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Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Internet Archive Turns Up the Speed With BitTorrent
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by Nancy K. Herther
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On Aug. 7, 2012, the Internet Archive gave peer-to-peer file sharing a major boost by making more than 1 million books, movies, and other media immediately available as "torrents" from BitTorrent instead of solely relying on HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) for downloading content. Using two of the Internet Archive's servers in addition to connecting distribution of content to others requesting the same material guarantees a faster delivery regardless of the users' mode of internet connection.
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Access Innovations Teams With AIP for Semantic Enrichment
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Access Innovations, Inc. is working with the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to semantically enrich AIP's online full-text collection comprising more than 800,000 scholarly articles published in its academic journals since the 1930s. The enriched database allows users to easily search the extensive electronic collection of published articles with greater specificity and discoverability across physics.
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Reproducibility Initiative to Increase the Value of Biomedical Research
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Science Exchange, in partnership with open access publisher PLOS and open data repository figshare, announced the launch of the Reproducibility Initiative. The new program aims to encourage independent replication of valuable research and thereby help scientists, institutions, and funding agencies validate their critical research findings. The Reproducibility Initiative will potentially provide a mechanism for industry to identify robust drug targets for developing effective new therapies.
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OCLC and Europeana Work to Improve ‘Similar Object’ Browsing
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OCLC and Europeana are collaborating to investigate ways of creating semantic links among the millions of digital objects that are accessible online through Europeana.eu in order to improve "similar object" browsing.
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Expand Your Search Engine Options
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by Paula J. Hane
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One of the most popular bylined pieces in our NewsBreaks/NewsLink Spotlight collection has been my April 1, 2010 article, "Alternative Search Engines Offer Rich Options." Since things have changed considerably in the last 2-plus years, I decided it was time to look at what some of the most useful options now are for search engines. While Google continues its domination of the search market, some enterprising folks continue to seek out alternatives—for additional features, interface preferences, spam avoidance, or privacy and security reasons.
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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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Computers in Libraries magazine is looking for case studies on how libraries are using cloud-based solutions for cataloging, operations, or user services. Submit your story ideas using our query form (infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml#themes).
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