October 2004: Volume 9.3
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In this Issue:
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Roll Out for 2004/2005
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Peter Burnhill, Director of EDINA, reflects on the state of play at the beginning of the academic year.
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agcensus service breaks new ground
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A new EDINA service provides online access to UK Agricultural Censuses
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UKBORDERS Boundary Selector
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A full featured boundary selector is available for preview.
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JISC tests water for Hydrographic and Geological Digimap
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JISC is consulting the HE/FE community on the demand for Geological and Hydrographic data to be delivered via Digimap.
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JORUM on track with repository procurement
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EDINA partner with Intrallect to provide an online repository for learning and teaching materials.
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SUNCAT: pilot service launch in 2005
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Update on the SUNCAT project to develop a National Union Catalogue of
Serials for the UK research community.
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OpenURL Router update
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The OpenURL Router, now open for business, makes matching citations to resources a snap.
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Index to The Times: new three-year agreement
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New deal, new lower prices for subscription.
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Fresh Face for EDINA web site
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The EDINA web site just got better.
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Staff Roundup
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Personnel comings and goings at EDINA.
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The next edition of Newsline will appear in Winter 2004.