NLM to be part of ‘Shared Horizons: Data, Biomedicine, and the Digital Humanities’ symposium - August 8, 2012
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced its first initiative as part of its recently-established partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which lays groundwork for the two institutions to cooperate on initiatives of common interest. NLM, a component of the National Institutes… Read More
OCLC and ALISE invite proposals for 2013 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program - August 8, 2012
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 2013 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP). Awards of up to $15,000 are… Read More
National Geographic Learning to deliver ASCD resources for educators - August 8, 2012
National Geographic Learning (NGL), a US-based provider of educational materials for the PreK-12, higher education, adult education and ELT markets, has announced a distribution agreement with ASCD, which develops and delivers programmes, products and services for educators. NGL is part of Cengage Learning. Through this… Read More
SAGE and UC Berkeley partner to encourage social science and humanities faculty and students to publish in SAGE Open - August 7, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE and the University of California, Berkeley, through its Berkeley Research Impact Initiative (BRII), have announced a partnership designed to encourage social science and humanities faculty and students at the university to make their work available to all by publishing in SAGE Open. Launched… Read More
IEEE launches Patent Pool Exploratory Forum for IEEE 802.11 standards - August 7, 2012
Professional association IEEE, US, has announced the launch of the IEEE 802.11 Patent Pool Exploratory Forum. Through the forum, owners of patents essential to IEEE 802.11 standards will discuss licensing practices, options for licensing administration and other issues related to launching a patent pool for IEEE… Read More
Amazon launches Textbook Rental - August 7, 2012
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced the launch of Amazon Textbook Rental. College students can now choose from thousands of textbooks to rent for the semester and save up to 70 percent. All textbook rentals are fulfilled by Amazon and are eligible for… Read More
