Deadline:27 March 2008
URL:Class Details or Registration
Description: SOLINET's live online class "Introduction to Institutional Repositories" defines and explains the characteristics of institutional repositories. Institutional repositories can include scholarship of faculty and students as well as digital assets, such as administrative records, course notes, technical reports, and learning objects. The class will also explore how an institution might use a repository and will offer descriptions of existing platforms and models. "Introduction to Institutional Repositories" will be offered live online from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, March 27. For details about the class or to register, please visit the URL.

Deadline:30 April 2008
URL:http://gep.dialog.com/scholarship/application.shtml
Description: Thomson Scientific Invites Future Information Professionals to Apply for Annual Scholarship. Philadelphia, PA USA - London UK, February 13, 2008 -- Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that it is seeking applicants from North America for its 2008 Roger K. Summit Scholarship. The US$5,000 award is given annually to a promising graduate student in library and information sciences. The deadline for the 2008 North American scholarship award is April 30, 2008. The winner will be announced at the Special Libraries Association annual conference, to be held June 2008, in Seattle, WA.