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Reports on the launch of a Web site and digital services by the California Digital Library. Idea to store and distribute academic research results and working papers; Role of Berkeley Electronic Press in the development; Inclusion of papers authored or sponsored by the University of California.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) has announced that researchers using its Internet Database Service (IDS) can now link their search results to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Meeting Papers. More than 25,000 papers published since 1996 and abstracted in the CSA Aerospace & High Technology Database on IDS are linkable with the AIAA Meeting Papers service. According to the announcement, AIAA is the world's largest professional society devoted to the progress of engineering and science in aviation and space.

Reports on University of New Hampshire professor A.R. Venkatachalam's effort to improve the university's Angel Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net) venture-capital program so that small businesses would have to deal with less red tape when looking for investors on-line. Purpose and operation of ACE-Net; US Small Business Administration's requirements for small businesses that want to be entered into the ACE-Net database.

Reports that the National Digital Library Program (NDLP) and the Conservation Division of the Library of Congress have mounted a digital background paper titled `Conservation Implications of Digitization Projects' on the American Memory project's Background Papers and Technical Information Web page. Issue of protecting documents before and after scanning.

Reports on the partnership among New Hampshire newspapers to launch a Web site devoted to the state's presidential primary. Features of the site aimed at collating information about the presidential election in 2000.

Focuses on the students used of Web sites on citation studies in the U.S. Views of the librarians on using Web sites; Percentage of citations through Web sites; Influence of Web sites on conducting research.

Evaluates the Web-based archives of various American newspapers and news providers. The San Jose Mercury News; Christian Science Monitor; The Washington Post; Electric Library; San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle; The New York Times; The Los Angeles Times; Chicago Tribune; The Boston Globe; USA Today; The Wall Street Journal; Web addresses; Features of each site.

Reveals that daily newspaper Web sites are outperforming other local media in nearly two-thirds of United States markets covered in the telephone survey conducted by The Media Audit. Comparison to consumers' use of Web sites of local television and radio stations; Ranking of newspaper Web sites by number of visitors in one month.

Focuses on the use of computer technology by the police department in the United States. Implementation of the police computer technology; Application of the technology on decision making, strategic planning and person-machine interaction; Relation of computer technology to law enforcement and society.

Reports on the trend among newspaper chains in the United States of getting involved in portal strategy even if they have to team up with their competitors. Announcement by Knight Ridder New Media that it will partner with A.H. Belo Corp and Central Newspapers Inc. to create regional portals; Creation of Dfw.com by Texas newspapers; Tribune Co.'s creation of Tribune Interactive as a separate line of business.

Reports that Iowa daily newspapers are opposing a taxpayer-supported Web site that is posting job advertisements they claim is unfairly competing with the newspapers' print and online employment advertising. Features and aim of the state-backed Web site, called smartcareermove.com; Development of the Web site by the state Department of Economic Development and the Iowa Human Resource Recruitment Coalition.

Announces the unveiling of the WineToday.com site by the Santa Rosa `Press Democrat,' in California. Focus on the site on California wines.

Focuses on the evolution of several newspaper Web sites in the United States. Discussion on competition in the newspaper industry; Innovations in content distribution; Features of the Web site of NewspaperLinks, a service of the Newspaper Association of America.

Reports on the Editor & Publisher Online Classifieds Industry symposium in Austin, Texas on September 12-14, 1999. Discussion of issues on how newspapers are defending their turf from Internet competitors; Comments of attendees that included Yankee Group senior analyst Michele Pelino; Challenge faced by newspapers with the emergence of online auctions.

Focuses on the unionization of online newspaper providers in the United States. Conventional wisdom that the very nature of online newspapers would provide difficulties for labor; Newspaper industry's consent to allow unionization of online workers at `Providence Journal' newspaper's Web site, projo.com.

Focuses on the opinion of Michael Boult, a Rosenbluth International executive regarding the pricing structure and discounting of airlines and travel management companies in the United States. Increase in published fares in 2001 as compared to 1997; Problem associated with discount deals in airlines; Disadvantages of Web fares.

Discusses United States newspapers' use of technological advances in computers to deliver content beyond conventional Web sites. Development of electronic editions on portable readers; Availability of daily audio digests of newspapers; Audio file recordings of obituaries and high school baseball scores; Threat of wireless media.

Provides information on several web sites in the United States that can help students regarding term papers. `Best Information on the Net'; `Study WEB'; `Homework Heaven.'

Highlights talks during the Newspaper Association of America's new media and marketing conference held in July 1997, on the various approaches taken by newspapers in developing online classified and Yellow Pages services in their markets. Examples include the search engine developed by `Times Union,' with Albany's automobile dealers; Web site developed by `Sacramento Bee' for realtors.

Discusses the evolution and pervasiveness of the Internet in the United States. Percentage of the U.S. population that has access to the Internet as of September 2000; The origin on the Internet; Forecast for the future of the Web; Opinion that most computers in libraries and corporations in the U.S. are underutilized; How computer users can assist the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI); Critiques of other Internet developments.

This article examines the most efficient way to handle paper checks. Checks can be converted into images or automated clearing house transactions, and sometimes are sent part of the way to a paying bank electronically, then turned back into paper for the final phase of their trip. Robert W. Johnston, Bank of America's product executive for check and ACH, calls their service a variant of the float management practices that have been used for at least the last 50 years.

The article focuses on the electronic compliance of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL.) It mentions that the said automation on the retirement plans will lessen the paper works, and will provide electronic delivery services for planholders. Moreover, it features the insights of various people related to law firms regarding the said automation such as Edward Leeds, and Michael Richman.

Presents newspaper publishing-related news items in the United States, compiled in the week of July 2, 1999. Public support for the First Amendment, or freedom of speech; Pressure on editor Tim Crews to reveal his source on illegal dumping of hazardous waste in Colusa County, California; Creation of methods of counting visitors to newspaper Web sites.

Highlights some of the keys to the success of United States newspaper companies' World Wide Web sites. Cohesiveness or synergy; Brand competition; Profitability of the Web sites for `Houston Chronicle' and `Standard Times'; Absence of distinction between the online product and print product; Efforts to offer searchable display advertisements.

Reports Columbia University Press' creation of Columbia International Affairs Online. Publication of journal articles and electronic monographs, conference proceedings, working papers from 40 institutions and books in full text; Use of the technology to help solve the crisis in scholarly publishing; Comments from editor Kate Wittenberg.

The article discusses voting systems in U.S. elections, examining the benefits of the end-to-end (E2E) auditable voting system, also known as E2E verifiable voting. Eight years after voting failures occurred in Florida in 2000, the article states, the U.S. still has a mishmash of voting standards and methods. Benefits of E2E includes the preservation of an accurately recorded single ballot through to the accurate tally of collected ballots, the ability to audit in a public manner, and voters who can verify that their individual vote was recorded accurately. Also discussed is the use of cryptography to accurately count votes.

The article features the available web sites offering information related to engineering in the U.S. The site www.plantengineering.com provides access to Gates Corp.'s white paper about drive system. Gorbel Inc.'s online www.gorbel.com/cranespec offers guidelines to architects and engineers for the selection of the right overhead crane. The research paper entitled "Industrial Fluid Handling Solutions" prepared by IFH Group Inc. systems coordinator Stephen Dunkel is open at www.ifhgroup.com.

Evaluates several Internet newsletters containing stock advice for investors in the United States. Motley Fool; Fundadvice.com; Low Priced Stock Survey; MPT Review; No Load Fundx; Spear Report; Zacks Advisor. INSET: Motley Fool.

The article discusses the Electronic Health Record (EHR's) focusing on benefits and suggests ways to help transition from paper records to EHR easier. Topics discussed include Meaningful Use policy by U.S. federal government for doctors while using the EHR, initial steps in transition to EHR system, and details of the auto-coding feature of the EHR. INSETS: Taking the First Few Steps Without a Giant Leap;Auto-Coding Doesn't Mean Correct Coding;A Crash Course on Meaningful Use;Achieving Meaningful Use Through Team Meetings

The article focuses on the Web site YourHub developed by the Denver Newspaper Agency which allows newspapers to adopt a citizen-journalism format in the U.S. The Web site allows users to post stories and photographs and provides community news from other sources. It charges newspapers from $2,000 to $10,000 along with an additional monthly fee. The company is working on its third syndication that will allow users to upload classifieds and advertisements.

Focuses on the success of the Web site Sunline.com of the Port Charlotte, Florida-based newspaper `Sun Herald.' Targeting of community of senior citizens in the city; Views of newspaper editor Ronald Dupont Jr. on the relationship between the Web site and its readers.