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Posted September 9, 2016
Keyword-based Access and Ranking at Scale (KARS 2017) Workshop co-located with EDBT/ICDT 2017Venice, Italy, 21 March 2017http://kars2017.dei.unipd.it/ — 1) Motivation Keyword search is the foremost approach for searching information and it has been successfully applied for retrieving non-structured documents such as text and multimedia files. Nonetheless, retrieving information from (unstructured or semi-structured) documents is intrinsically…
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Posted September 9, 2016
*Register Now for the September 27th New Jersey & Greater Princeton/Trenton Chapters Joint Meeting http://newjersey.sla.org/2016/08/22/register-now-for-the-september-27th-new-jersey-greater-princetontrenton-chapters-joint-meeting/* *When:* Tuesday, September 27, 2016; 5:30 p.m. ? 9:00 p.m*Where:* The Rutgers Faculty Club, 199 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Phone: 848-932-7139*Speaker:* Tracy Z. Maleeff*Topic:* Back to School: Social Media Skills for Research, Networking, and Professional…
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Posted September 9, 2016
It’s always important to relate to a theory/model in a research. In the workshop “Theory Development within the Information Sciences”, Professor Diane Sonnenwald from University College Dublin (the author of the book “Theory Development in the Information Sciences”), Professor Mei-Mei Wu from National Taiwan Normal University, Professor Shanju Lin Chang from National Taiwan University and…
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Posted September 9, 2016
*Digital Library Perspectives* (*DLP*) is looking for articles for a special issue on innovative uses of content management systems (CMSs)(both licensed and home-grown) for digital library content in libraries, museums, archives, and other information organizations. Articles can be of anylength, and figures and screen shots are encouraged. *DLP* is a peer-reviewed journal. Inquiries can be sent directly to the…
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Posted September 7, 2016
VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and to create lasting impact. We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for STEM students and researchers to…
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Posted September 2, 2016
http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?cat=19 Editors: Rose L. Chou and Annie Pho Literature on diversity in librarianship has mainly focused on recruitment and increasing numbers of librarians of color. This book shifts the focus beyond numbers and instead on the lived experiences of those who are underrepresented in our profession. Using intersectionality as a framework, this edited collection explores…
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Posted August 30, 2016
The FEDLINK Education Working Group is planning a library school student intern fair and speed mentoring event. Join us on Wednesday, October 19th from 12:30 to 4:30 pm, at the Library of Congress and meet other students and librarians seeking interns. This high-impact event will include: A presentation on Pathways programs by a representative from OPM –…
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Posted August 26, 2016
Registration is still open for Extending Play 3: Temporalities of Play, which will be held at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, on Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2016. Extending Play, the interdisciplinary play and game studies conference, is back, and this iteration will play with the concept of time. Extending Play…
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Posted August 26, 2016
The Central Plains Network for Digital Asset Management (CPN-DAM) <http://newprairiepress.org/cpndam/> is accepting proposals for its inaugural 2016 virtual conference, being held November 15th and 16th, 2016. This two-day virtual conference will provide the opportunity to learn from the real-world experiences of others with a focus on practical professional development in all stages of digital asset management. Anyone can submit a proposal….
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Posted August 26, 2016
The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science is actively soliciting for publication. The journal publishes research papers, scholarly opinion papers, reviews of research, brief communications, and reviews of books and other media. Papers are selected by a process of peer review, with double-blind review of each paper. The editorial policy of the journal is…
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