Daniel Griffin reports from the Information Retrieval Facility Symposium 2008
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Wendy Warr scours the scientific, technical and medical sector in search of innovation
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Latest standard covers a broader technological base
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The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a self-regulatory body for internet service providers (ISPs), telecoms companies and content providers, has held an Awareness Day to encourage people to report illegal content
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Does the swelling cabinet of online remedies threaten the career health of information professionals?
An information-rich world offers more opportunities for plagiarism than ever
The UK can vastly expand its research output by exposing the data layer that underpins it. We report on a data lifecycle management initiative that aims to turn research data into a visible and profitable asset
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Google looks to have cleared the legal challenges to its digitisation of millions of out-of-print books for its Book Search Project. We report on the industry's reactions
Even in the information-dependent sectors of law, regulation and tax, the coming downturn may force decisions
Online legal references linked back to source Daniel Griffin delivers his verdict on a tool that knits legal researchers and web together
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NLA believes that ClipSearch, its online newspaper clippings archive, can carve out a niche, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses looking to monitor their rivals’ media activity as well as their own press coverage.
Perhaps some creases need to be ironed out before the platform can excel, but Symphony e-Library has enormous potential
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Reviewed by Peter Williams
Editors: David Nicholas and Ian Rowlands
