European Archival Records and Knowledge Preservation project awarded £6 million to save digital data - February 10, 2014
The European Commission has awarded £6M to archiving and digital preservation specialists to create E-ARK (European Archival Records and Knowledge Preservation), a method of archiving data that is set to become the gold standard across Europe. The system will ensure current digital archives, including 'big data,'… Read More
Canada’s Competition Bureau signs consent agreements with four publishers regarding e-book pricing policies - February 10, 2014
Canada's Competition Bureau has reportedly reached consent agreements with four multinational publishers regarding their e-book pricing policies. The agreements resolve the Bureau's concerns that the four companies - Hachette Book Group Canada, Simon & Schuster Canada, HarperCollins Canada and Macmillan Canada -… Read More
Explore data management, innovation, publishing and more with spring 2014 ACRL e-learning - February 10, 2014
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a wide variety of online learning opportunities in spring 2014 to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. ACRL online courses provide asynchronous, multi-week content with weekly readings and assignments. Online courses scheduled for… Read More
FCC grants one-year waiver of e-reader accessibility requirement - February 10, 2014
On January 28, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a one-year waiver exempting e-readers from the requirement that equipment used for advanced communication services (ACS) be accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. The FCC granted the waiver in response to a petition filed by… Read More
Jisc announces programme and headline speakers for Digital Festival - February 10, 2014
Jisc has announced the programme, including four headline speakers, for its upcoming Digital Festival on March 11 – 12, 2014. Keynote speakers for the 2014 Digital Festival include Sugata Mitra, TED winner and pioneer behind the Hole in the Wall project; Diana Oblinger, the CEO… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 10, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Judy Luther (Altmetrics Boosted by EBSCO’s Acquisition of Plum Analytics); Patrick Dunleavy (Why do academics choose useless titles for articles and chapters? Four steps to getting a better title); David Crotty (The UK Government Looks to Double Dip to Pay… Read More
