OCLC and ALISE invite proposals for 2012 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program - August 11, 2011
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and OCLC Research, in collaboration with the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), are inviting research proposals for the 2012 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP). Awards of up to $15,000 are… Read More
Indiana University’s Data To Insight Center to lead Sloan funded investigation of non-consumptive research - August 11, 2011
Indiana University's Data To Insight Center (D2I) will lead a $600,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to fund the first investigation of non-consumptive research for a major mass digitised collection of content. Partners with D2I on this include the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) and… Read More
Library Association of the Republic of China and Library Association of Barbados join Campaign for the World’s Libraries - August 11, 2011
The Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Library Association of Barbados (LAB) recently became the latest members of the Campaign for the World's Libraries. The library associations join nearly 40 others that have previously joined the campaign and had the campaign's @… Read More
COS service for easy identification of research funding and collaboration opportunities - August 10, 2011
COS, a ProQuest brand that offers research tools, has unveiled a new service called COS Pivot. The service seeks to streamline the workflow in university research offices by unifying the COS Funding Opportunities database and the comprehensive profiles in the COS Scholar Universe database. COS Pivot… Read More
SAGE names Elisabeth Leonard as Market Research Analyst - August 10, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the appointment of Elisabeth Leonard as Market Research Analyst to support online product development. In her new role, Leonard will lead research efforts in the library market on new and emerging trends in online products. Her efforts will tap into… Read More
The British Library appoints Maja Maricevic as Head of Higher Education - August 10, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has announced the appointment of Maja Maricevic as Head of Higher Education. In her new position, Maricevic will continue to develop the British Library's relationship with higher education institutions and related government and sector bodies. She… Read More
