Cloudbasierte Infrastruktur für Bibliotheksdaten – auf dem Weg zu einer Neuordnung der deutschen Verbundlandschaft

Im Oktober 2012 hatte die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) ein Förderprogramm zur Neuausrichtung überregionaler Informationsservices ausgeschrieben, um eine umfassende Reorganisation bestehender Infrastrukturen anzustoßen, die mit den Empfehlungen des Wissenschaftsrates zur Zukunft der bibliothekarischen Verbundsysteme in Deutschland gefordert wurde. Im Themenfeld „Bibliotheksdateninfrastruktur und Lokale Systeme“ der DFG-Ausschreibung wurde das vom Hessischen Bibliotheksinformationssystem (HeBIS), vom Bibliotheksverbund Bayern (BVB) und vom Kooperativen Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV) beantragte Vorhaben „Cloudbasierte Infrastruktur für Bibliotheksdaten“ (CIB) bewilligt. Das Projekt zielt auf die Überführung bibliothekarischer Workflows und Dienste in cloudbasierte Arbeitsumgebungen und die sukzessive Ablösung traditioneller Verbund- und Lokalsysteme durch internationale Systemplattformen. Zu den Arbeitspaketen des Vorhabens gehört u. a. die Einbindung von Norm- und Fremddatenangeboten und von weiteren Services in diese Plattformen.In October 2012 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (German Research Foundation) launched a funding programme for the reorganisation of the information services to encourage the redesign of existing infrastructures, which the Wissenschaftsrat (German Research Council) had called for in its recommendations for the future of library union catalogues in Germany. Under the issue of “Library data infrastructure and local systems” the library consortia of Hesse (HeBIS), Bavaria (BVB), and Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV) applied successfully for the project “Cloud-based Infrastructure for Library Data” (CIB). The goals of the project aim at the transfer of library workflows and services to cloud environments. Traditional union catalogues and local systems will be replaced stepwise by international service platforms. The work packages of the project also include the integration of German authority data as well as further services into these platforms

Hydrolase and sialyltransferase activities of <em>Trypanosoma cruzi trans</em>-sialidase towards NeuAc-alpha-2,3-Gal-beta-<em>O</em>-PNP

NeuAc-alpha -2,3-Gal-beta -O-PNP has been synthesised and its ability to act as a substrate for the hydrolase and transferase activities of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase have been investigated. the turn-over of this compound shows marked differences from the behaviour of NeuAc-MU. in addition, distinct differences in the action of T. cruzi trans-sialidase and Clostridium perfringens neuraminidase on NeuAc-alpha -2,3-Gal-beta -O-PNP were apparent. (C) 2001 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Univ St Andrews, Sch Chem, St Andrews KY16 9ST, Fife, ScotlandEscola Paulista Med, Disc Biol Celular, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilEscola Paulista Med, Disc Biol Celular, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc

A metadata approach to documenting sex in phylum Rotifera: diapausing embryos, males, and hatchlings from sediments

We present a survey of the literature documenting sexuality in monogonont rotifers, including reports of diapausing embryos (DEs), males, and/or hatchlings from dry sediments. Of 30 families, 27 possess species with documented occurrences of sex. Information on DEs is lacking in 41 genera. Of ~300 species with evidence of sexuality (~20% of ~1500 monogononts), only 172 had direct observations of DEs; in the others, DE production was inferred from observations of males and/or hatchlings. DEs are sufficiently widespread to affirm that their presence is plesiomorphic, however few DE characteristics show a phylogenetic signature. They differ widely in volume (~0.11–100 × 105 µm3) and have a varied surface morphology (smooth to highly structured and ornamented). Some species retain DEs within their bodies; others carry them, deposit them on or attach them to surfaces, or release them free into the water. To better understand the evolutionary forces that influence monogonont sexuality and DE biology, a more comprehensive and uniform reporting scheme is needed. To enhance information dissemination, we propose that new and existing data on sex in monogonont rotifers (DEs, males, and hatchlings from dry sediments) be placed in an Internet-based repository