ESF releases report on pan-European professional development network - September 4, 2012
The European Science Foundation (ESF) has released a new report detailing its feasibility study on a pan-European professional development framework. The aim of the study was to assess the applicability across Europe of a generic framework for the professional development of researchers based on the Vitae… Read More
Australian government renews national licence to access Cochrane Library - August 29, 2012
The Cochrane Library, an online resource published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, on behalf of the Cochrane Collaboration, is seen to benefit Australian patients and their healthcare practitioners for better health decisions. The Cochrane Library is stated to feature over 5,000 published systematic reviews… Read More
OCLC and ALISE invite proposals for 2013 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program - August 8, 2012
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and OCLC Research, in collaboration with the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) are inviting research proposals for the 2013 Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP). Awards of up to $15,000 are… Read More
OCLC awarded $99,957 IMLS grant for new initiative to ensure public access to digital content - July 12, 2012
OCLC, a US-based nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, has been awarded a $99,957 grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a new initiative, ‘The Big Shift: Advancing Public Library Participation in Our Digital Future.’ The purpose of the grant… Read More
WebJunction receives IMLS grant to support libraries’ roles in national broadband adoption efforts - June 15, 2012
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced a $250,000 award to WebJunction to work with state libraries in Illinois, Mississippi, and West Virginia; federal policy makers; and the national nonprofit Connect2Compete to help national digital literacy efforts effectively work with libraries to plan… Read More
EBSCO and ALA co-sponsor seven scholarships for librarians to attend the ALA Annual Conference - June 7, 2012
EBSCO, in co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), has awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Conference. The conference is scheduled to be held at Anaheim from June 21-26, 2012. As part of the application process, librarians were asked to explain… Read More
Research collaboration platform Mendeley expands with funding from Eurostar - May 30, 2012
Financial and ideological backing from EUREKA Eurostars, an R&D initiative funded by the European Community and the UK’s Technology Strategy Board, has reportedly helped rapidly establish Mendeley as a serious player in the academic industry. Mendeley is a research collaboration platform… Read More
Opening up Archives project receives additional funding - May 29, 2012
Opening up Archives, The National Archives' project to tackle skills shortages in the wider archives sector, has been allocated additional funding of over £250,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The extension grant awarded as part of HLF's Skills for the Future programme will guarantee… Read More
RSC chief welcomes BBSRC investment in UK bioscience - May 25, 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Chief Executive Dr Robert Parker has welcomed the announcement of £250 million allocation by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) as the first phase of a five year strategic investment programmes. The RSC chief said it was an… Read More
NLM among Medical Heritage Library member libraries participating in the digitisation of historical medical journals - May 22, 2012
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is among the Medical Heritage Library (MHL) member libraries participating in a project to digitise an estimated 6,000 volumes from 200 historical American medical journal titles published between… Read More
