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UK public library catalogue reaches pilot stage

18 April 2011

OCLC's project to develop a Web-based, national public library catalogue in the UK has now been made available to a selection of pilot institutions

Open Repository announces its first repository in Middle East

18 April 2011

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia is one of the latest universities to launch an open-access repository using Open Repository technology

Digital Divide Data launches company in Kenya

05 April 2011

Digital Divide Data launches business process outsourcing company in Kenya

Project opens up access to historical records

05 April 2011

Millions of historical records have become more accessible to the public through a JISC-funded project at the universities of Hertfordshire, London and Sheffield, UK

Emerging countries take on traditional science bases

31 March 2011

China, Brazil, India and other countries are rivaling traditional "scientific superpowers" in scientific output, according to a new report from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science

FreePint report looks at managing copyright

31 March 2011

A new report by FreePint Research into managing copyright has concluded that information managers have been successful in communicating about copyright risk and raising awareness amongst workers about their role in managing it

Investment in cloud computing is needed, says JISC executive secretary

31 March 2011

JISC executive secretary Malcolm Read has called for more investment in cloud computing

Texas librarian wins Horizon Award

29 March 2011

NASIG selects Dana Whitmire for 2011 Horizon Award

Data storage is important issue for researchers

14 March 2011

Researchers want support storing research data, says SURFfoundation study

Collaboration looks at open metadata

14 March 2011

OCLC Research and the University of Cambridge are working together on a six-month investigation into the value of making collection metadata openly available in a sustainable manner

The Endocrine Society teams up with Charlesworth Group

14 March 2011

The Charlesworth Group has announced a new China Agency Agreement with The Endocrine Society

ALPSP argues case for peer review

14 March 2011

ALPSP tells UK government inquiry that peer review is an important process in the dissemination of scientific information

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