ISSUE TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO - Tuesday 23rd September 08
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The Golden Generation - New Light On Post-War British Theatre
The British Library has published a new book exploring a golden age of British theatre, from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the abolition of theatre censorship in 1968.
New Audio Releases From British Library: Edith Sitwell And George Baker
On 10 September 2008, the British Library released the latest additions to its popular series of literary spoken word CDs, featuring previously unpublished BBC broadcasts of acclaimed British poets Edith Sitwell and George Barker.
Music In Purcell's London - Anniversary Celebration At British Library
On Saturday 4 October, the British Library and Purcell Society will mark anniversaries of three of London's leading 17th-century composers, Henry Purcell, John Blow and Giovanni Battista Draghi, with a study day at the British Library Conference Centre.
Developing The UK PubMed Central Website
Eight leading biomedical research funding organisations, including Government bodies, Research Councils and Charities, have approved funding to further develop the UK PubMed Central website (www.ukpmc.ac.uk) over the next three years.

Managing Data Center Complexity Most Effective Way To Improve IT Efficiency - Survey

Avocent Corporation has revealed results of an independent survey that showed companies are seeking better visibility into their data center operations to help mitigate business continuity challenges, better manage virtualized systems and applications, and control power consumption and overall complexity.

The survey was conducted in spring 2008 by Actionable Research, Inc. for Avocent and polled 299 executives and IT managers in manufacturing, high technology, retail, banking, healthcare, education and government, asking them what they found to be the top challenges in aligning IT with business objectives.

“Our survey confirms that businesses are indeed challenged most by the need to effectively manage the increased complexity in today’s data centers, while at the same time keeping networks running smoothly, and power consumption costs down,” said Ben Grimes, Avocent CTO and vice president of corporate strategy. “The findings further tell us that many administrators lack the tools they need to properly manage power usage in data centers – only 55% say they can monitor power usage today, and even then it’s mostly at the UPS level. These statistics show there’s a huge opportunity to improve overall data center management and a strong desire to implement ‘Green IT’ solutions.”

 
VEGA Co-authors Intellect's Identity Management Publication
VEGA, a Finmeccanica company, has written two chapters in Intellect’s new positioning paper about identity management.
Managing Information Magazine Publishing Schedule Remainder 2008
The issues of Managing Information magazine for the remainder of this year do not have corresponding month labels. Issue 5 will be published around the end of September.
New School Year Sees Increasing Social Networking Attacks
Cloudmark, Inc. has outlined tips and best practices for safe social networking critical for students and parents during the 2008 back to school season.
ICO Privacy By Design Conference
On Wednesday 26 November 2008 the Information Commissioner’s Office will be hosting the ‘Privacy by Design’ conference at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester.
Data Centre Industry Undergoing "Monumental Changes"
The forthcoming Power and Cooling for Data Centres – World Forum (London 2-3 October) will host a series of discussions and debates focused on what is being described as “monumental changes” that Data Centres are now undergoing as they confront the process of change imposed by the pressing requirement for energy efficiency and carbon reductions.
Storage Expo 2008
Research by Storage Expo (www.storage-expo.com) has found that the top data storage challenge facing organisations is how to implement the right disaster recovery strategy (83%).
Traditional Welsh Costume Exhibition Promotional Video
The Library’s summer exhibition, Traditional Welsh Costume, is proving to be very successful. Library readers, tourists, visiting groups and tour parties have enjoyed this great insight into the iconic Welsh costume.
JISC Podcast: Library Spaces For The 'Google Generation'
As investment continues to be made into new build and refurbishment projects across the country, librarians are playing a key role in the design of buildings more suited to current styles of teaching and learning.
2009 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Programme
OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, has named librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Programme for 2009.
Library Of Congress Announces New "Learning From Katrina" Web Page
To mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and in light of the current hurricane season, the Library of Congress has announced a Web site titled "Learning from Katrina," which provides insights for better responses to record and artifact damage by hurricanes.
Public Authorities Urged To Move Towards Greater Transparency
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on public authorities to become more transparent by proactively disclosing official information. This comes as the ICO launches its new model publication scheme for public authorities.
Lack Of Business Continuity Planning For Email Outages - Survey
A new independent survey, commissioned by web-based email management experts Mimecast, reveals that just 36% of businesses are fully prepared to continue sending and receiving emails without interruption or loss of data in the event of a server failure.
Yosemite Technologies Partners With Tandberg Data Data Protection Solutions
Yosemite Technologies Inc., a provider of data protection solutions, has announced a partnership with Tandberg Data, which will see a Yosemite custom solution integrated into Tandberg Data’s RDX QuikStor product line and sold by Tandberg Data as RDX FileKeeper.
City Business Library And Guildhall Library Redevelopment
The City Business Library’s lease at Brewers’ Hall Garden expires at the end of 2009 and it is planned that, following the extensive refurbishment of the Guildhall Library, the Business Library will move there in January 2010.
Stonewood Launching Encrypted Memory Stick
Details of 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales, stored on an unencrypted computer memory stick, have been revealed lost. Experts at British designer and manufacturer of encrypted hard drives, Stonewood, say that they will be introducing an encrypted memory stick within weeks to the market which would have prevented what is being described as a massive failure of duty by ministers.
National Gateway Security Survey 2008 Shows Changes In Threat Landscape
he National Gateway Security Survey 2008, carried out for value added distributor and security specialist Wick Hill and sponsored by WatchGuard Technologies, leaders in unified threat management systems, has highlighted the increasing move toward remote and mobile use, as well as the concerns users have about this shift.
IT Analyst Forrester Warns Data Explosion Is Increasing Compliance Gap
According to a new report by analysts Forrester Research, businesses are exposing themselves to increasing operational risk and costs because of inadequate database archiving strategies.
Westlaw Business Launches New 'Restructuring Center'
With the shifts in the economic climate this year, many corporations are turning to trusted legal counsel for options before making tough decisions about how to best restructure.
Thomson Reuters Health Document Lifecycle Solution
Thomson Reuters has announced that it is working with HealthGate Data Corp on a next generation document lifecycle management application to enhance its Order Set Solution.
NLI Manuscript Collection List For Eileen O’Casey Now Available
A collection list for the Eileen O’Casey Papers has recently been completed and made available online by the National Library of Ireland (NLI).
Nielsen Book Issues E-Book Listings Policy Statement
The International ISBN Agency recently issued a policy statement on the use of ISBNs for E-Books restating the requirement in the ISBN standard that each different format of an electronic publication requires a separate ISBN, and newly legitimising the application in some circumstances of ISBNs to E-Book products by resellers and distributors to ensure the continuity of trade systems across the supply chain.
ICO Orders Release Of Papers On Accession States Worker Registration Scheme
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered the release of Cabinet Office papers prepared for a Ministerial Working Group meeting in October 2005 which took the decision to continue the Accession States Worker Registration Scheme (WRS).
Changing Legal Status Of Emails
Recent proposals from the Home Office* aimed at giving local councils and public bodies the power to monitor e-mail and internet traffic in a bid to fight terrorism, have come under fire from the opposition parties.
CBL HMRC Seminars
In partnership with City Business Library, Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs staff will be presenting two seminars one in September and one in October.
EBSCO Publishing And NewsBank Form Integrated Search Partnership
Customers subscribing to databases from EBSCOhost and NewsBank will be able to easily link to NewsBank results using the EBSCOhost interface based on an agreement between the two companies.
 
Dame Lynne Brindley DBE Appointed To Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
John Denham, Secretary of State for Universities, Innovation and Skills, has appointed Dame Lynne Brindley DBE, Chief Executive of the British Library, to the AHRC Council.
Managing Data Center Complexity Most Effective Way To Improve IT Efficiency - Survey
Avocent Corporation has revealed results of an independent survey that showed companies are seeking better visibility into their data center operations to help mitigate business continuity challenges, better manage virtualized systems and applications, and control power consumption and overall complexity.
Taylor Wessing Expert Comments On Libdems And Data Protection
Sally Annereau, data protection analyst at law firm Taylor Wessing, has issued comments following the Information Commissioner expressing concerns over Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's unsolicited telephone call to voters.
BCS Appoints Director Of Professionalism
The British Computer Society (BCS) has appointed Susie Kay as its first director of professionalism.
Tower Hamlets Local History Library And Archive Service
Tower Hamlets Council says that it is aware that a group is misrepresenting the council’s position as it relates to the future of the Local History Library and Archive Service.
 
Appeal To Consider Present Aid Scheme For Corporate Gifts
Present Aid, the ethical gift collection run by Christian Aid, are encouraging businesses to switch their secret santa gifts for ducks and pigs to help families in over 50 countries. The organisation has asked us to publish information on the Present Aid initiative.
British Computer Society Helps Judge Datacentre Leaders’ Awards 2008
Zahl Limbuwala, Chairman, Data Centre Specialist Group, British Computer Society (BCS) is to sit on the Judging Panel for this year's Datacentre Leaders’ Awards, where he is to act as a neutral assessor and ensure a fair and consistent evaluation system is adhered to as Awards entries are assessed.
UK-IPO Appoints New Director
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) recently announced the appointment of Peter Holland as their new Director of International Policy.
Don’t Use Data Protection As A Duck Out, ICO Urges Organisations
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging organisations not to hide behind the Data Protection Act unnecessarily when dealing with individuals.
British Library Acquires Dering Roll
The Dering Roll, the oldest extant English roll of arms, dating from c. 1270-1280, has been acquired by the British Library following a successful fundraising campaign.
 
New Movie Palace At LoC's Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Starting Sept. 4, the Library of Congress will offer a picture-perfect dream for cinema buffs – classic movies shown three times a week in a new art deco theater, reminiscent of the movie palaces of the 1920s and 1930s.
ICO Urges Organisations To Protect Individuals’ Privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has commissioned the Enterprise Privacy Group to provide a report examining how organisations can build in privacy protection before implementing new initiatives and technologies.
RPS Publishing and MyiLibrary Announce Partnership
RPS Publishing has announced a worldwide agreement with MyiLibrary to distribute its pharmacy publications via the MyiLibrary Ebook platform.
BL To Host Evening With Eco-fashion Entrepreneurs
An eco-fashion show and expert advice from three leading ethical fashion entrepreneurs make Wednesday 17 September a not-to-be missed evening for anyone interested in building a business in fashion and design.
Penguin Group Offers Download Audiobooks & eBooks To Public Libraries
Public libraries can now lend download audiobooks and eBooks by best-selling authors such as Stephen King and Nick Hornby, as well as blockbuster titles like “The Pillars of the Earth,” to their patrons.
 
ICO Orders Hampshire Constabulary To Disclose Details Of Cars Provided To Chief Officers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered the Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary to disclose the make and model of vehicles provided for personal use to two Assistant Chief Constables.
ICO Prosecutes Harrow Accountant
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) yesterday successfully prosecuted a Middlesex accountant for offences under the Data Protection Act.
Scansafe Predict Internet Traffic Will Grow With Olympic Medals
ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) Web Security, urges companies to address bandwidth concerns as the interest in the Olympic Games grows due to the success of the British team.
Medieval Poet Judah Halevi Subject of New Book To Be Discussed At LoC
Judah Halevi (ca. 1085-1141), one of the best-known and most beloved of pre-modern Hebrew poets, abandoned his home and family in Spain and spent the last year of his life traveling to Israel, where he hoped to die amid its sacred ruins.
Senior Churn In IT Labour Market To Stabilise, Predicts Harvey Nash
Senior churn amongst IT professionals will stabilise as the current economic situation depresses, according to new research from professional recruitment consultancy, Harvey Nash.
 
Library Partnership Preserves End-of-Term Government Web Sites
Digital Library, the University of North Texas Libraries, the Internet Archive and the U.S. Government Printing Office have announced a collaborative project to preserve public United States Government web sites at the end of the current presidential administration ending January 19, 2009.
Distinguished Historian Gerald Stourzh To Discuss Career And Book At Library Of Congress
Distinguished Austrian historian Gerald Stourzh, professor emeritus at the University of Vienna, is one of the few prominent scholars equally at home with U.S. history and the history of central Europe.
Distinguished Writer Herman Wouk To Receive Award For Lifetime Achievement From Library Of Congress
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington will present Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Herman Wouk with the first Library of Congress Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Writing of Fiction.
British Library Business & IP Centre On Richard & Judy
'I was very surprised to hear on returning from holiday last week that we would be appearing on Richard and Judy on Channel 4,' writes Neil Infield, on his British Library Blog.
Federated Access Management: Ongoing Support Arrangements Confirmed (JISC)
As part of the ongoing commitment to the implementation of federation access management within the further and higher education and research sectors, JISC today confirmed the support arrangements for institutions.
 
Herbert Smith Addresses Information Leakage Risk With Workshare
Workshare has announced that Herbert Smith, a leading international law firm, has selected Workshare Protect to reduce the risk of data leakage.
 
 
 
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