OCLC Research-RLUK survey examines special collections practices in UK and Ireland - February 14, 2013
OCLC Research and RLUK have collaborated to survey the special collections practices of RLUK members and OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions in the UK and Ireland. The findings from this survey as well as the resulting recommendations have just been published in a report "Survey of… Read More
JISC, British Library invite participants to open data summit in London - February 14, 2013
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the British Library (BL) are calling for registrations for the last 15 places to take part in an international discovery summit, slated for February 21-22 in London. Target participants include university librarians and archivists, library staff, museum curators… Read More
Neil Gaiman to be keynote speaker at LBF Digital Minds Conference 2013 - February 13, 2013
The London Book Fair, in association with the Publishers Association, has announced that author Neil Gaiman will give a keynote speech at the fifth Digital Minds Conference on April 14, 2013. Neil Gaiman has become an internationally recognised author brand. For the last decade, his embrace… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education ties up with Magna Publications to launch Learning Institute - February 13, 2013
McGraw-Hill Education has announced the launch of McGraw-Hill Learning Institute. The initiative is a professional development programme created to keep institutions and instructors up-to-date on the latest education technologies and provide guidance in determining which emerging technologies and best practices are right for their needs. As… Read More
Geological maps from SEG now discoverable and downloadable through Elsevier’s Geofacets research tool - February 12, 2013
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) have announced the inclusion of maps from SEG's flagship Economic Geology journal into Geofacets, Elsevier's research tool for geoscientists working in exploration. The joint effort means that geoscientists in the metals and mining, and oil… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education makes LearnSmart available to high school students - February 12, 2013
McGraw-Hill Education, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., US, has announced that it will make McGraw-Hill LearnSmart, its adaptive study tool, available for students in high school. The aim is to provide teachers and schools with a digital solution that has been proven to increase… Read More
