EBSCO sponsors scholarship to 2012 Charleston Conference - July 16, 2012
Information services provider EBSCO is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for a qualifying librarian or paraprofessional to attend the 32nd Annual Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition. The event is scheduled for November 7-10, 2012, in Charleston, S.C. In keeping with the conference’s 2012 theme,… Read More
Elsevier Business Intelligence to host medical devices conference in October - July 10, 2012
Global information provider Elsevier Business Intelligence (EBI) has announced that it will host the 'Investment in Innovation (IN3) Medical Device 360° Summit - San Francisco' conference on October 15-17, 2012, at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco. Taking place in the hub of device investment… Read More
OCLC Research to host TAI CHI webinar on Umlaut on August 1, 2012 - July 10, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that it will host the TAI CHI Webinar on Umlaut on August 1, 2012, at 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT (UTC 17:00). All are welcome to attend this free webinar to learn about this open source… Read More
OCLC Research to host ‘Wikipedia and Libraries: What’s the Connection?’ webinar on July 31 - July 9, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, will host the ‘Wikipedia and Libraries: What's the Connection?’ webinar on July 31 at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET. All are welcome to attend this free webinar with OCLC Research Wikipedian in Residence Max… Read More
Malaysian university, Thomson Reuters hold event on evidence-based research evaluation - July 6, 2012
Public research university, University of Malaya, and the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters jointly organised a conference on evidence-based research evaluation. The ‘Conference on Institutional Perspectives on Evidence-Based Research Evaluation’ is seen to have garnered debate on research performance metrics used by institutions… Read More
CERN researchers announce participation at Frankfurt Book Fair - July 5, 2012
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that researchers from European atomic research organisation CERN will participate in this year’s event on October 10-14. The CERN stand will occupy 165 sq m in Hall 4.2, the Hall for Expert Information, Science, Technology and Education. Among the displays is… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host webinar on infection prevention in systems engineering - July 2, 2012
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Pharmacy OneSource, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced plans to host a complimentary webinar with Dr. Carla Alvarado on “Infection Prevention with Human Factors and Systems Engineering.” The webinar will be broadcasting on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 from 2:00 P.M… Read More
62nd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to bring together Nobel Laureates and young researchers from 69 countries - June 29, 2012
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Foundation will continue their collaboration with Nature Publishing Group to host the 62nd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, scheduled to be held from July 1-6, 2012, on an island off the shores of Lake Constance. This year's meeting is dedicated to Physics… Read More
ALA conference discusses e-books, school library resolution and privacy issues - June 28, 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference was held from June 21-26 in California. The event saw a unanimous resolution in support of the value of school libraries passed by ALA Council, as well as discussions about e-books, privacy, library advocacy and other issues. A… Read More
McGraw-Hill to offer digital learning solutions at ISTE annual conference - June 26, 2012
McGraw-Hill Education, a US-based content, software and services-based education company, is showcasing a number of new digital learning solutions at the International Society of Technology in Education's (ISTE) annual conference. The solutions are projected to facilitate personalised learning, promote college and career readiness, address assessments in… Read More
