ARL and CNI to co-host forum on ‘Achieving Strategic Change in Research Libraries’ - September 2, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) are co-hosting a forum on 'Achieving Strategic Change in Research Libraries', immediately following the ARL Membership Meeting. This forum, scheduled for October 14-15, 2010, in Washington DC, will explore the strategic questions that… Read More
Mendeley, Nature Network and British Library to co-host Science Online London 2010 - September 1, 2010
Media technology startup Mendeley, UK, together with Nature Network and the British Library will host Science Online London 2010. The event is scheduled for September 3-4, 2010, at the British Library. The third annual conference is expected to bring together scientists, bloggers,… Read More
Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson to keynote MarkLogic Digital Publishing Summit 2010 - August 31, 2010
Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced that Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, will keynote MarkLogic's Digital Publishing Summit in New York. The MarkLogic Digital Publishing Summit is scheduled for October 28, 2010, at The Plaza Hotel in New York. Anderson recently… Read More
OCLC Research webinar to focus on role of data analysis in library collection management - August 30, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that it will host a free webinar titled 'Managing Collections in the Networked Environment: New Analytic Approaches', on September 9, 2010, at 2 p.m. EDT. Program Officer Constance Malpas and a panel of young library leaders will present… Read More
OCLC Research to host Global Books Webinar on September 16 - August 25, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that it will host the Global Books Webinar on September 16, 2010, at 12 pm EDT. Post-Doctoral researcher Timothy J. Dickey will present an overview of an OCLC Research data mining project that looks at WorldCat data to… Read More
Pearson Education’s Kathy Hurley to keynote SSP IN 2010 conference - August 24, 2010
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), a nonprofit organisation formed to promote and advance communication among the scholarly publishing community, has announced Kathy Hurley as the keynote speaker for the IN 2010 Conference, scheduled for September 21-23, 2010. Hurley is Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships Pearson… Read More
Accelrys’ scientific business intelligence platform on display at the ACS fall conference - August 23, 2010
Scientific informatics software and services company Accelrys, Inc., US, has announced that it is showcasing its leading scientific business intelligence platform, Pipeline Pilot, at the ongoing ACS Fall 2010 Conference being held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The company is also displaying its Materials… Read More
Chris Palma from Google Books to keynote RSuite User Conference - August 20, 2010
Content solutions and services provider Really Strategies, Inc., US, has announced the keynote speaker for the 2010 RSuite User Conference, scheduled for October 20, 2010, at the Hub Cira Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chris Palma, strategic partner development manager for Google, will… Read More
Registrations for sixth webinar in the ARL-ACRL ISC series now open - August 20, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that registration is now open for the sixth webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series, Strengthening Programs through Collaboration. The webinar, ‘Broader Library Involvement in Building… Read More
EBSCO to sponsor 30th Annual Charleston Conference - August 19, 2010
Content technology and consultative services provider EBSCO is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for a librarian to attend the 30th Annual Charleston Conference on November 3-6, 2010 in Charleston, SC, for the second year. To be considered for the scholarship, applicants are required to submit a short… Read More