Academic presses : Academic Publishing. So should you publish with an academic press? Not if you want to sell a lot of books (though a... [LibraryPlanet.com]  3:51:15 PM   [Feedback ]  

Walt Crawford : Cites & Insights. The always interesting Cites & Insights 3:11 (September 2003) is now available.

The 20-page issue includes:

• Perspective: DVD Durability Survey Responses and Comments
• Perspective: Weblogging: A Tool, Not a Medium
• Bibs & Blather
• Scholarly Article Access: Sabo, SOAF, SOAN and More
• A Good Stuff Perspective: Weblogs and Libraries

Back issues now have the table of contents available. [Catalogablog]  11:40:15 AM   [Feedback ]  

Digital Books : The Digital Book Index. David Dillard writes The Digital Book Index is an ongoing building and already very extensivecatalog of fulltext monographs that have been put online by one or anotherwebsite collection of complete works of literature found online scatterdover the internetThe Digital Book Index is at digitalbookindexcomThe site says a quiet revolution has been going on in the development of a large library of digital or electronic books While there are still large gaps a very substantial body of Western thought is available in the form of downloadable or online books Digital Book Index provides access to more than titles records It is the sole index that gathers both commercial and noncommercial eBooks from more than publishers and private publishing organizations [LISNews.com]  8:34:20 AM   [Feedback ]  

Public libraries : Innovation creativity and good design are key to future success of public libraries. One from Ye Ol Resource ShelfThis Report Better Public Libraries published today by Resource and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment CABE highlights how innovation and creativity in the design of public libraries is a way to bring libraries into the st Century making them more popular with the publicThe report is available in PDF FormatLibraries must become more relevant to the demands of the st Century citizen We need to move on from the perception of libraries as merely depositories for books and look at how new library buildings which adopt the best in design and innovation can revolutionise peoples experiences of library services [LISNews.com]  8:03:38 AM   [Feedback ]  

Patriot Act : Ashcroft: Patriot Act on Parade. As the antiterrorism USA Patriot Act continues to lose public support, Attorney General John Ashcroft launches a coast-to-coast tour of political persuasion this week to boost the president's bid for re-election. [Wired News]  7:58:45 AM   [Feedback ]