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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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Library Automation News at ALA Midwinter
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by Marshall Breeding
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The 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego was not one characterized by major announcements by the field of library automation vendors. Rather, most of the companies reported incremental progress on existing products or projects previously announced. Developments at the conference boil down into themes of a shift toward cloud computing, increasing interest in and development in discovery services, and emerging products that embrace new models of library automation.
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Oxford University Press Introduces Cross-University Platform for Monographs
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Oxford University Press (OUP) announced a new online platform for university press monograph content. Having redeveloped the Oxford Scholarship Online platform, OUP is launching University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) and inviting the University Press community to take advantage of a fully enabled XML environment with search and discovery functionality.
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Hoover’s Announces Agreement With LinkedIn
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Hoover's, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with LinkedIn, the professional network, to integrate elements of LinkedIn's functionality into Hoover's online business information platform. This blend of capabilities is designed to allow Hoover's customers to more efficiently prospect by leveraging existing connections within the Hoover's workflow.
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SAGE Launches New Online Network, Socialsciencespace
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SAGE announced the debut of a new online network called Socialsciencespace, which brings together researchers, funders, societies, think tanks, policymakers, and government to explore, share, and debate the major issues in social science. Launched in association with major learned societies and professional bodies from around the world, socialsciencespace acts as a hub for all groups connected with social science research.
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Review of the Year 2010 and Trends Watch 2011
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by Paula J. Hane
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The year 2010 saw the emergence of the iPad, the Android, and apps—lots and lots of apps. The market for mobile computing skyrocketed this year. And, information industry providers were quick to jump in with content delivery apps of all kinds. But I actually think it's a toss-up for top news of the year. While some say 2010 was the year of the app, there's also a very strong case that it could be considered the year of the ebook. And in our information industry, you could make a claim for it being the year of the platform relaunch (and I did, in my December 2010 NewsBreak Update column in Information Today,.
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If you regularly read blogs, add these to your reader:
ITI Books Blog – booksblog.infotoday.com – news, observations, and commentary from the authors, editors, and publishers of Information Today, Inc.'s many book offerings.
ITI Conference Blog – libconf.com – covering ITI's library conferences worldwide.
Library Stuff – librarystuff.net – the library blog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development, written by Steven M. Cohen.
InfoToday Europe Blog – infotodayeurope.com – The latest news, analysis and opinion on the information industry in Europe and the UK.
Business of Video blog – blog.streamingmedia.com – Daily posts about the online video industry, business trends and analysis, market data, and research as well as the online video business models in the media and entertainment, broadcast, publishing, advertising and enterprise industries.
destinationCRM Blog – destinationcrmblog.com – a blog from the editors of CRM magazine, dedicated to providing Customer Relationship Management information in a timely manner to connect decision makers and providers.
SpeechTech Blog – speechtechblog.com – updates on speech technology and its applications in daily life. Covers everything from ASR to VUI, with lots of links, threads, and even a few pictures thrown in for good measure.
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