Archive | September, 2009

Japan and Sweden Listed Among Best Web Services

NYT – “The performance of broadband Internet connections has surged ahead in many countries in the last year, even before government stimulus packages aimed at upgrading networks take full effect, according to a study to be published Thursday.”

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OCLC announces partnership with WALDO (the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization)

OCLC – “This new partnership will give OCLC member libraries more options for obtaining a wide range of electronic resources and services that complement OCLC cooperative product and service offerings. WALDO offers consortia packages and pricing for Web accessible databases and services, and serves the academic, public and special library communities.”

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PubMed Redesigns

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Relying On Google Search Lands Ex-CPA In Hot Water With The Tax Court

Business Insider – “According to the opinion, Woodward argued that “his research on the Internet using the Google search engine provided him with reasonable cause for the position he took when filing” his return. Unfortunately, Woodward either did not or could not provide the sources he actually used from Google.” (via)

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Denver Bibliophile’s Bedbugs Take a Bite Out of ILL Loans

American Libraries – “Denver Public Library has destroyed 31 books and fumigated four areas of its central library after a bedbug infestation caused, ironically, by a patron dedicated to preserving classic literature.”

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