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Information Managers, Knowledge Managers, Chief Information Officers and librarians need to keep up-to-date and have a good in-depth knowledge of issues relating to information management. We at Aslib understand those issues better than most and can help you keep abreast of latest developments and their implications. Managing Information continues its successful track record of bringing you practical solutions, best practice, news, analysis, campaigning and lobbying activities.
These are exciting and dynamic times in information management with Web/Library 2.0, information literacy, the need to leverage intellectual property assets, regulatory compliance requirements all leading to an ever greater need for leadership in information and knowledge management. Managing Information helps readers deliver that leadership.
Subscribers gain all the benefits of the melting pot of ideas you get from attending a first class conference, without the expense and travel involved in attending! In 2008 Managing Information will be bringing readers more in-depth content in the special subscriber-only web site providing immediate access to reference material, opinions and previous issues of the magazine. read more... If you have any further questions, please email the editor, Graham Coult using the contact form: Click here |
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New Issue Of Copyright Circle News
Graham Cornish, the well known copyright expert and one of Aslib's copyright trainers has published the latest issue of his copyright newsletter, Copyright Circle News. |
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ECJ Court Advisor Says Poem Infringed Database Right – Out-Law Report
European Court of Justice Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston has issued her opinion that DirectMedia Publishing has infringed a German University’s database right by publishing an anthology of poems all but 20 of which appear on a database of the most important poems in German. An Advocate General’s opinion is only a guide for the ECJ, but opinions are followed in 80% of cases, so the opinion is seen by Out-Law as potentially strengthening database right. |
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Declaration Calls For Balance Copyright Three Step Test
A group of leading experts in copyright law has spoken out against excessive emphasis on the interests of rightholders, and called for a better balance between the interests of rightholderds and consumers. They have put together and signed a declaration calling for a balanced Copyright Three Step Test. |
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World's Oldest Bible Goes Online
Over 25% of Codex Sinaiticus, the earliest existing Christian Bible, becams freely accessible on 24 July 2008 at www.codexsinaiticus.org |
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New Books For Review
Facet have announced new books to be published in August. If you would like to review copies of these books, please contact the editor, Graham Coult using the contact form. |
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DIUS Higher Education Blog Launched On JISC Platform
To gain opinions and views for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills on its higher education debate - JISC will be hosting a blog on its JISC Involve platform.
The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), John Denham launched a debate on Higher Education, in February 2008 when he announced the intention to develop a framework for Higher Education for the next ten to fifteen years.
He said that we in the UK, "need to decide what a world-class HE system of the future should look like, what it should seek to achieve, and establish the current barriers to its development.”
A number of individuals and organisations were invited to make personal contributions to this debate on relevant themes, with a view to informing and stimulating thinking on the future of higher education. "Social media offers new opportunities to be innovative in how DIUS engages with people interested in higher education issues in the UK."
Vincent McGovern, Stakeholder Community Manager at DIUS explains; “However, the desire for input which will inform decisions doesn't end there. The views of a wider spectrum of interested individuals is also sought.
“Social media offers new opportunities to be innovative in how DIUS engages with people interested in higher education issues in the UK and we’re hoping that people will let us know their views via the ‘future of higher education’ blog.” |
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Human Versus Computerised Indexing, Society of Indexers Article
Why have a human-produced index where where full text searching is available? The Society of Indexers web site features a very interesting article by James Lamb on why a human indexer is better than a computerised indexer - with some amusing examples in support of the arguments. |
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ICIS Selects EBSCO EMpact For Latin American Growth
EMpact Sales (EMpact), the publisher representation group within the EBSCO Information Services division, has entered into an agreement with ICIS. According to the agreement, EMpact will promote ICIS news and ICIS pricing in Argentina, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. |
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JISC Survey On Strategic Issues
A new survey carried out by JISCInfonet reveals that the most pressing strategic issues facing both further and education institutions are related to ‘organisational infrastructure’. |
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Reading Introduces 'Viva Reading!'
Reading Cultural Services, the cultural arm of Reading Borough Council has announced the launch of 'Viva Reading!', its newly reenergised and refocused Corporate Sponsorship Programme. |
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LexisNexis And Linked In Announce Networking Agreement
LexisNexis has announced an agreement with the creator of the world’s largest professional network, LinkedIn – enhancing the position of its Martindale-Hubbell legal network as a networking destination for attorneys. |
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Chartered Institute Of Patent Attorneys Welcomes Law Lords Ruling
Patent attorneys have welcomed what they describe as "last week’s clarification of ‘obviousness’ by the Law Lords", in the Law Lords' ruling upholding the British patent on Angiotech’s Taxus Stent. But they also say that the protracted process and high costs involved underline the increasingly urgent need for a coordinated European approach to patent litigation. |
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JISC Welcomes Relaunch Of ‘Harnessing Technology’ Strategy
JISC has welcomed the relaunch of the cross-sectoral ‘Harnessing Technology’ strategy which has been updated following an extensive consultation by the Department for Children Schools and Families, and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. |
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JISC/CNI Conference Opens With Radical Vision Of Learning
The new president of Educause, the US-based higher education ICT body, opened the JISC/CNI conference in Belfast by presenting a vision of learning in the 21st century as being participatory, collaborative, multidisciplinary and one that generates ‘co-created, sensory-rich’ content with students devising and refining their own learning strategies. |
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Hyland Software Acquires Liberty Information Management Systems
Hyland Software, the developer of the OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) software suite, has announced that the company has acquired Liberty Information Management Systems (Liberty IMS). The transaction was private and terms of the agreement were not disclosed. |
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HRH Duke Of York Opens New Technology Centre
His Royal Highness The Duke of York has launched a £35M expansion to the flagship centre in South Wales for the aerospace and defence giant EADS. This will lead to the creation of 100 highly-skilled jobs and significant benefit to the local economy. |
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IFL Manchester Data Centre Expansion
IFL Announce Further Manchester Data Centre Expansion Internet Facilitators Limited (IFL www.internetf.co.uk), the provider of Business Data Centres has announced the further expansion of its Manchester data centre network with an additional 5,000 sq ft of premium colocation space. |
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Broadband: Price Overtakes Reliability
Simplifydigital says that its impartial experts take many hundreds of calls a week from confused consumers looking to switch or buy broadband, digital TV, or home phone services. Price has become the number one reason for switching broadband providers between April and June 2008. |
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IFL Manchester Data Centre Expansion
IFL Announce Further Manchester Data Centre Expansion Internet Facilitators Limited (IFL www.internetf.co.uk), the provider of Business Data Centres has announced the further expansion of its Manchester data centre network with an additional 5,000 sq ft of premium colocation space. |
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Latest Aslib Emerald Journal Contents
Below are the latest Aslib Emerald journal contents. Electronic and print versions of Aslib Emerald journals are available to Aslib Corporate members, the exact title availability depending on the members' subscription package. |
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Experts Gather At Strategic Content Alliance Forum
A series of forums aimed at developing a better understanding of the regional issues that face government, libraries, museums and business partners around digital content are held every four months by the Strategic Content Alliance. |
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Recommind Comments On AIIM Business Information Survey
A recent survey from AIIM has revealed that nearly half of businesses believe that it is difficult and time consuming to find the information they need to do their job, with 69 percent stating that 50 percent or less of their organisation’s information is searchable. |
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Award for Indexing Excellence: 2008 Wheatley Medal
At the Society of Indexer's annual dinner on Saturday 12 July during the conference at Winchester University, SI President Professor John Sutherland presented the Wheatley Medal for an outstanding index to Barbara Hird for her index to The Oxford history of literary translation in English, vol. 1: To 1550, edited by Roger Ellis (OUP, 2008). Ann Kingdom, Chair, Society of Indexers Marketing Committee, reports on the award for us. |
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Accessible Learning In Libraries Conference
While many students take being able to walk into a library, pick up and read a book for granted, there are over 15,000* students in UK higher education registered with a disability, for whom this experience is not always as easy. |
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UK Nationally Negotiated Agreements For Online Subscriptions
Museums across England can, for the first time, benefit from nationally negotiated agreements for a range of selected and high quality online subscription services as a result of a new initiative funded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). |
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BL To Host Central Access Point For Academic Community
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced nearly £10 million of funding for a groundbreaking collaboration between higher education libraries led by Imperial College London and the British Library following a successful 18-month pilot. The funding will enable the creation of the UK Research Reserve (UKRR). |
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UK Premiere - The Royal Rarhi Chhau Dancers At British Library
The British Library is hosting the first ever UK visit by The Royal Rarhi Chhau Dancers from 10 – 14 July 2008, as part of the celebrations for its free summer exhibition, The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic (16 May – 14 September 2008). |
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European Award For Excellence In Data Protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office is encouraging organisations in the public sector to seek recognition for good data protection practices by applying for a prestigious European award which aims to increase awareness of best practice in data protection around Europe. |
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WIPO Director General Holds Talks With President Of Kyrgyz Republic
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Dr. Kamil Idris, has met with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic , Mr. Kurmanbek Bakiev, during an official visit to that country on June 16 and 17, 2008 to mark the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Kyrgyz State Patent Service. |
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Wiley Partners with LibreDigital to Deliver eBook, Custom Content, and Discovery Tools
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and LibreDigital, a division of NewsStand, Inc., have announced that Wiley has selected LibreDigital’s Internet Digital Warehouse solution to provide eBook, custom content, and discovery tools to Wiley customers, partners, and users. |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reports Record Revenue and Earnings in Fiscal Year 2008
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced that revenue for the fiscal year 2008 increased 36% over the previous year to $1.7 billion. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. (Blackwell), which was acquired in February 2007, contributed approximately $485 million of revenue to Wiley's fiscal year 2008 results. Excluding Blackwell, revenue for fiscal year 2008 increased 5%. |
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Storm Rages Over Canadian Copyright Law
Amid accusations of USA strong arm tactics, the Canadian government introduced its own version of the USA's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), to howls of protest from user groups. |
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