Cross-posted; apologies for duplication. - mt ********************************************* Hello friends, ITALica, the new weblog discussion area for _Information Technology and Libraries_ (ITAL), LITA's peer-reviewed quarterly journal, is now out in its second issue (http://ital-ica.blogspot.com/). ITALica features “letters to the editor”, updates to articles, supplementary materials we can't work into the journal,... you-name-it. One of the most important features of ITALica is a forum for reader conversations with our authors, wherein authors host and monitor discussion for a period of time after publication of their articles, so that you can have a chance to interact with them. ITALica is currently a pilot project. Our current issue includes content submitted by authors appearing in the September (vol. 27, no. 3) issue of ITAL: - Mark Cyzyk, "Virtues and Values in Digital Library Architecture" - Erik Lease Morgan, "MyLibrary: A Digital Library Framework and Toolkit" - Mireia Ribera Turro, "Are PDF Documents Accessible?" - James Feher and Tyler Sondag, "Administering an Open-Source Wireless Network" - Robert N. Bland and Mark A. Stoffan, "Returning Classification to the Catalog" Several of these authors have already posted to the current ITALica. LITA members can access the full texts of the above-listed articles online, at the ITAL website (http://www.lita.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ital/italinformation.cfm), from where you can also then find a link to the ITALica discussion. You can also access ITALica directly (no membership in LITA required) at (http://ital-ica.blogspot.com/). We hope to see many of you online at ITALica for the latest in our ongoing series of very stimulating discussions! cheers, - mt (Editor, ITAL, for the Editorial Board) -- ************************************************************************* Marc Truitt Associate Director, Bibliographic and Information Voice : 780-492-4770 Technology Services e-mail : [log in to unmask] University of Alberta Libraries fax : 780-492-9243 Cameron Library cell : 780-217-0356 Edmonton, AB T6G 2J8 Turn on the TV, Shut out the lights, Roy Rogers is riding tonight... --Taupin & John *************************************************************************