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A Rose by any other name: a new approach to name authority [ABSTRACT]
4th April 2011
Searching for author names in online systems is fraught with difficulty because there are so many possible variations for each name. So the Names Project promises to provide a much-needed solution for the many institutional repositories which are being developed. Amanda Hill describes the progress being made with this JISC-funded, joint British Library and Mimas project.
Are organisations investing in information skills?
20th March 2011
The ability to interact effectively with information is a job requirement for nearly every worker in the digital age. Regardless of job title, we're all sorting through reams of information, finding and selecting the most important bits, analysing it and communicating it constantly. The wrong information can be costly; missing information can be time-consuming; incomplete information can be devastating.
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August 2026 update
4th August 2026
- August 2026 update
4th August 2026 - Content and AI – key findings from Jinfo's recent research
21st July 2026 - Vendors and AI – integration is creating a new opportunity for aggregators
9th July 2026
- From AI use cases to implementation (Community) 22nd October 2026
- AI use cases (Community) 22nd September 2026
- Stakeholder value and AI: Workshop (Community) 16th July 2026