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NewsBreaks

Internet Archive Opens TV News Section

by Barbara Quint

The Internet Archive opened a section titled TV News Search & Browse devoted to television news broadcasts. The initial launch includes 3 years dating from 2009 with a broad range of sources, more than the Vanderbilt Television News Archive, though Vanderbilt's files extend back to Aug. 5, 1968. The new collection began with about 356,000 news programs from all the national U.S. networks and local stations in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. It updates with a 24-hour delay.

Weekly News Digests

TLC’s Lists & Actions for Librarians on the Go

The Library Corporation introduced Lists & Actions, a powerful new circulation feature to complement the web-based LS2 Staff interface for TLC's Library•Solution automation system. The LS2 Staff interface is a touchscreen-optimized, tablet-friendly design that allows a librarian to leave his or her desk and perform circulation tasks anywhere in the library.

Pearson Launches New Early Edition Ebook Service

Pearson announced that readers everywhere will now have the opportunity to get early access to important, time-sensitive topics and technologies before the official publication. Available exclusively through Pearson, Early Edition multiformat ebooks (PDF, ePUB, and MOBI) have been through preliminary stages of editing and technical review, but content and presentation are not yet final. By purchasing an Early Edition, customers automatically will receive an updated, official edition of the multiformat ebook when it is available.

Capita Partners With EBSCO Publishing to Enhance Library Resource Discovery

Capita, an ILS vendor based in the U.K., partnered with EBSCO Publishing to offer integrated access to extensive electronic resources within Capita's existing library resource discovery solution, Prism and EBSCO Discovery Service. Users will be able to search their library's comprehensive collection of electronic databases and physical library stock using a single search box.

NewsLink Spotlight

Pew Research Center Provides Research and Data on Campaign 2012

by Paula J. Hane

As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepared for their first debate on Oct. 3, 2012, the issues at the top of the voters' agenda have changed little since 2008, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Conducted Sept. 12-16 among 3,019 adults, including 2,424 registered voters, the results show that 87% of registered voters say that the economy will be very important to their vote, while 83% say jobs will be very important to their vote.

Bookshelf

Buying and Selling Information
A Guide for Information Professionals and Salespeople to Build Mutual Success
by Michael L. Gruenberg

Both sides of the negotiating table are represented in this practical and much-needed guide by Michael Gruenberg, a veteran of the electronic information field. With over 30 years selling information to a wide variety of libraries, Gruenberg's time-tested tips, techniques, and strategies will be welcomed by both information professionals and sales professionals

2014/232 pp softbound | ISBN 978-1-57387-478-6 | Regular Price: $49.50 | Pre-Order Price: $29.70

Conference Connection

CONFERENCE CALENDAR

March 2–4, SPARC 2014 Open Access Meeting
Place: Kansas City, Mo.
Sponsor/Organizer: Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
URL: sparc.arl.org/events/OA14

March 4–7, iConference 2014: Breaking Down Walls: Culture, Context, Computing
Place: Berlin
Sponsor/Organizer: iSchools Organization
URL: ischools.org/the-iconference

March 5, ALPSP Training Course: Developing Open Access and Hybrid Journals
Place: London
Sponsor/Organizer: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
URL: alpsp.org/Ebusiness/Meetings/Meeting.aspx?ID=372

March 5–6, Library Publishing Forum 2014
Place: Kansas City, Mo.
Sponsor/Organizer: Library Publishing Coalition
URL: librarypublishing.org/events/annual-forum

March 11–13, SMX West (Search Marketing Expo)
Place: San Jose, Calif.
Sponsor/Organizer: Third Door Media
URL: searchmarketingexpo.com/west

March 11–15, PLA 2014 Conference
Place: Indianapolis
Sponsor/Organizer: Public Library Association (PLA)
URL: placonference.org

March 13–16, Leipzig Book Fair
Place: Leipzig, Germany
Sponsor/Organizer: Leipziger Messe
URL: lemmon.leipziger-messe.de/LeMMon/buch_web_eng.nsf

March 18–20, The Fourth International Conference on Digital Information Processing and Communications (ICDIPC2014)
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sponsor/Organizer: Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC)
URL: sdiwc.net/conferences/2014/icdipc2014

March 18–20, ILLiad International Conference
Place: Virginia Beach, Va.
Sponsor/Organizer: Atlas Systems, Inc.
URL: atlas-sys.com/conference

March 19–20, The Seventh Annual Library Technology Conference
Place: St. Paul, Minn.
Sponsor/Organizer: Organizing Committee
URL: libtechconf.org

March 21–24, Paris Book Fair
Place: Paris
Sponsor/Organizer: Reed Expositions France
URL: salondulivreparis.com/GB/Home-PRO/Trade-Visitor-Section.htm

March 22–24, The 4th International Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (ICIST 2014)
Place: Valencia, Spain
Sponsor/Organizer: International Journal of Information Systems and Technologies (IJIST)
URL: ijist.net/ICIST14

March 25–26, SMX Munich (Search Marketing Expo)
Place: Munich
Sponsor/Organizer: Rising Media, Third Door Media
URL: smxmuenchen.de

March 26–28, Research Data Access and Preservation Summit 2014 (RDAP14)
Place: San Diego
Sponsor/Organizer: Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
URL: asis.org/rdap

March 27–28, The 2nd International Conference on Information Technology and Science (ICITS 2014)
Place: Shanghai
Sponsor/Organizer: Organizing Committee
URL: icits.org

March 28–April 7, The 12th Bangkok International Book Fair 2014
Place: Bangkok
Sponsor/Organizer: Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT)
URL: pubat.or.th/default/index.php

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