The DCMI Annual Conference and two days of pre-con tutorials about semantic metadata are scheduled to take place in Kuching, Malaysia from 3 through 7 September 2012. Karen Coyle and Dan Bickley are two of the invited speakers at the conference. Coyle will present a tutorial titled, “Metadata for the Semantic Web” and will also [...]
All Media and Materials from DPLA West Event Now Available Online
Filed by on June 11, 2012
The two day event took place on April 26, 2012 (workstream meetings at SFPL) and public plenary April 27, 2012 (at Internet Archive). All materials are linked on the DPLA Blog. What’s Available: Meetings Notes Steering Committee Meeting Notes Video (Also Available on YouTube) Graphics Podcast Interviews Photos Direct to Complete Blog Post/Links to Materials
Now Available: Slide Presentations From the 160th ARL Membership Meeting
Filed by on May 10, 2012
The 160th ARL Membership Meeting took place in Chicago last week. Slides online today, audio for some sessions coming soon. Direct to Program and Slides Slides From the Following Sessions are Available Code of Best Practices in Fair Use (Session Not Recorded) A View from Campus: The E-Science Institute Post-Capstone (Session Not Recorded) Digital Preservation Network [...]
Now Available: Video of 9th Columbia University Libraries Symposium
Filed by on April 6, 2012
Videos from the symposium were made available online a couple of days ago. “New Models of Academic Collaboration” was the title of the event that took place on March 23, 2012. From the Columbia U. Calendar Description Promo: Research Libraries are discovering the value of collaboration among and within institutions. As these collaborative models evolve, [...]
Nature Publishing Group Releases Expanded Global Scientific Events Calendar (Free)
Filed by on February 1, 2012
Direct to Interactive Calendar From NPG: Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has launched an expanded online calendar of global scientific events. The calendar provides users with a new way to search for science events, which can also be personalized and synced to a personal online or mobile calendar. The calendar provides users with an innovative way [...]
Just Released: Personal Digital Archiving 2012 Preliminary Schedule
Filed by on January 7, 2012
Now Available: Recordings of Sessions From ARL-CNI Fall Forum
Filed by on December 15, 2011
Direct to Audio and Slides Audio recordings of several sessions are now available along with the slide decks that were already online. The Association of Research Libraries Membership Meeting took place in Washington, DC on October 13–14, 2011 and was titled, “21st-Century Collections and the Urgency of Collaborative Action.” Here’s a list of the sessions [...]
School Librarians: Mobile Apps/Website for AASL11 Conference Now Available
Filed by on October 10, 2011
Boopsie has released native apps (free) for iOS, Android, and Blackberry along with a mobile web site with information and networking tools for the upcoming American Association of School Librarians (AASL11) Conference in Minneapolis. The app includes: A Conference Scheduler Exhibits Manager Alerts, Social Media, and Local Info Learn More, Download Apps, Visit Mobile Web [...]
NFAIS One Day Workshop on Discovery Services Scheduled For September 30th
Filed by on August 29, 2011
NFAIS One Day Workshop on Discovery Services Date: Friday, September 30, 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA (A Virtual Workshop Will Also Be Available) Discount: Both onsite and virtual registrations are available at a discount until September 16th. Recent years have witnessed the emergence of new information channels know as “discovery services.” Broadly defined as a link [...]
