Newsline from EDINA

October 2004: Volume 9.3

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In this Issue:

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

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The next edition of Newsline will appear in Winter 2004.