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Library News & Notes
December 17, 2004

Internet Sites of the Week

Library-Google Project
Harvard is among several major research libraries collaborating with Google on a pilot project to digitize book collections. Harvard’s participation, which includes a random sampling of about 40,000 volumes, is described in a FAQ:
http://hul.harvard.edu/publications/041213faq.html
Other articles on the project include one in the Chronicle of Higher Education,
http://chronicle.com/free/2004/12/2004121401n.htm;
a piece in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/technology/14google.html;
and a column from Search Engine Watch:
http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3447411.
(Sources: Frans Spaepen, Sidney Verba, Open Access News)

Math in the Movies: A Guide to Major Motion Pictures with Scenes of Real Mathematics
This project evaluates the portrayal of math and mathematicians in various movies. An interview with the site’s author is also available.
http://world.std.com/~reinhold/dir/mathmovies.html
(Source: Scout Report via PAMNET-L)

Proxied Access to Google Scholar
If you’re using Google Scholar, there is an interface configured through the Harvard Libraries proxy server, meaning that when you click on a link to an article in a Harvard-subscribed journal you can get to the full text.
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:gscholar

The Role of RSS in Science Publishing: Syndication and Annotation on the Web
This article explores the growing acceptance and use of RSS as a content delivery format among science publishers.
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/december04/hammond/12hammond.html
(Source: ResourceShelf)

Wireless Downtowns
A Scout Report feature documents the increase of city wireless access provided by municipal governments.
http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/NSDL/MET/2004/met-041217-topicindepth.php#1

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Received December 11 - 17, 2004