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Opinion has always been divided about whether it is better to find information in a database by entering a keyword or by working through…

If you were to transport anyone working in a corporate library and information unit 30 years ago to one of today's libraries, they would…

Every December companies and groups involved in the electronic distribution of information converge in London, UK, and meet the people who purchase and use…

If you want to protect an invention or idea you must first get a patent. It is therefore no surprise that about 80 per…

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other mobile devices offer an ideal way for healthcare staff to access medical information when they are away from…

For several years now, the information society has been moving into the digital age and this has brought some drastic changes. Scientific and technical…

With the recent public debate about the author-pays model, there has been a considerable focus on the profits made by commercial publishers and their…

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase 'job prospects for librarians'? The chances are there's no single thing,…

At the height of the dotcom boom in the late 1990s, many information companies and publishers benefited from strong sales and very healthy profits.…

Collaborations in particle physics, radio astronomy, environmental modelling and high-resolution medical imaging are just some of the research areas that require vast amounts of…

Soon after the first computers were built it became obvious that they would become useful tools for storing information. Ever since, people have been…

Part secondary publisher, part primary publisher and part research institution, CAB International (CABI) has its origins in the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. This was established…