Issues in Scholarly Communication is a newsletter produced by Paula Kaufman, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, for the Illinois community. Entries from 2001-2005 newsletter are available.
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The boom in digital technology has been a boon for research, resulting in a remarkable explosion in the number and quality of data collections and a marked expansion in their availability to a broad range of interested parties. But to ensure that the databases continue to be viable and are used to the fullest extent, the federal government, led by the National Science Foundation, must craft a clearer strategy for managing and financially supporting them, a National Science Board task force said in a report Tuesday. The report, “Long-Lived Data Collections: Enabling Research and Education in the 21st Century,” was prepared by a special committee of the science board’s Committee on Programs and Plans. Higher Education 10/13/05 http://insidehighered.com/news/2005/10/13/digital Report: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsb0540/start.jsp
Posted by P. Kaufman at October 13, 2005 8:22 AM
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