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NewsLink Spotlight |
| BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASICS: Top Back-to-School Apps |
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by Donovan Griffin
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| In 2013, Information Today editor Donovan Griffin shared a few digital tools that might change the landscape for getting organized, whether you're in school or in the office. |
| BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASICS: Make Research Easier With These Five Tools |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| In 2014, ITI NewsBreaks editor Brandi Scardilli looked at several popular research and reference managers, including their key functions and new features. |
| BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASICS: University Libraries Offer an Alternative to Traditional Publishing |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| In 2015, ITI NewsBreaks editor Brandi Scardilli explored the new world of library publishing: As digital tools get easier to use, many institutions are starting their own publishing programs in an effort to offer more varied services to their communities. |
| BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASICS: The Importance of Being Information Literate |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| In 2016, ITI NewsBreaks editor Brandi Scardilli profiled Credo, which has been evolving to become a prominent source for guidance in teaching the important skill of information literacy. |
Weekly News Digests |
| Thomson Innovation Gets Improved Smart Search Functionality |
| The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters updated its Thomson Innovation intellectual property research and analysis solution with new search technology. The Smart Search feature now allows for searching with full blocks of text, meaning users can avoid Boolean and other typical semantic queries. |
| Plum Analytics and ACI Join Forces to Monitor Blogs |
| Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company, and ACI Information Group partnered to give PlumX Suite customers access to ACI's metrics from more than 1 million scholarly blog posts. |
| bioRxiv Allows for More One-Click Submissions |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and HighWire Press provided their one-click submission option from the bioRxiv preprint server to an additional seven journals from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the American Physiological Society (APS), and PLOS. |
| De Gruyter Mouton and APA Create Language-Focused Book Series |
| De Gruyter Mouton and the American Psychological Association (APA) will launch a joint book series titled Language and the Human Lifespan to study contemporary research on how psychology and language intersect. |
| Digital Science Works With UArctic on Research Projects |
| Digital Science entered a strategic partnership with the University of the Arctic (UArctic)--a cooperative network of 170-plus universities, colleges, and research institutes in and around the northern Arctic region--to advance Arctic-related research. |
NewsBreaks |
| Koios Helps Libraries Meet Patrons Where They (Already) Are |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| September is Library Card Sign-up Month. The American Library Association (ALA) provides a standard list of ways to celebrate--such as tweeting, creating a public service announcement, putting out a press release, and putting up posters--but if you're looking for something special to do, here's an idea: Sign up for Koios. |
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