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Preserving history 
The Iron Mountain Atomic Storage Centre is now part of a vast network of 
archive centers. It contains more than 8 million rolls of microfilm in long­term 
storage. It is also the home of the Bettmann Archive (11 million images dat­
ing from the beginning of photography) as well as more than 700,000 original 
master tapes of audio recordings. 
Fran Molloy, “Fading fast,” LiveWire, August 11, 2005. www.smh.com.au/news/livewire/fading-fast/2005/08/09 
/1123353324048.html August 11, 2005 

Child well-being 
According to the latest Kids Count Data Book, the state that ranks highest for 
child well­being is New Hampshire, with Vermont ranked second and Minne­
sota ranked third. The three states at the bottom of the ranking are Mississippi, 
Louisiana, and Alabama. Ten key indicators were used in the rankings. Among 
them, the national teen dropout rate in 2003 (8 percent) was 27 percent lower 
than the 11 percent rate in 2000. 
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids count data book: State profiles of child well-being. 2005. www.aecf.org/kidscount 
/ August 11, 2005 

Google Print program news 
Google Print scans both out­of­print and copyrighted works so that their text 
can be found through the search engine’s database. After discussions with the 
publishing industry, it will stop scanning in copyright­protected works until No­
vember 2005, while it makes changes to its Google Print Publisher Program. 
Google Blog. “Making books easier to find,” 8/11/2005. googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/making-books-easier-to 
-fi nd.html August 11, 2005 

Graduate science and engineering enrollment 

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Gary Pattillo is reference librarian at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, e-mail: pattillo@refstaff. 

Graduate enrollment in science and engineering programs was up 4.2 percent 
in 2003, according to a report issued by the National Science Foundation. Total 
enrollment reached an all­time high of 474,203. Enrollment grew in all major 
fields except computer science, which dropped 3 percent from the previous 
year, the first decrease in that field since 1995. 
Julia Oliver, “Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering Programs Up in 2003, but Declines for First-Time Foreign 
Students,” National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, NSF 05-317 | August 2005. 
www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf05317 August 11, 2005 

Adult education and work 
Two­in­five adults participated in formal education courses or activities for work­
related reasons, and nearly one­in­ten were in degree or certifi cate programs 
at colleges or universities in 2002­03. Only 15 percent of those enrolled did so 
because their employer required or recommended it. 
K. O’Donnell, (2005). Tabular Summary of Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons: 2002–03 (NCES 2005–044). U.S. 
Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Offi ce. 
nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005044.pdf August 12, 2005 

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