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Posted June 26, 2017
Simmons SLIS at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 22-27, 2017 Stop by booth #4740 in the exhibit hall for info about Simmons SLIS. Alumniand students are invited to a free reception<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/simmons-college-alumni-reception-at-ala-chicago-2017-tickets-33892810308>on Saturday, June 24, 5:30 p.m. at Tapas Valencia. Simmons SLIS is alsorepresented in the following conference sessions: *Dean Eileen Abels* will co-present,…
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Posted June 23, 2017
Do you like quiet libraries? Do you do things by the book? Are you eager to give future generations a piece of your mind? Read no further. But if you’re a listener, a creative thinker, a go-getter eager to explore all that libraries can offer to make a substantive difference in the lives of Waltham’s…
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Posted June 22, 2017
Call for Chapters: Posthuman Pooh: Edward Bear after 100 Years Deadline for Submissions: August 31, 2017 Editor: Jennifer Harrison, East Stroudsburg University, PA, USA I am currently seeking chapter submissions for an edited volume celebrating the centenary in 2026 of A. A. Milne’s The World of Pooh. As classics from the “golden age” of children’s literature, Milne’s Pooh…
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Posted June 21, 2017
AROSIM 2018 is a full day workshop taking place on Friday January 26, 2018 in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Workshop website: http://www.altmetrics.ntuchess.com/AROSIM2018/ Important Dates: Submissions Due – August 25, 2017 Notification – October 24, 2017 Camera Ready Version of Papers Due – November 17, 2017 AROSIM 2018 Full Day Workshop – January 26, 2018 The main…
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Posted June 21, 2017
Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2017 – The National Information StandardsOrganization (NISO) seeks comments on a new draft Technical Report, Issues in Vocabulary Management<http://www.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/18054/TR-06-201x_Issues_in_Vocabulary_Management.pdf>.This document is one outcome from the NISO Bibliographic RoadmapDevelopment Project, which was conducted beginning in 2013 with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Bibliographic Roadmap work examined requirements for usability and adoption…
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Posted June 21, 2017
We hope you will consider applying for the slate of SIGUSE awards available for travel and research; award winners will be formally recognized at the SIGUSE symposium, to be held at the upcoming ASIST Annual Meeting in Crystal City, VA. Applications for Best Information Behavior Conference Poster Award is due AUGUST 1, 2017 and ALL…
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Posted June 21, 2017
The 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2017)November 13-15, 2017Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailandhttp://www.icadl2017.org THEME: Data, Information, and Knowledge for Digital LivesIMPORTANT DATES (ICADL)June 27, 2017 – Paper Submission Deadline (New Deadline) Full research papers (oral presentation) Short practitioner papers (poster presentation) Short work-in-progress papers (poster presentation) July 31, 2017 – Workshop Proposal DeadlineAugust 30,…
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Posted June 21, 2017
NEDCC Presents: DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital CollectionsAugust 21-23, 2017 – Seattle, Washington LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS: From digital project planning, to rights and responsibilities, to digitizing AV materials, to metadata basics, to digital storage considerations. WHO SHOULD ATTEND?The Digital Directions conference is geared toward professionals at archives, libraries, museums, historical organizations, town and…
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Posted June 21, 2017
Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is soliciting nominations for the Best Information Science Book Award. The award consists of a certificate containing the name(s) of the author(s), the title of the book, the date, and the signature of the ASIS&T President. It may also include a citation, or promotion in the Bulletin. PurposeThe…
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Posted June 21, 2017
Eighth International Workshop on Evaluating Information Access (EVIA 2017), 5 December, 2017, Tokyo, Japan, co-located with the NTCIR-13 Conference: http://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/evia2017/ SCOPE AND TOPICSWe invite submissions for the Eighth International Workshop on Evaluating Information Access (EVIA 2017) which will be held in conjunction with NTCIR 13 in Tokyo, Japan, on December 5, 2017. Information Access technologies provide the interface between…
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