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Tuesday, January 05, 2016
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The Year in Congress: Accomplishments in 2015
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by George H. Pike
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As senators and representatives gear up for the election-year second session of the 114th Congress, they have managed to accomplish a fair amount of work so far. Through the recent holiday recess, Congress added 113 new public laws to the books, including budget appropriations and debt ceiling extensions that passed with far less Sturm und Drang than what has accompanied congressional budget battles of the recent past.
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Alexander Street Offers New Round of Film Scripts
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Alexander Street released a new collection of classic, contemporary, and international screenplays. Film Scripts Online: Volume II adds to its original database of 1,000 previously unpublished feature film scripts.
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Wikipedia Celebrates Its 15th Birthday With Librarian-Centric Campaign
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The Wikipedia Library team invites librarians to help Wikipedia celebrate its 15th birthday on Jan. 15, 2016, by adding one reference to any Wikipedia article. The organization will host #1Lib1Ref, a weeklong, global campaign to engage peers in global research, library, and cultural sectors.
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Thomson Reuters Deepens Partnership With Ringgold
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Thomson Reuters' ScholarOne Manuscripts platform integrated Ringgold's Identify Database of more than 400,000 institutional records. The partnership is now active for the 6,400 journals served by ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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British Library Makes Digitization Progress on Historic Maps
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According to The Art Newspaper, the British Library is a quarter of the way through its project to re-catalog, digitize, and conserve King George III's collection of 50,000 maps dating from around 1500 to 1824.
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Google Apps for Work Starts New Program for Microsoft Users
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According to Business Insider, "Google is making an aggressive move to grow its Google Apps for Work business" by enticing big companies to switch from Microsoft Office to Google Apps for Work.
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The News of 2015: The Year in Review
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Happy new year! As we ring in 2016 and look forward to what is sure to be another eventful year for libraries, information professionals, and information services, it's time to reflect on the major industry happenings in 2015. Here's an overview of the newsworthy trends, events, and topics NewsBreaks covered in the past year.
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Download Our December-January Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free December-January content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and a discount subscription offer for Online Searcher.
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