UK Research Council funding data comes to life in two new visualisations - May 1, 2014
A competition run by British Library, BBRSC and AHRC challenged the public to create a visualisation showing how £3 billion of funding is apportioned across the UK. The winners of the Visualising Research competition were announced by a panel of judges from BBRSC, AHRC, Indiana… Read More
The Data Conservancy, IEEE, and Portico receive Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to connect publications and their linked data - May 1, 2014
The Data Conservancy, IEEE, and Portico have announced their partnership to design and prototype a data curation infrastructure that connects published research and associated data sets for the long-term benefit of researchers worldwide. This two-year project, which is supported by a $602,000… Read More
edX selects VitalSource Bookshelf e-textbook platform to distribute publisher content for its massive open online learning courses - May 1, 2014
Vital Source Technologies, Inc., an Ingram Content Group company, has announced that edX, the non-profit online learning initiative, has selected the VitalSource Bookshelf® e-textbook platform to distribute publisher content for its massive open online learning courses (MOOCs). Vital Source will distribute e-textbook content from leading… Read More
