National Institute of Informatics in Japan and COAR to co-organise meeting of the Asian OA Community in Tokyo - January 25, 2016
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan and COAR are co-organising a meeting of the Asian OA Community in Tokyo, Japan on March 4th, 2016 in conjunction with the Research Data Alliance meeting. The aim of this meeting is to… Read More
ICSTI 2016 Annual Members’ Meeting & Workshops scheduled for February 20 - January 22, 2016
The ICSTI 2016 Annual Members' Meeting & Workshops meeting will be held on February 20 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Philadelphia, and will immediately precede the NFAIS 2016 Annual Conference, which follows on February 21-23 at Hyatt at the Bellevue also in Philadelphia. The overall Event… Read More
Allen Press’ annual seminar to explore changes in the scholarly publishing ecosystem - January 21, 2016
Allen Press, Inc. will present its annual Emerging Trends in Scholarly Publishing™ Seminar titled Sea Change: Challenges and Opportunities in the Publishing Ecosystem on April 21, 2016, at the Embassy Suites DC Convention Center in Washington DC. The Seminar has been held in Washington, DC, since… Read More
2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits — thousands of attendees address the many ways libraries transform - January 13, 2016
11,716 librarians, library workers and supporters, including 3,622 exhibitors, shared the latest library-related trends, updates, innovations, products, titles and services at the 2016 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits in Boston, Jan. 8-12. Lively conversations, productive problem-solving and networking took place throughout the Boston Convention… Read More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing to continue its Librarian Focus Group sessions at the American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC - January 8, 2016
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) continues its Librarian Focus Group sessions with "Provoking thoughts: The End of Libraries and Publishers as We Know It". This will be a panel session held in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2016 at the American Geophysical Union. The day-long… Read More
Harvard’s Jonathan Zittrain to lead panel on creativity, innovation and transformation at ALA Midwinter Meeting - December 30, 2015
Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder, director, and faculty chair, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, will be a featured speaker, along with American Library Association (ALA) President Sari Feldman and other ALA leadership, in a discussion on how library professionals can further emphasise the critical… Read More
Berlin 12 conference focuses on proposal to flip subscription journals to open access - December 21, 2015
Representatives from several regions (Asia, Europe, and North America) recently met in Berlin, Germany, to discuss a proposal to flip subscription-based journals to open access models. The initiative is being led by the Max Planck Society, the organiser and host of the invitation-only Berlin 12 Open Access Conference. The rationale… Read More
National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 call for presentation proposals deadline extended to December 15, 2015 - December 8, 2015
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on the UCLA campus August 10–13, 2016. The NDLC ’16 Program Committee has extended the deadline for presentation… Read More
Elsevier features latest diagnostic imaging textbooks and decision support tools at RSNA 2015 - November 30, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier will feature latest diagnostic imaging textbooks and decision support tools, as well as prominent radiology and diagnostic imaging authors and experts at the ongoing Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015 Annual Meeting, November 29 - December 4, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.… Read More
The NFAIS 2016 Annual Conference scheduled for February 21-23, 2016, experts on data and data management to deliver keynote addresses - November 19, 2015
Three leading, global thinkers in the fields of data, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) will deliver the slate of keynote addresses at the National Federation of Advanced Information Service's (NFAISTM) 58th Annual Conference, February 21-23, 2016 at Philadelphia's Hyatt Regency at the Bellevue. The NFAIS… Read More
