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U.S. West's DiveIn Partners With Family Education Network (1997-09-30): DiveIn, a local online city guide from U S WEST Interactive, announces an exclusive agreement with Family Education Network (FEN) to sponsor and build out community-based Web sites in school districts in three U.
Prize-Winning Authors to Speak at SJSU (1997-09-30): Noted author Carol Shields, the recipient of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "The Stone Diaries," will appear at San Jose State University on Monday, Oct.
Golden Books Receives New License From Disney (1997-09-30): Golden Books Family Entertainment announced that its Children's Publishing Group has signed a new license agreement with Disney Book Publishing, Inc.
Sprint and NFL Launch Essay Contest for 8th Graders (1997-09-29): Sprint and the National Football League announced the "Sprint NFL Good Sports Essay Contest" as an official 1997 youth education program of the NFL.
New Site Provides News and Information on Saipan (1997-09-29): Who says there’s no news on tiny islands thousands of miles from the U.
Pope Joan Website Revisits the Middle Ages with a Feminist Edge (1997-09-26): The ninth century woman who disguised herself as a man to attain the highest throne in Christendom is today the subject of an interactive web site: http://www.
Technology Business Magazine Debuts January 1998 (1997-09-26): DASAR, Inc.
American School Directory Features K-12 Schools (1997-09-25): The American School Directory, the Internet home for all K-12 schools, located at on the World Wide Web, is now online providing information and communication for educators, students, parents, local communities and families planning a move.
New Survey Shows 50+ Internet Users Just As Active As Younger Counterparts (1997-09-25): Internet users 50 years and older are just as active online as younger users, according to The Third Age Online, a new study sponsored by The Excite Network and Third Age Media, Inc.
Starbucks Foundation Raises $185,000 to Support Literacy (1997-09-24): Starbucks Coffee Company announced that to date $185,000 has been raised to support literacy.
Feld Entertainment Presents Live Production of Parachute Entertainment's Goosebumps (1997-09-24): Parachute Entertainment, L.
Amazon.com Announces New Features (1997-09-24): Amazon.
Dallas Morning News Unveils New Football Site (1997-09-23): The Dallas Morning News has launched a site on the World Wide Web to provide access to the most comprehensive football coverage available in Texas and the Southwest.
Michael Lovett Named President and CEO of Ingram Book Group (1997-09-22): Michael F.
Idealab Announces IdeaMarket Content Platform (1997-09-19): ideaMarket, an Internet company from idealab!, is inviting anyone with "expertise" - in any field - to submit written material for publication and sale on the world wide web.
High Demand Seen for Local Online Content (1997-09-19): By 1998, more than 24 million adults will use the Web to obtain local news, sports and weather, search online yellow pages and locate community resources, making local content one of the fastest growing areas of online demand, according to a definitive new market study from FIND/SVP.
Banned Books Week Includes BookWire Feature (1997-09-18): With Banned Books Week approaching, BookWire will explore issues raised by this week-long event in a star-studded special section featuring original essays by some of today's most prominent writers, a comprehensive list of links to the best banned book information on the Web (including sites with complete texts of banned books) and an ongoing readers' bulletin board.
Disney Publishing Announces New VPs (1997-09-17): Bob Miller, formerly vice president and publisher of Hyperion, has been named vice president and group publisher, Disney Book Publishing, responsible for all U.
Poetry Daily Offers Daily Poem and Poetry Resources (1997-09-17): Poetry Daily, a web site for professionally published poetry, reported passing one-million hits at the end of August after less than 5 months in operation.
Margery Cuyler Named VP, Director of Trade Publishing at Golden Books Children's Publishing Group (1997-09-16): Margery Cuyler will launch a new hardcover picture book line, releasing in Winter 1999 and will continue to work with Golden's rich backlist, transforming classic titles into new, fresher formats.

