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Relates news briefs on digital libraries. A partnership at Cornell University with computer scientists and librarians to develop better strategies for documents and other data; The funding by the United States Department of Education of two projects at Columbia University to make South Asian resources and library collections more available through enhancement and use of the World Wide Web.

Informs that The British Library will provide updates the British National Bibliography (BNB) CD-ROM records weekly via the Internet. Software that will enable subscribers to download and search new BNB book records; Statement from Clive Field, director of scholarship and collections at The British Library, that the development demonstrates the library's commitment to improved access to its collections.