International Book Industry excellence Awards 2014 shortlists announced - March 24, 2014
The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards have been announced with US and Indian publishing industries leading the shortlists with four nominations apiece, with China and Korea not far behind with three each. Shortlists for this year's inaugural Awards, which are held in… Read More
Ithaka S+R/ARL web seminar video and Q&A on Strategies from Eight Digitized Special Collections is online - March 20, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Ithaka S+R offered a free web seminar in January 2014, which brought together leaders of the eight cases profiled in the recent study funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Searching for Sustainability: Strategies from Eight… Read More
CERN celebrates 60 years of science for peace - March 19, 2014
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is celebrating 60 years of science for peace in 2014, with events at the Organization's Geneva laboratory and in its Members States. Festivities will focus on two key events. The first is on July 1 at UNESCO Headquarters in… Read More
The ER&L/EBSCO Library Research Fellowship supports library professionals interested in informing librarians worldwide - March 18, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) will once again join together to offer a fellowship to support valuable research on trending topics of interest in the information industry. The ER&L/EBSCO Library Research Fellowship will provide up to $4,000 to… Read More
The London Book Fair 2014 announces market focus Korea professional programme - March 17, 2014
The London Book Fair, in partnership with The Publishers Association (PA), and the Korean Publishers Association, has announced the Korea Market Focus Professional Programme for The London Book Fair 2014. The Professional Programme provides an essential insight into the Korean publishing industry for international visitors and… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance comments on EU consultation on copyright rules - March 17, 2014
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently submitted a response to the European Union (EU) consultation on the review of copyright rules. The EU website provided a list of 80 questions for stakeholders to answer; the LCA response focuses on those questions most relevant to the library… Read More
