Companies turn to knowledge management to solve information overload
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Digital Libraries--Databases
Source: Grainger Engineering Library, University of Illinois/Institute of Museum and Library Services IMLS Digital Collections Registry
"A gateway to the digital collections funded through the IMLS National Leadership Grant Program and a resource for educators and cultural heritage professionals. You will find here a fascinating array of digital collections from all subject areas - art to science, literature to home economics - and from all types of institutions such as museums, libraries, and historical societies. Browse or search collections."
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PubMed
Source: NLM
New, References for Articles Archived in PubMed Central can be Displayed in PubMed
"The full text of articles archived in PubMed Central (PMC) includes the references cited by the articles. You can now also see a list of those references in PubMed, using the option Cited Articles, on the Links menu."
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Knowledge Management--Surveys
Source: EIU
Companies turn to knowledge management to solve information overload
"Knowledge management solutions are now the most important strategic technologies for large companies, according to a new report and survey of European executives by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services.
A key finding of the report includes the following:
Too much information impedes decision-making. Over half (55%) of executives say that IT's failure to prioritise information is the main barrier to effective decision-making. Consolidating information and providing consistent performance indicators are regarded as the most important step firms can take to improve the speed and quality of decision-making." SummaryDirect to Full Text Report (PDF; 22 pages)
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OpenURL--Software
Source: OCLC Research OCLC Research releases Open Source OpenURL 1.0 software
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