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This article recommends reading materials on technology. People who would like to know more about digital audiobook (DAB) should read the paper An Overview of Digital Audiobooks for Libraries by Tom Peters, Lori Bell, Diana Brawley Sussman and Sharon Ruda, published in the July/August issue of Computers in Libraries. The paper focuses on the four major suppliers of DAB: Audible.com, OverDrive, netLibrary and Recorded Books, and Tumble Books, which has two offerings--TumbleBooks and TumbletTalkingBooks. Meanwhile, those would like to visit museums across the U.S. can visit the web portal Museums in the USA at the American Association of Museums web site. It serves as a gateway to more than 1,400 American museums of any kind. Ever wondered what is the difference between instant messaging and online chat? Read the article Web-based Chat Vs. Instant Messaging: Who Wins? by Sarah Houghton and Aaron Schmidt, published in the July/August issue of ONLINE. Finally, librarians who need help in enabling their patrons to find materials on the Web should get a copy of the article Generosity and Copyright: Creative Commons and Creative Commons Search Tools by Laura Gordon-Murnane in the July/August issue of Searcher.

The article offers information on the papers published in the web site www.ceramics.org, posted by the "International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology," which members can have free access. These papers include "Novel Structural Modulation in Ceramic Sensors Via Redox Processing in Gas Buffers," "An Investigation of Current Reversal Mode for Gas Sensing with a Solid Electrolyte," and "Electrical Behavior in Gas: Solid Interface of Gas Sensors Based on Oxide Semiconductors."

The article offers information on the papers posted in web site www.ceramics. by the "Journal of the American Ceramics Society," which offers free access to members of the American Ceramic Society. These papers include "Tailoring of the Lead Metaniobate Ceramic Processing," "Sensitivity of Scratch Resistance to Grinding-Induced Damage Anisotropy in Silicon Nitride," "Ceramic Bodies with Complex Geometrics and Ceramic Shells by Freeze Casting Using Ice as Mold Material."

This article provides information on the Web portal, DocuTicker. In 2004, Gary Price planned to spin off a new Weblog from his popular ResourceShelf. This one would be devoted, purely and simply, to identifying new reports from government agencies, trade associations, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and other organizations that releases research studies, and position papers. Since then, DocuTicker has taken on a life of its own. DocuTicker is never lacking for sustenance. Substance, on the other hand, is a separate issue. Substance, like beauty, is definitely in the eye of the beholder. This can be heard from journalists who have gotten story ideas from things they have seen on DocuTicker. From people who latch onto an interesting item and wonder where they can find similar material. And also from folks who feel that there are too much liberal stuff or too much conservative stuff posted at the site. DocuTicker does not have an ideological slant. Basically, they post anything that someone might want to read because the topic is current, it contains potentially useful statistics, and a helpful bibliography is included. However, DocuTicker does not include commentary from its contributors Internet.

The article reports features Cornell Dubilier's executed capacitor web site. The site has one-click access to 10 technical papers, three capacitor life-temperature calculators and a thermal modeling applet and one-click access to capacitor types of dielectric, application or type letters. It also has application and product selector guides.

Presents several information resources. Welding Brochure from Lincoln Electric; Web site of Enco; "Reaping the Rewards of a Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics Program," a white paper from Rockwell Automation.

Reports that a United States congressional subcommittee on energy and water development has threatened to constrict the budget of PubSCIENCE, a Department of Energy information service. Declaration that PubSCIENCE is a duplication of activities carried out by the private sector; Efforts of publisher groups to challenge the existence of alternative distribution channels for scholarly papers; Details of Articles in Press and the Faculty of 1000 services.