March 23, 2015

Cambridge University Press adopts OrgRef for improved data quality

Publishers, ToolsMarch 23, 2015

(18 March 2015, Oxford, UK and Cambridge, UK) Cambridge University Press (CUP) announced today that it has adopted the OrgRef dataset to help clean and de-duplicate its customer data. OrgRef is a free and open dataset which has been created by DataSalon for the benefit of the scholarly publishing community. OrgRef shares structured information about…

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Game-based learning in library instruction

Education, Event, LibrariesMarch 23, 2015

(21 March 2015) A priced online course (US$175) running from 6 April to 1 May 2015, Game-Based Learning in Library Instruction is led by Scott Rice as part of Library Juice Academy. More information at http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/011-gaming.php Information literacy blogspot has the announcement.

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Amazon Kindle Voyage to launch in India soon

Asia Pacific, eBooks, TechnologyMarch 23, 2015

(22 March 2015) The Amazon Kindle Voyage e-reader will be launching in India in the next few weeks. Customers will get a chance to purchase either the WIFI only model for INR 16,499 or the 3G variant for INR 20,499. Good e-Reader has the story.

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New toolkit available from EIFL for training sessions on OA, open data and open science

Event, Open Access, ToolsMarch 23, 2015

(20 March 2015) Are you a student, researcher, librarian or policy maker planning any trainings on open access, open research data or open science? Check out the new FOSTER (Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research) toolkit for training sessions. The toolkit, developed by EIFL, provides a number of tested and proven guides for organizing…

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UTS alumni memberships on offer

Asia Pacific, Databases, LibrariesMarch 23, 2015

(23 March 2015) University of Technology, Sydney, is offering information services to its alumni. Two memberships, one for AUD 5.00 providing access to the UTS library and one for AUD 75.00 yearly including access to databases are offered. The databases include Annual Reviews Online, AustLit and JSTOR. The announcement is here.

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