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Expanding Options for Ebooks
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by Paula J. Hane
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The market for ebooks continues to evolve so quickly that it's a challenge just keeping up with announcements—new book-related startups, ebookstores, ebook production technology, subscription platforms, and etextbook platforms. Publishers, distributors, and readers all have their share of challenges in dealing with the new technologies, tools, and formats. Here are some of the recently launched services that are aiming to redefine the book experience.
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BioMed Central, LabArchives to Link Data Sets With Journal Articles
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BioMed Central, a longtime supporter of data sharing and the open data movement, has now partnered with LabArchives, LLC to shed further light on science's "dark data." Through this new collaboration, authors submitting articles to selected BioMed Central journals will be provided with complimentary subscriptions to an enhanced version of the popular LabArchives Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) software.
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International Name Authority Project Moves to OCLC
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VIAF (Virtual International Authority File), a project that virtually combines multiple name authority files into a single name authority service, has transitioned to become an OCLC service. OCLC will continue to make VIAF openly accessible and will also work to incorporate VIAF into various OCLC services.
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Tablets Become Newsstands for Digital Magazines Through Next Issue Media
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Next Issue Media, a joint venture formed by five leading U.S.-based publishers—Condé Nast; Hearst Communications, Inc.; Meredith; News Corp.; and Time, Inc., launched a tablet newsstand designed specifically for Android tablets. The offering combines a catalog of 32 popular titles (with more expected later this year), a choice of unlimited access plans, a consistent magazine reading experience, and interactive content.
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Big Data: The Future Is Now
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by Laura Gordon-Murnane
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Big Data is hot, hot, hot! Companies such as Google, IBM, Oracle, Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft are only a few that see Big Data not only as a gold mine of information but as a competitive necessity required to create new products; analyze, understand, and better serve the needs of customers; spot trends; look for patterns; and gain insights previously too expensive to examine. Big Data is transforming competitive opportunities in just about every industry sector including banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, healthcare, communications, transportation, construction, utilities, and education.
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