Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 27, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Dobbs (Publishing your science paper is only half the job); Stevan Harnad (Not Alternative Impact Metrics for OA Journals); Kent Anderson (The Asymmetry of Waste in the Age of Abundance — A Reversal of Scarcity’s Balance); and Philip Davis… Read More
NARA issues guidelines on records management and cloud computing - September 27, 2010
The US' National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has issued guidance for Federal Agencies on records management and cloud computing. NARA Bulletin 2010-05: Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments, builds on the NARA FAQ about Cloud Computing posted on the Archives.gov website in February,… Read More
WIPO launches IP Advantage to profile IP case studies - September 27, 2010
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched IP Advantage, a new database which profiles the intellectual property (IP) experiences of inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, and researchers. The tool aims to promote a better understanding of how IP is created and protected, and how inventors, creators and… Read More
US report stresses importance of education and scientific innovation to economy - September 27, 2010
The US' National Academy of Sciences has released a report titled 'Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited'. According to the report, if the US is to recover from years of severe job losses and financial crisis, it must stay the course of smart, sustained investments in… Read More
Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology selects Serials Solutions Summon Discovery Service - September 27, 2010
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries, has announced that Chalmers University of Technology is the first institution in Sweden to adopt the Summon web-scale discovery service in its library. Chalmers, an acclaimed university for technology, natural science and architecture, has a… Read More
Sharp to launch e-bookstore under cloud-based media service initiative - September 27, 2010
Sharp Corporation, Japan, has announced that it will launch a new cloud-based media service business named 'GALAPAGOS'. The service will aim to provide a new user experience while evolving to meet each customer's changing needs with a network service and device specifically designed for the Japanese… Read More
