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Gale Announces New Initiatives
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by Nancy K. Herther
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On March 3, Gale announced "expanded product and services initiatives, [a] new publishing program and the addition of industry-leading STEM content from partners." According to the release, the updated strategies and partnerships "usher in a new era of resource development that will help libraries and their users thrive in today's education landscape."
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HID Global Helps Secure the Internet of Things
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HID Global, a provider of secure identity solutions, released the cloud-based HID Trusted Tag Services platform, which combines trusted tags and existing secure cloud authentication services to allow mobile devices using near field communications (NFC) technology in Internet of Things (IoT) applications to read the identities of everyday objects.
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Baker & Taylor Introduces Evidence-based Selection Planning
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Baker & Taylor launched ESP (Evidence-based Selection Planning), a new service that is backed by data from collectionHQ and integrated with the TS 360 ordering system. ESP uses collectionHQ's data analytics to create a decision support system to help libraries chose which titles and quantities to order for their collections.
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DOAJ Updates Application Form
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The DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) announced a new application form for journals to be accepted into the DOAJ. The form now includes as many quality indicators as possible as well as extensive information about the journals that publishers need to supply.
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Who's Who in Ebook Subscription Services
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by Brandi Scardilli
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If you need a less expensive way to feed your e-reading habit than purchasing one title at a time at full price, you can opt to sign up for one of the ebook subscription services that have been gaining attention in the marketplace. These services offer a selection of ebooks at a set price that won't put too big a dent in your wallet, and most have thousands of titles from which to choose.
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Knowledge Graphs vs. Property Graphs (2:54)
TopQuadrant senior semantic solutions architect Daniel Mekonnen explains the differences between knowledge graphs and property graphs in this clip from his presentation at Enterprise Search & Discovery 2019.
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