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Breeding, Marshall, Smarter Libraries through Technology: Evolution or Revolution?
>The current slate of technology products and services has come about through the developments of a diverse set of companies, non-profit organizations, and open source initiatives. The library technology industry has seen an overarching trend of incremental, evolutionary development. There have also been some episodes where new products have been introduced that depart substantially from the prevailing path through a more revolutionary vein. Sometimes the revolution has been a minor deviation; in other cases, it has led the way to establishing new trends, which then become the basis for a new wave of evolutionary development. |
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Breeding, Marshall, Innovative Launches Inspire Discovery
Innovative has launched a new patron-facing search interface, branded as Inspire Discovery, positioned as its next generation discovery technology. The company officially launched the product at the ACRL conference in Cleveland, OH on April 10, 2019. Inspire Discovery is the initial product built on a new technology platform from Innovative that has been in the design and development stage since early 2017. |
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Breeding, Marshall, Smart Libraries Q&A: Cloud-based storage services
When our library decides to put its data in the cloud for backup storage and emergency access, what encryption, level of security, and access do we need to consider for non-personal information data versus personal data that might include payroll information and such? Is there a going rate that is reasonable? Are there other considerations and issues to watch out for when considering contracting with a tech company providing these services? |
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