The prospectus and student's handbook can be obtained from the IGNOU Regional Centes at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, New Delhi, Calcutta, Pune, Guwahati and IGNOU(SRE Division). Eligibility for Admission: A Bachelor's Degree in library and Information Science (BUS) Duration: 1 Year Medium of Instruction: English General Information: The Student Handbook and Prospectus, containing the application form, can be obtained from the following Tele-earning/Regional Centres or from Director (SR&E), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-11 0068 in person. on payment of Rs. 30/- in cash or through post by sending IPO or Demand Draft of Rs.80/- in favour of IGNOU, at the city of the Reaional Centre/New Delhi as the case may be. Regional Centres Address (1) 268C-Pitru Ashish. Ishwar Bhawan Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380009 (2) No.293. 39. Cross, 8' Block, Jayanayar, Bangalore-560082 (3) C-1, Institutional Area, Bhubaneshwar-751 013 (4) CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai- 600113 (5) 52, Institutional Area, Tughlakabad Extn., Near Batra Hospital, New Delhi-110062 (6) 2, Azad Bhawan Road.. I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110002 (7) Navagiri Road, 1st Bye-Lane, Chandmari, Guwahatl-781003 (8) Bikash Bhawan, 4 Floor, N;"Jrth Block, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091 (9) 1st Floor, MSFC Bldg., 270, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411016. Last Date for Submission of application form at the Regional Centre is 15.10.2003 . ------------ J K Vijayakumar INFLIBNET __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

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RE: [digilib_india] PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networki ng by IGNOU
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 19 Sep '03

19 Sep '03

With respect to the PGDLAN Course of IGNOU I requested the regional director of IGNOU at hyderabad as to why Hyderabad has not been mentioned in the advetisement. The correspondance is quoted below for the benefit of students from Hyderabad. Vyasamoorthy ========= Dear Vyasamoorthy, The University has not approved any centre for Hyderabad Region. The students from this region should opt anyone of the centre notified by the University. Dr.V.Vasudevan Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Hyderabad -----Original Message----- From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD [mailto:Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:17 PM To: 'ignourch(a)hd2.dot.net.in' Cc: 'ignourch(a)hd2.vsnl.net.in' Subject: FW: PGDLAN Diploma Course Dear Sri Vasudevan, There was advertisement regarding PDGLAN course in newspapers. Hyderabad Regional Center is not included in the list of contact addresses mentioned therein. Does it mean that students from AP can not participate? Kindly clarify. I have been an academic counsellor for IGNOU MLibSc for the past several years. Thanks. *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: <http://www.vic-ikp.info/> http://www.vic-ikp.info and <http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com> http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com ================== -----Original Message----- From: Saiful Amin [mailto:saifulamin@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:15 PM To: digilib_india(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [digilib_india] PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking by IGNOU IGNOU Invites Applications for admission to POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING PROGRAMME (PGDLAN) (Commencing from January 2004 Session) The Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) Programme offered by IGNOU is an innovative programme utilizing self-instructional materials and information-technology along with interactive personal contact programmes. It aims at developing the professional competencies of the library and information professionals in an automated and networked environment. It provides opportunities for in-depth practical to enhance technological skills of the learners to develop and manage a computerized library and information centre. Eligibility for Admission: A Bachelor's Degree in library and Information Science (BLISc). Duration: 1 Year Medium of Instruction: English General Information: The Student Handbook and Prospectus, containing the application form, can be obtained from the following Tele-learning/Regional Centres or from Director (SR&E), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-11 0068 in person on payment of Rs. 30/- in cash or through post by sending IPO or Demand Draft of Rs.80/- in favour of IGNOU, payable at the city of the Regional Centre/New Delhi as the case may be. Address of Regional Centres: (1) 268C-Pitru Ashish. Ishwar Bhawan Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-38000 (2) No.293. 39. Cross, 8' Block, Jayanayar, Bangalore-560082 (3) C-1, Institutional Area, Bhubaneshwar-751 013 (4) CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai - 600113 (5) 52, Institutional Area, Tughlakabad Extn., Near Batra Hospital, New Delhi-110062 (6) 2, Azad Bhawan Road. I.P. Estate, New Delhi - 110002 (7) Navagiri Road, 1st Bye-Lane, Chandmari, Guwahatl-781003 (8) Bikash Bhawan, 4th Floor, North Block, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091 (9) 1st Floor, MSFC Bldg., 270, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411016. Last Date for Submission of application form at the Regional Centre is 15.10.2003 Saiful Amin Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500 019. India. Ph. +91-40-2318-7963/7999 http://purl.org/net/saiful <http://purl.org/net/saiful> <http://yahoo.shaadi.com> Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Post your <http://yahoo.shaadi.com> profile. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=17050077 09:HM/A=1732161/R=0/SIG=11p5b9ris/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code=3050 9&media=atkins> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupmai l/S=:HM/A=1732161/rand=670392697> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: digilib_india-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .

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Free digital archives of math material (fwd)
by Library 19 Sep '03

19 Sep '03

Dear friends, This article (freely available) is of great interest to mathematics librarians: Jackson, Allyn. "The Digital Mathematics Library". Notices of the AMS 50(8):918-23. September 2003 http://www.ams.org/notices/200308/comm-jackson.pdf This describes the digitisation efforts in mathematics and lists all the digitised mathematics literature which are freely available. With best wishes, Girija Srinivasan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:56:53 -0700 From: george(a)library.caltech.edu To: SLAPAM-L(a)lists.yale.edu, STS-L(a)listserv.utk.edu Subject: Free digital archives of math material Jackson, Allyn. "The Digital Mathematics Library". Notices of the AMS 50(8):918-23. September 2003 http://www.ams.org/notices/200308/comm-jackson.pdf Access to this article may require a subscription, but the wealth of material described is freely distributed on the web. Gottinger Digitalisierungszentrum (GDZ) <http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/en/index.html> is one of the highlighted collections of archival math books and journals. A group of Caltech librarians (Hema Ramachandran, John McDonald, Kathy Johnson, and myself) are actively mining this treasure trove -- adding links in the online catalog to print runs, cataloging online runs for which we do not have print holdings, updating our local OpenURL resolver's knowledgebase, and documenting in Caltech's Online Journal Database (OJDB) <http://ojdb.caltech.edu>. Recently Steve Rockey <http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0309&L=pamnet&F=&S=&P=5115> provided links for downloading MARC records for the Cornell Digital Math Books Collection and the University of Michigan Historical Mathematics Collection. These collections, too, are cited in Jackson's article. In an age when so many electronic resources cost an arm and a leg, it is a blessing to receive a bounty of hundreds of shelf feet of math journals (read more than a thousand volumes) and similar quantities of math monographs, all specifically selected for their relevance to modern mathematicians. All that is required to benefit from the tremendous efforts going on around us is to spend the effort to make these materials visible to our user communities. In times of budgetary exigency, what better proof is there of the value of librarians than the ability to dramatically upgrade a collection through devotion of a small amount of staff time to a worthy project? George S. Porter Sherman Fairchild Library of Engineering & Applied Science Caltech, 1-43 Pasadena, CA 91125-4300 Telephone (626) 395-3409 Fax (626) 431-2681

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