MORE 'AWARDS' POSTS
Award Winning App Concepts: Elsevier Announces Winners of Apps for Library Idea Challenge
Awards, Elsevier, Libraries, National Libraries, Patrons and Users, Resources
|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
Awards, Data Files, Elsevier, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News, Productivity, Resources
|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 […]
"Building arXiv’s Self-Sustaining Future", Simons Foundation Awards arXiv $60,000 Planning Grant
Academic Libraries, Awards, Funding, Libraries, Open Access, Publishing
|From the Cornell University Library: Thanks to a generous award from the Simons Foundation, Cornell University Library will take a major step toward building a permanent governance model for arXiv, the free scientific repository that has revolutionized the way scientists share information. The Simons Foundation, which is based in New York City, has provided a […]
UPDATE: “Amazon Profit Plunges; Shares Tumble” (via Bloomberg) From Amazon.com’s Q3 2011 Earnings News Release: Amazon.com, Inc. today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2011. Operating cash flow increased 19% to $3.11 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $2.62billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2010. Free […]
From an IMLS News Release: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has selected five libraries and five museums to receive the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries for extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions. Recipients must demonstrate innovative […]
Yet another new service (this one is low cost) from the award winning, essential, and wonderful (yes, we like it a LOT) C-SPAN Video Library. From the Video Library Blog: The C-SPAN Video Library is now offering MP3 audio files of all programs that are for sale. These files are 99 cents per program and […]
Cornell University: Library Digitization Projects Span Multiple Millennia (From 17th C. Japanese Woodblocks to Hip Hop)
Academic Libraries, Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Interviews, Libraries, News
|From the Cornell Chronicle: Cornell University Library and the College of Arts and Sciences have awarded six new grants to create new digital content of enduring value. Treasures ranging from Bronx-born hip-hop posters to ancient Greek and Roman coins will hit the Web in the near future as part of the Grants Program for Digital […]
From a Bookshare Announcement: Bookshare a global leader in copyrighted, digital accessible books for people with print disabilities, is dramatically overachieving its five year collection and member targets at the close of its fourth year of funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Benetech, the parent nonprofit for Bookshare, […]