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Richard Wallis Interviews OCLC’s Karen Calhoun: Part II
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Over on the Panlibus blog, Richard Wallis has posted the second part of his audio interview with OCLC’s VP of WorldCat and Metadata Services, Karen Calhoun. The Panlibus post also contains the slides Karen used at OCLC’s Technical Services Forum in London earlier this month. There are 52 slides titled, OCLC ...7 hours ago -
Sina gets funds from PE firms
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SINA Corp, Chinas leading Web portal, yesterday announced completion of a US$180-million private equity financing. New-Wave Investment Holding Co purchased about 5.6 million ordinary shares in Sina. New-Wave...13 hours ago -
Lenovos U-turn
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PERSONAL computer maker Lenovo Group yesterday said it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year. Lenovo, the worlds fourth-largest...13 hours ago -
Open Book Alliance Co-Founder Predicts Google Book Search Settlement 3.0
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From the Article: In an interview with Litigation Daily, Reback says he expects the settlement, which was recently revised, will go back to the drawing board for a third round. Reback says he thinks the changes in 2.0, which were submitted to Judge Denny Chin on November 13, haven’t satisfied the issues raised ...1 day ago -
Cheaper Books Come at a High Cost to Worthy Literature
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From the Article: In the digital age, hardcover books may seem like quaint anachronisms. They are heavy, expensive and do not run the latest apps or send text messages. If someone controls the market for them, does it really matter? “When a book is released in hardcover, it signals its importance,” said ...1 day ago -
3G global roaming charges cut
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CHINA Unicom, which debuted the iPhone 3G and 3GS models last month in the domestic market, has cut international roaming fees for all 3G, or third generation, cell phones from this month as it competes for high-end...1 day ago -
Sonys 3D TV vision
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A third to a half of the Sony Corp TV sets sold annually will be packed with 3D features by the fiscal year ending March 2013, a senior executive said yesterday. But Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka...1 day ago -
“Deep Indexing” from ProQuest; Emerald Brings eBook and eJournal Content Together
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1) ProQuest Adds Deep Indexing Content to Select Natural Science and Technology Resources Deep Indexing technology categorizes data represented in tables, maps, charts, graphs, photographs and other figures, allowing researcher to surface data not previously included in traditional article-level index records. ...1 day ago -
3G global roaming charges cut
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CHINA Unicom, which debuted the iPhone 3G and 3GS models last month in the domestic market, has cut international roaming fees for all 3G, or third generation, cell phones from this month as it competes for high-end...1 day ago -
Sonys 3D TV vision
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A third to a half of the Sony Corp TV sets sold annually will be packed with 3D features by the fiscal year ending March 2013, a senior executive said yesterday. But Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka...1 day ago -
Shanda said to buy Ku6.com video site
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NASDAQ-LISTED Shanda Entertainment is said to have acquired Beijing-based online video site Ku6.com through shares of a Shanda subsidiary in a deal estimated at US$44 million, industry sources said yesterday. It...2 days ago -
Facebook may be on the pathway to an IPO
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FACEBOOK has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company. The move could be seen as laying the groundwork for an initial...2 days ago -
French, Danes look to team on Swiss telecom
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FRANCE Telecom said yesterday it will pay 1.5 billion euros (US$2.3 billion) to Danish telecom group TDC as part of a deal to merge their respective operations in Switzerland. France Telecoms Orange Switzerland...2 days ago -
Internet game firm scores Q3 profit win
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GIANT Interactive Group Inc reported yesterday that its third-quarter profit increased by half thanks to growing player numbers and rising income from its core game, ZT Online. Giant, the countrys third-largest...2 days ago -
Iraqi Government Launches YouTube Channel
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From the Announcement: Governments, heads of state, and leaders from around the world are on YouTube, including the Pope, the Royal Family, and Queen Rania and presidents from the United States to France, South Korea to Estonia. Today we’re especially pleased to announce that the Iraqi Government has launched a ...2 days ago -
Don’t Forget About Professional and Scholarly eBooks!
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In a post on Scholarly Kitchen titled, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Leads the Market for Ebooks by a Wide Margin,” Michael Clarke shares some interesting stats about how, “the trade book industry’s foray into the ebook market trails the professional and scholarly publishing (PSP) ebook market by a ...2 days ago -
Shanda buys Ku6
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NASDAQ-LISTED Shanda Entertainment plans to acquire Beijing-based online video site Ku6.com through shares of a Shanda subsidiary in a US$44 million deal, industry sources said yesterday.It was the first merge...2 days ago -
LexisNexis and Westlaw Comment on Google Scholar’s New Legal Database
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As we all know by now, Google Scholar is now home to legal documents. Here’s the RS overview post from launch day. As we said then, It will be interesting to see how often the database is updated, if those updates are announced, and if Google will provide a directory/catalog/guide of what is available. In this ...3 days ago -
Trying to Save the Web’s Shortcuts
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We first posted about this topic on November 13, 2009. Our post includes a list of the 21 url shortening services participating in this new program. From the Article: Services such as Bit.ly and TinyURL allow consumers to convert a lengthy Web address into a miniaturized one. They have soared in popularity in ...3 days ago -
Scopus Chosen as Sole Citatation Provider by Australian Research Council; Enhancements to Web of Knowledge
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News from both of the large citation databases this week. Scopus Scopus Favoured As The Sole Citation Provider By The Australian Research Council (via Elsevier) Elsevier announced today that Scopus, its flagship product and world’s largest abstract and citation (A&C) database, was selected as the ...3 days ago
