Information World Review articles from April 2006

Information World Review archives from April 2006

Who's providing leadership? Developing enterprise-wide information management policies is a hot button issue for information professionals. One organisation making the running in promoting the need for high-level corporate-wide strategies is "Magic Circl.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Bobby Pickering Who's providing leadership? Developing enterprise-wide information management policies is a hot button issue for information professionals. One organisation making the running in promoting the need for...

Suppliers to put wikis and blogs on content menu.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Kim Thomas Suppliers to put wikis and blogs on content menu Vignette and Stellent are moving to satisfy corporate demands for enterprise content management support for social media. Kim Thomas reports Leading enterprise...

Oracle fires off enterprise search salvo.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Oracle fires off enterprise search salvo Mark Chillingworth IT giant Oracle is set to take on enterprise search stalwarts Autonomy and Fast Search & Transfer with its latest search system, which it...

Google's success no surprise.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Kim Thomas Google's success no surprise An analysis of Google as a brand reveals it enjoys a phenomenal level of trust and liking. Kim Thomas reviews a book that looks behind its meteoric ascent You know that a brand has...

Learning environment points to educator role for librarians.(Developing the New Learning Environment: The Changing Role of the Academic Librarian)(Book review)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Kim Thomas Learning environment points to educator role for librarians ' book review The job of the academic librarian is not what it was. The growth of the Internet, the development of electronic databases and the move...

To the mags: the Extract art of digitisation.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Exact Editions describes itself as a digital magazine platform, but the service is much more than an innovative way to view content -- it makes content as searchable as any experienced in e-journals and e-books....

All the science you ever wanted - in a pod.
April 10, 2006... Byline: mark chillingworth Podcasting is one of the fastest growing mediums of information provision and, like the internet, has a broad appeal, with amateurs and professionals alike adopting it. Nature and New Scientist have always been...

CUP to modernise journal publishing.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Bobby Pickering CUP to modernise journal publishing [pounds sterling]1m investment in back-end systems will be prelude to assault on STM society publishing, writes Bobby Pickering Cambridge University Press (CUP) is...

IN THE INTERIM.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Jane Dudman IN THE INTERIM These are stirring times for Factiva following the departure of CEO Clare Hart for pastures new in a restructured Dow Jones. Jane Dudman talked to UK top man, Claude Green, who has taken over as...

Trexy maps out web trail guides.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Tracey Caldwell A search trail technology, based on an idea first published 50 years ago, is allowing online information researchers to track back through previous searches. Trexy, developed by a London-based company, also...

Online storm engulfs Cilip.(Chartered Institute of Librarians and Information Professionals)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Tracey Caldwell Tracey Caldwell Cilip has rebutted charges that it is irrelevant and poor value for money. Members and ex-members have accused the professional association of failing to represent all sectors of the...

Inderscience expansion pushes into business areas.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Tracey Caldwell Inderscience has accelerated its expansion plans, launching 11 new journals to add to the 37 titles it launched last year. "Our strategic vision is to map new and important areas of research, and start focused...

Freshly greened Blackwell denies its up for sale.(Blackwell Publishing )
April 10, 2006... Byline: mark chillingworth Mark Chillingworth Blackwell Publishing CEO RenA[c] Olivieri has denied press reports that the publishing company has been put on the market by its owners, the Blackwell family. A Financial Times story...

OCLC gains Euro vision.(Online Computer Library Centre)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Tracey Caldwell European libraries will be able to enhance the visibility and usage of their holdings in a pilot project run by the Open WorldCat programme of the Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC). Library holdings in the...

Zoologists bank on database.(International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: mark chillingworth Mark Chillingworth An open access register for animal taxonomy will offer a free online resource for checking animal names and registering new species. The database, called ZooBank, will be the first ever...

JISC to cut off Athens funding in 2008.(Joint Information Systems Committee, athens content access control system)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Kim Thomas JISC, the publicly funded advisory body for higher and further education, has said it will stop funding the Athens content access control system in July 2008. JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) has opted...

Elsevier reviews its journal models.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Elsevier is assessing new pricing models which could see archive databases attached to journal subscriptions. The scientific publishing giant is collaborating with major libraries and believes there is demand for...

Campaign demands end to public information rip-off.(The Guardian)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mark Chillingworth A campaign by The Guardian newspaper to make public-funded information freely available has uncovered some embarrassing government double standards. The Free Our Data campaign by the newspaper's...

NHS Wales opens web gateway.(National Health Service)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Welsh nurses and medical staff have been given electronic access to the latest research on physiotherapy, medicine, public health, occupational therapy and nursing. The move follows a deal between Ovid and...