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Tuesday, September 9, 2003

Library and Information Science

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Universities launch Open Library Environment as Kuali Foundation Project

The Kuali Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce that a group of leading academic research libraries is partnering in the Kuali Open Library Environment (OLE) (pronounced Oh-LAY) project to develop software created specifically for the complex business management and workflow operations of academic and research libraries.   Full Story >>

Facebook for scientists: Map your expertise

Indiana University has received more than $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health to collaborate on a $12.2 million, seven-university project designed to network researchers around the country.   Full Story >>

One image, too much information: TILE grant will bring documents, knowledge together

For John Walsh, an assistant professor in Indiana University's School of Library and Information Science, a picture will soon tell so much more than a thousand words. Backed by $400,000 just awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Walsh will collaborate with peers from the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities and the Digital Humanities Observatory in Belfast, Ireland, to develop a new technical infrastructure designed for unleashing all of the knowledge connected to any one image or document, from a historic manuscript or painting to an image in a children's book or a graphic novel.   Full Story >>

Media study at IU Bloomington reveals critical preservation needs

Indiana University Bloomington holds more than 560,000 audio and video recordings and film reels, many of which are historically significant, all of which are actively deteriorating. And the window of time to save these materials is closing fast.   Full Story >>

Eight IU graduate schools and programs are ranked among the top 25 by 'U.S. News'

Eight Indiana University graduate schools and programs are ranked among the nation's top 25 by U.S. News and World Report magazine in its latest annual report, "America's Best Graduate Schools."   Full Story >>

IU's SLIS ranked seventh in nation by 'U.S. News'

Indiana University's School of Library and Information Science has been ranked among the best in the nation in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools."   Full Story >>



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