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Copyright Clearance Center Explores New Paths for RightFind
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by Corilee Christou
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As Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) continues its expansion beyond clearing copyright permissions and providing compliance solutions, it is upping the ante on its line of RightFind cloud-based content workflow solutions with the introduction of RightFind XML for Mining. The RightFind suite also includes document delivery and professional services.
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LexisNexis Introduces Survey Results on Law Firm Expectations
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LexisNexis Legal & Professional released a white paper, "Hiring Partners Reveal New Attorney Readiness for Real World Practice," which highlighted a significant gap between law firms' expectations for job candidates and the skills law students actually have in the areas of legal research, litigation, and transactional practice.
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Kudos Signs Agreements to Incorporate Recommendations, Summaries, and Altmetrics
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Kudos partnered with TrendMD and Research Media, and renewed its partnership with Altmetric. TrendMD, a content recommendation engine for scholarly publishers, integrated with Kudos' publication pages to add "You might also like …" links to related materials, regardless of whether they are inside the Kudos network.
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Innovative Launches Next Round of Sierra APIs
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Innovative rolled out the second set of REST APIs for its Sierra Services Platform. These APIs give libraries and commercial partners the ability to access Sierra data and metadata so they can create applications for their patrons and staffers.
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Blackboard Joins Forces With Moodle Provider
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Blackboard acquired Level Seven, a Latin American Moodle provider, allowing both companies to offer more services and solutions that leverage the Moodle learning management system (LMS). Level Seven provides learning solutions, hosting, support, and consulting services.
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Summit on Worker Voice Will Take Cues From the Labor Movement
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The White House announced the Summit on Worker Voice for Oct. 7, 2015, which will "explore ways to ensure that working Americans are fully sharing in the benefits of the broad-based economic growth that they are helping to create," according to the press release.
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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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