News Roundup (September 14, 2021)
Charleston Conference Early Bird Discount Extended
UN Must Explicitly Recognise Role of Science in Combating Global Challenges, According to Nature Editor in Chief (via Springer Nature) ||| Full Text of Speech by Nature Editor in Chief
Wayne State Library System Awarded $11,535 Grant to Preserve Rare Michigan Maps (via WSU)
Wikipedia Image/Caption Matching Challenge and a Huge Release of Image Data For Research! (via Diff)
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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.