The United States Patent and Trademark Office named the Top Ten Universities receiving patents in 2003.
The University of California tops the list with 439 patents with the California Institute of Technology following at 139.
Ami
Laundry’s Done – how the web is helping students do a little laundry
One thing that college students put up with on Sundays in addition to unfinished assignments is dirty laundry. You carry your laundry down to the machines only to discover that they are all taken. Say you are lucky to get a washer and forget to go back and put them in the dryer. Well, while you are picking up your wet laundry from the floor, think about this technology. It could be for you.
Now, can this work for photocopiers?
Harvard and MIT post changes in Elsevier holdings
On February 5th, The Harvard Gazette reported that it is reducing its Elsevier titles from “131 titles to about 35.” Similarly, MIT Libraries posted a notice in January that they were changing their Elsevier and Wiley contracts.
On February 5th, The Harvard Gazette reported that it is reducing its Elsevier titles from “131 titles to about 35.” Similarly, MIT Libraries posted a notice in January that they were changing their Elsevier and Wiley contracts.Both of these articles emphasise issues of corporate control (specifically bundling) of scholarly publishing in addition to the institutional choices each made based on their individual university budgetary concerns, space, and duplication issues.
Sharing is a good thing
Two towns=one library. According to the Boston Globe, the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library is the only shared public library in Massachusetts. So far, so good. Residents of both towns enjoy a larger facility, more books, and a place to hold meetings–600 last year!
Recent Comments