US’ Library of Congress moots bibliographic framework for Digital Age - November 1, 2011
The US' Working Group of the Future of Bibliographic Control, as it examined technology for the future, wrote that the Library of Congress community's data carrier, MARC, is 'based on forty-year-old techniques for data management and is out of step with programming styles of today.' … Read More
More than 4,100 engineering students enrol for the Knovel University Challenge - November 1, 2011
Engineering resources provider Knovel, US, has reported that enrolment in the Sixth Annual Knovel University Challenge is on track to surpass the record-breaking 2010 numbers, which saw more than 10,000 entries. With one month yet to go, more than 4,100 students at 500 colleges and universities… Read More
Routledge tries new author rights policy for Library and Information Science Journals - November 1, 2011
Routledge, the social science and humanities imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, has announced a two-year pilot initiative for the library and information science research community. The deal allows contributors to its library and information science journals to retain the copyright to their work and… Read More
MarkLogic executive Chris Biow on Big Data panel at TDWI forum - November 1, 2011
Data analytics products firm MarkLogic Corporation, US, has announced that Chris Biow, CTO, MarkLogic Public Sector, will be part of a panel discussion on Big Data analytics at the TDWI Big Data Analytics For Business Insight Forum. The conference is scheduled for October 31, and November… Read More
SAGE to publish Teaching Public Administration journal - November 1, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE will begin publishing Teaching Public Administration (TPA) on behalf of the Joint University Council Public Administration Committee from 2012. The new title will be published alongside its sister journal of Public Policy and Administration (PPA) which is also published by SAGE. The… Read More
DataContent 2011 conference scheduled for November 2 - November 1, 2011
Consulting and research firm InfoCommerce Group, US, is organising the DataContent 2011 conference from November 2-4, 2011, at Philadelphia. With the economy starting to look forward again, it is felt that data publishers' innovation and investments are showing impressive results. DataContent 2011 will be showcasing… Read More
