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Swiss metacatalogue launches

17 February 2010

A beta version of Switzerland's next-generation meta-catalogue, SwissBib, has been launched

Working group helps library data management

15 February 2010

New working group launched to promote better management data for higher education libraries

Study shows importance of data quality and methodology

14 February 2010

Data quality and methodology are key concerns in higher education rankings, according to a study by Thomson Reuters

Europeana adds Jewish culture

14 February 2010

A new project will provide open access to Jewish culture collections through Europeana, Europe's digital library, museum and archive

US universities start $20 million archiving project

11 February 2010

A $20 million US archiving project led by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries aims to help preserve scientific data

Data sharing advice helps protect patient privacy

03 February 2010

New guidance sets out how personal information from clinical trials should be shared to help minimise risks to patient privacy

Recommendations improve OpenURL data supply

19 January 2010

UKSG and NISO release recommendations for improved OpenURL data supply

British Library picks Cambridge Imaging

19 January 2010

The British Library has chosen Cambridge Imaging Systems to provide digital video management technology

Elsevier Foundation awards $600,000 in grants

19 January 2010

The Elsevier Foundation has awarded grants to support the work of libraries and scholars in science, technology and medicine

Panel calls for public-access policies

18 January 2010

Experts call on US research funders to develop policies that ensure free public access to research results

Thomson Reuters buys analytics provider

05 January 2010

Thomson Reuters has acquired Discovery Logic, which provides customisable analytics and decision support solutions for scientific research

ResearcherID helps reduce author ambiguity in Hong Kong

04 January 2010

The University of Hong Kong chooses ResearcherID from Thomson Reuters to standardise research identifiers

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