The inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, wants to give people more control over their data.
Posted 02 October 2018
Twitter Lite opens up Twitter to users with slow networks, expensive data plans or lack of space on their mobile devices.
Posted 21 September 2018
The launch of Google Dataset Search has been big news. Aaron Tay considers the implications for librarians and researchers.
Posted 20 September 2018
Dataset Search will surface content across the web.
Posted 06 September 2018
Open to non-members, topics covered include privacy and GIS data.
Posted 07 June 2018
Collaboration wants to create a coherent map of the open ecosystem.
Posted 17 May 2018
Eight US university libraries are collaborating with the help of a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Posted 17 May 2018
The event organised by CESSDA ERIC, explores the potential of research data available in Europe.
Posted 23 April 2018
Platform will help researchers share and manage research data.
Posted 05 April 2018
Martin White considers the intellectual property and security implications for hosting jointly shared information and data.
Posted 21 February 2018
How will research and scholarly communications be impacted by blockchain technology?
Posted 30 November 2017
Instagram continues to grow; Snapchat plans changes and two libraries battle it out over Instagram.
Posted 16 November 2017
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May 2018. Sam Reed busts some popular myths.
Posted 16 November 2017
This year's Internet Librarian International celebrates the superhuman impact librarians have on organisations, communities and individuals.
Posted 17 August 2017
Patient data shared without permission.
Posted 06 July 2017
A round-up of all the news you may have missed including: Elsevier launches Biology Research Network; T&F partner with The Conversation Africa; new case study collection from Emerald; JoVE adds physics; Webcomics and Webcultures archives from the Library of Congress; UK's national sculpture collection to be catalogued - and more.
Posted 25 June 2017
Tool focuses on supporting the entire research lifecycle to generate maximum value.
Posted 08 June 2017
Many Americans do not feel they are at risk from cyberattacks.
Posted 29 May 2017
Wikipedia editors can now add citations that link to library resources in WorldCat.
Posted 25 May 2017
Social media groups could face huge fines.
Posted 05 April 2017
OCLC research explores the infrastructure, services and other resources needed to support RDM.
Posted 05 April 2017
The rapid pace of change in the Open Data and Open Science landscape across Europe can make it difficult to stay informed.
Posted 22 March 2017
National bibliographic knowledgebase to support research community in the UK.
Posted 06 February 2017
Facebook says city is a great place to live.
Posted 19 January 2017
Five European research organisations call on legislators to modify current EU copyright reform proposals to future proof European research excellence.
Posted 13 January 2017