Information World Review articles from April 2008

Information World Review archives from April 2008

Balancing safety and sociability.(Book review)
April 7, 2008... Byline: Kim Thomas Balancing safety and sociability ' book review Social networking finally hit the mainstream in 2007, as millions of people signed up to MySpace, Facebook and Bebo. Such networks require users to put a great deal...

Rising tide of digital technologies redirects the scholarly infrastructure.(Book review)
April 7, 2008... Byline: Tracey Caldwell Rising tide of digital technologies redirects the scholarly infrastructure ' book review The internet and associated digital technologies have revolutionised the options for distributed and collaborative...

Window on the world goes online.(GMB Publishing)(Website overview)
April 7, 2008... Byline: Daniel Griffin Window on the world goes online ' website Review As an information service provider, GMB Publishing focuses its particular brand of business information on the world's emerging markets, such as the former...

the long march of the E-book.
April 7, 2008... Byline: T Caldwell the long march of the E-book E-books can free up shelf space, reduce costs and provide librarians with usage data that lets them build collections of what library users really want. And there's more:...

Two-way web pushes door to information wide open.
April 7, 2008... Byline: dt Two-way web pushes door to information wide open The Open Library project came up for discussion on the newly refurbed Talis Library Gang podcast. A year in and the dream holds, even if we users still have to content...

Multi-title e-book collection invite for society publishers.
April 7, 2008... Byline: TC Multi-title e-book collection invite for society publishers E-books from society publishers will soon be available through an ALPSP-branded platform in Ingram Digital Group's MyiLibrary. The Association of Learned and...

EU copyright consultation sparks battle of opinions.
April 7, 2008... Byline: TC EU copyright consultation sparks battle of opinions A consultation by the European Commission (EC) on possible areas for legislation on online copyright has sparked fierce debate. The Publishers Association said it...

Cooler than your iPod?
April 7, 2008... Byline: Tim Buckley Owen Cooler than your iPod? Humming away in the background, performing all the routine tasks without which a library could not function, integrated library systems are very easy to take for granted. Yet they are...

the old ways fade.(publishing industry outmoded by the internet )
April 7, 2008... Byline: michelle perry the old ways fade Not since the invention of the printing press has the publishing industry been in such upheaval. Traditional revenue sources and audiences are slipping away, conventional business models are...

Journal beats off Pfizer legal bid for peer review papers.
April 7, 2008... Byline: T Caldwell Journal beats off Pfizer legal bid for peer review papers Tracey Caldwell A drug company's efforts to obtain confidential peer review documents from a major US medical journal has been blocked. The Journal...

NIH gives platform to anti-OA lobby.
April 7, 2008... Byline: T caldwell NIH gives platform to anti-OA lobby Tracey Caldwell The US National Institute of Health held a last-minute meeting last month after publishers called for further public consultation over concerns about the US...

Users given a voice as European Library creates advisory board.
April 7, 2008... Byline: Michelle Perry Users given a voice as European Library creates advisory board Michelle Perry The European Library has set up an advisory board with the aim of giving users a greater voice in its operations and improving...

Industryi?1/2s IP struggle in a digital age.
April 7, 2008... Byline: p williams Industry's IP struggle in a digital age Peter Williams Writers and publishers are facing unprecedented intellectual property (IP) challenges from the emergence of the digital age, according to a roundtable...

Data breaches systemic in public sector.
April 7, 2008... Byline: m perry Data breaches systemic in public sector Michelle Perry Recent government lapses in data protection are not unfortunate one-offs, but "symptomatic" of the government's failure to implement proper safeguards, a...

Plagiarism rampant among worldi?1/2s students.
April 7, 2008... Byline: laura smith Plagiarism rampant among world's students Laura Smith Plagiarism is now so widespread that the "vast majority" of students commit it, according to a new book. In the book, Australian academic Tim Roberts...

Getting the balance right.
April 7, 2008... Byline: Peter Williams Getting the balance right Information professionals should put themselves at the heart of the current debate over payment models for information and content. As the information gatekeeper for their organisations,...

WTO called in over China dispute.
April 7, 2008... Byline: laura smith WTO called in over China dispute Laura Smith Frustration over Chinese restrictions on foreign financial news companies escalated into a trade dispute last month when the US and the EU filed a joint formal...

Yahoo plays with semantic web ideas.(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Byline: laura smith Yahoo plays with semantic web ideas Laura Smith The semantic web moved further into the mainstream last month with Yahoo's announcement that it is to adopt some of its technologies. The internet company...

EU wrecks manifesto drugs pledge.
April 7, 2008... Byline: Laura Smith EU wrecks manifesto drugs pledge Laura Smith A manifesto pledge to require drugs companies to publish full details of clinical trials for medicines cannot be fulfilled because it would be illegal under EU law,...

Net behaviour advertising system i?1/2illegali?1/2.
April 7, 2008... Byline: Laura Smith Net behaviour advertising system 'illegal' Laura Smith Britain's leading internet thinktank has raised questions over the legality of the technology used by Phorm, one of a growing number of behavioural...

Business beguiled by collaboration.
April 7, 2008... Byline: David Braun Business beguiled by collaboration ' opinion Many tools are now available under the social media banner. Most are cheap and readily accessible; some, like Facebook and MySpace, allow groups of individuals to...

briankelly blogspehere.(blog services)(http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com, http://twitter.com/briankelly)
April 7, 2008... Byline: dg Q Who are you? A My job title is UK web focus. I'm based at UKOLN and located at the University of Bath. UKOLN advises and supports the higher and further education communities and cultural heritage organisations. I support...

search medicine boost for NHS.(health based databases offered by the National Library for Health)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Byline: TC search medicine boost for NHS The National Library for Health (NLH) is to offer NHS hospitals and libraries in England electronic access to six major medical, healthcare and nursing information databases, writes Tracey...

wto called in over china dispute.(National Library of China sends records to OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc.)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... china puts files into worldcat The National Library of China, the largest library in Asia, will add its bibliographic records to the OCLC WorldCat database, the world's most comprehensive online resource for finding items held in...