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An Interesting Article on "Bureaucratic Doublespeak"Brett Cloyd, from the University of Iowa, brought the following article to our attention, and I thought it may be of interest to those of you who missed it.
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Why International Documents?In a recent webinar covering strategies to teach those who are new to intergovernmental information, Brett Cloyd mentioned that he uses an article written by Jim Church as one of his tools. We thought that it would be of interest to those new to this area of research so we have posted his article,
Why International Documents?, that appeared in the Spring 2009 issue of
DttP Documents to the People and hope that you find it to be informative.
"Using ACRL's New Framework for Information Literacy to Explore Teaching Strategies for Intergovernmental Information" Webinar June 10, 2015Brett Cloyd, Reference and Government Information Librarian at the University of Iowa and Devika Levy, Sales and Outreach Manager at World Bank Publications, hosted a webinar covering the six frames in the ACRL Framework identify knowledge practices and dispositions that may be helpful when you introduce intergovernmental information to campus learners.
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World Bank's eLibrary Given High Marks in Recent ReviewIn a recent review appearing in
Against the Grain, Brandon James Lewter, College of Charleston states that "Any library, public or academic, with patrons who have a need to research the most current news, economics, and business trends from around the world would greatly benefit from the World Bank eLibrary." Read the full article
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OECD's Communications Outlook to be Replaced by the Digital Economy OutlookThe OECD will be launching a new bi-annual publication called the
Digital Economy Outlook. This book will provide an integrated analysis of trends, indicators and policy developments in the expanding digital economy. It brings together the former
Communications Outlook and
Internet Economy to better reflect the increasing convergence that takes place at and in between the infrastructure and the application layers.
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Asian Development Bank Adopts Open Access Policy for its Development ResearchOn February 12th, the ADB launched their new open access website with the adoption of more liberal terms of use for their copyrighted knowledge products. The plan is to make all of its economic and development research on Asia and Pacific available.
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United Nations Wants to Know What Matters Most to YouThe UN is working with governments everywhere to define the next global agenda to address extreme poverty and preserve the planet. For the first time they are inviting people from around the world to have a direct say in shaping a better world.
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World Water Day 2015 Focuses on 'Water and Sustainable Development'World Water Day is celebrated on March 22nd every year. It's a day to make a difference for the members of the global population who suffer from water related issues and a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future.
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Key World Development Indicators added to World Bank eLibraryThe World Bank is excited to start the New Year with the first phase of the integration of data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) into the eLibrary.
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The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Expands its Publishing ProgramIn a time where we have become accustomed to announcing the downsizing or closure of publishing programs, we at Renouf are pleased to announce that CIGI is in the process of expanding its program. They have or will shortly release several new publications that we think you would be interested in.
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OECD Publishing to be Commended for its Efforts to Assist IGO CounterpartsThe launch of the Commonwealth iLibrary in September is what is hoped to be the first of many IGO's publications to find a home on the OECD's iLibrary platform. At the sales conference held at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October, the OECD distributors were provided with an overview of what to expect going forward.
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United Nations University Press Officially Closes its DoorsUnited Nations University announced the closing of its publishing division. The last publication was released in March of 2014 and the division is no longer accepting manuscripts nor will it be providing reprints of past volumes.
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United Nations Publishing Program is Getting Back on TrackEarlier this year we reported the many problems that the UN Publications Division encountered, which included the flooding of their printing facilities when hurricane Sandy hit. It took some time but they have signed an agreement with a private printer and we are now receiving a number of publications that were delayed due to the untimely events.
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