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
Siberian Regional Universities Consortium in deal with Elsevier for access to ScienceDirect and Scopus - December 13, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced its official collaboration with the Siberian Regional Universities Consortium, providing 9 universities in Central Siberia with access to ScienceDirect and Scopus beginning in 2013. This will provide Siberian researchers with access to research literature from around the world, allowing them… Read More
IHS iSuppli report predicts significant fall in e-book readers market - December 13, 2012
After spectacular growth in the last few years, the e-book reader market is on an alarmingly precipitous decline, sent reeling by more nimble tablet devices that have gained the ardent patronage of consumers, according to an IHS iSuppli Consumer Electronics special report from information and analytics… Read More
Knovel partners with Engineers Without Borders USA - December 13, 2012
Knovel, provider of a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced a partnership with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA). EWB-USA is a non-profit humanitarian organisation established to support community-driven development programmes worldwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects.… Read More
InnoCentive and Scientific American partner to facilitate open innovation - December 13, 2012
Science magazine Scientific American and InnoCentive, Inc., the global leader in open innovation, crowdsourcing, and prize competitions, have announced a partnership for an online hub that seeks to help science enthusiasts solve global scientific problems. The Scientific American Open Innovation Pavilion, scheduled to go live in… 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
