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January/February 2016
Table of Contents

 

Summary

In Print

Point to Point

Calls for Participation

Goings On

Deadline Reminders

 

C L I P S   A N D   P O I N T E R S

January/February 2016

 

In Print

  • Future Libraries: Workshops Summary and Emerging Insights, Arup University, July 2015.

    "This report explores some of the key trends shaping the future of public, academic and corporate libraries. It outlines the implications on future design, operation and user experience; and suggests what we may expect to see, feel and do in the library of the future."

  • Office of Scholarly Communication Scope, Organizational Placement, and Planning in Ten Research Libraries, by Deanna Marcum, Roger C. Schonfeld, Sarah Thomas, Ithaka S+R, November 18, 2015.

    From the Introduction: "The phrase 'scholarly communication' appears often in the description of library roles and responsibilities, but the function is still new enough that it takes different forms in different institutions. There is no common understanding of where it fits into the library's organizational structure. This landscape review of offices of scholarly communication grows out of research originally conducted by Ithaka S+R for the Harvard Library."

  • Deep Shift: Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact, Global Agenda Council on the Future of Software & Society, Copyright World Economic Forum, 2015.

    From the Introduction: "This report is the first of its kind – one aimed at trying to capture some of the deep shifts occurring in society as a result of software and services, and to encourage everyone to think about the impact of these changes on our society and how to prepare for the changes ahead."

  • Report on Berlin 12 Open Access Conference, prepared by Kathleen Shearer, Association of Research Libraries Partnership Consultant, Association of Research Libraries, December 18, 2015.

    "On December 8 and 9, 2015, representatives from several regions (Asia, Europe, and North America) 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 organizer and host of the invitation-only Berlin 12 Open Access Conference. The rationale for the initiative is based on an analysis undertaken by Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL), which found that a flip to open access would be possible at no financial risk – maybe even at lower overall costs to the system."

  • Personal Digital Archiving, by Gabriela Redwine, DPC Technology Watch Report 15-01, December 2015.

    "This free peer-reviewed report is aimed at individuals who are concerned about how best to manage and preserve their own personal digital archives, as well as professionals who advise people on how to select and best preserve such digital content."

  • Preserving and Emulating Digital Art Objects, by Oya Y. Rieger; Tim Murray; Madeleine Casad; Desiree Alexander; Dianne Dietrich; Jason Kovari; Liz Muller; and Michelle Paolillo, White Paper Report Submitted to the National Endowment for the Humanities, November 2015.

    Abstract: "In 2013, Cornell University Library received a research and development grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to design a framework for preserving access to digital art objects. The Preservation and Access Frameworks for Digital Art Objects project (PAFDAO) was undertaken in collaboration with Cornell University's Society for the Humanities and the Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, a collection of media artworks housed in the Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. This collection of complex interactive born-digital artworks is used by students, faculty, and artists from various disciplines."

  • What Role do Librarians Play in Support of Technological Innovation?, by IGI Global, November 5, 2015.

    "Library Technology Innovation Survey Results: The survey findings reveal that supporting technology-related projects is a very high priority for librarians, however, they find it difficult due to lack of staff and resources to keep their institution up to date on technology innovation goals. These issues are causing libraries to fall behind with current technology research and support."

  • Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, Fall 2015.

    "Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship publishes substantive content of interest to science and technology librarians. It serves as a vehicle for sci-tech librarians to share successful initiatives and innovative ideas, and to publish peer-reviewed or board-accepted papers, including case studies, practical applications, theoretical essays, web/bibliographies, and research papers relevant to the functions and operations of science and technology libraries in all settings. Through its columns ISTL also publishes reviews, opinions, and best practices."

  • DOI News, International DOI Foundation, December 2015.

    "The DOI is a system for interoperably identifying and exchanging intellectual property in the digital environment. The International DOI Foundation, a non-profit organization, manages development, policy and licensing of the DOI system to registration agencies and technology providers and advises on usage and development of related services and technologies."

  • PERICLES FP7 newsletter, PERICLES Project, November 2015, and December 2015.

    "PERICLES is a four-year Project (2013-2017) funded by the European Union which aims to address the challenge of ensuring that digital content remains accessible in an environment that is subject to continual change."

Point to Point

  • Publicly Available Resources, Neil Beagrie, Charles Beagrie Ltd., announced November 2015

    "This page provides links to and short descriptions for some of the publicly available resources produced on the Charles Beagrie Ltd web site. Areas described include Cost/Benefit, Impact, Technology Watch, Digital Preservation Policies and Strategies. Conference presentations, and other digital preservation resources."

  • Data Designed for Discovery, slides from a presentation by Roy Tennant, OCLC Research.

    "In this presentation, Senior Program Officer Roy Tennant explores the reasons behind the adoption of linked data for libraries; library initiatives intended to demonstrate the benefits of linked data and; and the applicability of library focused standards for solving the issue of library resource visibility. He also identifies how this approach will enable a rethink on the way resources are described and the potential positive impacts on library workflows."

 

Calls for Participation

  • 5th International Library and Information Professionals Summit (LIPS) 2016, 19 - 20 May 2016, New Delhi, India. Call for Papers. The submission deadline is 15 February 2016.

    "The principle objective of this event is to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and skills relevant to students, professors and Information professionals. This conference will offer an opportunity to put forward innovative plans, debate classic ideas, and promote closer cooperation among colleagues. It will solicit high quality research papers and provide an international forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to present applied and theoretical research findings."

  • Seventh International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences, 26 June - 1 July 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Call for Applications. The application deadline is 15 February 2016.

    "The expense-paid program will benefit advanced scholars from Canadian, European, Japanese and U.S. institutions who use HPC to conduct research. Interested students should apply by February 15, 2016. Meals and housing will be covered for the selected participants, also travel from outside Europe. Applications from graduate students and postdocs in all science and engineering fields are welcome. Preference will be given to applicants with parallel programming experience, and a research plan that will benefit from the utilization of high performance computing systems."

  • 2016 Universal Technology Management Conference (UTMC), 26 - 28 May 2016, Bemidji, Minnesota, USA. Call for Papers. The submission deadline is 15 February 2016.

    "A sample of topics for invited papers include (see web site for full list):

    • Information and Data Management
    • Information Content Security
    • Data Management in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks
    • Information Management
    • Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
    • Web Services Security
    • Quality of Service, Scalability and Performance
    • Information Security and Cryptography
    • Computer Security
    • Data Mining
    • Distributed and Parallel Applications
    • Wireless Communications
    • Cloud Computing
    • Access Control
    • Network Security
    • Multimedia Computing
    • Information Retrieval
    • Natural Language Processing "

  • 11th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends - ICSOFT-PT 2016, 24 - 26 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for regular papers is 16 February 2016; workshop proposals is 26 February 2016; special session proposals is 8 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of ICSOFT - since 2013 designated as the International Joint conference on Software Technologies - is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners working in areas that are either related to new software paradigm trends or to mainstream software engineering and applications."

  • 11th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications - ICSOFT-EA 2016, 24 - 26 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for regular papers is 16 February 2016; workshop proposals is 26 February 2016; special session proposals is 8 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of the ICSOFT-EA 2016, the 11th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications, is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information technology, with a practical focus on software engineering and applications. The conference tracks are 'Enterprise Software Technologies', 'Software Engineering and Systems Security', 'Distributed Systems', and 'Software Project Management'."

  • 11th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends - ICSOFT-PT 2016, 24 - 26 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for regular papers is 16 February 2016; workshop proposals is 26 February 2016; special session proposals is 8 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of the ICSOFT-PT 2016, the 11th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends, is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information technology and software development. This edition will focus in priority on the four main paradigms that have been intensively studied during the last decade for software and system design, namely: Models, Aspects, Services and Context."

  • 6th International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - PECCS 2016, 25 - 27 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for regular papers is 16 February 2016; workshop proposals is 26 February 2016; special session proposals is 8 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of PECCS is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in both theoretical advances and applications of Pervasive and embedded computing and communication. PECCS is composed of two co-located conferences, each specialized in at least one of the aforementioned main knowledge areas:"

  • International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing - PEC 2016, 25 - 27 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for regular papers is 16 February 2016; workshop proposals is 26 February 2016; special session proposals is 8 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "PEC is part of PECCS, the 6th International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems. The main topic areas for papers are:

    1. Pervasive Computing
    2. Mobiie and Ubiquitous Computing
    3. Parallel and Distributed Systems
    4. Embedded Systems Design
    5. Embedded Systems and Components"

  • 13th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - ICETE 2016, 26 - 28 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 19 February 2016; regular papers is 1 March 2016; special session proposals is 1 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "ICETE 2016 is a joint conference aimed at bringing together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information and communication technologies, including data communication networking, e-business, optical communication systems, security and cryptography, signal processing and multimedia applications, and wireless networks and information systems."

  • 13th International Conference on Security and Cryptography - SECRYPT 2016, 26 - 28 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 19 February 2016; regular papers is 1 March 2016; special session proposals is 1 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "SECRYPT is an annual international conference covering research in information and communication security....The conference seeks submissions from academia, industry, and government presenting novel research on all theoretical and practical aspects of data protection, privacy, security, and cryptography."

  • 13th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems - WINSYS 2016, 26 - 28 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 19 February 2016; regular papers is 1 March 2016; special session proposals is 1 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of WINSYS 2016, the International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems, is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information systems and applications in the context of wireless networks and mobile technologies."

  • 13th International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications - SIGMAP 2016, 26 - 28 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 19 February 2016; regular papers is 1 March 2016; special session proposals is 1 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of SIGMAP 2016, the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications, is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on information systems and applications in the context of Signal Processing, including theory and practice in the field of telecommunications, image, video, audio, biometrics, etc., and Multimedia Applications related to representation, storage, authentication and communication of multimedia information."

  • 13th International Conference on e-Business - ICE-B 2016, 26 - 28 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 19 February 2016; regular papers is 1 March 2016; special session proposals is 1 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The International Conference on e-Business, ICE-B 2016, aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners who are interested in e-Business technology and its current applications. The mentioned technology relates not only to more low-level technological issues, such as technology platforms and web services, but also to some higher-level issues, such as context awareness and enterprise models, and also the peculiarities of different possible applications of such technology. These are all areas of theoretical and practical importance within the broad scope of e-Business, whose growing importance can be seen from the increasing interest of the IT research community."

  • 7th International Conference on Data Communication Networking - DCNET 2016, 26 - 28 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 19 February 2016; regular papers is 1 March 2016; special session proposals is 1 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of DCNET 2016 is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested on communication networking between computer systems or other digital devices. Computer networking is a combination of knowledge related to the areas of telecommunications, computer science, information technology and/or computer engineering. Data communication networks rely heavily upon the theoretical and practical application of these scientific and engineering disciplines. DCNET encompasses a diversity of aspects, from network architecture and protocols, to network management, monitoring and control, performance analysis, sensor nets, services over networks, LANs and WANS, to higher education in the data communication field."

  • TPDL 2016 - International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, 5 - 9 September 2016, Hannover, Germany. Call for Papers. The submission deadline deadline for panels, workshops, tutorials is 23 February 2016; for full and short papers, posters and demonstrations the deadline is 15 March 2016.

    "The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) constitutes a leading scientific forum on digital libraries that brings together researchers, developers, content providers and users in the field of digital libraries."

  • 24th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization: UMAP 2016, 13 - 17 July 2016, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Call for Papers. The submission deadline is 23 February 2016.

    "UMAP is the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users, to groups of users, and that collect, represent, and model user information."

  • 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - ICINCO 2016, 29 - 31 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 26 February 2016; regular papers is 8 March 2016; special session proposals is 8 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to Control, Automation and Robotics. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering Intelligent Control Systems, Optimization, Robotics, Automation, Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modelling and Control, and Industrial Engineering, Production and Management. Informatics applications are pervasive in many areas of Control, Automation and Robotics; This conference intends to emphasize this connection."

  • 6th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - SIMULTECH 2016, 29 - 31 July 2016, Lisbon, Portugal. Call for Participation. The submission deadline for workshop proposals is 26 February 2016; regular papers is 8 March 2016; special session proposals is 8 March; and Tutorials, Demos and Panels is 31 March 2016.

    "The purpose of the 6th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH) is to bring together researchers, engineers, applied mathematicians and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of system simulation. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering on one side domain independent methodologies and technologies and on the other side practical work developed in specific application areas."

  • 15th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2016), 17 - 21 October 2016, Kobe, Japan. Call for Workshop Proposals and Tutorial Proposals. The submission deadline for Workshop Proposals is 10 March 2016, and the submission deadline for Tutorials Proposals is 15 March 2016.

    "ISWC is the premier venue for presenting innovative systems and research results related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data, attracting yearly a large number of high quality submissions and participants from both, industry and academia. ISWC brings together researchers from different areas, such as artificial intelligence, databases, natural language processing, information systems, human computer interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate, develop and use novel methods and technologies for accessing, interpreting and using information on the Web in a more effective way."

  • 11th European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning, 13 - 16 September 2016, Lyon, France. Call for Papers. The submission deadline for abstracts (mandatory) is 14 March 2016.

    "The European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL) engages researchers, practitioners, educational developers, entrepreneurs and policy makers to address current challenges and advances in the field. This year's theme of 'Adaptive and Adaptable Learning' highlights developments in adaptive learning systems that are starting to realise the vision of education matched to the needs and interests of each learner. Effective technology enhanced learning must also be adaptable – resilient, flexible, and sustainable despite rapidly changing needs, technologies, contexts and policies."

  • 19th International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue: TSD 2016, 12 - 16 September 2016, Brno, Czech Republic. Call for Papers. The submission deadline for abstracts is 15 March 2016.

    "The TSD series evolved as a prime forum for interaction between researchers in both spoken and written language processing from all over the world. Proceedings of TSD form a book published by Springer-Verlag in their Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series."

 

Goings On

  • NISO Virtual Conference: Using Open Source in Your Institution, 17 February 2016, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time).

    "During this virtual conference, the variety of decision points regarding an open sources investment to ensure a successful implementation will be explored. The session will cover investments necessary both at a staffing, technology resources, as well as legal issues to consider. Integration issues, collaboration and support networks that can either hinder or propel a project's realization will be covered. Case studies of open source successes and disappointments will also be covered."

  • 2nd International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - ICISSP 2016, 19 - 21 February 2016, Rome, Italy.

    "The International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy aims at creating a meeting point for researchers and practitioners that address security and privacy challenges that concern information systems, especially in organizations, including not only technological issues but also social issues."

  • 4th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - MODELSWARD 2016, 19 - 21 February 2016, Rome, Italy.

    "The purpose of the International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2016, is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in using models and model driven engineering techniques for Software Development."

  • 7th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms - BIOINFORMATICS 2016, 21 - 23 February 2016, Rome, Italy.

    "The purpose of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of computational systems and information technologies to the field of molecular biology, including for example the use of statistics and algorithms to understanding biological processes and systems, with a focus on new developments in genome bioinformatics and computational biology."

  • 9th International Conference on Health Informatics- HEALTHINF 2016, 21 - 23 February 2016, Rome, Italy.

    "The purpose of the International Conference on Health Informatics is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general and to the specialized support to persons with special needs in particular. Databases, networking, graphical interfaces, intelligent decision support systems and specialized programming languages are just a few of the technologies currently used in medical informatics."

  • NFAIS Annual Conference 2016, 21 - 23 February 2016, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

    "Today, we know that scholarly output is changing, reflecting increased emphasis on collaborative work, global networks and inter-operability, and the synthesis of vast amounts of data beyond the published text....In the digital age, data is forming the foundation of new knowledge. It's the global force accelerating opportunities and opening new frontiers. Research communities across all disciplines capture, preserve and assess data to advance investigations and enable important discoveries. As a result, funders now demand that data be managed and curated as a key aspect of the research process, and future investigations and discoveries will rely on the data being collected today."

  • NISO Training Thursday: GitHub - How to Use it to Greatest Effect , 25 February 2016, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time).

    "GitHub is a repository primarily for open source software. It has become an important central resource for many open source projects. Understanding how to use it, what can be done with it, and how the community uses the service to share resources is an important fundamental skill for those wanting to implement an open source solution. This session will introduce participants to the GitHub service and describe its key features. This introduction will provide a foundation for future work with open source tools and software."

  • 11th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - VISAPP 2016, 27 - 29 February 2016, Rome, Italy.

    "The International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications aims at becoming a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners on the area of computer vision application systems. Five simultaneous tracks will be held, covering all different aspects related to computer vision: Image Formation and Preprocessing; Image and Video Analysis and Understanding; Motion, Tracking and Stereo Vision; and Applications and Services."

  • 11th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - GRAPP 2016, 27 - 29 February 2016, Rome, Italy.

    "The International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications aims at becoming a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners in Computer Graphics. The conference will be structured along five main tracks, covering different aspects related to Computer Graphics, from Modelling to Rendering, including Animation, Interactive Environments and Social Agents In Computer Graphics."

  • RDA Seventh Plenary Meeting, 1 - 3 March 2016, Tokyo, Japan.

    "The Research Data Alliance holds its plenary meeting every six months in a different region around the world. These three-day working meetings bring together a unique community of data scientists, librarians, computer and domain scientists, policy makers and strategists to meet and discuss concrete actions and plans."

  • Digital Book World, 7 - 9 March 2016, New York, New York, USA.

    "The Digital Book World Conference + Expo is the premier event for publishers and content providers of all sizes and business models who plan to thrive in publishing's digital transformation."

  • Code4Lib 2016, 7 - 10 March 2016, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

    "[This is] an annual gathering of technologists from around the world, who largely work for and with libraries, archives, and museums and have a commitment to open technologies."

  • Computers in Libraries 2016, 8 - 10 March 2016, Washington, DC, USA.

    "Many organizations have innovation labs, incubating spaces, and ways to stimulate imagination and support research. The theme of this conference, Library Labs: Research, Innovation, & Imagination, aims to do the following:

    • Highlight library research that translates into useful strategies and practices for libraries.
    • Share new and exciting projects from information industry labs.
    • Feature innovative services and libraries.
    • Stretch our imagination with possible areas for further library research and testing."

  • 7th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2016, 8 - 11 March 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA.

    "The purpose of the Organizing Committee of the International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2016 is to bring together scholars and professionals from the three fields, Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, in order to promote and foster inter-disciplinary communication and interactions among them; in order to make possible the intellectual humus required for inter-disciplinary synergies, inter-domain cross-fertilization and the production of creative analogies. Consequently, formal disciplinary oriented breakout sessions will be complemented with interdisciplinary presentations and informal conversational sessions."

  • 2016 Joint VRA/ARLIS Conference, 8 - 12 March 2016, Seattle, Washington, USA.

    "The ARLIS/NA + VRA Joint Conference provides myriad opportunities to meet and reconnect with colleagues from around the world, learn about innovative projects and practices, engage in discussion about current trends and issues of most concern to our profession, and explore the easily accessible attractions found in this world-class city."

  • International conference on Big Data & Knowledge Discovery, 9 - 11 March 2016, Bangalore, India.

    "Research intensive fields of study as also scientific practices are contributing to immense amount of data worldwide. Technological advances make it possible to instantly produce, capture, describe and exploit data online. Diversified approaches to research add to the possibility of diverse applications, different distributions, versions and interpretation of data. Library and Information Science professionals are required to cope up with this situation and handle data in terms of data collection, description, curation and involve in all other aspects of the data cycle."

  • NISO Two-Part Webinar: Privacy, Part 1: What Data is Being Collected and By Whom? 16 March 2016, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time).

    "This two-part webinar series will provide the community with a deeper understanding of the privacy implications of the services they are contracting for. Part one of this series will cover what types of data is being collected about user behavior. Understanding what can and is being collected, for what purpose, and with whom these data are shared is a critical first component of being able to exert privacy controls on behalf of patrons. This session will discuss the technical side of data collection of personal information by providers. Some of this data collection is acknowledged by the user, such as for the purpose of personal information management, while others is processed without the awareness of users, or potentially even the library."

  • First International Workshop on Recent Trends in News Information Retrieval (NewsIR'16), 20 March 2016, Padua, Italy.

    "Information Retrieval (IR) applied to news has been a popular research area for decades but it would be a mistake to assume that news search has been 'solved'. Not only can algorithms still be improved but also there are serious gaps in the state of the art that need to be addressed. In this workshop, we will stimulate discussion around new and powerful uses of IR applied to news sources."

  • NISO Two-Part Webinar: Privacy, Part 2: Understanding Privacy Policies, 23 March 2016, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time).

    "This two-part webinar series will provide the community with a deeper understanding of the privacy implications of the services they are contracting for. This second part of the series will cover the privacy policies that govern engagement with user services. Some of these policies are dense and full of legal terminology, which few have the time or expertise to comprehend fully. During this session, presenters will break down key components of privacy policies and describe the ramifications of agreeing to these policy terms. This session will provide an overview of privacy policy terminology, and a grounding of some of the relevant legal underpinnings of these policies."

 

Deadline Reminders

  • DPLAfest 2016, 14 - 15 April 2016, Washington, DC, USA. Call for Session Proposals. The submission deadline is 22 January 2016.

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