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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.

Focuses on the 'Rochester Images Timeline' project begun by the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County in New York. Benefits of developing digital products and services in collaboration with other institutions, which was one of the library's goals; Decision to use MARC format; Grants that the library was awarded for the project.

Details the process of how the Herrick Library at Alfred University in Alfred, New York developed a database to track availability of serial holdings. Confusion adding to which journal titles could be accessed either in print or online services; Hardware and software used; Formatting; The use of a union query; Web accessibility; Other considerations; Conclusions.

Reports on a National Leadership grant awarded to the Branch Libraries of The New York Public Library for the creation of an online picture collection. How the library will use the federal grant to digitize, catalog, and make available on the Internet out-of-copyright images from its Picture Collection; Details of the collection which includes clippings from sources, such as books, magazines, and catalogs; Selection of pictures from its most widely used categories, including Costume and American History.