News Roundup (January 29, 2017)
1. NAME CHANGE: U.S. Government: U.S. Web Design Standards Now the U.S. Web Design System
2. Arizona State University Librarian Delivers Digital Libraries to Rwanda
3. New Zealand: New Christchurch Central Library Scheduled to Open Later This Year Will Be Home to Country’s Largest Touch Wall (via NZ City)
4. New Report From Ithaka S+R: Faculty Collaboration and Technology in the Liberal Arts: Lessons from a Teagle Grant Program
5. University of Arkansas Researchers Create Digital Map, Cultural History of Carlsbad Cavern
6. Netherlands: New Visualizations of Open Access Publications in NARCIS (National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System) (via OpenAccess.nl)
7. Planning Meeting for Africa Public Libraries Data Project Scheduled for February (via EIFL)
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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.