SAGE launches new journal – Emerging Adulthood - March 8, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of Emerging Adulthood (EA), as the new peer-reviewed flagship journal for the American Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA). The journal will publish studies that advance theory, methodology, and empirical research on the development of 18 to… Read More
London Book Fair to host China Market Focus programme in April event - March 8, 2012
The London Book Fair Market Focus Professional and Cultural Programme, China: New Perspectives, New Concepts, will showcase Chinese publishers and writers at the London Book Fair (LBF) in April. It is claimed to be the largest Market Focus programme of events since LBF launched the Market… Read More
LibQUAL+ seeks applicants for in-kind grant programme 2013 - March 8, 2012
LibQUAL+ has announced that five institutions will be selected to receive in-kind grants to participate in the 2013 LibQUAL+ survey. This will be the eighth year LibQUAL+ has sponsored an in-kind grant programme. There are two application deadlines for the 2013 grant programme: June 17, 2012,… Read More
Harvard Library to deposit about 200,000 public domain volumes in HathiTrust - March 8, 2012
The Harvard Library has announced that it will deposit about 200,000 public domain volumes in HathiTrust, a shared digital repository for published materials. The move follows Harvard's first deposit of about 53,000 volumes in HathiTrust in 2011. The Harvard Library, founded in 1638, claims to… Read More
European Commission allocates additional EUR 10 million to COST - March 8, 2012
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) have been informed by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research & Innovation of their decision to allocate an additional EUR 10 million to COST. This allocation raises the total budget for COST… Read More
NFAIS to hold workshop on delivery of information via mobile devices - March 7, 2012
The US' National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will hold a one-day workshop, Mobile Devices and the Delivery of Information: An Update, on March 16, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA from 9:00am – 4:00pm EST. Virtual attendance is optional for those unable to travel to Philadelphia… Read More
