Information World Review articles from July 2005

Information World Review archives from July 2005

Sector Update.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Rachael Singh Aroq www.aroq.com Overview: Aroq publishes component-level market studies for the automotive industry (www.just-auto.com/store), providing global market reviews on the transmissions, car interior, glazing and...

Flashback.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering Knight-Ridder voices ambitions for Dialog, DataStar and MSN The business information subsidiary of US newspaper conglomerate, Knight-Ridder Inc, made two key announcements. First, it had "firmed up plans" to...

Briefing.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Mark Chillingworth CUP snaps up a nice piece of Cultural Property Cambridge University Press (CUP) will now publish the International Journal of Cultural Property. The title was previously published by Oxford University Press...

News In Brief.
July 11, 2005... Byline: David Tebbutt With so many RSS feed services available, it's now better to have services push their content to you than you pulling it from their sites, writes David Tebbutt RSS feeds will offer a path to better tip-offs ...

Humanities archive goes live at OJ.(Oxford Journals)(Brief article)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Humanities archive goes live at OJ Oxford Journals has completed the digitisation of its humanities backfiles and launched a subscription-based online service to access them. The Humanities Archive is...

Backchat.(Hoover's Inc.)(Brief article)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering Hail the conquering heroes! More vanquished tears as D&B's cocky little subsidiary, Hoovers, hoovered up yet another award for its online service. This time it was a gong from the newly-named Data Publishers...

Endgame.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering And finally... a simple little quiz put together by the finest minds at IWR. Assemble your answers into an email, send it to endgame@iwr.co.uk along with your name, job title, the organisation you work for, and...

Sales given the power to sell.(Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive L.L.C.)
July 11, 2005... Byline: mark chillingworth Sales given the power to sell Factiva's niche services, with their simplified interfaces, aim to empower sales and marketing teams. Mark Chillingworth puts its new sales tool through its paces ...

It's time to embrace change.(information professionals)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Penny Bailey It's time to embrace change With the information sector going through upheaval, Penny Bailey reviews a title that challenges information professionals to be naturally innovative and proactive Managing...

OneSource back in frame.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Michelle Perry OneSource back in frame Now sourcing much of its UK and European company data from Experian to replace D&B, Michelle Perry tests out the newly-streamlined OneSource Business Browser Less than a year ago...

sons in the key of life.(Company overview)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Jane Dudman sons in the key of life The John Wiley & Sons' philosophy is to stay sharp, avoid the 'glamorous' traps and keep the customers satisfied. Jane Dudman talked to Wiley UK MD, John Jarvis, about the company's...

Hummingbird finds a nest for RedDot.(Enterprise content management software vendor Hummingbird has acquired RedDot, the German web content management )(Brief article)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Hummingbird finds a nest for RedDot Enterprise content management software vendor Hummingbird has acquired RedDot, the German web content management (WCM) specialist, for [pounds sterling]26m. Tony...

News in Brief.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering David Weinberger, the author of The Cluetrain Manifesto, will be the opening keynote speaker at this year's Online Information Conference, held alongside the Online Information Show at Olympia in London, 29 November...

Surrey Uni gets a First in Institutional Repository.(University of Surrey)(Brief article)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Tracey Caldwell Surrey Uni gets a First in Institutional Repository ProQuest wins first outsourcing institutional repository deal, writes Tracey Caldwell The University of Surrey has bypassed freeware solutions and signed...

Dynamis duo act as Sirsi buys Dynix.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering Dynamic duo act as Sirsi buys Dynix Library automation supplier Sirsi Corporation has taken over rival Dynix, in a deal that will see Dynix's CEO Jack Blount move on to the Sirsi board as executive technology...

University library in three-year project to push resources out to students.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Tracey Caldwell University library in three-year project to push resources out to students Keele Uni rolls out Vista By Tracey Caldwell Keele University is to leverage its e-learning system to improve student learning...

Blackwell profits from journal expansion.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering Blackwell profits from journal expansion Blackwell Publishing grew sales by 10% to [pounds sterling]191m last year, helping to push profits up 27% to a record [pounds sterling]31.7m, despite the impact of the...

End of Circle line as government librarians revamp image.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Tracey Caldwell End of Circle line as government librarians revamp image By Tracey Caldwell The Circle of State Librarians is set to change its name to either the Network of Government Information Specialists, or the...

NHS Scotland secures deal with OCLC.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Tracey Caldwell NHS Scotland secures deal with OCLC to provide e-books and access to public domain medical titles for healthcare professionals, writes Tracey Caldwell E-books deal in good health NHS Scotland Knowledge...

News In Brief.(Stellent Inc. acquires Onehundred Group)(Euromonitor International Inc.)(Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive L.L.C. acquires Synapse Corporation)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Pickering, Chillingworth Stellent buys financial compliance specialist Stellent has signaled its intention to make financial compliance and risk management a core part of its overall offerings by acquiring e-Onehundred Group, a...

T&F Informa embarks on acquisition spree.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby pickering T&F Informa embarks on acquisition spree High-profile takeover of IIR Holdings suggests events business will be top priority, writes Bobby Pickering Any ambitions T&F Informa may have had to acquire a...

Rhythmx to help beat distance learning blues.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Rhythymx to help beat distance learning blues Percussion content management system to give new life to London Uni project, reports Mark Chillingworth The UK's oldest distance learning programme has...

While the internet giveth.(Brief article)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering While the internet givetha[bar] As world leaders (of both the politician and popular culture variety) have been dazzling us this summer with global gatherings, overblown rock concerts and portentous...

ICC info a hit in supergroup from Sweden.(ICC Information Group Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering ICC Info a hit in supergroup from Sweden Bonnier Business Information, the Swedish parent of UK business information supplier, ICC Information, has entered into a joint venture with private equity firm Ratos,...

PubChem peace in sight.(Brief article)
July 11, 2005... Byline: BobbY Pickering PubChem peace in sight Peace appears to have broken out between the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Chemical Society (ACS) over the freely available PubChem molecular database that NIH...

British Library has digital vision.(British Library)
July 11, 2005... Byline: Mark Chillingworth British Library has digital vision British Library chief executive Lynne Brindley has called for a national Digital Library to cope with the changing demands of digital publishing, and to keep British arts,...

Latest lessons in e-learning.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Tracey Cladwell Latest lessons in e-learning Diverse approaches to e-learning and the role of the information professional are discussed in this latest guide. Tracey Caldwell gives us the low down on it This collection of...

E-learning role for IPs I agree with your article (June 2005) that e-learning has opened up new opportunities for information professionals, and that it should not be IT-led. But neither is e-learning all about "HR", or "top management buy-in". Surely e.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Bobby Pickering E-learning role for IPs I agree with your article (June 2005) that e-learning has opened up new opportunities for information professionals, and that it should not be IT-led. But neither is e-learning all about...

British Library has digital vision. UK needs a national Digital Library to remain competitive, finds Mark Chillingworth at launch of new strategy.
July 25, 2005... British Library chief executive Lynne Brindley has called for a national Digital Library to cope with the changing demands of digital publishing, and to keep British arts, business, education and science competitive. Launching the British...

PubChem peace in sight. US Congress steps in to heal rift over molecular database, reports Bobby Pickering.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Peace appears to have broken out between the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Chemical Society (ACS) over the freely available PubChem molecular database that NIH has created. The ACS put pressure on Congress last...

ICC Info a hit in supergroup from Sweden.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Bonnier Business Information, the Swedish parent of UK business information supplier, ICC Information, has entered into a joint venture with private equity firm Ratos, owner of marketing services specialist Infodata. The companies aim to...

Editor's View.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... While the internet giveth... As world leaders (of both the politician and popular culture variety) have been dazzling us this summer with global gatherings, overblown rock concerts and portentous communiques, it's easy to feel that our...

Keele Uni rolls out Vista. University library in three-year project to push resources out to students.(Keele University)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Byline: Tracey Caldwell. Keele University is to leverage its e-learning system to improve student learning through more precise assessment. WebCT Vista will be rolled out across the university over the next three years supported by...

Rhythymx to help beat distance learning blues. Percussion content management system to give new life to London Uni project, reports Mark Chillingworth.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... The UK's oldest distance learning programme has acquired a new content management system to manage its re-launched e-learning website. Rhythymx ECM will manage the University of London External Programme of more than 100 diplomas. The...

Dynamic duo act as Sirsi buys Dynix.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Library automation supplier Sirsi Corporation has taken over rival Dynix, in a deal that will see Dynix's CEO Jack Blount move on to the Sirsi board as executive technology consultant. In a move that suggests Sirsi has learnt lessons from...

Weinberger to keynote at OI Conference.(David Weinberger)(Online Information )(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... David Weinberger, the author of The Cluetrain Manifesto, will be the opening keynote speaker at this year's Online Information Conference, held alongside the Online Information Show at Olympia in London, 29 November to 1 December. Weinberger...

Surrey Uni gets a First in Institutional Repository. ProQuest wins first outsourcing institutional repository deal, writes Tracey Caldwell.(University of Surrey )(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... The University of Surrey has bypassed freeware solutions and signed ProQuest to host its institutional repository. This is the first installation of Digital Commons @ in the UK - a new initiative from database publisher ProQuest. The...

Blackwell profits from journal expansion. Katherine Rushton and Bobby Pickering report on healthy 2004 results and further open access moves.(Blackwell Publishing)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Blackwell Publishing grew sales by 10% to [pounds sterling]191m last year, helping to push profits up 27% to a record [pounds sterling]31.7m, despite the impact of the weak US dollar. Chief executive Rene Olivieri attributed the growth to...

End of Circle line as government librarians revamp image.(Circle of State Librarians plans to change its name)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Byline: Tracey Caldwell. The Circle of State Librarians is set to change its name to either the Network of Government Information Specialists, or the Network of Government Library and Information Specialists. The options were presented...

Hummingbird finds a nest for RedDot.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Enterprise content management software vendor Hummingbird has acquired RedDot, the German web content management (WCM) specialist, for [pounds sterling]26m. Tony Heywood, Hummingbird senior VP for EMEA, said "the time had come" for...

Stellent buys financial compliance specialist.(e-Onehundred Group)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Stellent has signaled its intention to make financial compliance and risk management a core part of its overall offerings by acquiring e-Onehundred Group, a specialist in compliance and governance solutions. Connecticut-based e-Onehundred...

DPA emerges as new trade champion.(Data Publishers Association)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... The Directory and Database Publishers Association has been reborn as the Data Publishers Association (DPA), a rebranding that it hopes will widen its appeal to the growing band of online information suppliers. The trade body unveiled its new...

Euromonitor moves search emphasis in GMID.(Euromoney Publications PLC)(global market information database)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Euromonitor's flagship online product, Global Market Information Database (GMID), is set for a relaunch this month that will see major changes in its search mechanism. The revamped interface will move the focus to a new mechanism that will ask...

Ovid and Elsevier partner to launch EMBiology.(bibliographic database for bioscience)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... A bibliographic database for bioscience has been created by a joint venture between Elsevier and Ovid. EMBiology features four million bibliographic records dating back to 1980. The EMBiology database features peer-reviewed journals, trade...

Factiva snaps up Synapse for taxonomy service.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Factiva has ramped up its presence in the taxonomy market with the acquisition of Synapse Corporation, a taxonomy information and tools provider. Synapse will be integrated into the Factiva Taxonomy Services Group. US-based Synapse will add...

E-books deal in good health. NHS Scotland secures deal with OCLC to provide e-books and access to public domain medical titles for healthcare professionals, writes Tracey Caldwell.(National Health Service)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... NHS Scotland Knowledge Services in Edinburgh is to offer 5,000 e-books to Scottish healthcare professionals, all licensed from OCLC's NetLibrary eBook service. Staff and students working and training with NHS Scotland will be the main...

T&F Informa embarks on acquisition spree. High-profile takeover of IIR Holdings suggests events business will be top priority, writes Bobby Pickering.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Any ambitions T&F Informa may have had to acquire a European academic publishing goliath, now appear to have dissolved into a series of less sizeable acquisitions. The company has disclosed that it is acquiring Triangle Journals, a small...

Humanities archive goes live at OJ.(Oxford Journals)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Oxford Journals has completed the digitisation of its humanities backfiles and launched a subscription-based online service to access them. The Humanities Archive is the first of five new Backfile databases, covering Law, Medicine, Science...

OPSI set to grow business. Mark Chillingworth talked exclusively to the head of the Office of Public Sector Information, Carol Tullo, about opportunities for re-use of government content.(Office of Public Sector Information)(Interview)
July 25, 2005... Government information will make the UK more prosperous and boost growth in the information industry, according to Carol Tullo, director, controller and Queen's printer of the Office of Public Sector Information. The new division of the...

Market Watch - Offshoring a no-brainer.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... The balance of power in the workplace is inevitably shifting towards people who demonstrate 'right brain' capabilities, such as synthesis, empathy and big picture thinking, according to Daniel Pink, former speechwriter for Al Gore and author of...

Special report - Big Blue sets its sights on market dominance. With IBM buying its way to market leadership in the ECM sector, Marcus Austin talked to the company and its key competitors about its strategy.(enterprise content management)
July 25, 2005... The old adage was that nobody ever got fired for buying IBM - but that was in the days of big mainframes. Things have changed, and there are many different reasons to buy anything other than IBM, and there are lots of competitors for Big Blue....

Opinion - RSS feeds will offer a path to better tip-offs. With so many RSS feed services available, it's now better to have services push their content to you than you pulling it from their sites, writes David Tebbutt.
July 25, 2005... When the World Wide Web first impacted our consciousness, acres of newsprint were dedicated to the latest sites and sources of arcane information. We struggled with our mistyping of endless URLs, which took us into the bowels of this and that...

Profile - Sons in the key of life. The John Wiley & Sons' philosophy is to stay sharp, avoid the 'glamorous' traps and keep the customers satisfied. Jane Dudman talked to Wiley UK MD, John Jarvis, about the company's plans to ensure success for future generations.(Interview)
July 25, 2005... Family-owned businesses are notoriously difficult to maintain. In fact, most family businesses move out of direct family control within a couple of generations. This makes US publisher John Wiley & Sons an interesting phenomenon. Founded...

Sector update - Market research & business intelligence. Finding reliable market research for users is a constant challenge for information professionals, and during the past year many of the most active vendors have added new fire power to their armoury. We update you on the significant developments among a selection of market research specialists. Compiled by Rachael Singh.(Industry Overview)
July 25, 2005... Aroq, www.aroq.com Overview: Aroq publishes component-level market studies for the automotive industry (www.just-auto.com/store), providing global market reviews on the transmissions, car interior, glazing and diesel engines markets. Aroq...

Resources - It's time to embrace change. With the information sector going through upheaval, Penny Bailey reviews a title that challenges information professionals to be naturally innovative and proactive.(Industry Overview)
July 25, 2005... Managing Information Services is a book written by an information professional and a management lecturer. The title aims to provide information professionals with a balance of management and information concepts, and to present the period of...

Resources - Sales given the power to sell. Factiva's niche services, with their simplified interfaces, aim to empower sales and marketing teams. Mark Chillingworth puts its new sales tool through its paces.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Information is power, a term information professionals know well, and now Factiva is providing sales and marketing teams with their very own power information tool. Factiva has recognised that information professionals do not always have...

Resources - CUP snaps up a nice piece of Cultural Property.(Cambridge University Press)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Cambridge University Press (CUP) will now publish the International Journal of Cultural Property. The title was previously published by Oxford University Press (OUP), but has been out of print for two years after OUP decided to discontinue it....

Resources - BioMed Central opens up veterinary research access.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Open access scientific publisher BioMed Central (BMC) has released a new journal for the veterinary community. BMC Veterinary Research will be a full open access online journal targeted at the scientific research community and veterinary...

Resources - Thomson Gale adds to reference and business databases.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Thomson Gale has added some new resources to two of its major services: Gale Virtual Reference Library and the Business & Company Resource Centre. Major 21st Century Writers is now available as an e-book within Gale Virtual Reference Library....

Resources - CSA fleshes out backfiles for sociological abstracts.(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... CSA has released a series of upgrades to its Sociological Abstracts database. The backfile records from 1952 to 1962 now features citations, abstracts and indexing. Complete abstracts have been added for the period 1963 to 1972, and citation...

Resources - John Wiley flexes muscle and pumps up steroids database.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... John Wiley & Sons has released an update of Mass Spectra of Androgens, Estrogens and other Steroids. The CD-ROM database provides chemists involved in drug screening, drug development and clinical toxicology with a single resource containing...

Resources - PLoS adds open access player to the Genetics pool.(Public Library of Science)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has released its latest journal PLoS Genetics, which sits alongside the recently-released PLoS Pathogens and Computational Biology titles. PLoS Genetics will cover the interdisciplinary...

Resources - Direct Handbook access for ScienceDirect at Elsevier.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Elsevier has added a range of handbooks to its ScienceDirect internet platform. Handbooks covering economics, mathematics, chemistry and physics are available on an annual subscription model, or as an Upfront Payment Option. Titles available...

Resources - Site review - OneSource back in frame. Now sourcing much of its UK and European company data from Experian to replace D&B, Michelle Perry tests out the newly-streamlined OneSource Business Browser.(Product/Service Evaluation)
July 25, 2005... Less than a year ago infoUSA bought Onesource.com, with the result that the business information provider could no longer source its European data from infoUSA's arch rival, Dun & Bradstreet. In the ensuing months, to ensure its credibility...

Resources - Training.(University of Oxford, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Society of Chemistry)
July 25, 2005... The XML Summer School 24-29 July 2005, Oxford As the role of the IP increasingly moves towards that of information dissemination and publishing and away from acquisition and categorising, information professionals may want to consider...

Diary.(Calendar)
July 25, 2005... Libraries - A voyage of discovery 14-18 August 2005, Oslo, Norway The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is holding its 71st annual conference in the Norwegian capital city at the Radisson Plaza....

Backchat - Hoovers sweeps up award.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Hail the conquering heroes! More vanquished tears as D&B's cocky little subsidiary, Hoovers, hoovered up yet another award for its online service. This time it was a gong from the newly-named Data Publishers Association (formerly known as the...

Backchat - Google's $80bn bloat misses FT's Global 500 boat.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Information is a tricky beast. The perils of publishing any "snapshot" guide to the world's top companies was demonstrated last month when the FT published its Global 500. Companies were ranked by market capitalisation, getting around the...

Backchat - Flashback - July/August 1995. We delve into our archives to find out who and what were making the headlines in our pages ten years ago, just a month before Windows 95 was released.
July 25, 2005... Knight-Ridder voices ambitions for Dialog, DataStar and MSN The business information subsidiary of US newspaper conglomerate, Knight-Ridder Inc, made two key announcements. First, it had "firmed up plans" to introduce a combined front-end...