Alesia McManus named new RUSA vice-president/president-elect - September 16, 2015
Alesia McManus, director of the Howard Community College Library, Columbia, Maryland, has been elected the 2016-2017 new vice-president/president-Elect of Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association. Prior to her current position, McManus was head of Research and Instructional Services… Read More
Frankfurt Book Fair renews sponsorship for the FutureBook Awards 2015 - September 11, 2015
The Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that, for the third year in a row, it will be sponsoring one of the key categories at this year's FutureBook Innovation Awards. Launched by the UK's Bookseller Magazine five years ago, the awards celebrate those companies and individuals who… Read More
NFAIS to host NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2015 - September 10, 2015
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™), a global non-profit membership organization serving the information services community, will host the NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2015, October 2 in Chicago with virtual participation available from any location. This year's event, hosted in conjunction with the American… Read More
Cambridge University and JRC sign MoU to promote and deepen scientific collaboration - September 9, 2015
The University of Cambridge and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission represented respectively by Jennifer Barnes, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Strategy and Vladimír Šucha, Director-General, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and deepen scientific collaboration. The… Read More
Spotlight on international business at THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit - September 8, 2015
China, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey: these and three other relevant book and media markets are the focus of THE MARKETS – Global Publishing Summit, the new conference to kick off the Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2015). As part of the one-day conference, to be held… Read More
ARL to offer Libraries That Learn: LibQUAL+® Confidential Pilot Project webcast - September 8, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts on how to improve library services using LibQUAL+ survey data and other evidence. Join Sarah Murphy, coordinator of assessment for The Ohio State University Libraries, and Rachel Lewellen, assessment librarian at University of Massachusetts… Read More
