MindTree is a knowledge management company that has moved content management away from the heart of the business in favour of employee development, creativity and collaboration. It's an approach with important lessons for other knowledge-centric organisations
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Could the country be better off if Ordnance Survey simply gave its data away?
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Could the country be better off if Ordnance Survey simply gave its data away?
The UK’s esteem for the business value of intellectual property (IP) makes it one of the world’s top five nations for IP competitiveness, according to a study by law firm Taylor Wessing.
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Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest surviving Bible in the world, written in the fourth century in Greek, is published online in full for the first time
The British Library and the University of Salford, along with 15 other European institutions are starting a project - IMPACT – to remove the barriers that stand in the way of mass digitisation of the European cultural heritage
The resource- Information Management Value Model (IMVM) - can quantify the significant cost savings, and other benefits, of good information management
The security provider has released enhanced versions of its solutions- Web Security SaaS and Email Security SaaS - that includes email encryption service and enforcement of internet policies
De Montfort University is launching a research project which will link diverse communities in order to explore how pooling their knowledge and experiences can be used to catalyse innovation
The interactive resources have been designed to empower all primary school employees to understand, tackle and teach e-safety issues to children
Version 7.1 of Voyager has increased integration with other Ex Libris solutions such as its discovery and delivery solution- Primo and the digital preservation system - Rosetta
The global provider of information and business solutions has signed an agreement with ISI Emerging Markets, to include news from Central and Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Northern African regions
British Library has appointed Frances Brindle as the director of strategic marketing and communications and has charged her with building the brand to meet the needs of a 21st century audience
Scientific American is to form the consumer media division of Nature Publishing Group (NPG), marking a major step in the integration of Macmillan Publishers’ two publishing units
The Information Commissioner’s Office has called for bids to undertake a three-month research project that will develop a sound business case to persuade organisations to invest in proactive privacy protection
Researchers can now data-mine and text-mine author manuscripts from NPG journals archived in PubMed Central and other academic repositories
As a champion, Lane Fox, along with the Task Force experts, will represent those who are both socially and digitally excluded and who are not currently reaping the benefits of digital technologies
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Restrictive digital copyright rules could backfire, warns Lynne Brindley
Standards, costs and qualification key to permanently accessible archives
A research interest in e-learning, distance education, creativity and Web 2.0 social software and a quest for a platform to share thoughts and ideas led Steve Wheeler to blogging. He convenes the University of Plymouth’s e-learning research network and co-ordinates technology-mediated learning for its Faculty of Education
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The delivery of the final instalment of the Companies Act in October will push business information in the UK into the 21st century
Archana Venkatraman asks retiring information commissioner Richard Thomas (pictured) and his deputy David Smith their opinion on the pressing issues of data protection, privacy concerns and behaviour-based advertising techniques
It’s time to rip up our obsolescent IP model
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You can now access the latest and bestselling books published by Bloomsbury from your home computer or, even better, your internet-enabled devices such as iPhones and BlackBerry devices
Cornwall is leading the way on public crime reporting with a highly graphical visualisation tool.
A National Archives initiative help academics and students uncover who and what influenced the strategies of 20th century British governments
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But get past the vast heaps of starters and the main course is a feast
Excavating the vast mass of the internet which is the amazingly useful invisible web is easier than you think
Reviewed by Peter Williams
