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Working group launched to promote better data management

A working group aimed at improving the quality of data available to managers in higher education libraries, is launched

Prof David Shumaker receives SLA award for excellence in LIS education

David Shumaker, associate professor at the Catholic University of America (CUA), has received the 2009 Rose Vormelker Award for excellence in guiding and mentoring future information professionals and librarians awarded by the Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Salary increases for info pros in 2009 despite recession

For the third year in a row, average salaries for information professionals in the US and Canada have increased, according to the results of annual salary survey released by the Special Libraries Association (SLA)

British Library launches tools to ‘unlock the scientific knowledge’

The British Library has introduced a host of innovative search and data mining tools designed to help researchers access and exploit millions of research articles and papers held by UK PubMed Central (UKPMC)

BL event will discuss issues in translating research findings into practice

In a bid to ensure that the findings of scientific research are effectively translated from the lab to public policies, the British Library and the National Cancer Research Institution (NCRI) are hosting a conference - Cancer Research: Lost in Translation - on January 19.

British Library opens £26m additional storage facility

The British Library’s Additional Storage Building (ASB) – world’s most advanced library storage facility worth £26m was unveiled at its Boston Spa site in West Yorkshire by Minister Rosie Winterton

Hazel Hall is the Information Professional of the year

Dr Hazel Hall, director of the Centre for Social Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University and the executive secretary, Library and Information Science Coalition was named the IWR Information of the Year today (Tuesday) at the Online Information Conference 2009 in London.

Mix and mash for librarians

Want to realise the business benefits of mashups? This makes it small potatoes

Britain’s Digital Library passes half-million milestone

The British Library has added the 500,000th item to its long-term digital library programme, now aiming to prepare the system for more challenging and complicated digital formats of information in the future

Credo Reference adds Sage titles

Credo Reference, the online reference library, is making 70 reference titles from international publisher Sage available through its platform. The Publisher Collection will offer Sage resources either as a complete collection or as individual titles.
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