From jillmwo at gmail.com Wed Sep 1 20:12:16 2010 From: jillmwo at gmail.com (Jill O'Neill) Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:12:16 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Digital Publishing Summit, October 28, 2010, NYC Message-ID: Announcement from NFAIS member organization, MarkLogic *MarkLogic is ?Wired? for Digital Publishing Summit 2010 in New York* Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson Joins Top Minds in Digital Media to Share Best Practices on Mobile and Other Topics SAN CARLOS, Calif. ? August 30, 2010? MarkLogic ? Corporation, the company revolutionizing the way organizations leverage unstructured information, today announced that Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief, Wired magazine, will keynote MarkLogic?s Digital Publishing Summit in New York. Anderson recently wrote the cover story for the September issue of *Wired* magazine titled ?The Web is Dead, Long Live the Internet.? The article focuses on a new world where the world wide web is in decline and applications are less about the searching and more about the getting of information. The MarkLogic Digital Publishing Summit will be held on Oct. 28, 2010 at The Plaza Hotel in New York. For more information or to register please visit http://www.marklogic.com/dps10/. To follow the event on Twitter, the official hashtag is #MLDPS10. ?Last year?s event drew more than 300 people, and we expect another outstanding showing this year,? said Dave Kellogg, CEO, MarkLogic Corporation. ?The MarkLogic Digital Publishing Summit has a reputation for being one of the best media events in New York and we predict this year will continue that tradition. We are pleased to have Wired?s Chris Anderson on hand who recently took a hard look at where the internet is headed in his cover story ?The Web is Dead, Long Live the Internet.? The piece couldn?t be more relevant to MarkLogic and where we think the world is headed. We?ll also have other experts on hand to explore the media industry?s dynamic digital innovation and transformation and MarkLogic?s role in helping these organizations on the journey.? About the Keynote Speakers As editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and author of New York Times bestseller ?The Long Tail,? Anderson is one of the most knowledgeable, insightful, and articulate voices at the center of the new economy. Anderson is consistently the first to understand new economic directions and provide insight into the business opportunities they represent. He has also published ?Free: The Past and Future of a Radical Price,? which was originally written as an article for Wired magazine. The book has generated incredible interest, buzz, and debate in the industry. In his research-based presentations, Mr. Anderson explains why free is the future of business and how to thrive through ?freeconomics.? In addition, David Worlock, co-chair of the Outsell Leadership Programs in the U.S. and Europe, will keynote a general session on his latest observations on digital transformation. As he notes on his website, we are entering the second decade of the 21st century and ?we are past Web 2.0 and into Web 3+.? What does this mean for the publisher, the author, the consumer? What does it mean for technologists who want to seize the moment and drive innovation into their processes and products? Worlock will answer these questions and more during his session and panel at the event. Breakout Sessions - Justin Hummel, director, new product development; West Academic, a Thomson Reuters Business will present ?Content and Community: Extending the Legal Publishing Model.? - Brian Bishop, vice president of platform development, Springer will present ?Maximizing Your MarkLogic Investment: Re-using Technical Infrastructure in Product Development at Springer.? - Dennis Flanagan, chief executive officer, MBS Direct will present ?Creating and Deploying Disruptive Technology within Higher Education.? - Fernando Mesa, principal technologist, MarkLogic will present ?Enabling an Enterprise-Grade Mobile Platform with MarkLogic (in Record Time).? - Justin Makeig, senior product manager, MarkLogic and Diane Burley, media strategist, MarkLogic will present ?What's New at MarkLogic.? For more information or to register for the MarkLogic Digital Publishing Summit 2010, please visit http://www.marklogic.com/dps10/. To follow the event on Twitter, the official hashtag is #MLDPS10. About MarkLogic Corporation MarkLogic is revolutionizing the way organizations leverage information. The company?s flagship product is a purpose-built database for unstructured information. Customers in industries including media, government and financial services use MarkLogic to develop and deploy information applications at a fraction of the time and cost as compared to conventional technologies such as relational databases and search engines. MarkLogic is headquartered in Silicon Valley with field offices in Austin, Boston, Frankfurt, London, New York, and Washington DC. The company is privately held with investors Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. For more information, to download a trial version, or to read the award-winning Kellblog, written by MarkLogic CEO Dave Kellogg, go to www.marklogic.com. ### -- Jill O'Neill jillmwo at gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/jilloneill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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While the meeting has a humanities information context, the program content is applicable to all information providers and librarians (see final program at: http://www.nfais.org/page/277-2010-nfais-humanities-roundtable). The morning will begin with a look at the changing library customer. With feedback from recent research, you will learn about the status of the print monograph, the tipping point for the purchase and use of e-books, and how these trends are impacting university presses. The focus will then turn to the mobile delivery of information with a discussion on content preparation and its optimal delivery mechanism - via a mobile application or a mobile-optimized web site. This will be followed by a case study on how to successfully develop and use a blog to create an organizational online voice. The morning will close with am interesting look at usage statistics from hosted content. You will learn what current technology can (and cannot) do with regard to tracking the user's path, what hosts can share with content providers, and how usage statistics drive platform development. The afternoon will begin with a panel of humanities information providers sharing their perspective on the future of the humanities market - how user needs, expectations, and skills are changing and how technology is driving that change. This will be followed by a session on how the reading experience itself is evolving - the devices that are used, how users are reacting to those devices, and what new trends can be expected in the coming year. There will be an update on the impact of discovery services in the delivery of humanities information, and the closing keynote will discuss the future of abstracting and indexing services - what they do well, how they can expand - and how they can even thrive. The final program, directions to the meeting facility, and registration information are now available on the NFAIS Web site at: http://www.nfais.org/page/277-2010-nfais-humanities-roundtable. Register soon, as seating is limited. Registration for this one-day session, including continental breakfast, lunch and two refreshment breaks, is only $95 for NFAIS members and $115 for non-members. For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto: mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org. Founded in 1958, NFAIS is a premier membership organization of more than 80 of the world's leading producers of databases, information services, and information technology in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, and the arts and humanities. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community Bonnie Lawlor Executive Director National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004 Philadelphia, PA 19102 1-215-893-1561 Phone 1-215-893-1564 Fax blawlor at nfais.org www.nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Tue Sep 7 14:03:00 2010 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:03:00 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop Early-bird Registration Message-ID: <002701cb4eb6$e93bb5d0$bbb32170$@org> NFAIS2009Logo NFAIS Workshop on Improving the User Search Experience: Leveraging Content to Improve Discoverability and Use. Registration Discounts for Onsite or Virtual Attendance Available Through September 23rd. The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIST) is organizing a one-day meeting, Improving the User Search Experience Part II: Leveraging Content to Improve Discoverability and Use, to be held on October 13, 2010 at the Hub Cira Centre (adjacent to Amtrak's 30th street train station) in Philadelphia, PA, from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Virtual attendance is optional for those unable to travel to Philadelphia. Search engines and the Web have created the mindset that if information cannot be found easily, it simply does not exist. But how can you be sure that your content is discovered in today's world of information overload (e.g. In 2009 the digital universe grew 62% to nearly 800,000 petabytes (one petabyte equals one million gigabytes - equivalent to a stack of DVD's from the earth to the moon and back!"[1])? Can information discovery - and therefore its ultimate use - be optimized? This workshop will provide some answers for both content providers and librarians. The program will open with an overview on how content can be enhanced to in order to increase its discoverability. You will learn about the importance of content organization and structure, the effective use of taxonomies, thesauri, indexes, and metadata, and the importance of semantic tagging to create "smart" content. This will be followed by case studies on the effective use of taxonomies from Wolters Kluwer and The H.W. Wilson Company, as well as on the leveraging of metadata as demonstrated by OCLC's WorldCat Genres. After lunch the focus will turn to indexing and tagging as a method of improving information discovery, not only at the article level, but also at a much more granular level (charts, tables, etc.). And you will learn how some organizations are including multimedia and user-generated content to enhance the overall utility of their products and services. A case study on the use of automated or computer-assisted indexing will be presented as a potential tool for managing information overload. And in closing, you will learn about a new initiative for the development of best practices to ensure the discoverability and preservation of supplemental materials that are included as part of many scholarly and scientific journals. The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available at: http://www.nfais.org/page/280-improving-the-user-experience-part-ii). On-site Attendance: on or before September 23, 2010, NFAIS members pay $375 and non-members pay $425 (registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and all-day beverages). After September 23rd, NFAIS members pay $425 and non-members pay $475. Virtual Attendance: on or before September 23, 2010, NFAIS members pay $325 and non-members pay $375. After September 23rd, NFAIS members pay $375 and non-members pay $425. Reduced virtual registrations are available for groups of 3, 6 or unlimited attendees (go to the registration site for more information: http://www.nfais.org/page/280-improving-the-user-experience-part-ii). For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Supporting the Global Information Community _____ [1] Gantz, John, Reinsel, David, "The Digital Universe Decade - Are You Ready?" May 2010, Sponsored by EMC corporation (go to: http://idcdocserv.com/925). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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All of these constituents and the end users whom they serve rely on the accuracy and dependability of OpenURLs to bring information within easy reach; ideally, within two mouse clicks. But the services powered by OpenURLs can be brought low quickly by one or more errors within the citation data and/or the OpenURL encoding itself. Such errors can leave librarians mystified, resource providers puzzled, and users unhappy at a service's failure to deliver, yet they are all too common. NISO's October webinar--It's Only as Good as the Metadata: Improving OpenURL and Knowledgebase Quality-discusses several efforts in place or underway to ensure the quality of OpenURL data and the knowledgebases that OpenURL links depend on. Is anyone keeping watch over the accuracy and dependability of OpenURLs? Are resource providers and system vendors held accountable for their applications of the OpenURL standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.88)? What can librarians do to bring these problems to the attention of their suppliers? This webinar will address these and other issues of OpenURL accuracy in both theory and practice. SPEAKERS AND TOPICS: * IOTA: Improving OpenURLs Through Analytics Elizabeth Winter, Electronic Resources Coordinator, Georgia Tech Library Adam Chandler, Database Management and E- Resources Librarian, Cornell University Library will join Elizabeth during the Q&A portion of this event. * KBART: Knowledge Bases and Related Tools Sarah Pearson, E-Resources & Serials Coordinator, University of Birmingham * OpenURLs and Knowledge Base Quality: Collecting and Improving Knowledge Base Data Maria Stanton, Director of Content Operations, Serials Solutions REGISTRATION Registration is per site (defined as access for one computer). NISO and NASIG members may register at a discounted rate. A student discount is also available. Can't make it on the scheduled date or time? Registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year, which can be viewed at your convenience. For more information or to register, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2010/metadataquality/. Cynthia Hodgson NISO Technical Editor Consultant National Information Standards Organization Email: chodgson at niso.org Phone: 301-654-2512 Bonnie Lawlor Executive Director National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004 Philadelphia, PA 19102 1-215-893-1561 Phone 1-215-893-1564 Fax blawlor at nfais.org www.nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Nathalie had a prestigious and highly international career within the information community. She received a PhD in Pharmacology from the Facult? de Pharmacie de Paris in 1954. From 1961 to 1963 she worked as an abstractor and indexer of scientific literature in medical, agricultural and biological sciences for Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) while also serving as the Editor and publisher of Bulletin Signal?tique. From 1965-1977 she served as the CNRS Deputy Director and as Director of the CNRS documentation center. Nathalie left CNRS for the United Nations in 1978, working first in Geneva, Switzerland until 1981 as the Director, Inter-organization board for information systems, and then in New York, NY as Deputy Director and Director, United Nations Library (1981-86). She returned to Geneva in 1986 to serve as the Director, United Nations Library and Archives until 1988 when she was selected by the French government to establish INIST(Institut de l?Information Scientifique et Technique). Nathalie was the first Director and CEO of INIST and during her tenure from 1988 ? 1994 gave it worldwide visibility. Nathalie received several major awards in recognition of her significant contributions to the international information community. In 1989 she was awarded the Chevalier Legion of Honor by the French President. In 1992 NFAIS presented Nathalie with the Miles Conrad Award. And in 1995 the International Council of Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) awarded her a Fellowship for her long-time support. Nathalie was a strong supporter of NFAIS and a fixture at the Annual Conferences for many years. NFAIS offers its sincere condolences to her family and to her many friends and colleagues around the globe. Bonnie Lawlor Executive Director National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004 Philadelphia, PA 19102 1-215-893-1561 Phone 1-215-893-1564 Fax blawlor at nfais.org www.nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Wed Sep 15 07:37:55 2010 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:37:55 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS/CENDI Joint Meeting Message-ID: <004701cb54ca$709fd100$51df7300$@org> Registration Now Open! Mobile Computing: Delivering Content to the Research Community November 18, 2010 9:00 am - 4:30 pm A One-Day Workshop Co-sponsored by CENDI and NFAIS and hosted by NARA at the National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 Cell phones, smart phones, netbooks and other hand-held computing devices are becoming essential conduits to information by an increasingly mobile and collaborative global research community. Today's top-end smart phones are as powerful by the computational calculation speeds of their processors as were the world's fastest supercomputer of only two-decades ago. Mobile computing is not only a rapidly growing content delivery channel, but it is also shaping the future of scientific and technical communication! WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The over-arching nature of this one-day workshop will appeal to anyone involved in the delivery of content to researchers and scholars around the world, including content providers, librarians, publishers, information professionals, scientists/researchers, technologists, and educators. THE FOCUS OF THE DAY - The program will begin with an overview of the current landscape for the mobile delivery of content, including the level of adoption by content providers and users as well as the types of devices that are most popular. This will be followed by a look at the technology challenges in delivering content to mobile devices. In the afternoon, a panel of publishers will present case studies on how they delivering content to mobile devices and discuss new opportunities offered by this unique delivery channel. Next will be a look at newly developed applications to facilitate the use of mobile computing within scientific communication and workflow. The meeting will close with a discussion on open government and policies on the future of mobile computing. Among our Speakers . . . Brian O'Leary, Magellan Media Loren Frant, National Library of Medicine Randy Waddell, CAS Nathan Clevenger, ITR Group Welcome from the U.S. Archivist, David S. Ferriero REGISTRATION The registration fee for CENDI and NFAIS members is $95 and $125 for non-members. The fee includes lunch and refreshment breaks. http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/CENDI_NFAIS_1110/index.html FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS 215-893-1561 or jilloneill at nfais.org Kathryn Holloway, CENDI Secretariat 865-298-1234 or kholloway at iiaweb.com NFAIS (http://www.nfais.org) Founded in 1958, NFAIS is a premier membership organization of more than 60 of the worlds leading producers of databases, information services, and information technology in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, and the arts and humanities. CENDI (http://www.cendi.gov) CENDI, the Federal STI Managers Group, was formally created in 1985 when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by four charter U.S. government agencies (Commerce, Energy, NASA, and Defense). 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The article notes the products "provide modern web interfaces that can compete with commercial offerings such as Amazon and the BBC." A few extra additions are improved visual presentation and additional options besides those included in the local catalogue. Many of the listed product systems help to improve the search and find capabilities of library systems which in turn give users access to a larger and more detailed pool of information. "Finding a needle in a haystack" seems to have gotten a little easier for researchers. http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2010/09/15/discovery-interfaces-the-next-gener ation/ Jill O'Neill Director, Planning & Communication NFAIS (v) 215-893-1561 (email) jilloneill at nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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While the meeting has a humanities information context, the program content is applicable to all information providers and librarians (see final program at: http://www.nfais.org/page/277-2010-nfais-humanities-roundtable). The morning will begin with a look at the changing library customer. With feedback from recent research, you will learn about the status of the print monograph, the tipping point for the purchase and use of e-books, and how these trends are impacting university presses. The focus will then turn to the mobile delivery of information with a discussion on content preparation and its optimal delivery mechanism - via a mobile application or a mobile-optimized web site. This will be followed by a case study on how to successfully develop and use a blog to create an organizational online voice. The morning will close with am interesting look at usage statistics from hosted content. You will learn what current technology can (and cannot) do with regard to tracking the user's path, what hosts can share with content providers, and how usage statistics drive platform development. The afternoon will begin with a panel of humanities information providers sharing their perspective on the future of the humanities market - how user needs, expectations, and skills are changing and how technology is driving that change. This will be followed by a session on how the reading experience itself is evolving - the devices that are used, how users are reacting to those devices, and what new trends can be expected in the coming year. There will be an update on the impact of discovery services in the delivery of humanities information, and the closing keynote will discuss the future of abstracting and indexing services - what they do well, how they can expand - and how they can even thrive. The final program, directions to the meeting facility, and registration information are now available on the NFAIS Web site at: http://www.nfais.org/page/277-2010-nfais-humanities-roundtable. Register soon, as seating is limited. Registration for this one-day session, including continental breakfast, lunch and two refreshment breaks, is only $95 for NFAIS members and $115 for non-members. For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto: mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org. Founded in 1958, NFAIS is a premier membership organization of more than 80 of the world's leading producers of databases, information services, and information technology in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, and the arts and humanities. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Should be of interest to Zotero users as well as developers. Access the Webcast Here Source: Dan Cohen's Digital Humanities Blog Jill O'Neill Director, Planning & Communication NFAIS (v) 215-893-1561 (email) jilloneill at nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Tue Sep 28 14:34:55 2010 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:34:55 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Reminder: Workshop on Enhancing Content to Improve Discovery Message-ID: <024001cb5f3b$d90edc10$8b2c9430$@org> REMINDER: NFAIS Workshop on Improving the User Search Experience: Leveraging Content to Improve Discoverability and Use Scheduled for October 13th. The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIST) is organizing a one-day meeting, Improving the User Search Experience Part II: Leveraging Content to Improve Discoverability and Use, to be held on October 13, 2010 at the Hub Cira Centre (adjacent to Amtrak's 30th street train station) in Philadelphia, PA, from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Virtual attendance is optional for those unable to travel to Philadelphia. Question: In a world of information overload can information discovery - and therefore its ultimate use - be optimized? This workshop will provide some answers for both content providers and librarians. Jake Zarnegar, President, Silver Chair Information Systems, will open the meeting with an overview on how content can be enhanced to in order to increase its discoverability. You will learn about the importance of content organization and structure, the effective use of taxonomies, thesauri, indexes, and metadata, and the importance of semantic tagging to create "smart" content. This will be followed by case studies on the effective use of taxonomies from Wolters Kluwer and The H.W. Wilson Company, as well as on the leveraging of metadata as demonstrated by OCLC's WorldCat Genres. After lunch the speakers from CSA and Thomson Reuters Healthcare & Science will discuss indexing and tagging as a method of improving information discovery, not only at the article level, but also at a much more granular level (charts, tables, etc.). And you will learn from representatives of the New England Journal of Medicine and Science how they are including multimedia and user-generated content to enhance the overall utility of their products and services. IEEE will present a case study on the use of automated or computer-assisted indexing will be presented as a potential tool for managing information overload. And in closing, you will learn about a new initiative for the development of best practices to ensure the discoverability and preservation of supplemental materials that are included as part of many scholarly and scientific journals. The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available at: http://www.nfais.org/page/280-improving-the-user-experience-part-ii). On-site Attendance: on or before September 23, 2010, NFAIS members pay $375 and non-members pay $425 (registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and all-day beverages). After September 23rd, NFAIS members pay $425 and non-members pay $475. Virtual Attendance: on or before September 23, 2010, NFAIS members pay $325 and non-members pay $375. After September 23rd, NFAIS members pay $375 and non-members pay $425. Reduced virtual registrations are available for groups of 3, 6 or unlimited attendees (go to the registration site for more information: http://www.nfais.org/page/280-improving-the-user-experience-part-ii). For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Supporting the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed Sep 29 12:52:27 2010 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (Jill O'Neill) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:52:27 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Special Deal for NFAIS Members Message-ID: <9028D05D4AA845D19744E34D293B4378@DDPXRT91> NFAIS members may be interested in the Really Strategies RSuite User Conference. Really Strategies is offering its fellow NFAIS members a special discounted registration fee of only $59.00! http://www.rsuitecms.com/email5_NFAIS.html http://www.rsuitecms.com/2010userconf.htm A special invitation for NFAIS members... Really Strategies, Inc. invites you to attend the 2010 RSuite User Conference in Philadelphia on October 20th. RSuite, a content management system for publishers, is recognized as the leading CMS in the publishing community. The conference offers - keynote by Google Books - success stories from RSuite clients - networking with industry peers The discounted registration fee is $59 (regular $250). To register simply enter the code NFAIS10 here-- http://www.regonline.com/register/checkin.aspx?eventid=878232 Come hear success stories from RSuite clients, including Oxford University Press, Wolters Kluwer Health, American Society for Training and Development, Upper Room Ministries: - XML-first workflow at the American Society for Training and Development - It's 8:05 Wednesday morning. Do you know where your content is? Oxford University Press does. - How Wolters Kluwer Health convinced 1000 authors to work in XML - Making the business case for a CMS: Upper Room Ministries details just how they did it Andrew Littell, Strategic Partner Development Manager with Google, will keynote the conference. He'll detail what publishers need to know about the Google Books Partner Program and Google Editions. The launch of Google Editions---later this fall---is poised to be another major evolution for e-books. Please join us for this exciting and informative event! Registration to this event includes a full-day conference on October 20, cuisine from the menus of Steven Starr, and a 2-hour closing reception. Jill O'Neill Director, Planning & Communication NFAIS (v) 215-893-1561 (email) jilloneill at nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wr_communication at usgs.gov Thu Sep 30 14:52:20 2010 From: wr_communication at usgs.gov (USGS WR Office of Communications) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:52:20 -0700 Subject: [nfais-l] USGS Release: Scientists Take Temperature of Yellowstone Hot Springs (9/30/2010 1:19:55 PM) Message-ID: <55BFADAF-1221-4F28-8D79-5C009DBB8349@usgs.gov> This release can be found in the USGS Newsroom at: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2606. News Release September 30, 2010 Leslie Gordon 650-793-1534 lgordon at usgs.gov Scientists Take Temperature of Yellowstone Hot Springs YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- A new sensor network installed in Yellowstone National Park this summer will provide scientists and the public near ?real-time? data on what?s happening in one of the nation?s most active geyser basins. The network, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, began automatically transmitting temperature measurements from geysers and hot springs in the park?s Norris Geyser Basin this month. Ten new, radio-equipped sensors were installed at different spots within the geyser basin, recording temperatures within runoff channels from geysers, hot pools, soils, and even air. The data are saved by the sensors and are then transmitted daily via small radios and the Internet back to the USGS offices in Menlo Park, Calif. where they are archived, plotted and distributed to the public on the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory website. Data gathered by the new sensors will be accessible within 24 hours of measurement, allowing for rapid assessment of changing conditions. When necessary, the equipment can be queried and the measurements read by YVO scientists in real-time. The information will help scientists track temperature changes in local streams that might correlate with seismic tremors, and help Park officials keep an eye on thermal features for educational and safety purposes. ?This innovative use of new technology will allow the public, park staff, educators, and scientists to observe temperature variations in Norris Geyser Basin, one of Yellowstone?s more dynamic geyser basins,? said Henry Heasler, YNP Geologist. Yellowstone?s existing temperature sensors, which have been operational about eight years, lack the ability to transmit, making it necessary to visit sensors to retrieve their data. The project required unique equipment not readily available. The radios had to be small, with unobtrusive antennas so that the equipment could be placed beneath boardwalks and within small rock piles. The radio signal had to be strong enough so that a day?s worth of temperature data could be sent nightly to a base station up to half-a-mile away, and the equipment had to be able to withstand acid waters, steam, and sub-freezing temperatures during Yellowstone?s notorious winters. ?We?ve tried to make the system as robust as possible,? said Jake Lowenstern, the scientist in charge of YVO. ?If an antenna fails, the loggers should be able to keep recording and hold on to their data for about a month, and then send all their information once we get out to fix the equipment.? The equipment was purchased from Marathon Products, Inc. of San Leandro, Calif, with funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Typically, the company?s sensors are installed in refrigerated trucks and warehouses monitoring food and other perishable commodities that require controlled environments. The temperature-sensor network is part of increased monitoring of Yellowstone by the USGS and its YVO partners at the University of Utah and Yellowstone National Park. This summer the observatory also upgraded seismic equipment, installed a mobile webcam, and deployed water-sampling equipment in rivers around the park. Last month, the USGS released a document summarizing the protocols and tools that the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory will use during earthquakes, hydrothermal explosions, or other geological activity that could lead to a volcanic eruption. Titled Protocols for Geologic Hazards Response by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, is available online. YVO is one of five volcano observatories run by the USGS Volcano Hazards Program to issue timely warnings of potential volcanic hazards. For more information and Yellowstone?s Norris Geyser Basin temperature measurements, visit the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory website. Photos for this release: Visit: http://gallery.usgs.gov/tags/NR2010_09_30 for all available photos. USGS provides science for a changing world. Visit USGS.gov, and follow us on Twitter @USGS and our other social media channels. Subscribe to our news releases via e-mail, RSS or Twitter. Links and contacts within this release are valid at the time of publication. ### Western Region Office of Communications U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of Interior If you would like to unsubscribe from this mailing list, please reply to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: