Explore data management, innovation, publishing and more with spring 2014 ACRL e-learning - February 10, 2014
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a wide variety of online learning opportunities in spring 2014 to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. ACRL online courses provide asynchronous, multi-week content with weekly readings and assignments. Online courses scheduled for… Read More
Jisc announces programme and headline speakers for Digital Festival - February 10, 2014
Jisc has announced the programme, including four headline speakers, for its upcoming Digital Festival on March 11 – 12, 2014. Keynote speakers for the 2014 Digital Festival include Sugata Mitra, TED winner and pioneer behind the Hole in the Wall project; Diana Oblinger, the CEO… Read More
Registration for OCLC Research Library Partnership meeting now open - February 3, 2014
Library information provider OCLC Research has announced that registration is now open for the OCLC Research Library Partnership meeting, scheduled for June 10-12, 2014 in Amsterdam. Exclusively for OCLC Research Library Partners, Libraries & Research: Supporting Change/Changing Support will take place at the DoubleTree by… Read More
ARL hosts MLIS Students in Leadership Symposium at ALA Midwinter Meeting - February 3, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) hosted its 10th Annual Leadership Symposium for master of library and information science (MLIS) students participating in ARL diversity recruitment programs during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 23–26. The ARL Leadership Symposium curriculum focuses… Read More
Swets Scholarship Competition: Entries are open to win a place at the 2014 UKSG Conference - February 3, 2014
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that entries are open to win a full registration at the 2014 UKSG Conference and Exhibition – a prize worth over £800. The UKSG conference is an important annual gathering for all involved in the scholarly information industry.… Read More
ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses 2014 open for registration - January 31, 2014
Registration is now open for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at several ARL member libraries in 2014. Registration for these courses are open to all librarians and archivists. ARL… Read More
Registrations for 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference still open - January 29, 2014
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), US, has announced that registrations are now being accepted for the 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference, Giving Voice to Content: Re-envisioning the Business of Information. The event is scheduled for February 23 - 25, 2014, at the Hyatt at… Read More
CONTEC Brasil to focus on interactive learning and innovative teaching methods - January 17, 2014
The Frankfurt Book Fair, scheduled for October 8-12, 2014, will expand its activities in Brazil in 2014 to include the CONTEC Brasil conference series, which will take place in various states throughout the country. The first conference will be held on February 18, 2014 in Sesc… Read More
ALCTS/bepress Digital Commons Midwinter Symposium to focus on public access to federally funded research - January 16, 2014
“Here There Be Dragons: Public Access to Federally Funded Research,” a Midwinter Symposium co-presented by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and bepress Digital Commons offers a unique opportunity to explore the complex issues surrounding the collection, organisation, delivery and preservation of federally… Read More
SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 deadlines for proposals, early-bird registration extended - January 16, 2014
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has extended the deadline for proposals for the SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 Innovation Fair, as well as the deadline to register for the meeting at early-bird rates. Both deadlines have been changed to January 17. The meeting… Read More
