Archive for August, 2013
NAHSL Annual Meeting
Friday, August 30th, 2013Surf the waves, plan your future! The North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries (NAHSL) 2013 Annual Meeting will be held in the beautiful seaside town of Falmouth, Massachusetts at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel Sunday, October 27-Tuesday, October 29 Conference website Plenary Speakers: Ann J. Wolpert, Director of MIT Libraries and MIT Press Joanne Gard Marshall, […]
Forum on the Role of Public Libraries in Local Open Government
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013IMLS Announces Grant for National Forum on the Role of Public Libraries in Local Open Government August 28, 2013 Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today a $99,713 grant to the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany for a national forum that will lead to a better […]
New Look for Classroom in Tutor.com
Monday, August 26th, 2013Next week, Tutor.com is releasing a new HTML5 classroom interface. Although the classroom may look different, it will still have all of the same functionality as before. The new classroom will no longer require any plug-ins or downloading of external software, ensuring mobile capability across devices for streamlined and intuitive learning. User links and sessions […]
Free, Online Collections Care Courses
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013Do you need to know more about Fundraising for Collections Care, Caring for Audiovisual Materials, or Outreach Activities for Collections Care? Free, Online Collections Care Courses from Heritage Preservation on these topics are now open for registration. The three new online courses are part of the Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures—Today series. The series, launched in […]
Information Literacy Month Planned for RI
Friday, August 16th, 2013August 15 – The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is closely collaborating with School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI) to have October declared Information Literacy Month in Rhode Island for the second year in a row. A proclamation proposal has been sent to Governor Lincoln Chafee in the hope that Rhode Island will join over […]
Grants for RI Court and Legal History
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013Grants for RI Court and Legal History The Rhode Island Foundation is accepting applications for grants from the Rhode Island Supreme Court Historical Society Fund. Grants from this fund may support nonprofit organizations that wish to provide programs that preserve the history of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the Rhode Island judicial system, preserve […]
Mango adds more new languages
Thursday, August 8th, 2013Mango has added a number of languages to its offerings, including Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Hungarian, Kazakh, Malay, Malyalam, Punjabi, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Telugu, and Yiddish. Two new English courses have been added, English for Armenian speakers and English for Arabic (MSA) Speakers. Mango now offers 60 foreign languages and 17 ESL courses. Start learning a […]
Tutor back-to-school Webinar
Thursday, August 8th, 2013Tutor.com, which powers HomeworkHelpRI on AskRI, is offering its annual Back to School Promotional Webinar. Learn new, creative and unique strategies that will help build awareness of the Tutor.com Learning Suite. In addition, you can learn about the new Tutor.com promotional tools provided on their Client Resource Center. For access to the CRC, contact Shane at […]