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Google Gobbles Up Innovative Startup Kifi
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by Nancy K. Herther
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On July 12, 2016, collaboration software company Kifi announced that its team would be joining Google, but that its services and data would not become part of Google. Kifi's account holders were still able to access Kifi to export their data for several weeks after the announcement, but the company stopped accepting new registrations. So, why would Google acquire a company just to dump its innovative product and hire the entrepreneurs behind it? It turns out that this has become a pattern, not only for Google but also for other Silicon Valley companies.
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Odilo Partners for Improved Ed Tech Solutions
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Education companies Odilo and Claned have entered a partnership that will give Claned customers access to Odilo's more than 1.1 million pieces of digital content from 900-plus global suppliers. Odilo customers will also have access to Claned's artificial intelligence technology.
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dtSearch Corp. Updates Software Development Kit
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dtSearch Corp. released new x86 and x64 beta versions of its core developer product, dtSearch Engine, for Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP). dtSearch Engine's software development kit (SDK) allows users to embed dtSearch's instant searching of terabytes of data and offers more than 25 full-text and metadata search options.
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Gale Introduces New Primary Sources Collection
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Gale and Smithsonian are launching Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History, a collection of 1,800 digital primary sources, including documents, maps, and historical objects from the Smithsonian's museums and archives, as well as from Gale's collections.
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OpenAthens Announces Details of First Customer Conference
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OpenAthens announced the venue and agenda for the first OpenAthens Customer Conference. It will be held Nov. 9, 2016, at the NEC in Birmingham, U.K., under the theme of Creating Connections. Participants will include information professionals and technical experts from the fields of healthcare, academia, business, and publishing.
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Wiley Acquires Publishing Software Company
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Wiley announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy Atypon, a publishing software company, for $120 million in cash. Atypon helps scholarly societies and publishers deliver, host, enhance, market, and manage their online content.
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#Lib4Ham: Public Libraries Discover the Value of Hamilton
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by Brandi Scardilli
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As Hamilton racks up more and more awards, library staffers have been taking notice. Its cast recording album is available via hoopla, which means libraries using that service can recommend it to patrons. And since the musical is based on a book, library staffers can easily point patrons toward the source material, as well as toward books with related subjects.
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