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Autonomy, NetLibrary to provide libraries with an improved learning environment

NetLibrary, a division of OCLC, is partnering with Autonomy Corporation to provide academic, public, corporate and special libraries with improved search and retrieval functionality. A global leader in infrastructure software, Autonomy’s technology will allow NetLibrary to index eBooks, eJournals and other eContent regardless of format or location. Multiple file types in different repositories, including internal PDF and HTML documents and external Web sites and databases, can be aggregated and made available through a single search interface.

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Does your library produce an e-mail newsletter?

Make sure it avoids the recycle bin by following these suggestions.

As more and more organizations realize the enormous potential of e-mail, consumer in-boxes are being inundated with messages. The challenge is clear: rise above the clutter and spam to get your messages read. Here’s how, according to Socketware, Inc., the maker of Accucast e-mail marketing products and services.

Make it short but sweet. Write concisely and state your purpose early in the e-mail. Body copy should be brief, compelling and immediately engaging.

Get personal. Consider using personalization within your e-mail. By using a first name or inserting customized content, your reader will feel like you understand his or her needs.

Take advantage of the subject line. The subject line is very important because it’s the first thing a recipient sees when deciding whether to read your message. If you want to grab the reader’s attention, this is the place to do it.

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WebJunction update

Check out these new additions to this online community where library staff meet to share ideas, solve problems and take online courses.

BlogJunction. This is WebJunction’s new blog that will keep you informed about the many dimensions of WebJunction’s services and possibilities.

List of grants and scholarships. This downloadable Excel spreadsheet lists grants and scholarships available in the United States and Canada.

Rural and small libraries. Here is a growing collection of resources that can help the special challenges facing rural and small libraries.

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OCLC welcomes these new member libraries

Osaka University of Foreign Studies
Location: Tokyo, Japan
OCLC Symbol: JAOFS
OCLC Network: OCLC Asia Pacific

Archives of African American Music and Culture - Indiana University
Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA
OCLC Symbol: AAAMC
OCLC Network: INCOLSA

Damelin School of Banking and Insurance
Location: Rondebosch, South Africa
OCLC Symbol: ZADSB
OCLC Network: OCLC PICA

Membership guidelines and protocols

WorldCat update

WorldCat is the world’s most comprehensive bibliographic database. Updated at a rate of nearly one new record every 10 seconds, WorldCat contains more than 61 million bibliographic records and 1 billion holdings contributed by more than 8,600 libraries around the world. The Open WorldCat program makes the items in library collections—physical and digital, popular or special—discoverable by people searching the Internet.

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