January 13, 2012

Philanthropist Group Gives Holiday Gift To Qns. Library

Times Newsweekly

Christmas was especially merry for the Queens Borough Public Library (QBPL) as it received a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York designed to soften the impact of previous...
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June 23, 2011

Johannesburg’s new R56m library ready in November

A new R56m state-of-the-art municipal library in Johannesburg will be completed this month, according to a report in the New Age. However, users will still have to wait a few more months as the new...
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September 15, 2010

New Program Offers Masters to University Librarians and Library Information Services Faculty in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, announced the launch of a Masters program in Information Technology for university librarians in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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June 18, 2010

World Digital Library Welcomes New Participants in Sub-Saharan Africa, former Soviet Republics/Eurasia

Washington, D.C., June 21, 2010--Under a $2 million grant awarded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Library of Congress has completed the first stages of a three-year effort to enable cultural...
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June 17, 2010

African Researchers, Others to Get Free Access to Journals Published in Africa

Johannesburg and New York, June 18, 2010—A full-text, digital archive of journal articles published in Africa is now available at www.ajarchive.org.  The African Journal Archive will make...
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February 13, 2010

African University Leaders Gather to Discuss Next Generation of Educators

Johannesburg, South Africa, February 13, 2010—Carnegie Corporation of New York convened a roundtable meeting here with leaders of African institutions of higher education to discuss the foundation’s...
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December 22, 2009

Carnegie Corporation Commits $30 Million to Higher Education in sub-Saharan Africa

African Loft

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December 20, 2009

A Boost For Higher Education in Africa

New Times Africa

South Africa, Ghana and Uganda stand to benefit from a US$30 million assistance over the next three years in a bid to strengthen higher education in Africa. The Carnegie Corporation of New York will...
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December 20, 2009

New Higher Education Directions for Carnegie

University World News

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that it will commit US$30 million over the next three years to a new higher education in Africa strategy that will prioritise strengthening the next...
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December 3, 2009

Carnegie Corporation Of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award Winners Announced

Librarians in our nation's 123,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of Americans every day. Today, 10 librarians are recognized for service to their communities, schools and...
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