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From the Abstract of a Law Library Journal Article (Vol. 103 no.1): [Laura] Justiss conducted a survey of law firm librarians in 2010 that identified electronic research database alternatives to LexisNexis and Westlaw and ranked them by subscription frequency. The survey also generated information regarding suggested or mandated legal research policies in law firms for […]
From the Muse News (February, 2011) MUSE just added back issues for six more titles. Five of the six now have their complete run in MUSE, meaning that subscribers to those titles have access to Vol. 1, iss. /no. 1 through the most recent issue of the journal. All archival content is made available to […]
This full text report comes from comScore. The 2010 Mobile Year in Review is a free download but you’ll need to register to get the link to the document. comScore presents the inaugural Mobile Year in Review report, a look at the top trends in mobile throughout 2010 and their implications for the coming year. […]
Recently Released: The AFRO-American Newspapers Online Archive, Over One Million Articles Available (Free)
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, News, Publishing, Resources
|From an AFRO-American Newspapers Announcement: The AFRO-American Newspapers, one of the nation’s oldest news organizations dedicated to covering the African American community, has created a comprehensive collection of over a million articles that captures the African American experience in business, civil rights, education, health, law, and sports beginning in the late 19th century. Google partnered […]
The Tools of Change for Publishing Conference is taking place this week in NYC and on Tuesday, Ingram’s CEO, Skip Prichard, spoke at the event. What is the conference all about? Driven by the Internet, technology is fundamentally transforming publishing. Creation, development, production, distribution, and consumption have all been touched by the changes and challenges […]
From Jordan Times Article: Over a half-century since opening its doors to the public, the capital’s oldest library is now overlooked by most residents, according to citizens and library staff, and is struggling to find its role in the digital age. With a new modernisation plan designed to win back Amman residents, library curators hope […]
This glossary (free) and list of materials (free) are part of the new Taxonomy Guide (fee-based) from the iSchool Institute at the University of Toronto. From SemanticWeb.com The iSchool Institute goes on to explain that The Taxonomy Guide is both a reference resource and a learning tool “designed to help you master the concepts, relationships […]
From the NLM Technical Bulletin: The List of Serials Indexed for Online Users (LSIOU), 2011 edition, is now available in XML format. The 2011 edition contains 14,287 serial titles, including titles currently indexed for MEDLINE® as well as titles indexed over time which have ceased or changed titles, listed alphabetically by the journal title abbreviation. […]
"DataMarket.com Launches with 100 Million Open Data Time Series – Remains Firmly Commited to Open Data"
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a Guest Post on the Open Knowledge Foundation Blog by Hjalmar Gislason, founder of DataMarket.com, and member of the Open Knowledge Foundation’s Working Group on EU Open Data: We‘ve just launched an offering of statistics from some of the world’s most important sources of open data on DataMarket.com. This enables users to find, compare, visualize and download statistics […]
From an ALA Announcement: American Library Association (ALA) President Roberta Stevens released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s 2012 budget request: “The president’s budget proposal strips funding away from one of our greatest resources for lifelong learning – our libraries. Libraries are fundamental to meeting the reading and information needs of communities nationwide. During this […]