Registrations now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference - April 15, 2014
Registration is now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held August 4–6, in Seattle, Washington. The conference aims to build and develop a vibrant library community through invited speakers, contributed papers, posters, lightning talks, panels, workshops, and networking… Read More
Cengage Learning moves corporate headquarters to Boston - April 15, 2014
Educational content, software and services company Cengage Learning has named its Boston, MA office as the new corporate headquarters for its global business. In an unprecedented move, the company is establishing its central operations in the Channel Center, located in Boston's Innovation District. More than 500… Read More
Authors Guild appeals to US court to reinstate case against Google and its book digitisation project - April 14, 2014
The Authors Guild asked a federal appeals court on April 11th to reinstate its lawsuit contending that the Internet giant is violating copyright laws with its massive book digitisation project. According to the Guild, Google Inc. is stealing business from online book retailers. The Guild filed papers with the 2nd… Read More
ORCID user interface now available in Korean - April 14, 2014
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has announced that in 2014 it will be expanding the number of languages supported. ORCID user interface will now be available in Korean also. The translation of the ORCID user interface was… Read More
ProQuest and J.P. Morgan partner to widen access to analyst reports - April 14, 2014
ProQuest, an information firm central to global research, and J.P. Morgan, a global financial services firm, have joined forces to help business students and faculty make use of J.P. Morgan’s company and economic research. The companies have created J.P. Morgan Research, which contains intelligence and insight… Read More
‘Research Without Borders’ panel to discuss open access in the Americas - April 14, 2014
"Research Without Borders: Open Access in the Americas", the final event of the academic year in the Research Without Borders panel discussion series will take place from 3pm -5pm on April 29, 2014 in Presidential Rooms 2 & 3 of Columbia's Faculty House. It is free and open to the… Read More
