 From augmented reality to zero warehousing, global drivers of innovation at the Frankfurt Hot Spots |
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Payment systems for digital content, video tools for distance learning, potential uses for 3-D technologies, augmented reality in children’s books: the exhibitors at the five Frankfurt Hot Spots offer a wide range of different solutions for all aspects of creating and distributing digital content. With more than 90 exhibitors from around 30 countries, the Hot Spots will once again showcase complex and innovative applications at the Frankfurt Book Fair (8–12 October 2014). Over the five days of the Book Fair the Hot Spots will host about 140 events and presentations, demonstrating the productivity and innovative strengths of the industry. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 ProQuest announces ebooks partnership with leading Irish Booksellers |
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ProQuest Ebooks has partnered with O’Mahony’s, Irish booksellers and library suppliers, to deliver key content from leading publishers to institutions across Ireland and the UK. This new partnership will enable O’Mahony’s customers to purchase over 600,000 ebook titles, which can be chosen title-by-title and then owned outright by the library. The titles are offered through ProQuest ebook companies ebrary and EBL. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 SAGE partners with Golden Goose Award to support seemingly peculiar research that makes a big impact |
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Academic and professional publisher SAGE has announced its partnering sponsorship of the 2014 Golden Goose Award. Conceived in 2012 by Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN), the purpose of the award is to honour researchers whose federally funded work may not have seemed to have significant practical applications at the time it was conducted, but has resulted in significant benefits to society. The 2014 award recipients will be honored at the third annual Golden Goose Awards Ceremony on September 18 at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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Kate Lawrence named VP of User Research at EBSCO Information Services |
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EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has named Kate Lawrence Vice President, User Research. Lawrence leads the User Research Team and the research activities that enable EBSCO to gain user insight and improve the customer experience across the portfolio of EBSCO products. Lawrence has been a User Experience (UX) practitioner for more than 20 years, starting her career in health care designing online order entry systems for Brigham and Women’s Hospital, then moving into online travel, where she worked in User Experience at TripAdvisor and SilverRail Technologies. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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ÜberResearch launches Dimensions for Funders |
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ÜberResearch, a leading software developer for research funding organisations, has launched Dimensions for Funders, a cloud based business intelligence application coupled with a global database of funded research projects. Dimensions for Funders will allow funding organisations, non-profits and governmental institutions globally to search, categorise and analyse grant, publication and researcher databases for reporting and decision making. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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The Alma Community Zone Advisory Group introduces guidelines for the Ex Libris Alma Community catalogue |
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Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the international group of renowned library experts who advise Ex Libris on the Alma Community Zone has completed the guidelines and policies underlying the Alma Community Catalog. The advisory group analysed the needs and objectives of Alma users, best practices in metadata, and ways to facilitate collaboration, so as to develop the most appropriate policies for the open and shared Alma community catalogue. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
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Future Science Group announces significant Impact Factor increases for two of its key journals |
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Publisher Future Science Group has announced significant Impact Factor increases for two of its key journals – Epigenomics and Nanomedicine. The Impact Factor of Epigenomics increased 115 percent to 5.215, while Nanomedicine increased 11 percent to 5.824. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
 Maryvonne Enjolras joins OCLC EMEA as Regional Director |
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OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Maryvonne Enjolras has joined OCLC EMEA as Regional Director. In this newly created role, Enjolras is overseeing the expansion of OCLC services in France, Portugal and Spain. She will be based in OCLC’s new office in Barcelona. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme |
