American Institute of Physics receives $650,000 grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to digitise rare books - December 3, 2018
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has received a three-year, $646,697 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to make a unique collection of rare books in the physical sciences universally accessible. The grant will enable AIP's Niels Bohr Library & Archives to provide global,… Read More
McGill Professors/MUHC RI scientists launch new Point-Of-Care Testing super collection on infectious diseases on ScienceOpen - November 30, 2018
Research network ScienceOpen has announced six new collections on Point-Of-Care Testing technologies curated and organised by a team led by Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, a tenured Associate Professor at McGill University in the Department of Medicine and a Research Scientist at the MUHC Research Institute, as… Read More
OCLC awarded IMLS funds to expand its National Leadership Grant project - November 29, 2018
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has received a $249,710 award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand its National Leadership Grant project, Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces, to more small and rural public libraries across the US. … Read More
ConTech 2018 to begin November 29th - November 27, 2018
ConTech 2018 is scheduled to take place this week. Attendees will hear from the pioneers who have embraced new technologies such as data science, AI, and machine learning to change the way they create, manage and sell their content. They will learn how this new generation… Read More
ConTech 2018 awards three student places - November 26, 2018
Three student bursary places have been awarded to attend the inaugural ConTech which opens in just a weeks' time. There was an extremely high level of interest and making a final decision was exceptionally tough for the organisers. Two places were originally on offer but due… Read More
ConTech 2018: Over 35 speakers to explore where we are today and what the future holds - November 20, 2018
The very first ConTech will take place at Chelsea Harbour Hotel, London from November 29-30, 2018. Over 35 speakers from all over the world will explore where we are today and what the future holds. Andrew Burgess, Advisor and Writer on AI & RPA will present… Read More
