LibQUAL+ opens registration for 2013 - August 30, 2012
LibQUAL+ has announced the opening of registration for 2013. With an ever-expanding community composed of libraries from over 25 countries around the world, now is the time to kick-start your assessment with the capability to benchmark with more than a million complete surveys of data. … Read More
DuraSpace/ARL/DLF E-Science Institute invites programme participants - August 29, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), US, has announced that this is the final week to register for the 2012 DuraSpace/ARL/DLF E-Science Institute programme. There are just a few openings still available for the programme, which runs from September 6 through December 13, 2012. The… Read More
SPARC and the World Bank to co-sponsor Open Access Week 2012 kick-off webcast - August 28, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank have announced they will co-sponsor the kick-off event for Open Access Week 2012 on October 22, 2012, in Washington, DC. The live event will take place at the state of the art World Bank… Read More
OCLC Research and Open Planets Foundation to conduct Preservation Health Check Workshop at iPRES2012 - August 28, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, and the Open Planets Foundation (OPF) are conducting a Preservation Health Check pilot to analyse the quality of preservation metadata created and in use by operational repository and deposit systems and evaluate the potential of such metadata for assessing digital… Read More
Cloud Connect Chicago to hold private cloud, security and big data workshops - August 28, 2012
Cloud Connect, an event produced by UBM TechWeb, has conducted an enterprise cloud adoption study in partnership with research firm Everest Group. This resulted in expanded new programme elements for Cloud Connect’s Chicago event including focused workshops on Private Cloud, Big Data and Cloud Security. … Read More
Registrations now open for ARL-ACRL Human Resources symposium - August 24, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), in collaboration with the Personnel Administrators and Staff Development Officers Discussion Group of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is hosting a Human Resources Symposium. The event is scheduled for November 15–16, 2012, in Washington, DC. Registration for… Read More
NPG and BioCentury Publications announce inaugural SciBX Summit on Innovation in Drug Discovery & Development - August 22, 2012
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and BioCentury Publications, Inc., a source of biopharma business intelligence, have announced the inaugural SciBX Summit on Innovation in Drug Discovery & Development. This unique Think Tank will be held in conjunction with EBD Group's… Read More
Registration opens for MINES for Libraries Webcast - August 22, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that online registration is now open for the 2012 MINES for Libraries Webcast, a free workshop designed to provide potential and current participants with vital information on the MINES for Libraries service, an online, transaction-based survey that collects… Read More
LWW, Amirsys to host webinar series with neuroradiologist Anne Osborn - August 21, 2012
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, in partnership with Amirsys Publishing, Inc., has announced a free webinar series that gives attendees the opportunity to meet Dr. Anne G. Osborn, one of the world's foremost neuroradiologists. The "Osborn's Brain" series, presented online… Read More
Nobel laureates to give research presentations at American Chemical Society meeting - August 20, 2012
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that five Nobel laureates have research that will be presented this week during the ACS' 244th National Meeting & Exposition. Research from the laureates' teams will be among 8,600 presentations during the event, expected to attract more than 14,000… Read More
