Electronic media and information is being created at a faster pace than ever before and copyright law becomes murkier with every new advance in communications technology. The Library of Congress has launched a new public Web site to cover the groundbreaking work of a special independent committee.
By 2006, this committee will recommend changes to copyright law that recognize the need for exceptions to the law for libraries and archives in the digital age.

The site offers the group’s mission statement, its schedule of meetings and links to relevant sections of the Copyright Act. The site also offers links to background papers pertinent to libraries and archives and the rights issues they encounter when working with digital materials.

The prestigious Information Advancement Award was presented by the Medical Library Association at its Annual Meeting in San Antonio in May to Arizona Health Information Network (AZHIN) for their strong impact on the delivery of health information in the state of Arizona. This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health sciences information, in the science of information, or in facilitation of the delivery of information.

As a current member of AZHIN and past Board Member, I’m proud to be associated with this group. The AZHIN website is a great model for organizations looking to pool resources to provide a greater breadth of medical information resources to their constituents.