Late again -- different year

Just like in 2005, I am receiving invitations to visit booths at CLA (June 14-17) and SLA (June 11-14) on June 29. The strangest part of the OCLC invite for CLA is that it is postmarked June 24, 2006. A full 10 days after the start of the conference. Why bother?

CLA ANNOUNCES THE CANADIAN LIBRARY MONTH

The Canadian Library Association is pleased to announce that October has been established for the Canadian Library Month! The idea for a month dedicated to library and information services in Canada was developed by provincial and territorial library partners from across the country to help raise public awareness of the valuable role that libraries play in local communities. Canadian Library Month will be launched October 3, 2006 and will celebrate the theme "Libraries: the world at your fingertips"

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Research into nanotechnology

Researchers are working on a project that could see two million books stored in an area the size of a postage stamp.

Leicester University scientists are co-ordinating an international project involving information storage on nanoparticles.

The EU-funded Nanospin project aims to manufacture and study the behaviour of magnetic nanoparticles.

Chris Binns, professor of nanoscience in the department of physics and astronomy at Leicester University, said: "Nanotechnology appears to hold the key to developments in a wide range of technologies, including materials science, information technology and healthcare."

(Leicester Mercury Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)

Grand Ideas Pay Off for Xerox Canadian R&D Centre -- Xerox Research Centre of Canada achieves 1,000th patent

MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 26, 2006 – The Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) today announced it has been awarded its 1,000th U.S. patent, surpassing a key milestone in the facility’s 30+ year record of innovation responsible for piquing the interest of, amongst others, the Canadian federal and provincial governments and global research community.

With only 120 scientists, XRCC has generated approximately 160 potentially commercial technology ideas every year in the past several years, working at breakneck speed to pursue almost four novel scientific ideas per week. This has resulted in 40-60 patents on average per year.

“Achieving our 1,000th patent is testament to the innovative prowess and productivity of XRCC people,” says Hadi Mahabadi, Xerox vice president and director of the Centre. “It emphasizes that building a research facility in a location rich with creative talent, a diversity of cultures and knowledge, and a multi-disciplinary scientific focus is a recipe for innovation success.”

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