This article considers the many developments in technology and practice that are making libraries more connected and interdependent. It looks at new integrated online services and reviews the increasing importance of both formal and informal standards. Global centralized Web services are discussed. The relationships between information industry companies and libraries are considered. Virtual re...

Ante el inminente cambio del tradicional ISBN de 10 dígitos al ISBN de 13 dígitos, que empezará a utilizarse a partir del 1 de enero de 2007, este artículo recoge algunos de los problemas que pueden surgir a partir de este cambio. Se presentan las soluciones (provisionales o definitivas) que ya han previsto algunos centros y redes bibliotecarias, como la Library of Congress, OCLC o el RLG en lo...

In October 2005 the University of Wollongong gave approval for the implementation of an institutional repository utilising Proquest’s Digital Commons software, the first such instance in Australia. The project sought, over a 2 year period, to make available online a significant portion of the university’s research output for the years 2000-5. It was envisaged that improved accessibility to jour...

This is a publisher ranking study based on a citation data grant from Elsevier, specifically, book titles cited in Scopus History journals (2007-2011), and matching metadata from WorldCat® (i.e., OCLC numbers, ISBN codes, publisher records, and library holding counts). Using both resources, we have created a unique relational database designed to compare citation counts to books with internatio...

Based on the current scientific understanding regarding COVID-19, this article presents results of new studies (Tests 4, 5, 6), conducted by Institute Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Online Computer Center (OCLC), in partnership with Battelle. The purpose experiments is to determine how long frequently circulated library, museum archival materials should be quarantined before being put back ...

AIM The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds. BACKGROUND Non-healing chronic wounds often have a negative physical impact on patients and place a financial burden on healthcare systems. Silver dressings are wound products designed to control infection and provide a wound environment conducive to healing...

BACKGROUND The indications for and the number of tracheostomy procedures has increased with advances in critical care. Studies are indicating likely continued increase in number of tracheostomies. Despite the important benefits of a tracheostomy, its presence is associated with adverse health complications and lowered patient quality of life. Hence, it must be decannulated as soon as it is no l...