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CSA and CABS Join Forces to Create
Biocomplexity Information Resource

A first-ever partnership on a first-ever database
BETHESDA, Maryland -- CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) and the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS) at Conservation International have entered into a collaborative partnership to build and distribute high-quality research resources that focus both on biocomplexity / biodiversity and on efforts to build solutions to conservation challenges. http://www.csa.com/csa/news/prcabs.shtml

The British Library and Elsevier sign new partnership deal
A landmark deal that allows access to over 1000 Elsevier titles by readers in the British Library Science Reading Rooms at St Pancras, and to over 20,000 world-wide customers of the Library's Document Supply service, has been signed by the two organisations. http://www.elsevier.com/inca/esav

Kenton Named Vice President of Publisher Partnerships for EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing has named industry veteran, Melissa Kenton, its Vice President of Publisher Partnerships. Regarding the move, Tim Collins, EBSCO Publishing Vice President and Division General Manager said, "Melissa has been a key member of our team for ten years. She has been in charge of some of our most important publisher relationships and has done a great job of balancing the needs of publishers and the needs of libraries." http://www-us.ebsco.com/home/whatsnew/press.stm

From Information Delivery to Knowledge Management
Be sure and join your colleagues from research, engineering, and the world of information science and technology for: From Information Delivery to Knowledge Management, the DTIC 2002 Annual Users Meeting and Training Conference, Monday through Thursday, April 15-18, 2002 at the DoubleTree Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/annualconf/

Dialog Launches Graduate Education Program, Appoints MLIS Consultants
CARY, NC, USA, January 7, 2002 -- Dialog, a Thomson business and a leading worldwide provider of online-based information services, today announced the launch of its Graduate Education Program (GEP) and the appointment of two librarian training specialists to serve graduate library schools as field training consultants. http://www.dialog.com

ATLA Holds Annual Conference in June

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