California Digital Library Joins PKP as Major Development Partener in Open Access Publishing
By Catherine Mitchell, Director of Publishing As the scholarly publishing landscape heats up with more talk of boycotts and Open Access mandates, research libraries increasingly find themselves at a crossroads … More…
Read MoreWeb Archivists: Two Calls for Papers
Librarians and archivists engaged in building web archives have two upcoming opportunities to share your experience with an international audience. April 30th, 2012: “The Broad Value of Web Archives: Demonstrated … More…
Read MoreNational well-being measures: ONS consultation update
The second phase of consultation in the Office for National Statistics prog….[7/2/2012]
Read MorePutting the User at the Heart of Education
This is an update on a recent Usability workshop held by Ben Showers and Torsten Reimer as part of their work on the Usability and Adaptability of User-Interfaces.
Background
As universities and academic institutions increase the focus and investment on improving the ‘student experience’, so the ‘user’ needs to find their way into the heart of everything [...]
Vacancy – Assistant Images Officer, ITMA (FÁS Work Placement Programme)
ITMA is offering a mentored placement under the FÁS WPP scheme. Working specifically in images (all formats), this will be an opportunity for anyone with an interest in audio/visual librarianship or digital media. The successful applicant will contribute to an ongoing project of making ITMA’s image collection digitally available to users. Participants will gain experience [...]
Read MoreLearning through technology; learning about technology
Launch of eSafety label project on Safer Internet Day, 7 February, Brussels, Belgium
Read MoreWebinar scheduled on the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program
Join us on Feb. 21 for a webinar titled “The National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program: Supporting Research Data Sharing and Use.”
The goal of this 60 minute webinar is to describe the ways the National Addiction and HIV Data Archive P…
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