CCC awards scholarship for academic librarians to attend ALA midwinter conference - March 19, 2014
Global licensing and content solutions organisation Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), named the four winners of its Conference Scholarship Program for Academic Librarians: Sarah Dahlen, California State University, Monterey Bay; Bruce Massis, Columbus State Community College; Monecia Samuel, The College of Westchester; and Michele Woods, Xavier… Read More
College & Research Libraries 75th anniversary issue voting now open - March 19, 2014
In preparation for the upcoming celebration of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) 75th anniversary, the editorial board of College & Research Libraries (C&RL) is asking the journal's readers to help identify seven 'landmark' articles from C&RL history to be included in a special… Read More
ARL calls for applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce program - March 19, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is currently accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups into careers in research libraries and… Read More
CERN celebrates 60 years of science for peace - March 19, 2014
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is celebrating 60 years of science for peace in 2014, with events at the Organization's Geneva laboratory and in its Members States. Festivities will focus on two key events. The first is on July 1 at UNESCO Headquarters in… Read More
Knovel expands Crude Oil Assay Database and boosts Chemical Data Records - March 18, 2014
Two of Knovel's Critical Content Databases have received significant updates. Yaws' Critical Property Database for Chemical Engineers and Chemists has increased by 160,000 data records to include almost 450,000 records in total. With this update, Knovel offers the largest compilation of correlations for chemical engineers online.… Read More
The ER&L/EBSCO Library Research Fellowship supports library professionals interested in informing librarians worldwide - March 18, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) will once again join together to offer a fellowship to support valuable research on trending topics of interest in the information industry. The ER&L/EBSCO Library Research Fellowship will provide up to $4,000 to… Read More
