NFAIS selects Tim Collins, President & CEO of EBSCO Industries, to receive 2015 Miles Conrad Award - December 11, 2014
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), a leading membership association for the information services industry, has announced that Tim Collins, President and CEO of EBSCO Industries, has been selected to receive the NFAIS 2015 Miles Conrad Award. The 2015… Read More
London Book Fair announces Mexico Market Focus Professional Programme for LBF 2015 - December 11, 2014
The London Book Fair (LBF), in partnership with The Publishers Association (PA), and CONACULTA and CANIEM in Mexico, has announced the Mexico Market Focus Professional Programme for LBF 2015. The programme was announced in London at the Mexico Market Focus: Rights Forum… Read More
‘Measuring Up: Assessing Use of Digital Repositories and the Resulting Impact’ project receives IMLS grant - December 10, 2014
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a $500,000, three-year National Leadership Grant to four partner organisations - the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Montana State University, OCLC Research, and the University of New Mexico - to perform research… Read More
Elsevier Foundation announces 2015 grant recipients - December 8, 2014
The Elsevier Foundation has announced its 2015 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars Programs. In total $600.000 has been committed for 2015 that will support various multiyear projects in over 20 countries in the developing world. The Elsevier Foundation is… Read More
ORCID launches Portuguese-language user interface - December 1, 2014
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced that it is expanding the languages supported in the ORCID Registry with the launch of a Portuguese-language user interface. Users may now register for an ORCID identifier and manage their account in Portuguese. This augments the… Read More
Wellcome Trust partners with other European foundations to support the Europe and Global Challenges funding initiative - December 1, 2014
The Wellcome Trust has entered into a partnership with the Volkswagen Foundation in Germany and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond in Sweden to support the Europe and Global Challenges funding initiative. The funding initiative is open to teams of researchers, working in European and non-European countries, which… Read More
