Chinese librarian-publisher forum examines digital publishing - September 9, 2011
The 2011 Dialogue between Librarians and International Publishers took place in Beijing on August 29, on the occasion of the Beijing International Book Fair. The forum, under the heading 'Digital Publishing and Long-Term Preservation', was organised by the China National Publications Import & Export Corporation and the Library Society of… Read More
Web 2.0 Summit adds new speakers to 2011 lineup - September 8, 2011
Federated Media, O'Reilly Media and UBM TechWeb, co-producers of the Web 2.0 Summit, have announced new additions to the list of speakers who will take the stage at this year's event. The event is scheduled for October 17-19, 2011, at the Palace… Read More
Really Strategies to host 150 publishing executives at the 5th Annual RSuite User Conference - September 7, 2011
Content management consulting and solutions provider Really Strategies, Inc., US, has announced that it will host 150 publishing executives at the 5th Annual RSuite User Conference, scheduled for October 25, 2011 at the Chemical Heritage Conference Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The RSuite User Conference is a… Read More
Registrations for Berlin 9 Open Access Conference now open - September 7, 2011
The ninth installment in the Berlin Open Access Conference Series, which convenes leaders in the science, humanities, research, funding, and policy communities around The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, will take place at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on… Read More
MarkLogic webcast to focus on challenges and management of unstructured data - September 5, 2011
Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, will host a webcast examining the nature and scope of the unstructured data challenge. The webcast, 'Big Data 2.0: The Post-Relational Reality Sets In,' will feature Tom Wilson, president, Unisphere Research, and Edd Patterson, vice president of technical… Read More
BioMed Central to exhibit at 17th WONCA Europe Conference - September 5, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the company will be exhibiting at the 17th WONCA Europe Conference in Warsaw, Poland, scheduled for September 8-11, 2011. The theme of this year's conference is 'Family Medicine - Practice, Science and Art'. The programme includes… Read More
ACS Webinars to discuss job market trends for scientists - August 31, 2011
The American Chemical Society has announced that Harvard Chemistry Professor George M. Whitesides and Purdue Chemistry Professor Joseph S. Francisco will discuss innovation in the chemistry job market and how entrepreneurship can help scientists attain jobs as they convert new products, services, or technology into a… Read More
NFAIS to host one day workshop on discovery services - August 30, 2011
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced a one day workshop on discovery services. The event is scheduled for September 30, 2011, in Philadelphia, PA. Both onsite and virtual registrations are available at a discount until September 16, 2011. Recent years have… Read More
ACS event witnesses over 150 scientific reports on sustainability and green chemistry - August 29, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that it has begun one of the largest-ever sessions devoted to sustainability and green chemistry at the 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exhibition being held till September 1 in Denver. The event will witness 29 symposia and include… Read More
ARL-CNI Fall Forum to focus on 21st-century collections and the urgency of collaborative action - August 29, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that planning is underway for the ARL-CNI Fall Forum, '21st-Century Collections and the Urgency of Collaborative Action.' The event, scheduled for October 13-14, 2011, in Washington, DC, will immediately follow the ARL Membership Meeting. The forum will… Read More
