EBSCO offers scholarships for librarians to attend 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - December 14, 2012
Information services provider EBSCO, US, in co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA) has awarded five librarians $1,500 scholarships to attend the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle from January 25–29, 2013. As part of the application process, librarians were asked to write an essay on the… Read More
IEEE forms 802.24 Smart Grid Technical Advisory Group - December 13, 2012
Technical professional organisation IEEE, US, has announced the formation of the IEEE 802.24 Smart Grid Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The newly launched entity is a collaborative umbrella organisation that works with multiple IEEE 802 working groups (WGs) and will liaise with key smart grid ecosystem stakeholders,… Read More
ARL to host Ninth Annual Leadership Symposium for master of library and information science - December 13, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host its Ninth Annual Leadership Symposium for master of library and information science (MLIS) students on January 26 and 27, 2013, in Seattle, Washington. The Leadership Symposium curriculum will focus on topics related to the major strategic areas of… Read More
The London Book Fair announces Korea as Market Focus for 2014 - December 12, 2012
The London Book Fair and The Korean Publishers Association have announced Korea as the Market Focus of The London Book Fair 2014. The launch event at Asia House was attended by The London Book Fair, The Korean Publishers Association and LBF Market Focus strategic partners, the… Read More
MedOANet project unveils online tool, Open Access Tracker - December 12, 2012
MedOANet (Mediterranean Open Access Network), a two-year project funded under the Science in Society Programme of the EC 7th Framework Programme, has announced the release of the Open Access Tracker, an online tool. The project seeks to enhance existing policies, strategies and structures for open… Read More
Elsevier Foundation announces 2012 grant recipients for Innovative Libraries, New Scholars and Nurse Faculty Programs - December 12, 2012
The Elsevier Foundation has announced the 2012 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars award programmes. In total, $650,000 has been committed to eight institutions worldwide in addition to five ongoing multiyear grants and the Nurse Faculty programme. The Elsevier Foundation… Read More
