Information World Review articles from November 2008

Information World Review archives from November 2008

beat the cheat.(on plagiarism)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Tracey Caldwell beat the cheat The pace of research has accelerated, fuelled by the ready availability of material in electronic format. But there is a downside, with a minority of students and researchers passing off others'...

how will you cope in the crisis?
November 3, 2008... Byline: TBO how will you cope in the crisis? You might expect big banks caught in the financial meltdown to be at least downbeat, if not in actual despair. But the information head at one has this to say: "While we have been at...

One thing at a time, or the truth about multitasking.
November 3, 2008... Byline: DT One thing at a time, or the truth about multitasking Have you heard of David Allen or Getting Things Done, sometimes abbreviated to GTD? He's something of a guru on how to keep a clear head while dealing successfully with...

HEre comes shirky.(Here Comes Everybody)
November 3, 2008... Byline: PW HEre comes shirky In his best-selling book Here Comes Everybody Clay Shirky set out his thesis that we are at the dawn of a new age, seeing the formation of a different kind of society with a vast increase in human...

Clicks to settle Phormi?1/2s fate.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Jack Marshall Clicks to settle Phorm's fate ' analysis Following months of delays, and scrutiny from regulators, privacy advocates and consumers alike, UK telecoms giant BT started trialling internet advertising company...

Digital myths exploded.(Book review)
November 3, 2008... Byline: KT Digital myths exploded ' book review This collection of articles, edited by members of the Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research (CIBER), begins by berating its intended audience. ...

Whati?1/2s on the shelves?
November 3, 2008... Byline: DG What's on the shelves? ' website Following the summer release of its new enterprise search product, SirsiDynix has announced the Symphony e-Library platform, which shares a similar look and feel to its bigger sibling....

whati?1/2s the story?
November 3, 2008... Byline: KT what's the story? We live in uncertain times, but despite the generally bleak economic outlook, some sectors continue to thrive. As IWR reported last month, research organisation Outsell is optimistic about prospects for...

Hidden gems from tale of the century.(News Film Online)
November 3, 2008... Byline: DG Hidden gems from tale of the century Daniel Griffin opens up the news vaults and finds a pleasure palace of rare and unique film ' website review News Film Online is the latest educational resource to bloom from...

The challenge of change.
November 3, 2008... Byline: PW The challenge of change Change is not always the most comfortable word in the English language. While it is often easy to see how a change will benefit others, it is not always that clear when it applies to oneself. However,...

Third parties take data loss blame.
November 3, 2008... Third parties take data loss blame Tracey Caldwell As yet more companies own up to large-scale losses of personal data, a survey has found that the risk of confidential data being lost or stolen is 43% higher when it is outsourced...

JISC journals buy saves institutions millions.
November 3, 2008... JISC journals buy saves institutions millions Kim Thomas Universities, colleges and research councils will get free access to 800,000 journal articles after JISC Collections struck an archive licensing agreement with the American...

Legal threat to businesses as the email trail goes cold.
November 3, 2008... Legal threat to businesses as the email trail goes cold Kim Thomas Many British businesses could find themselves the victims of expensive legal actions because they are failing to archive their email messages adequately, according to a...

Open Calais carves enterprise channel.
November 3, 2008... Open Calais carves enterprise channel Tracey Caldwell Thomson Reuters has revealed enterprise options for its Open Calais web service. Open Calais sends website content to the service, which scans it for keywords and patterns, and...

Shibboleth signs up Exact Editions.
November 3, 2008... Shibboleth signs up Exact Editions Kim Thomas Exact Editions, which offers digital access to dozens of UK magazines such as The Ecologist, Press Gazette and Prospect, and to international magazines such as Le Monde Diplomatique, has...

Dow Jones spawns tools from Generate technology.(gClick, gDaily, and g2)
November 3, 2008... Dow Jones spawns tools from Generate technology Kim Thomas Dow Jones has released its first set of new products from its Business and Relationship Intelligence group, formed after its acquisition of Generate earlier this year. The...

Swets buys Frencken for Dutch print outlet.(Boekhandel E Frencken)
November 3, 2008... Swets buys Frencken for Dutch print outlet Tracey Caldwell Netherlands-based subscription services company Swets has bought up Dutch bookseller Boekhandel E Frencken to help consolidate its position and provide it with a ready-made...

Governance back in fashion as financial crisis deepens.(information governance)
November 3, 2008... Governance back in fashion as financial crisis deepens Tracey Caldwell A renewed emphasis on compliance and tighter information governance looks set to rise from the ashes of the global financial firestorm. Melanie Goody, director...

Letters to IWR.(Letter to the editor)
November 3, 2008... ' Letter Fast, relevant and actionable I read Peter Williams' column in the October issue of IWR with interest. For years we've been extolling the virtues of timely and relevant information. Any business that makes decisions on...

OA shifts to mainstream with BioMed deal.(on Springer's acquisition of BioMed Central, and on its expected impact on open access publishing)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Daniel Griffin OA shifts to mainstream with BioMed deal Daniel Griffin The acquisition of open access (OA) science publisher BioMed Central by the world's second largest STM publisher Springer could mark the transformation...

The British Library.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The British Library has published its strategic priorities for the next three years. Building on the previous three-year strategy, Redefining the Library, the updated strategy describes the principal features of a rapidly evolving research and...