june06a.indd N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d Stephanie Orphan blblblbl The following U. Microebmossers: www.ala.org/microproceecers Microebmossers: www.ala.org/microproceecers Microebmossers: www.ala.org/microproceecers “All-Star” blog launched on Resources for College Libraries site Bowker has debuted a new blog that will allow some of the world’s most highly re- garded library professionals to post up- dates regarding their progress on individual subject areas being developed for the new Resources for College Libraries (RCL) data- base, a collaborative effort between ACRL’s CHOICE and Bowker. The blog resides in the “Project Update” section of the RCL Web site at www.RCLWeb.net, the new site dedicated to informing the academic library community about the creation of RCL. RCL, a database of core titles for academic libraries, is the successor to the classic refer- ence work, Books for College Libraries, 3rd edi- tion, published in 1988. It is expected to debut as both a Web-based subscription product and a multivolume print offering in fall 2006. North Carolina State Libraries launches WolfBlogs The North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries has launched WolfBlogs, a blog hosting service designed to support the per- sonal, curricular, and scholarly communica- tion activities of students, faculty, and staff at NCSU. WolfBlogs allows anyone with an NCSU “Unity ID” to create blogs, modify their look-and-feel, and invite other con- tributors. To ensure that WolfBlogs would offer the features and flexibility required by the NCSU campus, the libraries evaluated various free, open-source blog software op- tions. The Roller application, developed by NCSU alumnus and Sun Microsystems staff engineer David M. Johnson, was selected and adapted. NCLIS issues report from symposium on mass digitization The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) has published a report from the symposium “Scholarship and Libraries in Transition: A Dialogue about the Impacts of Mass Digitization Proj- ects,” which was held at the University of Michigan, March 10–11. The symposium, inspired by the December 2004 announce- ment of a partnership between Google, Inc. and five major research libraries to digitize more than 10 million unique titles, brought together scholars, librarians, publishers, and government leaders to discuss their con- cerns and issues. The 24-page report is avail- able in PDF at www.nclis.gov/digitization /MassDigitizationSymposium-Report.pdf. ProQuest completes digitization of Parliamentary Papers ProQuest Information and Learning has completed the digitization of the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers from 1801 to 1900. Parliamentary Papers are con- sidered to be the most detailed primary source for information on 19th-century Britain, its colonies, and the wider world. Available through ProQuest’s Chadwyck- Healey brand, the collection includes all sessional papers issued by the House of Commons from 1801 to 1900—4.2 million pages. All of the papers are full-text search- able with hit-term highlighting and accom- panied by the bibliographic data and sub- ject indexing from Subject Catalogue to the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1801–1900. Topics covered include Brit- ish imperialism, the move from an agrarian society to an industrial society, social con- ditions of the British working class, public health issues, removal of the American In- dians, agriculture, travel, and immigration. RLG to combine with OCLC The RLG Board of Directors and OCLC Board of Trustees have recommended that the two organizations combine effective July 1, 2006. If approved by RLG’s member in- stitutions, RLG’s online services and prod- ucts will be integrated with OCLC products and services, and RLG’s program initiatives 348C&RL News June 2006 www.nclis.gov/digitization http:www.RCLWeb.net www.ala.org/microproceecers www.ala.org/microproceecers www.ala.org/microproceecers will be brought forward as a new division of OCLC Programs and Research. The com- bined organization will provide an opportu- nity to leverage program strengths, services, and research initiatives to a greater number of libraries, museum, archives, and other re- search organizations. Full text from Chronicle available through Wilson The Chronicle of Higher Education is now available in full text through Wilson Web’s Ed- ucation Full Text database, going back to Janu- ary 2001. Education Full Text provides full-text articles from more than 300 journals, in addi- tion to the indexing and abstracting of articles from more than 720 journals. The full-text con- tent is supplemented with page images. UNC academy adopts resolutions on ethic and openness in LIS education The Louis Round Wilson Academy, which supports the Knowledge Trust program at the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Cha- pel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science, met in Granada, Spain, in April to discuss the future of library and information science education. The academy approved its first resolutions on ethics and openness during the meeting. The resolution on eth- ics includes principles related to personal integrity, honesty and respect for diverse perspectives, and maintaining the vital role of public trust; validation of the authenticity of all materials; respect; and commitment to service. Academy members, representing business, academia, information technology, museums, librarianship, and digital era innovators, also agreed that access to information should be freely and easily available to all, with due regard for safety and human rights. The Knowledge Trust was founded by José-Marie Griffiths, dean of the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, in October 1995. A Web site for the academy and the Knowledge Trust will be available soon at www.knowledgetrust.unc.edu. SwetsWise 4.2 with RSS released Swets Information Services has released the 4.2 version of SwetsWise, their Web-based, modular service for the procurement, access, and management of subscriptions and online information. Among the technical improve- ments and new functionalities in the release is the inclusion of RSS feeds to SwetsWise Online Content. The RSS feeds available will provide Table of Contents, General News related to SwetsWise, and System Warning information. Indiana State wins collaboration award The Wabash Valley Visions and Voices Digi- tal Memory Project, based at Indiana State University Library, has been selected to re- ceive the Indiana Library Federation Collab- oration Award for 2006. The award honors a corporation, organization, individual library, or group of libraries that has made signifi - cant contributions in the efforts promoting library services in a community or region, or at the statewide level. Established in April 2004 and publicly unveiled in October 2005, Wabash Valley Visions and Voices is dedi- cated to the documentation and preserva- tion of the history of West Central Indiana. The digital collection currently houses more than 21,000 items, including artifacts, admin- istrative and personal papers, manuscripts, photographs, yearbooks, maps, texts, oral histories, and other audio and video fi les that are both historic and recent in origin. The project is a collaborative effort involv- ing the Wabash Valley’s libraries, museums, cultural organizations, community groups, and area residents. It is available at visions. Tyrone Cannon appointed to ACRL Board as councilor Tyrone Cannon, library dean at the University of San Francisco, has been ap­ pointed by the ACRL Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term created when Elaine Didier resigned the position in May.The ACRL Bylaws call for the Board to appoint a replacement until the next election (spring 2007). Upon resigning, Didier, who served two years of her three­year term, com­ mented,“I have greatly appreciated the honor of serving on the ACRL Board and representing [ACRL] on ALA Council for the past two years. ACRL has great leadership, and I have high confi dence for the Association’s future. Thank you all for your confidence and support.” June 2006 349 C&RL News http:www.knowledgetrust.unc.edu indstate.edu. NYU dedicates preservation and conservation department The Barbara Goldsmith Preserva- tion and Conservation Department in New York University’s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library was formal- ly dedicated on May 15 at a cer- emony in honor of the well-known author, historian, and cultural pres- ervationist whose gift made it pos- sible. Goldsmith has been a long- time donor and supporter of the library’s preservation department, and her recent gift made a new preservation facility possible. The department consists of three sep- arate laboratories, one each for book, film, and video conserva- tion. More space and equipment allow a broader range of book conservation and preservation ACRL President Camila Alire presented the 2006 Excel­ lence in Academic Libraries Award to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Libraries, the winner in the university category, on the RIT campus in May. Pictured (l. to r.) are Al Simone, president of RIT; Pat Adams, Blackwell Book Services; Chandra McKenzie, director of libraries; Stanley McKenzie, provost; Camila Alire, ACRL President; and New York Assemblyman Joe Errigo. Photo courtesy of A. Sue Weisler, RIT. techniques. A quarantine room provides als. Goldsmith’s books have won numerous temporary storage for material that arrives awards. She is committed to the causes of dirty or mildewed, and high-security stor- human rights and the preservation of Amer- age accommodates rare books and materi- ica’s written heritage. 350C&RL News June 2006 http:indstate.edu Taxpayer Alliance supports senate bill broadening access to federal research The Alliance for Taxpayer Access (ATA) has given full support to the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, which was in- troduced into the senate by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) in May. The bill requires federal agencies that fund more than $100 million in annual exter- nal research to make electronic manuscripts of peer-reviewed journal articles stemming from their research publicly available over the Internet. ATA members include the Ge- netic Alliance, Parent Project Muscular Dys- trophy, the Christopher Reeve Foundation, and 67 other patient, academic, research and publishing entities, including ACRL, that sup- port expanded public access to the results of federally funded research. For more informa- tion about the bill, see the Scholarly Commu- nication article in this issue on page 362. EBSCO offers alternate subject headings through A-to-Z service EBSCO is now offering a general headings option for customers of its A-to-Z service, based on a set of headings created by the li- brarians at EBSCO to help patrons fi nd what they are looking for quickly and easily. Li- brary of Congress classifications have been available on A-to-Z since its inception and will remain an option. EBSCO will soon be offering a third subject scheme based on the Index Medicus journal classifi cations, which are highly focused on medical and health materials. JSTOR participates in Iraqi Virtual Science Library JSTOR has announced its participation in the Iraqi Virtual Science Library (IVSL), which is managed by the National Academies of Science and sponsored by the U.S. Depart- ments of State and Defense. According to the National Academies, Iraq’s engineering and scientific capabilities lag more than 20 years behind international standards. IVSL provides a Web-portal to the critical scientifi c and technical information that Iraqi scientists and engineers will need to rebuild and mod- ernize the country. Under the terms of the agreement, seven Iraqi universities, the Min- istry of Higher Education, and the Ministry of Science and Technology are receiving access to JSTOR’s entire archive of more than 600 journals and 21 million pages of content. University of Chicago Press off ers enterprise-wide licenses The University of Chicago Press has an- nounced that it will begin offering enter- prise-wide licenses of its online journal content to institutional and corporate sub- scribers in 2007. With an enterprise-wide license, subscribers will be able to provide unlimited electronic access through a single administrative account to every member of their organization. In addition to online ac- cess to the authoritative research published by the press, readers will have access to ad- ditional content, including expanded meth- ods, data sets, and photo slide shows. Ad- ditional information is available online at www.journals.uchicago.edu. June 2006 351 C&RL News http:www.journals.uchicago.edu