The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced that online registration for the Managing Data for Science ICSTI 2009 Conference will close on June 3, 2009, at 23:59 EST. Registration will however be available onsite. The ICSTI 2009 conference will be held from June 9-10, 2009, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For registration and more information, visit www.icsti2009.org.
The conference will address how sharing research data is essential for effective collaboration and examine how researchers, librarians and publishers can work together to create structures for managing and communicating scientific data. Speakers include 14 data management experts from Europe, US and Canada. Conference attendees will be able to learn how digital libraries and e-publishers can accelerate scientific discovery; understand how your organisation can benefit from emerging eScience strategies; and network with sponsors and colleagues from research, government, publishing, information and library communities.
As Canada's national science library and leader in promoting and supporting national collaborative research data initiatives, NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) is organising the conference.
The UK's JISC has announced that researchers, librarians, publishers and policy makers will be gathering in Gloucestershire on June 30 and July 1 to discuss the issues they face in creating, delivering and sustaining digitised content.
As JISC's digitisation programme enters a new phase of enhancing previously unseen and difficult to access materials, experts from across libraries, museums and the private sector will look into future opportunities and challenges at the event. Over 17 collections are already available due to JISC funding, and another 25 projects are digitising new content for research and teaching to be made available from September 2009. This is seen to make now the ideal time to stage the conference.
The conference is looking to share the challenges facing education and information professionals in managing information on the Internet when the speed of technology is changing rapidly.
There are many issues surrounding digitisation and access of information through the web, whether that be representing fragile materials in digital form or the complexities of licence agreements, copyright and ownership of works. The conference will explore these topics and bring together experts from various spheres to share best practice.
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has chosen Confirmit Horizons, a multi-mode platform for customer/employee feedback and market research, as its end-to-end customer feedback solution.
Confirmit Horizons will enable NPG to survey its readers and deploy reader panels for its flagship weekly scientific journal, Nature, and for its scholarly website, www.nature.com. It will enable NPG to better understand what its readers and users most value and to use this feedback to enhance the structure and content of Nature and nature.com on an ongoing basis.
NPG's decision to invest in Confirmit was based on the need to simplify and automate its customer feedback programme. Confirmit Horizons will also enable the publisher to offer co-branded online surveys to its advertising customers, providing an alternative method of reaching NPG's highly sought -after niche readership.
DeepDyve, a US-based provider of research engine for the deep web, has released a trio of free tools that allows websites to incorporate powerful search capabilities for a more compelling user experience. These tools complement the company's recently announced suite of publisher tools which utilise DeepDyve's search technology to make publisher content more findable from anywhere on the web.
DeepDyve's new tools enable websites and bloggers to quickly and easily display related articles and search results directly within their sites and blog posts. Visitors can now discover new, authoritative information seamlessly as they read and browse through websites that utilise DeepDyve's technology. These tools can be implemented by copying/pasting a few lines of code into the site, or by installing a WordPress plug-in.
The More Like This Content API tool automatically displays results from DeepDyve that are similar to the information displayed on the current page. It is designed for use by any website that would like to include a 'related articles' functionality, regardless of whether their content has been indexed by DeepDyve. A Content Highlight Widget enables websites to integrate search with their users' normal reading and browsing behaviour. DeepDyve's WordPress plug-in allows bloggers using this platform to automatically include links to 'related articles' directly in their blogs. The plug-in utilises DeepDyve's 'More Like This' technology to use the text of the blog as a query and return relevant search results.
As users have become more accustomed to searching for information online, it is now becoming clear that search behaviour is evolving. A recent Hitwise report found that queries of eight words or more had grown from less than 1 percent of queries in 2004, to nearly 4 percent of queries by February 2009. This increase suggests that users are not only growing more proficient in their use of search, but they are forced to write longer queries to find what they want, given the volume of data that is returned. In April 2009, DeepDyve unveiled a suite of tools designed specifically for the publishing community. The products are designed to first make the publisher's content more discoverable in search engines. From there, other tools are available to increase the engagement at the publisher's site by allowing users to quickly find related articles based on what they are viewing.
DeepDyve is demonstrating its publisher tools and free widgets at booth #230 at the ongoing Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting in Baltimore.
STM and business publisher Inderscience, Switzerland, recently published the first issues of four new titles. The new titles are: International Journal of Computational Intelligence Studies; International Journal of Critical Accounting; International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Drives; and International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology.
Edited by Prof. Claudio Turchetti of the Universitą Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, International Journal of Computational Intelligence Studies focuses on experimental, theoretical and application aspects of computational intelligence. Particular emphasis is given to latest techniques in the fields of image processing, pattern recognition, and signal processing in general. A free download of the papers from this issue is available online at http://www.inderscience.com/sample.php?id=279.
Edited by Prof. Aida Sy, Manhattan College, New York, and Prof. Tony Tinker, Baruch College at the City University of New York, International Journal of Critical Accounting is concerned with theoretical and empirical aspects of critical accounting and related issues and is intended for academia and the professional accounting community. Papers examine emerging trends in critical accounting and fast-changing concerns faced by corporations, government and regulators from a comprehensive range of areas. A free download of the papers from this first issue is available online at http://www.inderscience.com/sample.php?id=328.
International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Drives presents state-of-the-art research work in the area of industrial electronics, power converters and drives with an emphasis on those investigations which have significant potential for industrial applications. Edited by Dr. Chandan Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the journal highlights new topologies and control methodologies and reports on the limitations faced by existing industrial drives and converter units. A free download of the papers from this first issue is available online at http://www.inderscience.com/sample.php?id=316.
International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology covers technical, economic, policy and commercial aspects of all types of renewable energy. The journal is edited by Dr. Ahmed F. Zobaa, University of Exeter, UK. A free download of the papers from this first issue is available online at http://www.inderscience.com/sample.php?id=317.
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that NBD Biblion has selected the Company's Primo discovery and delivery solution, and the Aleph integrated library system. Reaching five million citizens of the Netherlands, NBD Biblion offers products and services to hundreds of public libraries in the Netherlands, including central IT services, a national distribution service, and a central online catalogue of over 600,000 titles.
Primo is claimed to be a one-stop solution for the discovery and delivery of local and remote resources, such as books, journal articles and digital objects. The solution's Deep Search technology, a component of the Ex Libris strategic commitment to provide quality discovery for all research-library resources, enables library data from all sources to be seamlessly integrated.
Aleph provides academic, research, and national libraries with the efficient, user-friendly tools and workflow support they need to meet the increasing requirements of the industry. Customisable components accommodate the requirements of institutions of all types and sizes, from single-branch libraries to the largest of consortia. Installed in scores of countries worldwide, Aleph offers full Unicode support, which enables both public and staff users to interface with the system in their preferred language.
Ex Libris is a leading provider of automation solutions for academic, national, and research libraries. Ex Libris maintains an impressive customer base consisting of thousands of sites in more than 70 countries on six continents. Dedicated to developing creative solutions in close collaboration with customers, Ex Libris enables libraries to maximise productivity and efficiency. By empowering users to discover and obtain the information they need, libraries ensure their position as the bridge to knowledge.
HighWire Press, a division of the Stanford University Libraries, has announced a marked increase in the growth of its books programme. Over 30 new titles have been launched online so far this year and hundreds more are scheduled through 2009 and early 2010.
For many years, HighWire has developed and hosted non-journal content, such as books, reference works, databases, continuing education and conference proceedings sites. According to the company, the quantity of books and reference works going live or planning to launch with HighWire has increased in recent years as publishers are seeking greater integration between journals and other online content. Recent book and reference work sites launched on HighWire include Oxford Medical Handbooks, published by Oxford University Press; Handbook of Practice Management, published by The Royal Society of Medicine Press; CSH Symposia on Quantitative Biology, published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; The Lyell Collection, Special Publications, published by the Geological Society of London; and The Carlyle Letters Online, an historical correspondence site, published by Duke University Press.
In addition to over 100 books, reference works, and other non-journal content sites, HighWire hosts the definitive editions of over 1,200 full text journals in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities. It also hosts cross-content products for niche markets that combine content from many different sources.
In addition to a rich feature set, HighWire's long-standing focus on discoverability and flexible content display options has served the new book and reference work sites well. Work with the library community is seen to ensure that this content fits well into library information systems and catalogues to make it easy for patrons to find and use the resources.
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Chris Dillon has joined Elsevier Health Sciences as Managing Director for the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) group. Dillon will assume responsibility for all CDS operations and strategy, including product development, marketing and sales. He will provide overall vision to further the CDS mission to help healthcare organisations improve outcomes, streamline workflow and enhance care.
CDS is Elsevier Health Sciences' point-of-care, payer, provider and eLearning business unit, offering solutions for every member of the healthcare team, from providers (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals and educators) to administrators in finance and operations. Working with feedback from customers, Dillon will help the CDS business unit to refine Elsevier's knowledge solutions - from drug information and interactive task guidance to care planning and process improvement.
Dillon brings more than 30 years of experience in marketing, management and sales of healthcare products and services to Elsevier's CDS unit. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Misys Healthcare Systems, a leading physician practice EMR provider, where he implemented 'go-to-market' strategies. He also served as the Vice President/General Manager of McKesson's specialty business, which provides physicians with distribution, technology and clinical and educational solutions.
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