Genre: Promotion

Repository managers from libraries , museums , archives and other cultural heritage and research institutions can now contribute metadata records for digital materials to WorldCat using the new , enhanced WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway , increasing visibility and accessibility of special collections , institutional repositories , and other unique digital content to web searchers worldwide . In July 2009 , OCLC introduced the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway to users of OCLC CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management software . Based on the OAI protocol , the Gateway enabled CONTENTdm users to upload the metadata of their digital collections to WorldCat . Recent enhancements to the Gateway now make it possible for any OAI-compliant repository to contribute metadata to WorldCat to gain broader visibility for their digital content . The enhanced WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway is freely available to institutions interested in increasing the visibility of their digital content through WorldCat , the comprehensive source for discovery of materials held by libraries , museums , archives and other cultural heritage and research institutions . Visibility is increased through WorldCat.org , the web destination for discovery of collections , and also through partnerships with Google , Yahoo ! , and an active and growing library developer network . Designed for self-service use , the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway is a web-based tool that enables repository managers to customize how their metadata displays in WorldCat.org and determine their metadata harvesting schedule – monthly , quarterly , semi-annually , or annually . Additionally , it applies their institution's " holdings symbol " to their records , thereby highlighting the unique information resources their institution is contributing to WorldCat . There are more than 25 million metadata records for digital items currently accessible through WorldCat.org , most of which were contributed as part of OAIster , a union catalog of records representing open archive resources from around the world . The number of digital records in WorldCat and their use continues to grow . Since 2006 , there have been more than 600 million visits to WorldCat.org and more than 36 million click-throughs to libraries . With WorldCat.org , users are only three clicks away from an institution's digital content . Source : OCLC LexisNexis to Enrich Content with SRAs NetOwl LexisNexis announced that it has signed an agreement with SRA International , Inc. to implement SRA's text analytics product NetOwl as its enterprise tool to deliver enhanced search and discovery capabilities for legal and business professionals . By integrating NetOwl's entity , link , and event extraction capabilities into its solutions , LexisNexis will create a richer set of metadata for each piece of text-based content it offers . This enrichment will deliver a more sophisticated semantic search capability , answer filtering , and analytics to LexisNexis customers – enhancing their ability to quickly find and analyze the information they need from across large enterprise databases . NetOwl provides highly scalable advanced text analysis technology that automatically identifies and extracts key entities , links , and events from any text data source , in multiple languages . NetOwl automatically identifies and extracts more than 70 types of entities – such as people , organizations , places , addresses , or other things – from text data . NetOwl also has the unique capability to extract more than 150 types of links and events indicating complex semantic relations between entities , such as employment , as well as semantic relations among events and its participant entities . Source : LexisNexis Convert to RFID Tags With Tech Logics uTagIT Libraries converting their collection from barcode labels to RFID tags now have a portable , convenient , and cost effective solution : Tech Logic ' s new uTagIT tagging system . uTagIT is a portable , compact solution for libraries , meeting their on-demand RFID tagging needs . The uTagIT system provides the convenience and ease of use to encode barcode numbers onto RFID tags . The uTagIT system streamlines the conversion process , allowing library staff to efficiently tag the library's entire collection . The conversion process has never been easier . Just place an RFID tag on the RFID antenna and scan an item's barcode label . Using Tech Logic's tagging software , the barcode label number is written onto the RFID tag . The ease and convenience of uTagIT enables library staff to quickly convert the library's collection . uTagIT comes with a hard-sided aluminum case with a handle and a netbook computer . The system is compact , portable , and light weight . The case can be moved to various locations throughout a library , making it convenient to tag items , whether tagging in a central location or in the library stacks . Library automation vendor EOS International has announced EOS . Web Digital , designed for libraries whose collections are stored in digital , electronic formats . The application and digital content may be stored on a local network server or accessed remotely from one of the company's global data centers . In addition to traditional library features , EOS . Web Digital has many value-added features specifically designed for electronic libraries , including : Electronic Resource Management Electronic Content Management Content Aggregator Reference Tracking IP Authentication Classification Management KnowledgeBuilder 100 % digital libraries are rapidly increasing in number each day . The term hybrid library is often used for libraries that have both physical and digital collections . Digital libraries have no specific vertical market and include academic , legal , medical , association , government , and any other type of library . Source : EOS International Google Announces Additions to Biking Information in Google Maps Google began adding U.S. biking directions to Google Maps in March 2010 , and said it was eager to see the response from the cycling community . ( Select " Bicycling " from the " more " dropdown menu on the map or click on the bicycle icon when asking for directions . ) Through its partnership with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy , it had detailed bike lane and trail information for 150 cities ; and for the rest of the country , it recommended routes based on other data such as the size of the road , speed of traffic , and hill steepness . Through its " Report a problem " tool , any user can send corrections or recommend improvements , and receive notifications from Google when their report has been resolved . The response from users was tremendous . According to a post in Google's Lat Long Blog , more than 10,000 people submitted about 25,000 suggestions for improvements to the bike maps . With their help , Google has now added bike lane and trail data for an additional 80 cities since its initial launch . Source : Google ebrary Offers Free Ebook Collection on Cyber Bullying According to the National Crime Prevention Council , 43 % of teens have been the victims of cyber bullying in the past year . To help parents , educators , and others better understand , prevent , and take action against this growing concern , ebrary is offering a free open access collection of ebooks on Cyber Bullying . ebrary will also enable other organizations to contribute materials as long as they have copyrights . " As an internet company and content provider , we feel it is our duty to help the community better understand important issues such as cyber bullying , " said Christopher Warnock , CEO of ebrary . " By subsidizing authoritative materials from our trusted publishing partners and enabling others to upload and integrate their own critical information , we hope to provide a valuable resource for anyone who wants to address this growing problem . " ebrary's Cyber Bullying Searchable Information Center includes such titles as Click , Click , Who 's Really There ? : Protect Your Family from Online Predators , Pedophiles , Privacy Loss and More , by Koh ( LHK Publishing , LLC , 2006 ) ; Bullying Prevention and Intervention : Realistic Strategies for Schools , by Susan Swearer ( Guilford Press , 2009 ) ; and Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet , by Simon Johnson ( McGraw-Hill , 2004 ) . It also includes a growing selection of documents uploaded by ebrary employees from authoritative sites including the Pew Internet & American Life Project , U.S. Department of Justice , and other agencies . ebrary encourages organizations to upload their own relevant materials , right from their computers , with DASH ! ( Data Sharing , Fast ) – a feature of many ebrary subscription ebook products . The Cyber Bullying Searchable Information Center is just one of a growing number of open access collections created by ebrary employees and customers with DASH ! For a listing of additional , freely available collections please visit http://www.ebrary.com/corp/accessCollections.jsp .