June 2002

Joyce archive bought for 8 Million Pounds

Charles Davis writes \”Hundreds of manuscripts and notes penned by
the novelist James Joyce have been bought by
the National Library in Dublin for £8m.

The rare collection, believed to be the largest
of its kind – includes unseen drafts of the
classic book Ulysses.

The collection – totalling more than 500 pieces
– was brought to Dublin from Paris by Ireland\’s
Arts Minister Sile de Valera.

Prime Minister Bertie Aherne was at Dublin
Airport to welcome the manuscripts to the
country.

The documents were purchased from Alexis
Leon, the son of Joyce\’s former aide, the late
Paul Leon.

Full story at
The BBC

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June 3, 2002 by Archives Libraries

EDUCAUSE.edu’s Resource Site Map.

EDUCAUSE.edu\’s
\’site-map\’ (\”Hierarchical Subject Listing\” – \”Taxonomy Page\”)
for its online document collection includes \”term definitions\” (scope notes),
links to the full text articles (\”library items\”), links to specific articles
on \”effective practices and
solutions,\” and eight broad descriptors that expand into subheadings.

EDUCAUSE.edu accepts electronic
submissions
to their \”Information
Resources Library.\” The site may also be keyword
searched.

LISNews Keywords:
controlled
vocabulary

Topics: Information
Architecture

EDUCAUSE.edu\’s
\’site-map\’ (\”Hierarchical Subject Listing\” – \”Taxonomy Page\”)
for its online document collection includes \”term definitions\” (scope notes),
links to the full text articles (\”library items\”), links to specific articles
on \”effective practices and
solutions,\” and eight broad descriptors that expand into subheadings.

EDUCAUSE.edu accepts electronic
submissions
to their \”Information
Resources Library.\” The site may also be keyword
searched.

LISNews Keywords:
controlled
vocabulary

Topics: Information
Architecture 

    The broad descriptors:

  • ++–
    EPS–
    01
    \”Computing and Information Systems,\”
  • ++–
    EPS–
    02
    \”Information Resources Management,\”
  • ++–
    EPS- 03
    \”Institutional Management,\”
  • ++–
    EPS–
    04
    \”IT Management,\”
  • ++–
    EPS–
    05
    \”Law, Regulation, and National Policy,\” 
  • ++–
    EPS–
    06
    \”Libraries and Technology,\”
  • ++–
    EPS–
    07
    \”Networking / Internetworking and Telecommunications,\”
  • ++–
    EPS–
    08
    \”Teaching, Learning, and Technology.\”

    • Expand
    All Subjects.

The inititial
blurb from Educause\’s front page:

\”The
Language of Our Profession: Taxonomy Page Updated.\”
… \”Each of us uses the language of information technology to define what
we do in furthering the higher education enterprise. A new design for the
EDUCAUSE Taxonomy
page, a hierarchical subject listing of over 450 terms, helps you more
easily explore topics and find specific documents in the association\’s
extensive collection of online information resources. See how the taxonomy
works in searching for library documents, publications, effective practices,
and conference sessions of interest to you by visiting the EDUCAUSE Information
Resources Library.\” –Educause.edu

June 1, 2002 by Internet Legal Issues Libraries

Eugene, Oregon’s New Library: a “126,000-square-foot Christmas present.”

Getting a jump on the \”official\”
grand opening in 2003, the day after Christmas 2002, Eugene, Oregon
opens its \”126,000-square-foot
Christmas present,\” to visitors.

The new library replaces
the \”44-year-old veteran\” that was one of the keys that coalesced my devotion
to libraries.  The old building let me see libraries as sanctuaries
and is one of the reasons that whenever I\’ve had the opportunity to travel,
checking out the local library was always near the top of my to do list. 
I\’m delighted to see strong community support for the new, expanded library.

Getting a jump on the \”official\”
grand opening in 2003, the day after Christmas 2002, Eugene, Oregon
opens its \”126,000-square-foot
Christmas present,\” to visitors.

The new library replaces
the \”44-year-old veteran\” that was one of the keys that coalesced my devotion
to libraries.  The old building let me see libraries as sanctuaries
and is one of the reasons that whenever I\’ve had the opportunity to travel,
checking out the local library was always near the top of my to do list. 
I\’m delighted to see strong community support for the new, expanded library.

20020531
– \”Get
ready for some holiday reading; library opening is
set.\” … \”Think of the new library as a 126,000-square-foot Christmas
present Eugene [Oregon] residents are giving themselves.\” … \”Something
library patrons won\’t see, but staff will likely appreciate, is a high-tech
conveyor that carries books from the library\’s three ATM-like drop boxes
to a sorting area. There, the conveyor will read electronic tags on the
books and sort them onto carts, relieving staff of countless hours of lifting
and hand-sorting thousands of volumes. Parts of the conveyor are already
in place.\” -By Susan Palmer –RegisterGuard

June 1, 2002 by Librarians Libraries

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