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Direct to the Complete List of 2011 Winners Previous Winners The Technology Fast 500 EMEA pre-eminent technology awards programme is a ranking of Europe, the Middle East and Africa’s fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage revenue growth over five years. The Technology Fast 500 is sponsored by Deloitte.
Industry Roundup: News from EBSCO, Gale, OCLC, Serial Solutions, & Credo Reference
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|Here’s a roundup of headlines from four information companies: 1. EBSCO Publishing Enhances German-Language Search 2. Gale unveils all new Times Digital Archive and announces The Sunday Times Digital Archive 3. OCLC and IZUM to investigate partnership to develop library information systems in the Western Balkans 4. Serials Solutions Summon Service Continues to Expand Content […]
From the C-SPAN Web Site: Book TV will be LIVE streaming the 62nd annual National Book Awards from New York City on Wednesday, November 16 at www.booktv.org. Our coverage begins with red carpet interviews of the non-fiction finalists followed by the entire awards ceremony. The event is hosted by John Lithgow at Cipriani in New […]
U.S. History: A New Digital Collection from Duke U. Libraries Looks at Life in the Jim Crow South
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Resources
|From the Duke University Libraries Announcement: One hundred oral histories of life in the Jim Crow South, complete with transcripts, have been digitized and made available on the Duke University Libraries website and iTunes U, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store. From 1993 to 1995, dozens of graduate students at Duke and other schools […]
Elsevier Announces Winners of Semantic Web Challenge
Awards, Data Files, Elsevier, News, Patrons and Users, Video Recordings
|From Elsevier: Elsevier today announced the winners of the Semantic Web Challenge. Participants in the Challenge applied semantic web techniques in building online end-user applications that integrate, combine and deduce information needed to assist users in performing tasks. The Challenge took place at the International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2011) in Bonn, Germany, from October […]
Gates Foundation: Vietnam’s Public Libraries Offer Improved Access to Information and Technology
Awards, Funding, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Reports
|From the Gates Foundation Web Site: On November 11, 2011, Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) launches an expanded project focused on the “Improvement of computer usage and public Internet access in Vietnam”, following approval by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Funded by a US$30m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the project […]
Award Winning App Concepts: Elsevier Announces Winners of Apps for Library Idea Challenge
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|Let’s end the week with more contest winners! We’ve posted award winning apps from the National Library of Medicine and from the SciVerse apps contest (links below) over the past few days and now we’ve learned about the winning app concepts from Elsevier’s Library Idea Challenge. Congrats to the winners! Following the submission period (May […]
Elsevier Announces Winners of "Apps for Science" Challenge
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|Yesterday, we posted a list of the winning apps from the National Library of Medicine Software Development Challenge. Today, word from Elsevier that they’ve announced the winners of their “Apps for Science” contest. These apps utilize and were designed to enhance Elsevier’s SciVerse platform. Congratulations to the winning developers. Direct to Winning Apps From an […]
Cool Award Winning Apps! Winners of National Library of Medicine Software Development Challenge Announced
Awards, Data Files, Libraries, National Libraries, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Productivity, Reports, Resources
|Congrats and kudos to the winners and those receiving an honorable mention. From the Official NLM Announcement: The library’s software development challenge, Show off Your Apps: Innovative Uses of NLM Information, solicited applications that used the library’s data to develop innovative ways for people to obtain and share scientific and medical information. Entrants could create […]
Update: Here’s an Audio Recording (mp3) of the October 28, 2011 Board Meeting (via SLC Public Library Web Site) Includes statement from Beth Elder. From the Salt Lake Tribune: Saying it was time to remove herself from the “hot seat,” Beth Elder resigned Friday as director of Salt Lake City’s award-winning library system. Her immediate […]