South Africa: A Story of Fair Use & Unfair Dealing
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, issued his long awaited decision about the Copyright Law amendments sitting on his desk, and wisely sent the bill back to the Parliament based on the perceived constitutional infirmities as to both substance and process.
How Does Aggregated Search Work?
The goal of aggregated search is to provide integrated search across multiple, heterogeneous sources. There are broadly two technology approaches that have been used to achieve this; federated search and web-scale indexing, but those aren’t the only options.
Making Data FAIR – What Information Managers Can Bring to the Table
Information managers can have important consultative roles to play in every aspect of creating and maintaining FAIR data and workflows. Mary Ellen Bates outlines how here.
4 Key Reasons Why Information Specialists and Research Scientists Should Search Patent Databases
It behooves information specialists to semantically search patent information in addition to scientific literature review. Jill Shuman shares why.
Copyright Round-Up, Spring & Summer 2020
We all know it has been a rough spring, and we are focused on larger issues than copyright and licensing. But while we all hunker down and hope for better days, policy and practice issues are not holding still; Congress is still in session, suits are still being brought (or settled), courts are still rendering decisions, and so on.
Five Ways Researchers can Leverage Technology in Systematic Reviews
The introduction and acceptance of systematic review software has created a paradigm shift in the research industry that continues to evolve along with the changing needs of research teams.
Vocabularies, Text Mining and FAIR Data: The Strategic Role Information Managers Play
How can information managers find strategic roles to play in their organization’s AI and data analysis projects?
The Top Trends in Knowledge and Information Management – and How to Get Ahead of the Curve
Phill Jones of Double L Digital shares the results of recent interviews with individuals in the research information landscape in a brand new white paper.
Putting Customer Experience First as a Long-Term Commitment
At CCC, the Customer Experience First program, or CX1 as it’s known internally, was established by CEO Tracey Armstrong over a year ago to strengthen the customer experience.
4 Major Areas Where Outsourcing Can Benefit Your Library and Information Services
Can outsourcing an information manager offer benefits to the organization as a whole? Learn how one pharmaceutical organization is working with CCC to promote library resources and services company-wide.