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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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W3C Meeting Prepares for the Future of the Web
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) hosted its annual Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee (TPAC) Meeting for 550 web technology experts Sept. 19-23 in Lisbon, Portugal. They discussed the challenges and opportunities surrounding the future of the web.
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Thomson Reuters Predicts 2016 Nobel Prize Winners
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The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters released its 2016 list of Citation Laureates prior to the announcement of Nobel Prize winners, which begins on Oct. 3.
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Funds for Learning Provides Information on the E-rate Program
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Funds for Learning, a consulting and support services firm for E-rate program participants, published the "2016 E-rate Trends Report." Composed of funding data and information from a nationwide survey, it is designed to help policymakers, administrators, and other stakeholders "shape the future of the program."
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Springer Nature Peer Reviewers Will Help Provide Safe Water
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Springer Nature's Environmental Earth Sciences journal started an initiative to help people in developing countries access clean drinking water. For every peer review completed for a paper in this journal in 2017, Springer Nature will donate one household water filter on the reviewers' behalf to the Filter of Hope.
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EBSCO Gives Libraries More Control Over Their Websites
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EBSCO Information Services and Stacks, Inc. announced the release of Stacks, a web content management system for libraries. EBSCO is an exclusive reseller of this platform, which allows libraries to change the look and feel of their websites.
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A Big To-Do List for the New Librarian of Congress
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by Corilee Christou
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Carla Hayden began her 10-year term as the 14th Librarian of Congress on Sept. 14, when she was sworn in during a well-attended ceremony at the Library of Congress' (LC) Thomas Jefferson Building. ... Hayden steps into the position of director of the world's largest library, with a collection of more than 160 million works, a staff of 3,200, a budget of more than $620 million--and a historically mandated mission to serve Congress. On what should Hayden focus as she attempts to bring the LC into the 21st century?
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