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April 2007: Volume 12.1

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In this Issue:

Put it in The Depot
A new EDINA project to provide institutional repositories.
Film & Sound Online free to 2009
The moving image and sound service continues free for another two years.
Digimap licence renewal
Subscription rates for the new sub-licence are currently being settled by JISC and Ordnance Survey
EDINA to host Tobar an Dualchais
The project to digitise the collection of archive recordings continues.
New related resources for the Statistical Accounts of Scotland
Three additional resources have been added to enhance our understanding of the process of compiling the original documents.
Interim outcomes from geo-data repository project
The main findings outlined.
JISC consultation on WellcomeFilm
JISC welcomes views on including material sourced from the world-famous Wellcome Library
News in Brief
Cab Abstracts and Land Life Leisure; GeoForum dates; e-MapScholar update; EuroGeoNames
Time to sign up with UK Federation
Benefits of membership
SUNCAT provides linking options
Z39.50 clients can now access SUNCAT records
Forthcoming Events
Upcoming conferences and exhibitions held next year.

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