NFAIS to hold webinar on new platforms for accessing published works - January 4, 2013
The US' National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will hold a 90-minute webinar on January 18, 2013. The webinar will take a look at Labtiva's ReadCube, a free, cross-platform software application that is being used by Nature Publishing to provide ease of access to a… Read More
Registration open for OCLC meeting in June - January 3, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced a meeting for OCLC Research Library Partners. The registration for the event, 'Past Forward! Meeting Stakeholder Needs in 21st Century Special Collections', is open now. The meeting will take place on 3-5 June at Yale University in New Haven,… Read More
ALA extends deadlines for various awards and grants - January 3, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) has extended its deadline to February 1 for a number of ALA awards and grants. The awards include the Beta Phi Mu award, Melvil Dewey Award, Paul Howard Award for Courage, Scholastic Library Publishing Award and the Sullivan Award for Public… Read More
Free PLA webinar recording offers tools to build community e-book awareness - December 24, 2012
The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has released the free archive recording of the 90-minute webinar, 'E-Book Action: Inform and Inspire Your Community.' Projected as an informative webinar, it is said to offer inspiring case studies and practical tips… Read More
EU BON project to build European gateway for integrated biodiversity information - December 21, 2012
EU BON – 'Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network' – a EU-funded research project, has been started by 30 research institutions from 15 European countries, Brazil, Israel and the Philippines, and more than 30 associated partners on December 1. The €9 million project aims to… Read More
NFAIS announces early bird discounts for Annual Conference in February - December 18, 2012
The US' National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), US, has announced the early bird discounts for 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content. The event will be held from February 24 - 26, 2013 at the historic Hyatt at… Read More
