Lebanese university gets EU grant for academy-industry research project - December 10, 2012
The American University of Beirut (AUB) has been awarded a grant of 904,877.49 euros from the European Union Tempus Programme to implement a project that supports academic research while promoting innovation and enhancing partnerships with industries. The project, Innovation and Development of Academic-Industry Partnerships through… Read More
ARL applauds Judiciary Committee’s endorsement of bill to reform privacy laws - December 3, 2012
The US Senate Judiciary Committee last week took a key step toward fixing outdated privacy laws by endorsing a bill proposed by Chairman Patrick Leahy. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has applauded Leahy and all members of the Committee for their stated strong, bipartisan… Read More
Thomson Reuters to integrate ORCID identifiers into scientific and scholarly research offerings - November 20, 2012
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its initiative to incorporate ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) identifiers into its scientific and scholarly research offerings, ensuring that users of resources such as ResearcherID and ScholarOne Manuscripts are able to incorporate their unique IDs… Read More
IEEE-SA and ETSI renew memorandum of understanding - November 20, 2012
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MOU). This agreement continues the long-standing cooperation between IEEE-SA and ETSI, fosters collaboration between the two organisations, and further promotes mutual interests through global standards coordination. … Read More
Wiley and O’Reilly Media sign ebook distribution deal - November 19, 2012
Technology publisher O'Reilly Media recently announced an agreement with global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Beginning immediately, O'Reilly will become an online distributor for Wiley's extensive technology ebook programme, which includes such leading brands as Wrox, Sybex, and For Dummies.… Read More
Registration deadline for scholarly communication workshop on strategic skills extended - November 19, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication have announced that the early-bird registration deadline has been extended for the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) workshop, 'Increasing the Effectiveness of Your Scholarly Communication Program: Strategic Skills for Success,' to be… Read More