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Kristin Peterson-Ishaq
Coordinator, Center for Research
     on Vermont

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For your information:

NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
September 22, 1998

AHDS DRAFT REPORT: SCHOLARS INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS IN A
DIGITAL AGE
                 <http://ahds.ac.uk/public/uneeds/un0.html>

>Scholars' Information Requirements in a Digital Age
>
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>
>This report results from a broadly consultative, year-long investigation
>into how to encourage scholars to make more and better use of digital
>resources and information technologies in their research and teaching.
>
>Though focusing in particular on the needs of arts and humanities
>scholars within UK universities and colleges, its conclusions and its
>strategic and policy recommendations will be of interest to in library,
>heritage, archives, and schools sectors whether working in the UK or
>elsewhere.
>
>Comments on the consultation draft are welcomed and should be sent to the
>editors at [log in to unmask] Those comments received by 31 October 1998
>will be considered when the report is revised for final publication in
>November.
>
>
>The report is part of the AHDS's "Managing Digital Collections"
>publication series which deals with strategic issues of interest to those
>who develop, manage, and encourage use of digital scholarly and heritage
>collections. Other titles include:
>
*  "A Strategic Policy Framework for Creating  and Preserving Digital
Collections" *  "Discovering Online Resources Across the Humanities. A
Practical Implementation of the Dublin Core" > >All titles in the series
are available from >http://ahds.ac.uk/manage/manintro.html > > >Daniel
Greenstein, Director >Arts and Humanities Data Service


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Kristin Peterson-Ishaq
Coordinator
Center for Research on Vermont
University of Vermont
Nolin House, 589 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401-3439
Telephone: 802-656-4389
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