Frustrated by the lack of opportunities in public libraries, Caroline Fielding became a school librarian. Here she explains why it was the best decision she could have made.
Posted 27 May 2011
At the the debut of a new information community conference in Berlin the conversations covered linked data, social media and research in corporate environments.
Posted 27 May 2011
Libraries Thriving aims to help libraries communicate their value in all areas of education.
Posted 19 May 2011
Information Today publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. Here we bring you some recent highlights.
Posted 12 May 2011
'Open, social, linked' content and the future of library collections discussed at UKSG's Harrogate event.
Posted 15 April 2011
Information Today publishes a range of journals, newsletters, books and blogs in the information space, including a wealth of online content. Here we bring you recent highlights that you may have missed first time round.
Posted 14 April 2011
Mendeley, the academic research tool, is offering a $10,001 prize for a winning app.
Posted 10 March 2011
Thomson Reuters' 'Research in View' aggregates and standardises data from disparate sources to provide a unified database.
Posted 04 March 2011
The literary archive of John le Carre, author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and more than 20 other novels, has been gifted to Oxford's Bodleian Library.
Posted 25 February 2011
Investment to help deliver efficencies through shared services in cloud computing infrastructure and applications.
Posted 09 February 2011
Åke Nygren reports back from what must be, quite literally, the coolest library conference in Europe. Collaboration and innovation were key themes at the Helsinki Midwinter Darkness Camp.
Posted 04 February 2011
The UK's Research Information Network (RIN) has published the second part of its research report into the use of ejournals by researchers in the UK.
Posted 03 February 2011
Can ‘science 2.0' - the adoption of social media by the science community - be deemed a success? Info pros consider the issues.
Posted 16 December 2010
New tool provides insight into science topic usage and trends
Posted 09 December 2010
Metadata from ECONIS—the online catalogue for the German National Library of Economics—will be searchable through EBSCO Discovery Service
Posted 09 December 2010
ProQuest and Hatfield House team up to bring private and political documents gathered by Elizabeth I's advisors to the web
Posted 08 December 2010
New product line will expand ebook offering on SpringerLink
Posted 01 December 2010
Library Systems Manager from University of Huddersfield selected for honour
Posted 01 December 2010
JISC's new Guide presents the business case and the practicalities of releasing records for open use.
Posted 22 November 2010
Our guest authors share lessons learned about using videocasts to help develop students' information literacy skills.
Posted 16 November 2010
Publishers and information professionals gather to discuss what next for the 'online revolution'
Posted 05 November 2010
Research shows link between levels of e-journal usage and research success
Posted 29 October 2010
When a group of potential future users of academic libraries were asked what type of library space they wanted to see, the answers were imaginative and challenging. And their thoughts are relevant for libraries beyond academia.
Posted 20 October 2010
Research shows link between levels of e-journal usage and research success
Posted 15 October 2010
Microsoft Live Labs Pivot combines browsing and searching to visualise data in new ways
Posted 14 October 2010