Thursday, October 16, 1997
Community Briefs
UC announces creation of fully on-line library
The University of California announced on Tuesday the creation
of the California Digital Library, a service that will attempt to
bring the collection of more than 29 million volumes in the UC
library system on-line.
UC President Richard Atkinson also hopes to develop a digital
library that will eventually serve all Californians, not just UC
students.
Some UC libraries have already begun to digitize parts of their
libraries, such as UC Santa Barbara’s map collection and UC
Riverside’s collection of photographs. Other organizations with
on-line content include the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu and the
College of Siskiyous.
According to Atkinson, the budget for the project includes a
request to the state for $3 million in general funds, $1 million
from the university and an additional $1 million this year to
launch the program.
"California is the nexus of developments that pave the
information superhighway," Atkinson said. "The University of
California stands ready to help bring together the talents and
resources of the state’s colleges and universities and our public
libraries with the entrepreneurial energies of the private sector
to build this latest link for sharing information."
Public-private hospitals must open meetings
Hospitals and medical centers created from public-private merger
will be required to abide by open meeting and public information
requirements effective Jan. 1. Gov. Pete Wilson signed bills AB
1601 and SB 1350 into law Tuesday.
Wilson said that by holding a public-private hospital to these
requirements, corporations created with public assets can be held
accountable to the public.
The bills address the creation of the University Stanford Health
Care, a private nonprofit corporation created to operate
health-care facilities owned by UC San Francisco and Stanford
University.
The new legislation requires hospitals to hold meetings open to
the public and make its records available for review.
The bills will also apply to other potential UC medical-center
mergers.
UCLA professor wins periodontology award
Michael G. Newman, DDS, an adjunct professor of periodontics at
UCLA, received a Special Citation from The American Academy of
Periodontology (AAP) on Oct. 7 for his contributions as chairman of
the Organizing Committee for the 1996 World Workshop in
Periodontics.
Newman received the award at the AAP’s 83rd Annual Meeting in
San Diego.
Newman, a member of the AAP for the last 20 years, has held the
position of president and has served on numerous committees,
including Pharmacotherapeutics, Research, Budget and Audit and
Screening Commercial Messages.
In his career, Newman has written more than 200 scientific
abstracts and research articles and has also co-authored three
books. Currently, Newman is an associate editor of the
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, and is a
member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Periodontology and
the Journal of Periodontal Research.
Student Aid Commission to administer savings
A new law called "Scholarshare" permits citizens to hold
structured savings accounts which will be administered by the
California Student Aid Commission. The commission will pool the
funds of the accounts and invest them, allowing investors to earn a
higher rate of return than individually possible. Earnings will be
state-tax exempt, and federally tax-deferred.
Compiled from Daily Bruin staff and wire reports.