From the monthly archives: August 2011
150 new Taylor & Francis journals added to aRDi
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced a significant expansion of the Access to Research for Development and Innovation (aRDi) program to now include a total of around 200 online scientific and technical journals. Taylor & Francis, a founding partner of the aRDi program, has [...]
Read More... →Here are links to two job openings posted August 30, 2011:
1) Rollins College – Head of Collections & Systems
“Rollins College is looking for a service-oriented librarian to help shape a … liberal arts college library through the reorganization and management of the new Collections & Systems Department. The department brings together [...]
Read More... →Headlines and announcements from August 30, 2011:
1. Taking Zotero out of the Browser with the Zotero Standalone Beta
“Last week the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media announced the release of a new beta of the standalone version of Zotero, an open source reference manager” used by students, faculty and [...]
Read More... →In an article in Information Today Newsbreaks, Nancy F. Herther says that recent announcements from Wal-Mart and Amazon are “targeted at opening up the market for ebooks and mobile apps from the control of mobile device manufacturers, especially Apple.” She further notes what “many consider to be Apple’s unfair monopoly.” Apple “filters all developer app [...]
Read More... →“Fully 65% of adult internet users now say they use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn, up from 61% one year ago. This marks the first time in Pew Internet surveys that 50% of all adults use social networking sites.” And the use of social networking is spreading to baby boomers and [...]
Read More... →The Robert F. Asleson Memorial ALA Conference Grant is pleased to announce that it has been classified as a public charity by the Internal Revenue Service. As such, it is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and all contributions to it are therefore fully deductible, as well. The Grant also [...]
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