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NewsLink Spotlight

Four Law Libraries That Fit in Your Pocket
by Brandi Scardilli
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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Weekly News Digests

SirsiDynix Updates Its BLUEcloud Suite and Increases Patrons' Shopping Options
SirsiDynix released a new module for its BLUEcloud Suite LSP: BLUEcloud Cataloging, which is designed to accommodate new media and technology, increase staff efficiency, and streamline the process of enhancing bibliographic data. The company will add features as it receives feedback on this new module.
WriteLaTeX Integrates Mendeley Bibliographies
Mendeley joined forces with writeLaTeX, a free service for creating, editing, and sharing scientific ideas online. Now users of these tools can import their reference libraries directly from Mendeley into writeLaTeX to manage their references and citations—allowing them to "cite as they write."
New Resource Explains Challenges and Opportunities for Information Governance
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) published a resource on the challenges and opportunities for global internet policy and governance. This "briefing book" was created to support the Global Commission on Internet Governance, a 2-year initiative from CIGI and Chatham House that "will produce a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder Internet governance," according to the press release.

NewsBreaks

Paperity Hopes to Create a Comprehensive Index of Open Literature
by Nancy K. Herther
Paperity, "The first multidisciplinary aggregator of Open Access journals and papers," launched on Oct. 8. The database currently includes more than 350,000 open access (OA) articles from 2,200-plus scholarly journals that are categorized as either gold (journals that are completely OA cover to cover) or hybrid (subscription journals with some OA articles). According to the blog post announcing Paperity's launch, the organization's goal is to aggregate 100% of OA literature in the next 3 years with the support of journal editors and publishers.

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