From mgranahan at nfais.org Mon Nov 3 14:19:36 2014 From: mgranahan at nfais.org (mgranahan at nfais.org) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 14:19:36 -0500 (EST) Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Annual Conference: Registration is Now Open! Message-ID: <1415042376.89152866@webmail.emailsrvr.com> ============================================================================= NFAIS 57th Annual Conference: Anticipating Demand: The User Experience As Driver Date: Sunday, February 22 - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA Registration Information: [ https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=453043&orgId=nfais ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=453043&orgId=nfais ) ================================================================== What's Covered: Information services are essential in everyday decision-making, and the growing demand to create new relationships among linked data sources and formats has raised expectations for improved discoverability and accessibility. While content may still be king, the user experience is definitely the primary driver, which is why you can't afford to miss the 2015 NFAIS annual conference! In this current environment, we need to work together within the information community to create amazing discoveries and ensure a smoother, on-going workflow for the scholar or information professional, regardless of whether he or she is in the laboratory, the library, or the field. The concentration must be on supporting more serviceable forms of digital content on multiple devices with robust computing technologies running beneath the hood. And that's a lot to consider! In the context of new modes of scholarship, NFAIS member organizations are focusing on how best to bring together the appropriate elements of software, content, and human capital to drive user engagement. This is where the rubber meets the road. As new technologies pave the way for serendipitous discoveries, the information community is engineering resources and services that anticipate the future needs of researchers and scholars around the world. Join us for an exciting, collaborative conference and navigate a clear route to more effectively engage your organization's users. Come learn how! [ Click here ]( http://nfais.memberclicks.net/2015-conference-program ) for the preliminary conference program or [ register now ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_180440 ). Full conference registration includes three days of programing, Welcome Reception, Monday evening networking reception, Tuesday luncheon, two continental breakfasts, and four networking breaks. Single day registration includes all events on that day only. Full Conference (on or before 1/9/15) Full Conference (after 1/9/15) Daily Conference Member1 $995.00 $1,095.00 $595.00 Assembly Representative $945.00 $1,095.00 $595.00 Member-Government $995.00 $1,095.00 $495.00 Non-Member $1,495.00 $1,595.00 $795.00 Non-Member First time Attendee $1,195.00 $1,295.00 $695.00 Non-Member Government $995.00 $1,195.00 $495.00 Non-Member Librarian2 $595.00 $695.00 $395.00 FEDLINK Librarian/Library Technician3 $595.00 $695.00 $395.00 1Members Only: Register three or more employees simultaneously on or before January 9, 2015 and pay the Assembly Representative rate. Staff of member organizations who are in the early stages of their career (5 years or less) are eligible for a 50% discount on full/daily rates. Call for more information (443-221-2980). 2MLS or MIS working in a non-member library or information center. 3Contact Elinda Deans ([ ehar at loc.gov ]( mailto:ehar at loc.gov )) regarding use of your FEDLINK training account for this conference. REGISTER NOW!! CONTACT: For more information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at [ jilloneill at nfais.org ]( mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org ). UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS November 14, 2014 - [ The State of Reference: A Sage White Paper ]( http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=435082&orgId=nfais ) (Webinar) November 20, 2014 - [ Data Infrastructure: The Importance of Quality and Integrity ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=445131&orgId=nfais ) (CENDI-NFAIS Workshop) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed Nov 5 10:19:27 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 10:19:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: [nfais-l] AAUP Collaboration in Scholarly Publishing Message-ID: <1415200767.596117102@webmail.emailsrvr.com> Collaboration in Scholarly Publishing: An Online Event November 12, 2014, 1pm-2pm ET Presented on Google+: [ http://bit.ly/ZUCKr1 ]( http://bit.ly/ZUCKr1 ) #UPWeek RSVP with your Google account today?a livestream of the event will also be available at the link above even without a Google or Google+ account. Save the date! Moderated by Jennifer Howard of the Chronicle of Higher Education, this panel will highlight three exemplary collaborative scholarly publishing projects. Ms. Howard will be joined by Barbara Kline Pope, Executive Director for Communications at National Academies Press and AAUP President, Peter Dougherty, Director of Princeton University Press, and Ron Chrisman, Director of the University of North Texas Press to discuss the projects they spearheaded for their respective presses. These three projects illustrate some of the best work being produced in publishing today and open the door to talk about other collaborations within science and the humanities. ? Princeton University Press and Caltech?s Einstein Papers Project provides the first complete picture of Albert Einstein?s massive written legacy. "Digital Einstein," scheduled to launch this December, is the next exciting step in this benchmark collaborative scholarly edition. ? National Academies Press?s Academy Scope is an innovative visualization of all of the reports that are available on NAP.edu, allowing readers to browse through the work of the National Academies by topic area and seeing relationships between titles. ? University of North Texas Press, University of North Texas Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, and University of Magallanes in Chile?s Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Ornithology project is the result of a decade of research conducted by scientists associated with the Omora Ethnobotanical Park in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve in Chile. "Collaboration in Scholarly Publishing" is hosted as part of our 2014 University Press Week celebrations. Because great minds don't think alike, but they do work well together! [ http://www.universitypressweek.org ]( http://www.universitypressweek.org ) -- Brenna McLaughlin Director, Marketing & Communications Association of American University Presses bmclaughlin at aaupnet.org 518-436-3586 http://www.aaupnet.org http://www.booksforunderstanding.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed Nov 12 09:53:52 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:53:52 -0500 (EST) Subject: [nfais-l] Registration Closes Tomorrow at Noon Message-ID: <1415804032.036822990@webmail.emailsrvr.com> NFAIS members should be aware that registration will be closing at noon on Thursday, November 13, for Friday?s upcoming NFAIS Webinar, The State of Reference Collections. In this 90-minute webinar, principal researcher, Elisabeth Leonard, will share key findings of the survey and what publishers and platform providers should be doing to meet 21st century library needs. Attendees will learn about: Reference resources identified as the most useful to library professionals. How discipline impacts which resources are deemed most useful. Changes in library reference services to students and researchers. The impact of open access and free web content. How reference tools and resources are acquired and purchased in this new context. The outlook for library budgets for reference tools and resources. What content and platform providers should be doing to maximize the value of their products and services. The NFAIS webinar is scheduled to run between 11:00am (EDST) and 12:30pm. As always, should you find you have a conflict with that timing, registered participants are granted access to the recording of the event. If you or your staff want to learn more about this critical aspect of discovery in the academic library environment, you?ll want to register now by visiting [ https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=443572&orgId=nfais ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=443572&orgId=nfais ) . Questions or Concerns? Please contact Jill O?Neill, Director, Professional Development, NFAIS: Email: jilloneill at nfais.org or Voice: 443-221-2980 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed Nov 12 09:56:16 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:56:16 -0500 (EST) Subject: [nfais-l] Registration Closes Tomorrow at Noon Message-ID: <1415804176.961820703@webmail.emailsrvr.com> NFAIS members should be aware that registration will be closing at noon on Thursday, November 13, for Friday?s upcoming NFAIS Webinar, The State of Reference Collections. In this 90-minute webinar, principal researcher, Elisabeth Leonard, will share key findings of the survey and what publishers and platform providers should be doing to meet 21st century library needs. Attendees will learn about: Reference resources identified as the most useful to library professionals. How discipline impacts which resources are deemed most useful. Changes in library reference services to students and researchers. The impact of open access and free web content. How reference tools and resources are acquired and purchased in this new context. The outlook for library budgets for reference tools and resources. What content and platform providers should be doing to maximize the value of their products and services. The NFAIS webinar is scheduled to run between 11:00am (EDST) and 12:30pm. As always, should you find you have a conflict with that timing, registered participants are granted access to the recording of the event. If you or your staff want to learn more about this critical aspect of discovery in the academic library environment, you?ll want to register now by visiting [ https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=443572&orgId=nfais ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=443572&orgId=nfais ) . Questions or Concerns? 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URL: From mgranahan at nfais.org Thu Nov 13 18:28:20 2014 From: mgranahan at nfais.org (mgranahan at nfais.org) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:28:20 -0500 (EST) Subject: [nfais-l] NISO/NFAIS Virtual Conference-Connecting the Library to the Wider World: Successful Applications of Linked Data Message-ID: <1415921300.531922671@webmail.emailsrvr.com> ==================================================================== NISO/NFAIS Virtual Conference: Connecting the Library to the Wider World: Successful Applications of Linked Data Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST) Registration Information: [ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ ]( http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ ) ==================================================================== What's Covered: For the vast majority of users, the launch of [ Google's Knowledge Graph in 2012 ]( http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/search/knowledge.html ) was the first glimpse they had of the value of linked data. A search of Google for "Jane Austen" generates a display that serves up specific facts on Austen's life and work so that users aren't left to sort through disorganized (and potentially irrelevant) result sets. The displayed card is the dynamically generated result from underlying linked data connecting entities and concepts, exposing the casual searcher to existing relationships and potentially new meaning. All types of content providers?including libraries?are acting on the promise of knowledge systems built on linked data. By making data open, it becomes interoperable. By disambiguating and linking data, the user's experience is a better one. Content is more discoverable and more meaningful by exposing the relationships the data may have in the context of similar or relevant materials. By creating services that rely on linked open data, a more sophisticated information environment is created that better serves user communities in a variety of settings. In this full-day event, you'll learn: What linked open data (LOD) is and how it is different from linked data. Recent library initiatives in metadata and discovery, as well as digitized special collections. The emerging tools for creating engaging content. How to fuel smart content and insightful systems. The building process of the new information environment. What to expect in the next 3-5 years. Join us on Wednesday, December 3, and gain insight on how the promise of linked data?open or closed?is slowly becoming reality, and how experts in the information community are shaping its future. To register or learn more about this event, go to [ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ ]( http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ ). For US and Canada-based registrants, the cost of the webinar is $185 for NISO or NFAIS members $245 for non-members. For International registrants, the cost of the webinar is $225 for NISO or NFAIS members $285 for non-members. Student rates are also available. REGISTER NOW!! CONTACT: For more information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at [ jilloneill at nfais.org ]( mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org ). UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS November 14, 2014 - [ The State of Reference: A Sage White Paper ]( http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=435082&orgId=nfais ) (Webinar) November 20, 2014 - [ Data Infrastructure: The Importance of Quality and Integrity ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=445131&orgId=nfais ) (CENDI-NFAIS Workshop) February 22-24, 2015 - [ NFAIS Annual Conference ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=437992&orgId=nfais ) (DC Metro Area) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgranahan at nfais.org Mon Nov 24 12:22:42 2014 From: mgranahan at nfais.org (mgranahan at nfais.org) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:22:42 -0500 (EST) Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Launches New Career Center! Message-ID: <1416849762.43115533@webmail.emailsrvr.com> The NFAIS Career Center targets all the best information industry jobs in one place. Whether you're thinking about a new job or looking for the perfect employee, NFAIS can help you find both. To get started, go to [ http://www.nfais.org/career-center ]( http://www.nfais.org/career-center ). Be sure to forward this email to your HR team so they are aware of the special introductory pricing. As a JOB SEEKER, you'll be able to locate targeted job opportunities quickly and easily, upload your resume, and sign up for new job alerts. Search for and quickly apply to great, relevant jobs. Set up job alerts for immediate notification anytime a job is posted that matches your skills or interests. Create an anonymous profile or upload an anonymous resume, so employers can easily find you. Access job searching tools and tips. Plus, at the NFAIS Career Center, all these great services for identifying your next career move are free! EMPLOYERS can efficiently and effectively identify qualified candidates through industry-specific job postings, or browse the resume bank to find the right candidate for your exact employment needs. Place your job in front of our well respected members. Search our resume database of qualified candidates. Manage jobs and applicant activity right on our site. Limit applications only to those who meet your stringent criteria. Fill your jobs more quickly with great talent. A 30-day posting is just $50 for NFAIS members/$199 for non-members. Additional packages are also available for bulk purchases of 5 or 10 job postings that can be used throughout the year. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER - 50% OFF YOUR FIRST JOB POSTING From November 21 - December 31, 2014, employers can receive 50% off their first job posting or bulk package. Enter the code 50%OFF and list your next job at half the normal posting price. Limited to one use per company, and the offer expires at the end of the year. We hope this new resource will make a significant difference for our members and others in the information community as they navigate their career paths and seek the best talent the industry has to offer. Thank you for your ongoing support! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: