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AUSTRALIA
AUSebooks AUSebooks is a forum to promote discussion and information sharing onebooks and related issues. While primarily aimed at Australian and New Zealand libraries, AUSebooks welcomes contributions from all interested parties, including information providers, creators, publishers, suppliers and vendors. To subscribe to AUSebooks send a BLANK message to join to: ausebooks@lyris.bennett.com.au
GLOBAL DIGLIB IFLANET. A moderated discussion list sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) for librarians, information scientists, and other information professionals to discuss issues relating to the creation of digital libraries. Archive available.
http://www.ifla.org/II/lists/diglib.htmScholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog An exceptionally high-quality weblog of event reports in this field & for academic librarians in general.
http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htmHandheld Librarian Begun by e-enthusiast Lori Bell, this blog is especially for librarians interested in handheld devices.
http://handheldlib.blogspot.comLISNews This weblog features current events and news in the world of Library and Information Science, including an wireless section. Anyone can submit a story and potentially add to the weblog.
http://www.lisnews.compdalibraries Group discussing the role PDAs are playing or might play in the library setting. To Subscribe, email: pdalibraries-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Teleread Teleread is not only the personal blog of a digital book enthusiast with a social vision & a mission to make a difference, it is also a huge resource of e-book information & comment. At the following page (on the left) Teleread also has a substantial list of library blogs.
http://www.teleread.org/blogThe Shifted Librarian A "shifted librarian" is someone who is working to make libraries more portable. Not always serious.
http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com
Australian Copyright Law
Under Australian copyright law, literary, dramatic, & musical works published, performed, communicated, or recorded and offered for sale in an author's lifetime are protected for the life of the author plus fifty years from the end of the year of the author's death. After this time they enter into the public domain. You do not need to put a "copyright notice" on your work for it to be protected in Australia. You may choose to put a copyright notice on your work to remind people that it is protected by copyright. You can put the notice on your work yourself; there is no formal procedure. The notice is: © (or "Copyright") + copyright owner's name + year of first publication - for example: © Gus O'Donnell 1968. For further information see the Australian copyright site: http://www.copyright.org.auBackground to the Attorney-General’s Digital Agenda copyright reforms review http://www.phillipsfox.com/whats_on/Australia/DigitalAgenda/DigitalAgenda.asp
Copyright USA
As a rule of thumb, nearly everything published in the USA since 1923 is subject to copyright restrictions, while nearly everything published before 1923 is in the public domain. Due to a recent 20-year copyright extension enacted in the US, the 1923 limit will stay in effect until the end of 2018. Copyright information for all other countries (warning: check for currency in individual cases) is also available at:
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/okbooks.htmlLibrary Digitization Projects and Copyright by Mary Minow. (US Copyright law) http://www.llrx.com/features/digitization.htm
e-books in libraries - general
Australian public libraries and ebooks
http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002/2002pdf/34HutHor.pdfSLQ e-book page The pioneer of e-books in Queensland libraries, Sue Hutley, began this excellent page, courtesy of the State Library of Queensland.
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/publib/infotech/ebook.htmChris Rippel's e-book site Can e-books improve libraries? What is the role of e-books in libraries is one of many informative pages at:
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/central/ebooks/index.htmlElectronic Books in Libraries Rochester University Library e-book studies site, a significant resource.
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/main/ebooks/studies.htm
Australian Journals Online Search or browse over 2,000 links to e-journals, e-magazines, webzines, e-newsletters, e-mail fanzines. From the National Library of Australia.
http://www.nla.gov.au/ajolLITA Electronic Publishing/Electronic Journals Interest Group (ALA) Dedicated to exploring the effect of electronic publishing on library functions, funding, administration and, in particular, technology.
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litamembership/litaigs/elecpub/electronicpublishing.htmElectronic Journal Miner A stylish, no-fuss British site where you can search for e-journals by keyword, subject or title. Browsing is available, plus you can limit your search with one click to free journals or peer-reviewed ones.
http://ejournal.coalliance.orgDirectory of Open Access Journals from Lund University Libraries. A valuable resource for digital librarians to link to sources of free, quality, refereed journals.
http://www.doaj.org
AUSTRALIA
Australian Digital Theses Project University of New South Wales (UNSW). Project aiming to establish a distributed database of digital versions of theses produced by the postgraduate research students at participating institutions. The theses are available via the Web.
http://adt.caul.edu.auAustralian Government Locator Service (AGLS)
From the National Archives of Australia (regularly updated). This metadata standard is a set of 17 descriptive elements which government departments and agencies can use to improve the visibility and accessibility of their services and information over the Internet.
http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/gov_online/agls/summary.htmlDigital Services Project, National Library of Australia
Aims to:
(a) provide the infrastructure for long-term management of digital material in the Library, through provision of hardware and software systems supporting integrated collection management in a digital environment.
(b) provide the Library with cost-effective technical solutions for efficient development and delivery of digital services, to provide enhanced access to the Library's collections and other documentary resources, and provide shared access to digital collections in cooperation with other institutions.
Guidelines for Commonwealth information published in electronic formats
Designed for people in government who manage publishing programs and oversee the development of their agency’s electronic information, who maintain or create web sites, or who write, design or create material for electronic documents.
http://www.noie.gov.au/projects/egovernment/Better_Information/electronic_formats.html
Managing Web Resources for Persistent Access
Important, & cautionary, guidelines from the National Library of Australia, underlining the responsibilities of information professionals in maintaining intellectual heritage.
http://www.nla.gov.au/guidelines/persistence.htmlPADI National Library of Australia's subject gateway to digital preservation resources. This is an international resource with a wide range of topics covered.
http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/index.html
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Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE University of California Berkeley Library and Sun Microsystems Inc. (USA) This site builds digital collections and services, as well as providing information and support to digital library developers worldwide.
http://sunsite.berkeley.eduCanadian Initiative on Digital Libraries CIDL is an alliance of Canadian libraries which will promote, coordinate and facilitate the development of Canadian digital collections and services.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/cidlCoOL Conservation OnLine Resources for Conservation Professionals Stanford University Libraries (USA) Regularly Updated. Cool is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials. It includes sections on electronic media and records.
http://palimpsest.stanford.eduDigital Libraries Initiative (USA) The National Science Foundation Digital Libraries Initiative Phase Two is a multi-agency initiative which aims to encourage research which is fundamental to the development of digital libraries, to advance the use and usability of globally distributed, networked information resources, and to encourage communities to focus on innovative applications areas.
http://www.dli2.nsf.govDigital Library Tool Kit, available as a free 555kb PDF file from Sun Microsystems. 3rd Edition. Wide-ranging document for help with setting up your digital collection. At:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/whitepapers/digitaltoolkit.htmlDigital Library Documents Digital Library Federation (regularly updated) .A web-searchable database of policies, strategies, working papers, standards and other application guidelines, and technical documentation concerning digital library development activities.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=dlf
Educause Information Resources -Digital Libraries Page A collection of articles and presentations in a variety of formats -. HTML, PDF, Real Audio, PowerPoint
http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/subject_docs.asp?Term_ID=408EPrints Handbook An invaluable resource for those involved in setting up an eprints repository. http://software.eprints.org/handbook
IFLA Electronic Collections from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (regularly updated). Includes a Digital Libraries resource.
http://www.ifla.org/II/index.htmNEDLIB : Networked European Deposit Library NEDLIB is a collaborative project consortium headed by the National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek) and including eight other European national libraries, a national archive and three main publishers. It aims to construct the basic infrastructure upon which a networked European deposit library can be built.
http://www.kb.nl/coop/nedlibSPARC Open Access Newsletter (from July 2003) and Free Online Scholarship Newsletter. Archives from March 2001. SPARC is the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, an alliance of universities, research libraries, and organizations "built as a constructive response to market dysfunctions in the scholarly communication system". Prepared by Peter Suber (Research Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College), who is the Open Access Project Director, & Public Knowledge Senior Researcher, SPARC.
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/archive.htm
ACRP Australian Culture and Recreation Portal website information on e-books.
http://www.acn.net.au/articles/ebooksFind e-publishers Mary Wolf's Guide to E-Publishers.
http://my.coredcs.com/~mermaid/epub.htmlSearch e-books Search the full text of thousands of free e-books. Searches are case sensitive. http://searchebooks.com
ILLWeb "ILLWeb is a gateway to electronic and print resources pertaining to all aspects of interlibrary loan (ILL), document delivery, and resource sharing. Designed to be comprehensive and international in scope, ILLWeb features links to resources that will help practitioners locate materials for their clientele, manage the ILL process, and keep up with developments in the profession."
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/lawlibrary/illwebLibrary Link
Resource for librarians and information specialists, providing a range of free articles and viewpoints (current and archive), a discussion forum and other resources.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylinkResearching Librarian
This site lists Web resources helpful for librarians doing research.
http://www.researchinglibrarian.comThe Informed Librarian
Calls itself the information professional's one-stop site for professional reading. Posts monthly an issue linking to tables of content & full-text (where available) of the prior month's relevant journals, magazines, newsletters & electronic publications.
http://www.informedlibrarian.com
Humour
The Laughing Librarian
Immoderate laughter is the key here. Great links too.
http://www.laughinglibrarian.com
IFLA-UMA The official IFLA library humour page
http://www.ifla.org/I/humour/humour.htm
