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American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Recognizes ASCSA / News / The American School of Classical
www.ascsa.edu.gr | Feb 7, 2012
The Director of ASCSA, Jack Davis, received a special award from the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening, January 30, 2012 at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel in Athens. ASCSA was recognized for its profile of excellence in the field of education in Greece through the

EBook Buzz: University Presses and Ebooks: A New Horizon
infotoday.com | Feb 1, 2012
EBook Buzz, ONLINE’s newest column, will discuss and debate the advances of ebooks in libraries and scholarly publishing. This inaugural column explores the transformation to ebooks by university presses.

University of Delaware Library joins OCLC WorldShare community [OCLC]
www.oclc.org | Jan 18, 2012
University of Delaware Library joins OCLC WorldShare community

History of African Amercians in Lafayette Told Through Photographs | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Jan 17, 2012
History of African Amercians in Lafayette Told Through Photographs. Local author Sherry T. Broussard pens new book on Southwest Louisiana - PR11774463

Elsevier
www.elsevier.com | Jan 12, 2012
Amsterdam, January 12, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products services, the Scaliger Institute Leiden University Libraries announced today founding three year fellowship program to enable international rare books scholars study 16th -18th

Information Literacy Weblog: Articles from SCONUL Focus
information-literacy.blogspot.com | Jan 5, 2012
Information Literacy Weblog We bring you news and reports about information literacy around the world Monday, December 05, 2011 Articles from SCONUL Focus SCONUL Focus (no. 52, 2011) is full text online, and as usual contains numerous short articles. These include: - 'If the library is the heart of

Top Posts of 2011 - An Aside to Authors and Publishers: CreateSpace Expands Distribution Through
www.publetariat.com | Dec 28, 2011
Stephen Windwalker on the announcement that Createspace has partnered with Ingram to provide expanded distribution channels for Createspace books.

Sac City College librarian reflects on winning national honor - Sacramento Living - Sacramento Food
www.sacbee.com | Dec 26, 2011
It's always gratifying when conscientious work is recognized in a big way, especially when the person being honored toils out of the public eye.

Library and Kaust in Digital Partnership - News Releases (Library of Congress)
www.loc.gov | Dec 16, 2011
The Library of Congress and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) today announced a partnership in the history of science in the Arab and Islamic worlds. The Library and KAUST will jointly convene an international advisory committee of leading scholars and curators to map

Rare Book News.com
www.rarebooknews.com | Dec 16, 2011
" A set of rankings out this week from Flavorwire ranks the Beinecke the most beautiful college library in America and the second most beautiful in the world, after only the General Library at the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal. " ...