Registration deadline for ARL forum on Workforce for 21st-Century Libraries extended to September 21 - September 19, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that the ARL Fall Forum, ‘Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries,’ will be held from October 11–12, 2012, in Washington, DC, immediately following the ARL Membership Meeting. The forum is open to all and is geared for… Read More
Future 3D classrooms, Africa Day to be featured at Frankfurt Book Fair - September 18, 2012
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that in Hall 4.2, the Book Fair's hall for education, science and specialist information, the visitors can witness 3D classes for future students. They can experiment first-hand in the ‘Classroom of the Future'. During the Book Fair, entire classes will have… Read More
PLA obtains grant to develop online digital literacy resource collection - September 17, 2012
The US' Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced that the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has been awarded a $291,178 grant through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. PLA will partner with the ALA's Office… Read More
ALPSP, P-D-R and STM sign agreement on text and datamining clause - September 13, 2012
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), the Pharma-Documentation-Ring (P-D-R) and the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) have announced that they have signed an agreement to help pharmaceutical companies to better pursue research using text and… Read More
Scientists, Foundations, Libraries, Universities, and Advocates issue new recommendations to make research freely available - September 13, 2012
In response to the growing demand to make research free and available to anyone with a computer and an internet connection, a diverse coalition recently issued new guidelines that could usher in huge advances in the sciences, medicine, and health. The recommendations were developed by leaders of the Open… Read More
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research announces membership agreement with BioMed Central and SpringerOpen - September 13, 2012
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has announced a membership agreement with BioMed Central and SpringerOpen. Publication costs for research articles published by researchers funded by NWO for articles published no later than 2008, who chose to publish via BioMed Central, will now automatically be… Read More
