IEEE 802.3-2012 Standard for Ethernet expands to address new markets - September 6, 2012
Technical professional organisation IEEE, US, has announced the approval of IEEE 802.3 2012 "Standard for Ethernet." IEEE 802.3 defines wired connectivity for Ethernet local area, access and metropolitan area networks around the world. It defines the physical (PHY) and media access control (MAC) layers of Ethernet… Read More
ARL publishes Managing Born-Digital Special Collections and Archival Materials, SPEC Kit 329 - September 6, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Managing Born-Digital Special Collections and Archival Materials, SPEC Kit 329, which explores the tools, workflow, and policies special collections and archives staff use to process, manage, and provide access to born-digital materials they collect. This SPEC Kit looks… Read More
Constrained budgets will impact data centers as respondents strive to improve efficiency, says new InformationWeek Reports research - September 6, 2012
InformationWeek Reports, a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, announced the release of its latest research report - 2012 State of the Data Center. The report encompasses analysis of results from InformationWeek's recent State of the Data Center Survey and offers guidance on how… Read More
Research institutes, data repositories among ORCID’s launch partners - September 4, 2012
ORCID, an international, interdisciplinary, open and not-for-profit organisation, has announced that organisations across the scholarly community are preparing to integrate with the ORCID Registry. Participating in the ORCID Launch Partners Program are research institutions, publishers, research funders, data repositories and third party providers. ORCID is launching… Read More
SAGE publishes report following roundtable in association with the British Library - September 4, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE convened a roundtable in association with the British Library into the role of the academic library in an open access (OA) future in April this year. Chaired by publishing consultant Simon Inger and attended by an international panel of 14 senior… Read More
ESF releases report on pan-European professional development network - September 4, 2012
The European Science Foundation (ESF) has released a new report detailing its feasibility study on a pan-European professional development framework. The aim of the study was to assess the applicability across Europe of a generic framework for the professional development of researchers based on the Vitae… Read More
