Frankfurt Book Fair unveils SPARKS initiative - August 6, 2010
The Frankfurt Book Fair, a subsidiary of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association, has announced the launch of the Frankfurt SPARKS initiative. From October 6-10, the Frankfurt Book Fair will host exhibition formats, conferences and events on the future of the media and the creative industries.… Read More
MarkLogic Government Summit scheduled for November 17 - August 6, 2010
Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced that it will host the MarkLogic Government Summit, scheduled for November 17, 2010, at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, VA. This complimentary one-day seminar will showcase a diverse line-up from across the government technology ecosystem, including… Read More
Global Leaders Institute to host Digital Publishing Asia Pacific 2010 summit in China - July 27, 2010
Business events organiser Global Leaders Institute, China, will host the Digital Publishing Asia Pacific 2010 (DPAP2010) event. The two-day executive summit, scheduled for November 16th and 17th in Beijing, China, will examine the hot-button issues facing the digital publishing industry and explore partnering opportunities in the… Read More
Singapore’s research-performing organisations host 2010 World Conference on Research Integrity - July 23, 2010
Singapore's leading research-performing organisations Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Management University (SMU) and A* STAR are hosting the World Conference on Research Integrity 2010, with support from Singapore's Ministry of Education and the Singapore Tourism Board. More than 350 senior… Read More
ARL webcast on scenario planning for research libraries now available as archive - July 22, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released an archive of the webcast, 'Envisioning the Future of Research Libraries: ARL's Scenario Development Project', which was held on July 19, 2010. The webcast was intended to interest staff and administrators involved with research library planning, as well… Read More
MarkLogic webinar to discuss what state governments can do to boost public access to healthcare information - July 22, 2010
Information infrastructure software provider Mark Logic Corporation, US, has announced that it will host a webinar to explore what state governments can do to increase public access to healthcare information before new federal guidelines go into effect in 2011. John Dodd, fellow, Enterprise Architecture and Health… Read More
Open Educational Resources programme seeks to drive UK content revolution - July 20, 2010
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that the International Open Educational Resources (OER) Symposium will be held in London on July 23, 2010. Speaking ahead of the OER symposium, Brian Lamb from the University of British Columbia has urged higher education to show… Read More
Registration for fifth webinar in the ARL-ACRL ISC series to close on July 21 - July 20, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that registration for the fifth webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series, Strengthening Programs through Collaboration, will close on July 21, 2010. The webinar, 'Transitioning from… Read More
Web 2.0 Summit adds new speakers to 2010 lineup - July 16, 2010
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb, co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo and Web 2.0 Summit, have released six new additions to the lineup at this year's Web 2.0 Summit. The Web 2.0 Summit brings together a powerful assembly of senior executives and entrepreneurial innovators, as well… Read More
Nominations for 2011 Service Quality Evaluation Academy called for - July 16, 2010
The 2011 Service Quality Evaluation Academy, co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), is now accepting participant nominations, with a deadline of December 15, 2010. The event is scheduled for March 14-18, 2011, in Toronto, Canada. The… Read More
