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European institutions come together to ease mass digitisation

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

National Archives launches tool to optimise information management

The resource- Information Management Value Model (IMVM) - can quantify the significant cost savings, and other benefits, of good information management

Webroot improves web and email security

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

Project ‘Amplified Leicester’ will try new technologies to boost business

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

Psychologist Tanya Byron launches e-safety resource for primary schools

The interactive resources have been designed to empower all primary school employees to understand, tackle and teach e-safety issues to children

Ex Libris releases enhanced version of its library system

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

LexisNexis widens database content to include emerging markets

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 appoints former FT marketing chief as director of communications

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

NPG and Scientific American merge into a single business

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

ICO seeks to ‘put a price on data protection’

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

NPG makes archived content reusable

Researchers can now data-mine and text-mine author manuscripts from NPG journals archived in PubMed Central and other academic repositories

Martha Lane Fox appointed ‘Champion for Digital Inclusion’

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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