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Making the Case for Koha: Why Libraries Should Consider an Open Source ILS
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Of all the ILS options on the market, using an open source solution might be the best fit for libraries looking for cost-effective, collaborative, and highly supported software. Koha is one such ILS, used by about 15,000 libraries around the world and supported by nearly 50 companies.
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Download Our July-August Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free July-August content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive offer for a free book with a subscription to Computers in Libraries magazine.
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The USDA and Microsoft Present a Data-Centric Food Resiliency Challenge
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The USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) and Microsoft launched the Innovation Challenge contest, which encourages the creation of applications and tools for analyzing open data ... to explore how climate change will impact the U.S.'s food supply and how the country can achieve better food resiliency.
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Google+ Plans to Enhance and Rearrange Its Features
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Google announced that it will be making changes to Google+ in the coming months. These include moving features around ... and adding location sharing to Hangouts and other apps, as well as separating users' Google+ profile from their identity in all other Google products.
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Deep Web Technologies Rolls Out Updated Search Service
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Deep Web Technologies upgraded its Explorit Everywhere! search technology to a platform-driven service that has a solid foundation for future enhancements. It now has greater agility for supporting features such as search widgets, suggestion services, mobility, and scalability.
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Organizations Introduce New Do Not Track Policy for Internet Browsing
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), along with a coalition of partners, introduced a stronger Do Not Track (DNT) policy standard for web browsing that aims to protect users from having their internet activity recorded. The policy works with ad-blocker and other technologies to ensure that users can opt out from online tracking.
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The Open Data Institute’s Open Data Award Finalists
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The Open Data Institute's (ODI) Open Data Awards, which celebrate global innovation and excellence in open data usage, chose this year's finalists in the following five categories: business, innovation, social impact, individual champion, and publisher.
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The Right to Be Forgotten Becomes a Critical Issue for the Internet's Future
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by Nancy K. Herther
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In May 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled ... that individuals have the right to ask that links to information about them be removed from web search results when users query a person by name. In the past few months, both Russia and China have initiated similar legislation. Recently, legal scholars have asserted that the decision is bound to be applied to internet hosting services as well, a possibility that has many wondering about the implications for free speech and the integrity of the historical record.
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