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Library News & Notes
June 18, 2004

Notes

Sorry for the hiatus last week, part of which was spent at the Special Libraries Association conference in Nashville. Notes from two of the sessions can be found at:
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2004_06_06_fosblogarchive.html#a108688
214588722404 and
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2004_06_06_fosblogarchive.html#a108656
359513429930

Garrett will be at a Harvard science libraries meeting in the afternoon on Monday, June 21.

Internet Sites of the Week

Boston Historical Society and Museum
Their web site features an online image catalog of historical photographs of Boston.
http://rfi.bostonhistory.org/
(Source: ResearchBuzz)

Buy or Build Your Own PC
A rundown of components and considerations.
http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,1761,a=127991,00.asp
(Source: The Virtual Chase)

Much Ado About RSS
The RSS (Really Simple Syndication) format enables one to track news websites, blogs and other online phenomena with the help of a newsreader. Bob Stepno describes several kinds of software available for the PC
( http://www.pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0,aid,116018,00.asp), while an O'Reilly Network article considers those that work for the Mac http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/15/rss.html. In the library world, Gerry McKiernan of Iowa State has compiled two resources: one enumerates the many applications of RSS for libraries
( http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/RSS.htm), while another provides a subject listing to journals which feature RSS feeds.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/eFeeds.htm.
(Sources: Dave Winer, Library Stuff, The Virtual Chase, beSpacific)

Quotations and Proverbs Search
This utility provides an interface to dozens of sites indexing quotations.
http://www.faganfinder.com/quotes/
(Source: ResearchBuzz)

Research Experience for Undergraduates
This page gives a brief overview of the REU program and profiles last year's participants (not yet this year's, alas.)
http://www.eduprograms.deas.harvard.edu/reu.htm

ScienceMatters@Berkeley
UCB has an online newsletter highlighting interesting scientific results at the university. Features an RSS feed.
http://sciencematters.berkeley.edu/
(Source: Boing Boing)

When Works Pass Into the Public Domain
A detailed list from a Cornell professor explains for each type of work the length of copyright and what is currently in the public domain.
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm

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Received June 5-18, 2004