Government Intellectual Property Under Scrutiny
News It is funded by the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, the British Library, the Department for Education and Skills, JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee) and MLA (the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) on...
[June 30, 2005, 16:05]
DRM Is Failing, MPs Told
News Appearing at a hearing conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG), senior representatives from the British Library said they were frustrated that DRM is stopping librarians from giving the public long-term access to content.
[February 2, 2006, 16:25]
What Is ITIL/ITSM And Where Does Support Automation Fit?
White Papers ITIL is an acronym for the "Information Technology Infrastructure Library" developed for the British government to provide guidelines for implementing an optimally deployed IT infrastructure. Today, ITIL is the de-facto global standard in the area...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Assyst Enterprise At The British Library Software Solution & Implementation Excellence
White Papers The British Library was established in 1973 by Act of Parliament as the national centre for reference study, bibliographic and other library and information services for science, technology and the humanities.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Computer Associates: Delivering Best Practices For Complex IT Environments
White Papers The leading standards in this area are the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL); British Standard (BS15000); the emerging standard for IT service management which is based on ITIL methodologies; and ISO 17799, the global best...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
The Skinny On ITIL
White Papers ITIL (the Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is, after all, a collection of best practices first developed by the British government almost 20 years ago. But ITIL is rapidly gaining ground as an IT governance model in U.S.businesses.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Leveraging The ITIL Service Support Framework
White Papers ITIL was developed in the 1980s when the British government determined that IT service quality provided by both internal and external resources was inadequate to its needs. One of the leading best practice frameworks in the provision of IT Service...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Avatar Signs Web Pages For The Deaf
News Those deaf people who have trouble understanding written English could soon be able to access online information faster and easier, according to software experts at a British university who have created a virtual human that uses sign language to...
[May 6, 2005, 13:35]
IT Service Management: For World-Class Customer Service And Peak Productivity
White Papers Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), developed by the British government in the late 1980s, has become the leading international standard in IT service management processes being adopted in thousands of organizations throughout...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Microsoft Throws Governments A Standardisation Bone
News It's an important step forward for digital preservation and will help us fulfil the British Library's core responsibility of making our digital collections accessible for generations to come," Adam Farquhar, head of e-architecture at the British...
[November 22, 2005, 8:30]
Tax Change Threatens UK Tech Entrepreneurs
News The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has also raised concerns. A Facebook group against the tax change, which was started by Doug Richard of business information company Library House, has grown to more than 200 members.
[October 12, 2007, 15:13]
Marc Ambasna-Jones's Diary
News The first was for Dive International, a magazine for diving enthusiasts and the second was the phenomenally large British Tourist Authority. It would have been impossible for me to achieve the same feat in say a library.
[July 26, 1997, 8:00]
Give The World Back Its Giants, JSTOR
Blog I asked JSTOR about this, and was advised to join the British Library - where, if I visit the place, I can get access. I cannot envision a future where this huge library of public knowledge is forever denied to those who need it.
[October 14, 2007, 14:22]
Socitm Names New President
News Newham Borough Council's chief information officer was confirmed in the role at the society's AGM held at the British Library. Richard Steel has been named president of the Society of Information Technology Management, the professional association...
[April 30, 2008, 10:49]
British Court System Goes Online
News Developments in technology have given people more direct access to services from their own homes, the library, workplace and even the supermarket. People are able to see the benefits of technology in other areas of their lives and, rightly, expect...
[January 17, 2001, 6:18]
