From blawlor at nfais.org Wed Jan 2 14:34:21 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 14:34:21 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Conference Discounts Message-ID: <013401cde920$2a0aab60$7e200220$@org> REMINDER: EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE 2013 NFAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE The 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content, will take place February 24 - 26, 2013 at the historic Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA. Early bird registrations are available until January 11, 2013. Until then savings of up to $200 off the full registration fee are available and NFAIS members registering three or more staff at the same time receive even greater savings (for details see the registration page at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. Continuing this year: . 50% discounts for staff of member organizations that are in the early stages of their career (5 years or less). Call/ e-mail for details (215-893-1561 or mailto:nfais at nfais.org) . 30% discount on daily rates for all government employees . 20% discount on full/daily rates for first time non-member attendees . Use of audience-response devices throughout the conference to capture audience opinions - all registrants will be sent a copy of the results This three-day meeting will take a look at how technologies once considered disruptive have converged, been embraced, and are driving publishers and librarians around the globe to reinvent their methods of information creation, packaging, and delivery. A "New Normal" information landscape has begun to emerge... The preliminary program is available at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. Highlights Include: * A thought-provoking keynote by David Weinberger, author of Too Big to Know, on the information explosion and how technology in combination with global collaboration and the shared wisdom of the crowd is reshaping knowledge creation. * Hot off the press qualitative survey results from Outsell, Inc. showing the extent to which tools such as metrics and analytics are being used by publishers and librarians to unlock new value from existing content * The perspective of scholars and researchers on the ability of existing information resources to provide the answers they need and what they believe needs to be done to extract new value * A look at how innovative publishers and librarians are applying data mining , linking, analytics, and metrics not only to create smart content, but also to better understand user needs and behavior * New and emerging metrics for measuring the value of information in an inter-tangled world of scholarly publishing, social media and information sharing . Publisher and Librarian perspectives on how data mining, analytics, the re-use and sharing of content and collaborative research are forcing a re-evaluation of privacy, intellectual property, and data ownership policies * A look at IBM's Watson and the future role of technology in extracting answers from reams of information To register or obtain more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning (jilloneill at nfais.org or 215-893-1561) or visit the NFAIS Web site at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Thu Jan 3 10:56:30 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:56:30 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar - enabling collaborative research Message-ID: <01f601cde9ca$e5d94720$b18bd560$@org> NFAIS Webinar: Enabling Collaborative Research: Emerging New Platforms and Business Models for Information Discovery, Acquisition and Use Global collaborative research is now the norm - within single organizations having multiple sites around the world and across diverse organizations working together on international projects. Key to the success of collaborative initiatives is the ability of researchers to cost-effectively (and legally) access, use, and potentially share published works. And at least two new platforms supported by innovative business models have recently been developed to meet this specific need. On January 18, 2013 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar that will take a look at Labtiva's ReadCube, a free, cross-platform software application that is being used by Nature Publishing to provide ease of access to a subset of their journals by researchers and the general public, and PubGet, the first search site to combine search, subscription authentication, rights management and article level access in one application. Our featured speakers will be: Ryan Jones, President, PubGet, and Phill Jones, Vice President for Business Development, Labtiva, Inc. Some of the key discussion points will be: . Emerging collaborative research platforms - what they are and why they are needed . Their use and applications across research disciplines . Their purpose - a transitional technology to facilitate navigation from an analog world to a digital one or a technology with long-term potential . Requirements of both the Academic Research and Corporate/Enterprise Environments in support of collaboration and the workflow process . Issues related to the sharing of published literature . Licensing and cost concerns . "Satisficing " -why this should not be a viable option at the professional research level . The technologies being "wired together" to deliver these services . The benefits of these two specific services and their ties to either internal corporate knowledge bases or to open resources such as Google Scholar and PubMed. If you or your staff want to learn more about the new software platforms and business models that are emerging to meet the evolving information needs of today's researchers, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $105, Sister Society members pay $115, and non-members pay $125. An unlimited number of staff from NFAIS member organizations can participate for a group fee of $255. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from any Sister Society is $275, and from a non-member organization is $295. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.org/page/385-enabling-research-collaboration-jan-18 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: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Mon Jan 7 09:31:00 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 09:31:00 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] early bird discounts ending soon for nfais annual conference Message-ID: <00a201cdece3$9db55350$d91ff9f0$@org> NFAIS 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS END FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH The 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content, will take place February 24 - 26, 2013 at the historic Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA. Early bird registrations are available until Friday, January 11, 2013. Until then savings of up to $200 off the full registration fee are available and NFAIS members registering three or more staff at the same time receive even greater savings (for details see the registration page at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. Continuing this year: . 50% discounts for staff of member organizations that are in the early stages of their career (5 years or less). Call/ e-mail for details (215-893-1561 or mailto:nfais at nfais.org) . 30% discount on daily rates for all government employees . 20% discount on full/daily rates for first time non-member attendees . Use of audience-response devices throughout the conference to capture audience opinions - all registrants will be sent a copy of the results This three-day meeting will take a look at how the convergence of existing and emerging technologies for the mining, linking, analysis, measurement, and management of large quantities of global information across multiple media and data formats has produced an unprecedented toolkit which, if creatively applied, empowers publishers, librarians and users to develop new products and services and to expose, enhance, and create new layers of value along the entire information distribution chain. The program is available at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. Highlights Include: * A thought-provoking keynote by David Weinberger, author of Too Big to Know, on the information explosion and how technology in combination with global collaboration and the shared wisdom of the crowd is reshaping knowledge creation. * Hot off the press qualitative survey results from Outsell, Inc. showing the extent to which tools such as metrics and analytics are being used by publishers and librarians to unlock new value from existing content * The perspective of scholars and researchers on the ability of existing information resources to provide the answers they need and what they believe needs to be done to extract new value * A look at how innovative publishers and librarians are applying data mining , linking, analytics, and metrics not only to create smart content, but also to better understand user needs and behavior * New and emerging metrics for measuring the value of information in an inter-tangled world of scholarly publishing, social media and information sharing . Publisher and Librarian perspectives on how data mining, analytics, the re-use and sharing of content and collaborative research are forcing a re-evaluation of privacy, intellectual property, and data ownership policies * A look at IBM's Watson and the future role of technology in extracting answers from reams of information To register or obtain more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning (jilloneill at nfais.org or 215-893-1561) or visit the NFAIS Web site at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Thu Jan 10 08:41:38 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:41:38 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] Early bird discount ends Tomorrow for NFAIS annual conference Message-ID: <005f01cdef38$378f5600$a6ae0200$@org> EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS TOMORROW FOR THE 2013 NFAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE The 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content, will take place February 24 - 26, 2013 at the historic Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA. Early bird registrations are available until tomorrow, Friday, January 11, 2013. Until then savings of up to $200 off the full registration fee are available and NFAIS members registering three or more staff at the same time receive even greater savings (for details see the registration page at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference.. If you need more time to get your group information in place call headquarters to arrange for a possible extension. Continuing this year: . 50% discounts for staff of member organizations that are in the early stages of their career (5 years or less). Call/ e-mail for details (215-893-1561 or mailto:nfais at nfais.org) . 30% discount on daily rates for all government employees . 20% discount on full/daily rates for first time non-member attendees . Use of audience-response devices throughout the conference to capture audience opinions - all registrants will be sent a copy of the results This three-day meeting will take a look at how the convergence of existing and emerging technologies for the mining, linking, analysis, measurement, and management of large quantities of global information across multiple media and data formats has produced an unprecedented toolkit which, if creatively applied, empowers publishers, librarians and users to develop new products and services and to expose, enhance, and create new layers of value along the entire information distribution chain. The program is available at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. To register or obtain more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning (jilloneill at nfais.org or 215-893-1561) or visit the NFAIS Web site at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. 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Key to the success of collaborative initiatives is the ability of researchers to cost-effectively (and legally) access, use, and potentially share published works. And at least two new platforms supported by innovative business models have recently been developed to meet this specific need. On January 18, 2013 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar that will take a look at Labtiva's ReadCube, a free, cross-platform software application that is being used by Nature Publishing to provide ease of access to a subset of their journals by researchers and the general public, and PubGet, the first search site to combine search, subscription authentication, rights management and article level access in one application. Our featured speakers will be: Ryan Jones, President, PubGet, and Phill Jones, Vice President for Business Development, Labtiva, Inc. Some of the key discussion points will be: . Emerging collaborative research platforms - what they are and why they are needed . Their use and applications across research disciplines . Their purpose - a transitional technology to facilitate navigation from an analog world to a digital one or a technology with long-term potential . Requirements of both the Academic Research and Corporate/Enterprise Environments in support of collaboration and the workflow process . Issues related to the sharing of published literature . Licensing and cost concerns . "Satisficing " -why this should not be a viable option at the professional research level . The technologies being "wired together" to deliver these services . The benefits of these two specific services and their ties to either internal corporate knowledge bases or to open resources such as Google Scholar and PubMed. If you or your staff want to learn more about the new software platforms and business models that are emerging to meet the evolving information needs of today's researchers, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $105, Sister Society members pay $115, and non-members pay $125. An unlimited number of staff from NFAIS member organizations can participate for a group fee of $255. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from any Sister Society is $275, and from a non-member organization is $295. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.org/page/385-enabling-research-collaboration-jan-18 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: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Fri Jan 18 15:28:25 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:28:25 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Open Discovery survey report available Message-ID: <030301cdf5ba$5e482140$1ad863c0$@org> NISO Open Discovery Initiative - Survey report now available (with apologies for cross-posting) The Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), a volunteer work group within the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), was formed to develop a recommended practice related to the index-based discovery services for libraries. The ODI aims to investigate and improve the ecosystem surrounding these discovery services, with a goal of broader participation of content providers and increased transparency to libraries. The ODI working group was formed in late 2011 and held its first meeting in January 2012. This fall, the ODI dispatched a survey of librarians, content providers, and discovery service providers to learn more about the current state of satisfaction with these new research tools and to measure the value of various requirements in cross-sector practice. The survey addressed current levels of scholarly metadata delivery / indexing, technical successes / opportunities in these data exchanges, and potential benefits of greater development / distribution of discovery tool usage data. A request to participate in the survey was sent to this mailing list. Many thanks for your input if you participated! The report from this survey is now available via the NISO ODI page at http://www.niso.org/workrooms/odi/ - please note that the full set of recommendations from the ODI Working Group is still underway and will be available in draft form for comment a few months from now. Survey findings and analysis are provided in detail in this report, which is organized by type of respondent. Each constituency was posed with a range of 5-15 questions on similar topics, customized to address the specific factors that characterize or impact each sector. It is important to note that not all questions were required for completion of the survey, so some items were left unanswered by some respondents. Following the survey exercise, the ODI will be tasked with developing recommendations for consideration by the wider NISO community. The conclusion of this survey report outlines those next steps in greater detail. If you are interested in keeping up to date with ODI, please sign up to our Interest mailing list: http://www.niso.org/lists/opendiscovery. Sincerely, ODI Working Group odi at niso.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Tue Jan 22 15:50:30 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:50:30 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Members-Only Event Message-ID: <03ed01cdf8e2$1ddaac60$59900520$@org> Members-Only Event Scheduled for the 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference A special members-only event is scheduled to take place on Monday, February 25th during the forthcoming NFAIS Annual Conference. The session, In Search of a Future - The End of the Middleman?, will begin with a box lunch to be followed by a presentation on "predictions" for publishing and media in the near future. The session will feature Michael Cairns, President, Information Media Partners, who will offer his annual predictions with a special look at the impact on the publishing business of a collapsed supply chain where traditional 'middlemen' risk being replaced or subsumed into the core activities of the content (product) producer. Participation at this session is open to all NFAIS members who are registered to attend the 2013 conference and who sign up for this event in advance. Space is limited to the first 100 who sign up, so please contact me asap to reserve your seat. If you have not yet registered for the conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content, you can view the program and registration material at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA from February 24 - 25, 2013. I look forward to seeing you at the conference Bonnie Lawlor Executive Director National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004 Philadelphia, PA 19102 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Wed Jan 23 15:12:04 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:12:04 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Conference hotel discounts to end soon Message-ID: <002101cdf9a5$e99441e0$bcbcc5a0$@org> HOTEL DISCOUNT RATES FOR THE 2013 NFAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE END NEXT WEEK. If you plan on attending the 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content, that is scheduled to take place February 24-26, 2013 at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA, be aware that the hotel block that offers significantly reduced rates will close next Friday, February1st. To make your reservations call the Hyatt at the Bellevue directly at 1-888-421-1442 and reference the NFAIS conference to ensure that you receive the proper rate. Reserve early, as rooms are limited. If you have not yet registered for the conference, you can view the final program and registration material at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. A special lunch event will be held for members only during the conference on Monday, February 25th. To obtain more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning (jilloneill at nfais.org or 215-893-1561) or visit the NFAIS Web site at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Fri Jan 25 09:58:46 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:58:46 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK ON PRIVACY TODAY THRU MONDAY Message-ID: <010a01cdfb0c$79c40040$6d4c00c0$@org> NFAIS MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO DOWNLOAD A FREE EBOOK IN RECOGNITION OF DATA PRIVACY DAY Reed Elsevier has teamed up with Intel to offer a free download of ebook ?lol OMG? (which normally costs around ?11/$18), in recognition of Data Privacy Day on Monday, 28 January. Data Privacy Day commemorates the 1981 signing of the Council of Europe Convention 108 ? the first legally binding international treaty on data protection. The day has become an occasion to empower people to protect their privacy and control their digital footprint, and escalate the protection of privacy and data as everyone?s priority. Readers will be able to download their free copy of ?lol OMG? here from Friday, 25 to Monday, 28 January. The ebook is a practical explanation for students, parents and those who wish to understand simple privacy risks and how to manage their online reputation. You can read more about the ebook here. The book uses real-life case studies and offers strategies and best practices to help students maintain a positive online presence and become responsible digital citizens. Please take advantage of this excellent offer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Tue Jan 29 16:42:56 2013 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:42:56 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Conference hotel discounts end Friday Message-ID: <036f01cdfe69$99f45440$cddcfcc0$@org> HOTEL DISCOUNT RATES FOR THE 2013 NFAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE END THIS COMING FRIDAY If you plan on attending the 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content, that is scheduled to take place February 24-26, 2013 at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA, be aware that the hotel block that offers significantly reduced rates will close this coming Friday, February1st. To make your reservations call the Hyatt at the Bellevue directly at 1-888-421-1442 and reference the NFAIS conference to ensure that you receive the proper rate. Reserve early, as rooms are limited. If you have not yet registered for the conference, you can view the final program and registration material at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. A special lunch event will be held for members only during the conference on Monday, February 25th. To obtain more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning (jilloneill at nfais.org or 215-893-1561) or visit the NFAIS Web site at http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/372-2013-nfais-annual-conference. The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: