Society for Scholarly Publishing seeks mentors and mentees to participate in 2018 Fall Mentorship Program - July 30, 2018
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its Mentorship Program. After completion of a successful pilot and launch of the spring 2018 cohort, the SSP Career Development Committee is now seeking potential mentors and mentees to participate in… Read More
NFAIS announces call for presentations for 2018-2019 Lunch & Learn education series - July 26, 2018
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced a 'Call for Presentations' for its 2018-2019 Lunch & Learn with NFAIS virtual education series. The submissions deadline for the 2018-2019 series cycle is August 15,… Read More
Registrations now open for 2018 ARL-CNI Fall Forum - July 24, 2018
Registration is open for the 2018 Fall Forum, a one-day conference co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The theme of this year's Fall Forum is 'Innovation in Research Libraries,' with a focus on fostering an organisational culture… Read More
Registrations for 2018 Library Assessment Conference now open - July 17, 2018
Registration is now open for the 2018 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held from December 5-7, in Houston, Texas. With more than 600 registrants, this biennial gathering supports and advances the growing library assessment community through formal presentations, workshops, and informal engagement. This seventh… Read More
International Conference on Open Scholarly Communication target organisations promoting Open Scholarly Communication and Open Science, with the focus on the Social Sciences and Humanities - July 16, 2018
The International Conference on Open Scholarly Communication 'Open Scholarly Communication in Europe: Addressing the Coordination Challenge' was organised by the National Documentation Centre (EKT), May 31 - June 1, in Athens as part of the European funded project OPERAS. Distinguished speakers from Greece, Europe, North… Read More
‘My Artificial Muse’ at ConTech 2018 - July 12, 2018
ConTech 2018 has announced that Albert Barqué-Duran, Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Science & Artist, will be its first keynote speaker for 2018. 'My Artificial Muse'; How can A.I. collaborate with humans in creative and artistic processes? is a performance by Albert Barqué-Duran, Mario Klingemann and… Read More
Full program for 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing announced - July 10, 2018
The full program for the 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP), hosted by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, is now available on the conference page: https://oaspa.org/conference/coasp-2018-program/. The conference will be held at the University of Vienna from September… Read More
NIH to host full-day public workshop on using AI and ML to advance biomedical research - July 9, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are accelerating the capabilities and possibilities for a range of industries, including biomedical research and healthcare delivery. Current and potential applications of AI/ML to scientific research are anticipated to speed clinical diagnosis, treatment, and therapies. To explore these opportunities, the Read More
European Open Education Librarian Network launches - June 29, 2018
European Open Education Librarian Network convened its first meeting on June 28. Participants from Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and the UK met to discuss a number of key goals, primary among them, how libraries can partner with educators to open up more education for all in Europe.… Read More
Google to present at ConTech 2018 - June 28, 2018
Info International has announced that Alice Zimmermann, Global Product Partnerships at Google will be speaking and taking part in a panel session at ConTech 2018, taking place at Chelsea Harbour Hotel from November 29-30. Alice looks after Google Assistant partnerships in the UK, working closely with… Read More
