(7 March 2014) RemoteXs is a simple and powerful web based GUI that provides secure remote access to your digital collections. It is easy to configure, has comprehensive user management features, auto expiring user accounts and passwords and daily usage reports. Because it is there 24/7 RemoteXs has the potential to greatly increase the use of…
(24 February 2014) 5G is on its way. No more so than in Europe where it promises to connect the continent. If you’re curious about the European 5G viewpoint, these pages from the EU newsroom explain what the fuss is about. 5G for the Connected Continent GSMA Mobile World Summit, Barcelona, 24 February 2014. What…
(17 February 2014) Open Access Repositories (OARs) enable enhanced access to scholarship as there are no barriers of restrictions or prohibitive rights over the content. The current publication compares the five most widely adopted IR platforms: Digital Commons, Dspace, Eprints, Fedora, and Islandora. Read the announcement here.
(7 February 2014) The European Commission has awarded GBP6m to archiving and digital preservation specialists to create E-ARK, a revolutionary method of archiving data that is set to become the gold standard across Europe. The system will ensure that current digital archives, including ‘big data,’ are future-proofed. (Big data is data sets of such a…
(5 February 2014) AIP Publishing LLC and Publishing Technology have launched the next generation of AIP’s Scitation site, serving hundreds of thousands of scientists around the world. Launched on a new custom platform developed using Publishing Technology’s pub2web hosting solution, AIP Publishing and seven AIP Member Societies are now housing nearly a million articles from…
(3 February 2014) In his seventh annual Library Automation Perceptions Report, Marshall Breeding provides evaluative ratings submitted by individuals representing over three thousand libraries from 53 countries describing experiences with 136 different automation products, including both proprietary and open source systems. The survey results include 730 narrative comments providing candid statements — both positive and…
In cooperation with the Instructional Technology Group (ITG) and the Student Technology Collaborative (STC), the Yale University Library has added the futuristic eyewear, Google Glass—unofficially dubbed “Yale Bass Glass” – to its collection of media devices at the Bass Library. The device will be loaned to faculty and student groups during the spring semester who…
(27 January 2014) Today marks the start of the procurement process for a single cloud hosted library management system for higher education institutions in Wales, together with the National Library of Wales and the NHS libraries in Wales. An EU notice has been published and a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) is available for interested suppliers. The…
LibraryBox is an inexpensive portable private digital distribution device that can deliver non-DRM digital files to any device with wifi and a browser, even in areas without internet access. After more than 2 years of development and a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, libraries and other organisations finally have the opportunity to purchase a LibraryBox at…
Managing the storage environment for archival materials has always been a challenge. Temperature and humidity, insects and fungus conspire to degrade and destroy irreplaceable documents from antiquity to the present day. Biomist Technology, a Korean company known for its use of bio-friendly materials, is raising its profile in Asia by working with the iGroup to…
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