Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:36:00 -0400
From: Amira Aaron <aaron@FAXON.COM>
Subject: New Industry Resources Page Announced

The Faxon Institute, an independent research arm of the Faxon Company, is
pleased to announce the launch of a new Industry Resources webpage,
featuring links and information on a number of topics of immediate
interest to the library, vendor, publishing and research communities.

The URL for the new page is as follows:
http://www.faxon.com/html/fi_ir.html.  Links will also be provided from
other Faxon and Dawson websites.

Topics covered include:  Advanced Technology (Authentication, Digital
Imaging, Intelligent Agents, Internet2, Mark-up Languages, Push
Technology, Year 2000); Library and Publisher Collections; Electronic
Publishing; Licensing; Industry Issues and Trends (Consortia, Digital
Libraries, Distance Education, Pricing Studies/Projections, Scholarly
Communication, White Papers); Intellectual Property/Copyright/Rights
Management; Professional Information (Conferences, Electronic
Newsletters/Listservs, Professional Organizations); Standards (DOI,
EDI/EDIFACT, ISSN, Locators/Identifiers, Metadata, SICI, Standards
Organizations, Z39.50) - and more!

Resources are being added and updated on a daily basis, and we would
welcome suggestions from the community.   The Faxon Company is a member
of the Dawson Information Services Group.  Please contact Amira Aaron,
<italic>Director of Academic Services</italic>, Faxon Company,
aaron@faxon.com, 781-800-766-0039, x315, with any comments or
questions.

**Apologies for duplication - this message has been cross-listed**