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
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
La Pérouse Library of Ifremer selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services and WorldCat Local - December 13, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that the La Pérouse Library of Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea, has chosen OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its new library management solution and WorldCat Local as its integrated discovery service. Preparations for implementation… 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
Cengage Learning names Kevin Stone as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer - December 13, 2012
Cengage Learning, US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced the appointment of Kevin Stone as Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. He will be based in Boston, MA, and will serve on the company's executive team, reporting to Michael Hansen,… Read More
