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Congress Approves Federal Protection for Trade Secrets
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by George H. Pike
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Trade secrets could now get broad federal protection under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (S 1890), which was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 87-0 on April 4, 2016, and passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 410-2 on April 27. The act would allow, for the first time, companies whose trade secrets have been appropriated by others to sue in federal court.
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IEEE Acquires GlobalSpec
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IEEE acquired the GlobalSpec news, data, and analytics platform, including its Engineering360 brand, from IHS. It is now a for-profit subsidiary of IEEE and was renamed IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc.
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dtSearch Corp. Collaborates on Academic Research
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Contegra Systems integrated the dtSearch Engine into EPI-Search by leveraging the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence library's SQL metadata and original book text to find conceptually similar items.
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LexisNexis Adds Search Visualizations to Lexis Advance
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LexisNexis Legal & Professional updated Lexis Advance with Search Term Maps, an exclusive, patent-pending data visualization tool that maps search terms in full-text case law documents.
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figshare Integrates Altmetric Badges
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figshare added Altmetric badges to its collection of more than 2.5 million research outputs. Altmetric will supply real-time attention data on figshare's platform.
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InfoDesk Introduces Blog for Consultants
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InfoDesk launched the InfoDesk Consulting Industry Blog, which helps professional services consultants monitor their industry information, such as disruptive technologies, finance and technology news, and other global market trends.
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Zepheira Helps Libraries Tell Their Stories on the Web
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Zepheira, a professional services turned product company, started working on unlocking data to reach new audiences, not only to attract new customers, but also to correct a problem its team was seeing: Not everyone's data was visible on the web. This was especially true for libraries and other cultural heritage institutions. Today, its main goal is to help libraries gain more visibility on the web through the use of linked data.
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How to Help Researchers Find Reliable Sources and Avoid Fake News (5:37)
California State University-Northridge librarian Doris Helfer discusses a rubric she and her colleagues created to identify credible research sources and help their patrons steer clear of fake news in this clip from Computers in Libraries 2018.
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If you regularly read blogs, add these to your reader:
ITI Conference Blog – libconf.com – covering ITI's library conferences worldwide.
ILI365/InfoToday Europe Blog – infotoday.eu – news and ideas for, and by, innovative info pros from around the world, throughout the year.
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, covering everything from ASR to VUI, with lots of links, threads, and even a few pictures thrown in for good measure.
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