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Bringing the Smithsonian to a Library Near You, Thanks to Cengage Learning
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by Marydee Ojala
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A licensing agreement between the Smithsonian Institution and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, will see Gale digitizing some Smithsonian archives and creating searchable databases, available by subscription for libraries of all types, residing on a Smithsonian branded platform that Gale is creating for the Smithsonian. The project will start with the complete backfiles of Smithsonian and Air & Space magazines. That's 43 years of Smithsonian and 26 of Air & Space.
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Government Data an Enigma No More (Beta)
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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Enigma Technologies, Inc. is a new search and discovery platform (enigma.io) designed to allow subscribers to delve deeply into (public) data from municipal, state, federal, and even international organizations. This data is scattered in many locations, on the web and off, available in (fielded) databases and semistructured format. (Apparently, .io, ISO-3166 code for the British Indian Ocean Territory, is a popular domain among Big Data startups.) Currently in beta, Enigma.io's official launch is anticipated in early spring.
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EBSCO Introduces eBook Clinical Collection
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A new ebook subscription product for clinical settings, biomedical libraries, and academic-medical institutions is now available from EBSCO Publishing. eBook Clinical Collection features more than 1,700 titles in medical specialties, nursing, allied health, and general practice. The titles in eBook Clinical Collection begin in 2008 and regular updates are made so that newer titles replace the oldest content.
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LexisNexis and Rosen Announce Technology Collaboration
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LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced that it signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Rosen Technology Resources, Inc., to integrate Rosen's Polaris and ALCoder software tools into the LexisNexis suite of electronic discovery software products. The applications are designed to provide very advanced capabilities to litigation teams during the early case assessment, processing, and review stages of electronic discovery.
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Thomson Reuters Launches Practitioner Insights
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Thomson Reuters announced the launch of Practitioner Insights—practitioner-focused pages on WestlawNext that bring legal professionals the exclusive current awareness information and analysis that they need to stay up to speed and lead in their practice area. Each page is maintained by a dedicated team of attorney editors who monitor a specific practice area and curate breaking business news, exclusive insight and analysis from industry experts, as well as the most comprehensive collection of litigation materials and primary legal content to ensure that WestlawNext customers will be the first to know about actionable emerging developments that matter to them and their clients.
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Etextbook Update
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by Paula J. Hane
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I've been regularly covering news of digital textbooks for several years. It is now a market in such flux, with so many developments, startup launches, reports of research, publishing company restructuring and mergers, and more, that it warrants revisiting frequently. This is a review of some recent noteworthy developments and a discussion of a report on student acceptance.
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