Library Assessment Conference 2014 Proceedings now available online - February 22, 2016
The Proceedings of the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment are now available on the conference website. The fifth biennial Library Assessment Conference, held in Seattle, Washington, brought together 600 participants from 47 US states, 8 Canadian provinces, and 14 countries outside… Read More
New SSP survey to better understand challenges and needs of early career individuals in the scholarly communication field - February 19, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing seeks to better understand the challenges and needs of early career individuals in the scholarly communication field. Early career professionals (with ten years or less of experience in the industry) are invited to participate in this study by completing a brief… Read More
DuraSpace Hot Topics Community Webinar Series to explore efforts to link SHARE and VIVO - February 19, 2016
The DuraSpace Hot Topics Community Webinar Series is offering three free webinars exploring the effort to link SHARE and VIVO together to provide a more complete picture of current scholarship and its impact. As scholarship continues to become more collaborative and… Read More
Registration now open for Planning a Digital Scholarship Center: A CNI-ARL Workshop - February 18, 2016
General registration is now open for 'Planning a Digital Scholarship Center: A CNI-ARL Workshop,' to be held May 17–18, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. An increasing number of institutions are planning programs and spaces they call digital scholarship centers, scholars' labs, research commons, or similar names.… Read More
Information prices will outstrip information management budget growth in 2016, says new Outsell report - February 17, 2016
Research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc. has announced publication of a new report, 2016 Information Pricing Study. Outsell's research indicates that planned price increases by content vendors will outstrip flat buyer budgets, leaving information managers with tough decisions, and content sellers with a battle for market… Read More
Blackboard partners with Skytap to offer cloud-based virtual training labs - February 16, 2016
Education technology company Blackboard Inc. has announced a partnership with Skytap to provide cloud-based, on-demand virtual training labs via the company's flagship learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Learn™. The integration, known as Virtual Training Labs powered by Skytap, enables education professionals to reach more learners through… Read More
