ARL Diversity Scholars selected for 2013–2015 - August 26, 2013
The ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 15 masters of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2013–2015 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. The ARL IRDW offers numerous financial benefits to programme participants as… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for WCSA project - August 26, 2013
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $437,000 grant to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in partnership with Indiana University for a new project in the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC). The 'Workset Creation for Scholarly Analysis: Prototyping Project' (WCSA) will be directed by HTRC… Read More
Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy journal invites papers for special series on tau-based therapeutic strategies - August 26, 2013
Journal Alzheimer's Research & Therapy is currently accepting research submissions for consideration in a special series on tau-based therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. There is reportedly great interest in finding therapeutics to reverse or remove tau aggregates from the human brain. Pathological… Read More
George Lossius appointed to CBI Advisory Board - August 26, 2013
Content solutions provider Publishing Technology has announced that the company's CEO, George Lossius, has been nominated and accepted onto the prestigious China Book International (CBI) Advisory Board, days ahead of the Beijing International Book Fair. Established in 2007, the Board was created by the State… Read More
Corrigendum - August 26, 2013
This is with reference to the news alert titled "JMLA and JPLA approve Portland Press’ first consortium proposal to Japan" covered in the News Section of Knowledgespeak (dated 23, August 2013). Readers may please note that the news article has been revised due to ambiguity reasons. The revised version of… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 26, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Phil Davis (Stick to Your Ribs: Challenging the Access Crisis); Michael Eisen (Let’s Not Get Too Excited About The New UC Open Access Policy); Katie Fleeman (If someone hits a paywall in the forest, does it make a sound?: The… Read More
