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Lots of eReader news – linkdump
After teasing you about the Kobo several months ago, one actually did show up in my house; my wife bought one a month or so ago, and really likes it. I’ve compared it to reading on an iPad (which I don’t own either), and find the Kobo a much better form factor for what it’s
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Charleston Advisor reviews Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service and WorldCat Local
The current issue of The Charleston Advisor 12(1), July 2010 includes a 6-page comparative review of three of the big names in Web-scale discovery; Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service and WorldCat Local. It provides a nice overview of each service, and compares them on similar points. Check out the full article for all the details, but
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EBSCO Publishing and Thomson Reuters Agreement Enables Mutual Customers Access to Web of Science via EBSCO Discovery Service
EBSCO just put out a press release (PDF) announcing that “institutions subscribing to both EDS and Web of Science may conduct their search via the single search box of EBSCO Discovery Service, access the valuable content in Web of Science within the results and be able to link over to the full Web of Science
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My Summer Vacation
Hey, it's the rare and elusive Personal-type post! Yes, my Summer vacation has already come and gone; just got back from a two-week road trip with the family, and thought I'd share some product highlights I you might enjoy. We rented a fully-loaded Ford Taurus Limited rather than take one of our smaller family trucksters.
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SummonCamp 2010 at ALA in Washington, DC
Those of you who already have Summon probably already received this via email, but in case not, or in case you're on the fence, I suspect prospective customers would be welcome as well: (oops, this is definitely only for existing customers) Hello Summon Customers I am pleased to announce the first North America Summon user
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