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Tuesday, January 24, 2017
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The News of 2016: The Year in Review
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Happy new year! As we ring in 2017 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 2016. Here's an overview of the topics NewsBreaks covered in the past year.
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FIZ Karlsruhe Translates Global Patents Into English
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FIZ Karlsruhe--Liebniz Institute for Information Infrastructure and SCIPAT teamed up to offer translations of patent documents to FIZ AutoDoc customers. ... SCIPAT promises high-quality, human translations for FIZ AutoDoc users. ...
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Adam Matthew Rolls Out East India Company Archive
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Adam Matthew introduced East India Company, its new collection of primary sources from the British Library. It covers the company's entire history. ...
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OCLC Purchases ILL Solutions Company
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OCLC acquired interlibrary loan (ILL) solutions provider Relais International, Inc. to offer its member libraries and Relais customers more resource-sharing options and capabilities.
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Jisc Expands Wi-Fi Access for Its Members
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Jisc announced the upcoming availability of the cloud-based iPass Wi-Fi service. iPass has partnered with Jisc to provide unlimited Wi-Fi access from 57 million hotspots in 120 countries for all Jisc members. ...
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ICMA Issues Report on Libraries and Local Governments
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ICMA (International City/County Management Association), the Aspen Institute, and the Public Library Association (PLA) released a report, "Local Libraries Advancing Community Goals, 2016," which shares the results of a survey of nearly 2,000 local government leaders.
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Ithaka S+R Is Transforming Libraries and Higher Education, Part 1
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by Dave Shumaker
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Over the past decade, Ithaka S+R has established itself as a key source of strategic insight on academic libraries, scholarly communication, and the changing landscape of higher education in the U.S. Recently, Deanna Marcum, its managing director since 2012, took a senior advisor role in the organization and was succeeded by Catharine Bond Hill, president of Vassar College. In this two-part series, NewsBreaks explores key issues in higher education and the information industry with these dynamic leaders.
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