NLM and AAHSL to co-sponsor leadership fellows program for future academic health sciences library directors - June 11, 2013
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced the 2013-2014 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored with the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health… Read More
IMLS, WebJunction convening examines CE for library professionals - June 7, 2013
The Institute of Museum and Library Services and OCLC's WebJunction recently hosted a convening of fifteen library continuing education influencers in Arlington, Virginia, including representatives of state libraries, library associations, non-profit providers of library continuing education, and schools of library and information… Read More
Association of Research Libraries calls for participation in 2013 ClimateQUAL survey - June 5, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting participation in the 2013 ClimateQUAL survey. The online survey collects information about library staff perceptions of the organisation's commitment to the principles of diversity; staff perceptions of organisational policies and procedures; and staff attitudes. The survey addresses such… Read More
Swets to offer complimentary white papers and published articles at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago - June 5, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that it will offer complimentary white papers and published articles that cover some of the industry's hottest trends including Library ROI, Usage Statistics, Altmetrics, COUNTER, Serials, Social Research Collaboration and more at the forthcoming ALA Conference. The conference, scheduled… Read More
OCLC Research and Jisc to co-sponsor first European MOOCs and Libraries conference - June 3, 2013
Library information provider OCLC Research and Jisc are co-sponsoring MOOCs and Libraries: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, a one-day event hosted by the Open University Library. The event, scheduled for July 12, will be held at the Pullman Hotel in Central London. The… Read More
IEEE Standards Association symposium on EDA interoperability launched - May 31, 2013
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced the launch of the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Symposium on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Interoperability. The event - scheduled to take place October 24, 2013, in Silicon Valley - is intended to help members of the electronics/semiconductor design and verification… Read More
Industry experts discuss how digital rights management and brand protection impacts standards industry at Techstreet’s bi-annual forum - May 30, 2013
Techstreet, part of the Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters, recently presented the bi-annual Standards Publishers Innovation Forum (SPIF). Leaders from the standards publishing industry gathered May 16th in Alexandria, VA for the spring forum, Protecting Your IP Assets: Detection, Prevention and Remediation… Read More
Jisc annual conference scheduled for March 2014 - May 29, 2013
Jisc has announced that its annual conference will be held at the ICC in Birmingham on March 11-12, 2014. After a two-year break the conference is taking a new guise as the Jisc Digital Festival. The event will again bring together expertise and knowledge to… Read More
Scope to participate at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing - May 23, 2013
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced that Rich Kobel, Associate Vice President of Business Development at Scope, will moderate a session titled "Enhancing Discoverability of Book Content" at the Annual Meeting of the Society… Read More
Bowker uPublishU sessions to assist aspiring authors connect with audiences - May 17, 2013
ProQuest affiliate Bowker will be an industry sponsor at uPublishU at BookExpo America (BEA), the acclaimed conference for self-publishers. The company will host three sessions entitled 'Get To Know Your Key Audience & Where To Reach Them,' 'Making Your Metadata Rock,' and 'Understanding How to Distribute… Read More
