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Web@25: What's Next?
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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For those who have grown up with the World Wide Web (WWW), the response to its 25th birthday celebrations has been, "So what?" There is now a generation who does not remember a world without the web: It's just there, always on, and a part of their lives. So many of the articles being written about the web at 25 have totally missed the mark when it comes to impact of the WWW. It's not what the web has allowed us to do faster and cheaper, or how many people are now "online"; it's about how the web has totally transformed our society and how we interact with others in the world, both near and far.
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Altarama Launches RefTracker Express
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Altarama Information Systems announced the release of RefTracker Express, a low-cost, cloud-based, SaaS product and service bundle designed to help small libraries, museums, and archives manage their information-request answering services more efficiently.
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Court Approves Cengage's Plan of Reorganization
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Cengage Learning received confirmation that the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York approved the company's Plan of Reorganization. Cengage intends to emerge from its court-supervised financial restructuring within the next few weeks.
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ALA Awards Presidential Review Group
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The American Library Association (ALA) honored the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, established by President Obama, with the 2014 James Madison Award during the 16th annual Freedom of Information Day held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
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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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Common Records Management Roadblocks
Enterprise knowledge consultant Angela Pitts discusses access, technology, and other barriers to effective records management in this clip from her presentation at KMWorld 2022.
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