News Roundup
1. Connecticut: Stamford’s Ferguson Library Launches “Augmented Reality” Project (via Stamford Advocate)
2. Texas: Google.org Grant Will Allow Austin Public Library to Expand Videoconferencing Services (via Austin Monitor)
See Also: Learn More About Current Videoconferencing Services at APL
3. UK: Google DeepMind’s National Health Service Data Deal “Failed to Comply” with Law (via New Scientist)
See Also: Google AI Has Access to Large Amounts of Patient Data From UK’s National Health Service (April 29, 2016)
4. Taylor Bequest to Support Princeton University’s Library
5. Company Statement: “Elsevier To Continue To Take Initiative In German National Deal Discussions”
Filed under: Data Files, Elsevier, Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Roundup
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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