ConTech 2019 – Speaker insights now online - July 8, 2019
ConTech.Live has released the ConTech 2019 speaker insights. The up to date programme is now online, complete with session details including what the speakers believe you will take away from the event. Attendees will, for example, understand how machine-learning techniques can be… Read More
NISO publishes Recommended Practice on Improved Access to Institutionally-Provided Information Resources - July 3, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a new Recommended Practice on Improved Access to Institutionally-Provided Information Resources. This NISO Recommended Practice provides recommendations for using federated identity as an access model and improving the federated authentication user experience, arising from the Resource Access for… Read More
ALCTS Publishing releases first guide in new monographs series - July 3, 2019
ALCTS Publishing has announced the release of the first title in its new Sudden Position Guide series. Edited by Jeremy Myntti, the Sudden Position Guide to Cataloging and Metadata is geared toward librarians who have been given cataloging and metadata responsibilities without formal training, those who… Read More
NISO, NFAIS merger finalised - July 2, 2019
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) have announced that efforts to merge the two organisations have been successfully completed. The fully-integrated entity consists of more than 250 libraries, government agencies, associations, and content… Read More
ALPSP partners with Cadmore Media to offer enhanced video recordings of its annual conference - July 2, 2019
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has announced a three-year, media partnership agreement with Cadmore Media, which will help make the association’s post-event videos more engaging, accessible and searchable. Working primarily on the flagship Annual Conference and Awards,… Read More
Academies call for a sustainable European data governance approach - July 1, 2019
ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, and the Royal Society have jointly published a discussion paper on Flourishing in a data-enabled society (PDF). Based on the outcomes of discussions during an ALLEA/Royal Society conference in November 2018, the… Read More
