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Tuesday, November 04, 2014
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Open Access Week 2014: Celebrating 'Generation Open'
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by Abby Clobridge
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On Oct. 20-26, 2014, students, researchers, librarians, publishers, and open access (OA) advocates around the world celebrated Open Access Week. This year's theme, Generation Open, highlighted the recent surge of enthusiasm for OA from students and early-career researchers and encouraged librarians, publishers, and OA advocates to consider openness through the lens of the newest generation of researchers.
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Ingram Adds Functionality to ipage
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Ingram Content Group launched a suite of comprehensive content selection tools on its ipage platform that are designed to simplify searching for, selecting, and acquiring materials for delivery to patrons. Now academic libraries can access searching, filtering, and content sorting options alongside ipage's new title notification reviewing and management tools and its ebook and print book approval plans.
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EBSCO Rolls Out Digital Magazine Reader
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EBSCO Information Services introduced the Flipster digital magazine solution for libraries, allowing patrons to access issues of periodicals via Flipster's browser-based desktop reader or mobile app while at the library. Libraries can also choose to give patrons remote access to the content and the ability to download magazines to their mobile devices for offline reading.
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DataNumen Offers Free Password-Recovery Tool
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DataNumen, Inc. released a free Windows-based utility, DataNumen Outlook Password Recovery, which recovers passwords from encrypted Outlook files. This tool allows users such as managers, auditors, and security professionals to access email messages, posts, calendars, appointments, and other information from the Outlook accounts of employees who have left jobs or who are being investigated.
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Four Law Libraries That Fit in Your Pocket
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by Brandi Scardilli
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On-the-go legal research is an important aspect of any law professional's career. A firm might subscribe to any number of research services, each with different features. The following comparison of popular services' mobile apps shows how to make the most of each one, whether you're using a smartphone, a tablet, or even a PC or Mac.
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Download Our November Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free November content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive subscription offer for Information Today.
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