NFAIS to host webinar on usage of linked data - October 5, 2012
The US' National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will hold a 90 minute webinar on October 25, 2012 to provide an overview of how linked data can be used to the benefit of the entire information community - content providers, librarians, and users. Bradley Allen,… Read More
SAE International to host symposium on Augmented/Virtual Reality Technologies - October 5, 2012
Engineers and technical experts association SAE International will host a new symposium – the 'SAE 2012 Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Technologies Symposium' – that focuses on the technical, economic and implementation aspects of AR and VR. This is the first event of its kind to… Read More
BioMed Central to present Challenges in Malaria Research: Progress towards elimination conference - October 2, 2012
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that it will present its second malaria conference, ‘Challenges in Malaria Research: Progress towards elimination' at the University of Basel, Switzerland from October 10-12, 2012. The publisher will present the conference in conjunction with its journals Malaria Journal… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center hosts first annual UnCamp - October 1, 2012
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) recently hosted its first annual HTRC UnCamp at Indiana University in Bloomington. The two-day event featured visionary speakers mixed with boot-camp activities and hands-on sessions with HTRC infrastructure and tools. It also fostered the growth of a diverse and inclusive scholarly… Read More
Association of Research Libraries releases free recording of MINES for Libraries Webcast - September 28, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries has released a free recording of the MINES for Libraries Webcast, held on September 18, 2012. The webcast provides potential and current participants with vital information about the MINES (Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services) for Libraries service, an online,… Read More
WK Health announces enhancements to Sentri7 - September 27, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that several new enhancements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based, enterprise-wide electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients. The Sentri7 Pharmacy Module now features integration with Lexicomp drug information to… Read More
ALA to join Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference as partner - September 27, 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that it will join the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference again as a partner. During the event, projected as a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries and celebration of innovation, ALA staff and members will… Read More
‘Clinical Innovation’ to host CMIO Leadership Forum on evidence-based medicine - September 25, 2012
The journal Clinical Innovation + Technology has announced that it is hosting its annual CMIO Leadership Forum, sponsored by Elsevier ClinicalKey, on October 3-5, 2012, at the Trump Hotel Chicago. This year's focus is on "Transforming Healthcare Through Evidence-based Medicine." The forum features Farzad Mostashari, MD,… Read More
SPARC and World Bank announce speakers for Open Access Week 2012 webcast - September 25, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank have announced the speakers for their co-sponsored kick-off event for Open Access Week 2012. The event will be held October 22, from 4pm - 5:30pm, at the World Bank in Washington, DC. The… Read More
Library of Congress to host ICSTI 2012 Annual Conference - September 24, 2012
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced that it will hold its 2012 Annual Conference & Exhibition on October 15-16, 2012 in Washington DC. The event, hosted by the Library of Congress, will follow the ICSTI membership General Assembly meetings taking place… Read More
