Information World Review articles from September 2007

Information World Review archives from September 2007

A gateway to world news.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Daniel Griffin A gateway to world news ' site review Born out of an EU-backed initiative, the European Media Monitor (EMM) news website has two main sections: NewsExplorer, a powerful multilingual portal with more than one...

declaration of Independence.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Daniel Griffin declaration of Independence As soon as researchers Elaine Robinson and Laura Barrett decided they had served enough time in the corporate world of management consultancy McKinsey in London, they also realised...

Back to Basics: Social Networking.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Davey Winder Back to Basics: Social Networking According to the latest study on social networking from digital metrics specialist ComScore, social websites have grown by leaps and bounds during the last year. MySpace attracted...

Freedom of information remains as distant a prospect as ever.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Alisdair Suttie Freedom of information remains as distant a prospect as ever ' analysis The Freedom of Information Act was the first ever piece of legislation in the UK to give citizens a legal right to access government...

RAE new metrics are just a piece of somnambulism.(Research Assessment Exercise)
September 3, 2007... Byline: tracey caldwell RAE new metrics are just a 'piece of somnambulism' HEFCE's Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) has come under fire. OA champion Stevan Harnad said plans for conversion to new metrics are flawed. He accused...

Engaging new name for Thomson Learning.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Tracey Caldwell Engaging new name for Thomson Learning Tracey Caldwell Thomson Learning has changed its name to Cengage Learning, following its recent divestment from the Thomson Corporation. The new name is...

National Archives takes charge of securing Whitehall's digital legacy.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Daniel Griffin National Archives takes charge of securing Whitehall's digital legacy ' analysis The National Archives has launched a three year "scoping exercise" to devise a pan-government service which will take on the...

Digitisation improves library services.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Digitisation improves library services Mark Chillingworth Information experts revealed at the JISC Digitisation Conference that their digitising projects were improving information services beyond the...

Digital and print equality at OUP.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Digital and print equality at OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) has put its faith into electronic publishing, with the announcement that from this month it will start publishing monographs onto its Oxford...

Experian track wheel deals.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Experian track wheel deals Information professionals in the automotive sector now have online access to market information from financial information provider Experian. MarketView Online provides users...

Doctori?1/2s casebook an ideal resource for medical industry professionals.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Clare Tarlin Doctor's casebook an ideal resource for medical industry professionals ' site review GPnotebook describes itself as an online encyclopedia, providing a concise synopsis of the entire clinical field, focusing...

Data could kill knowledge? as long as the lights stay on.
September 3, 2007... Byline: David Tebbutt Data could kill knowledge A- as long as the lights stay on David Tebbutt Monday: the power supply to the road goes off for 12 hours starting at 3am. At 6am my kitchen fitters start to arrive. Fortunately, they...

joy of the open road?
September 3, 2007... Byline: Tracey Caldwell joy of the open road? University libraries are natural users of open source software, which offers a good fit with open access to information and collaborative working. Open source solutions are beginning to...

A change of heart.(Facebook and social computing)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Chillingworth A change of heart Like information professionals, journalists are constantly meeting new people and learning. Along with writing, it is what makes journalism worth the effort. These components also, in my...

Law users irked by lacklustre service.
September 3, 2007... law users irked by lacklustre service In a sector dominated by Thomson (with its Westlaw and Sweet & Maxwell services) and LexisNexis (including the Butterworths and Tolley brands), users of legal, regulatory, tax and patent information...

Eduserv reveals low Shibboleth take-up.(Shibboleth technology)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Laura Smith Eduserv reveals low Shibboleth take-up Survey reveals that UK universities are slow to join Federation, writes Tracey Caldwell Most educational institutes lack the time, resources and budget to join a new...

wsj.com to join free-for-all.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Laura Smith wsj.com to join free-for-all Laura Smith Rupert Murdoch has sent shockwaves through the news and information sector, after signalling his intention to make wsj.com, the website of his new acquisition the Wall...

Open access is branded i?1/2junk sciencei?1/2 by US lobby.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Open access is branded 'junk science' by US lobby Mark Chillingworth A new organisation founded by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) claims that Open Access (OA) publishing is "junk science"...

Eduserv reveals low Shibboleth take-up.(British Library will use Web 2.0)(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Byline: tracey caldwell British Library annual report becomes a video star Laura Smith The British Library has turned to video and animations in an effort to increase the number of people who use its annual report. By using Web...

Preservation society.(agencies involved in digital information preservation)(Brief article)(List)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Daniel Griffin preservation society Contributing members of the government's digital preservation shared services project include: n Ministry of Defence n Foreign and Commonwealth Office n Department for...

Joy of the Open Road?
September 3, 2007... Byline: Tracey Caldwell Is open source software a technology panacea or a blind alley for library systems? Tracey Caldwell investigates

Blogosphere.(Interview)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Chillingworth Q Who are you? A James Mullan, 32. It's hard to have hobbies when you have a two-year-old child, but my ultimate goal is to catch up on sleep. I also enjoy going to the gym; in particular running. I've...

Market Data market on the up.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Laura Smith New research has found that the market data industry is forecast to grow by more than 40% over the next five years, as financial institutions seek to harness a wider range of information for competitive advantage. The...

truth, lies and transport.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Alisdair Suttie truth, lies and transport Never a day goes by without another climate change story appearing in the press. Some say the end of the world is nigh, while others play it all down. Whichever camp you fall into A-...

Biz/ed needs more to be the business.(Cengage Learning's Biz/ed Premier)(Product/service evaluation)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Daniel Green Biz/ed needs more to be the business ' site review Biz/ed Premier from Cengage Learning, formerly Thomson Learning, exploits the growing interest in e-books in academia, in particular business studies. It is a...