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User perceptions of the academic library and how Discovery Systems can help - The Distant Librarian
I wanted to wait until the final post before mentioning Jane Burke's guest 6-part series about user perceptions of the library and how Discovery Systems can help on the InfoViews blog. Jane is Senior Vice President of ProQuest and the...
Libraries, Schools Join In Autism Awareness Month
Continued demand for a 'compelling library interface';Federated search hasn't lived up to its promiseKey content today is indexes, not databasesRoughly 400 attendees joined technology pundits Marshall Breeding and Eric Lease Morgan August 18 fo...
Reminder: IEEE Xplore Updating XML Gateway Application Today « ResourceShelf
Today is the day of the XML Gateway update. Make sure to check that you’re still receiving IEEE results (if you’re using a federated search engine) tomorrow.From an Announcement:On 18 August 2010, IEEE will update the XML Gateway application used to send IEEE Xplore results to federated
Microsoft Word - Enterprise 3.1 20100427 FINAL
Search and discovery portal feature improvements focus on patron experience
New Strategies for OCLC; More Content for EBSCO Publishing
In a major change of direction, OCLC (www.oclc.org), a leading vendor of services to and by libraries, has decided to shut down its hosting and reselling of commercially produced vendor databases, including ebooks. Instead, it will apply its energies and resources to ramping up its discovery
Wilson-OCLC [OCLC]
OCLC and H.W. Wilson will work together to transition library subscriptions for H.W. Wilson databases provided on the OCLC FirstSearch service to the WilsonWeb platform over the next 16 months. Wilson will continue to index many of its databases in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local, a program that
EcontentMag.com: SwetsWise Searcher Dives Into Search With Deep Web Technologies
EContent: Digital Content Strategies and Resources
Stephen's Lighthouse: Federated Search
<p>Educause has published another one in their 7 things series:</p><p><a href="http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EST0903.pdf">7 Things About Federated Identity Management</a></p><p>As usual it is organized around answers the following questions:</p><p>What is it?<br />Who’s doing it?<br />How
Peter Suber, Open Access News
Open Access News News from the open access movement Jump to navigation Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Clarifications on the future of OAIster Earlier this week, we posted the latest news on the transfer of the OAIster metadata harvester to OCLC,
Some Discovery-related Reading - The Distant Librarian
I've had a few posts about Discovery Services piling up in Google Reader: Library Technology Reports, Volume 47, Number 1 / January 2011, is an issue dedicated to Web Scale Discovery Systems. "This report describes in detail the content, interface,...
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