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        Communications from OCLC Research
        Recent communications by OCLC Researchers include an article on metadata as a worldwide library effort and two&nbsp;presentations on digital preservation by Brian Lavoie.
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        June 4, 2004

        <P><STRONG>Patricia Harris and Stuart L. Weibel</STRONG><BR>"Metadata: A Worldwide Library Effort" <EM>ISO Focus</EM> (April 2004):31-32. Eprint available at <A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/weibel/isofocus.pdf" target=_blank>http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/weibel/isofocus.pdf</A> (PDF:186K/2pp.), courtesy of the publisher.</P>
    <P><STRONG>Brian Lavoie</STRONG><BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/lavoie/carl2004.ppt">The "Hows" and "Whys" of Preserving Digital Materials</A> (PowerPoint:106K/14slides)<BR>Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) program: <A href="http://www.carl-abrc.ca/meetings/2004/congressprog-e.pdf" target=_blank>Here Today, Gone Tomorrow</A>, 2 June 2004, Winnipeg (Canada)<BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/lavoie/carl2004.ppt">http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/lavoie/carl2004.ppt</A></P>
    <P><STRONG>Brian Lavoie</STRONG><BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/lavoie/newberry2004.ppt">Steering Around the Iceberg: Economic Sustainability for Digital Collections</A> (PowerPoint:327K/15slides)<BR><A href="http://www.newberry.org/nl/programs/PD_Agenda.html">Economics of Digitization Symposium</A>, 18 May 2004, The Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois (USA).<BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/lavoie/newberry2004.ppt">http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/lavoie/newberry2004.ppt</A></P>

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