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There is a massive amount of coverage of today’s Apple World Wide Developers Conference keynote presentation online. We’ve rounded several reports below. One of the highlights of the event was a preview of iOS 6 that’s set for release this Fall. In the past hour, Apple has released a preview site for you to get […]
Roundup: Google Books (GBS): Authors Win Class Status Over Google Digital Books
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Libraries, Publishing, Roundup
|From Professor James Grimmelmann (via The Laboratorium): Today, Judge Chin handed the Authors Guild a big procedural win. He issued an opinion that allowed the Guild to represent its members in the lawsuit, and then went on to certify a class consisting not just of the members but of all authors whose books Google scanned. […]
The new browser is named Axis and it became available today. Direct to Yahoo Axis Web Site, Download Info 1. 10 Blue Links Be Gone: Yahoo Axis Offers Browser & Visual Search Experience (by Greg Sterling, Search Engine Land) Axis is available for all three screens: PC (as a browser plug-in), the iPad and the […]
Roundup: GBS: Google And Authors Guild Face Off in Court
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Conference Presentations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Roundup
|UPDATE (May 4, 2011): New York Law School professor and noted GBS expert, James Grimmelmann has posted an in-depth summary along with some commentary about Thursday’s GBS hearing on The Laboratorium (his blog). 1. Google Says Individuals, Not Authors Guild Has Standing In Books Case (via WSJ) Google Inc. presented Judge Denny Chin with an interesting […]
1. CrossMark Update Identification Service Launches 2. BMJ Group Renews Partnership with HighWire (PDF) 3. ebrary Helps Medical Libraries Acquire E-books Strategically, Launches New Packs (PDF) 4. Purdue: University Dedicates Krannert Renovated Library 5. EBSCO Publishing Enhances E-book Offerings with 39 New Subject Sets
Official Announcement Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Form Strategic Partnership to Advance World-Class Digital Reading Experiences for Consumers Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft today announced the formation of a strategic partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. […]
After MANY years of speculation and rumor Google has finally launched their Google Drive cloud-based storage/syncing service. What follows is a roundup of some of the of coverage and comment. But first, a few notes: Dropbox released a new feature yesterday that makes sharing and viewing shared documents super easy. Here’s our post. Dropbox also […]
A Roundup of R.M.S. Titanic Resources
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Resources, Roundup
|New on Search Engine Land (where I’m a contributing editor) is a post listing a bunch of Titanic-related resources (databases, video, images, etc.). As you know, Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the ships sinking. The roundup includes resources from the Library of Congress, BBC, National Archives (UK), NARA, C-SPAN, and others. Direct to Article: […]
Roundup: News from OCLC, Washington University Libraries, EBSCO, & PLOS
EBSCO, Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Publishing, Roundup
|Gene Oliver promoted to Vice President, OCLC Global Systems and Information Technology Washington University Libraries introduce Open Scholarship repository EBSCO Discovery Service Expands German Content with WTI – Frankfurt Agreement Announcing PLoS Currents: Disasters
Many of these projects and so many others will need data curators, archivists, and others to help organize the massive data sets. A bunch of announcements and a discussion are taking place now (2:30pm). Live/Archive stream here. Overview from the Office of Science and Technology Policy Big Data is a Big Deal See Also: Big […]