British Library exhibition to explore technologies, content and spaces that will transform research - July 9, 2010
The British Library has announced its forthcoming exhibition on the transformations we can expect to see in the world of research. The event 'Growing Knowledge - the Evolution of Research,' will run from October 12, 2010 to July 16, 2011. It will showcase some of the… Read More
Public and private sector leaders meet to discuss copyright in the internet economy - July 5, 2010
The Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently co-hosted a symposium to discuss the relationship between copyright policy, creativity and innovation in the Internet economy. The US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke together with leaders from… Read More
Gov 2.0 Summit 2010 to focus on strategy and networking - July 1, 2010
Business information provider UBM TechWeb, US, and O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Summit and Gov 2.0 Expo events, have released the lineup of industry influencers hitting the keynote stage for the Gov 2.0 Summit. The Summit will bring… Read More
Registrations for fifth webinar in the ARL-ACRL ISC series now open - June 30, 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, is now open. The webinar, 'Transitioning from Subscriptions to Open… Read More
BioMed Central to exhibit at ISMB 2010 - June 30, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that it will be exhibiting at the forthcoming 18th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) in Boston, July 10-13, 2010. Delegates are invited to visit booth 7 to learn more about BioMed Central journals including… Read More
ISTIC and Thomson Reuters host International University Research Summit to promote Scientometrics in China - June 28, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, and the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) jointly hosted an International University Research Evaluation Summit and Scientometrics Research Workshop in Beijing on June 25, 2010. The workshop was organised with the objective… Read More
Berkeley to host first Open Science Summit - June 24, 2010
The Network for Open Scientific Innovation, in partnership with the Berkeley Students for Free Culture chapter, with support from Creative Commons and Premiere Media Partner New Scientist, has announced the first Open Science Summit. The Summit is scheduled for July 29-31, 2010, at Berkeley. Scientists, hackers,… Read More
SPARC-ACRL to co-host panel discussion to expand access to scholarly research - June 22, 2010
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will co-host a panel discussion on the state of play for key and recent developments in the move to expand access to scholarly research - including… Read More
China to host Digital Publishing Asia Pacific 2010 summit - June 18, 2010
Business events organiser Global Leaders Institute, China, will organise the Digital Publishing Asia Pacific 2010 summit. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the digital publishing industry. Digital publishing is emerging as a new economic growth point for the country's publishing industry. Supported by key industry… Read More
Registration for 2010 Library Assessment Conference now open - June 16, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2010 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment. It is claimed to be the only conference in North America to focus solely on library assessment. The conference will be held… Read More
