Former NASA astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison said Minnesota needs to develop a “science literate society” to ensure its economic competitiveness in the future at The Minneapolis Foundation’s Minnesota Meeting on Wednesday, April 22. She said all students have “a world filled with ideas and possibilities before them” if they receive a balanced education that includes [...]
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks” report to their offering.
This special report examines closely the management and productivity practices of more than 85 academic libraries in the United States and Canada; the data focuses particularly on productivity and staff measurement and the impact of new technologies.
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AT&T Inc. announced a contribution of $10,000 to the Toronto Public Library’s Leading to Reading program. The donation will allow for the literacy program to continue during the summer months at the St. James Town location — a high priority neighbourhood in Toronto that is a priority focus for the Toronto Public Library.
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John Hancock Life Insurance Company (John Hancock) is reinforcing its commitment to helping producers meet new long-term care insurance (LTCI) training requirements through an affiliation with the ClearCert Clearinghouse. John Hancock began validating courses through ClearCert earlier in the year and effective January 1, 2009 will only accept training courses approved through the clearinghouse.
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Frontier Communications Corporation, the nation’s second largest rural local communications company, announced a marketing partnership with Penn Foster, Inc., a global leader in distance education. The parties’ collaborative arrangement offers Penn Foster students and alumni throughout the U.S. discounted pricing on Frontier’s innovative Peace of Mind services. Peace of Mind includes automatic hard drive [...]