2015 PRRLA Meeting announced
(4 May 2015) The 2015 PRRLA meeting will be held in Eugene at the University of Oregon, from 19-21 October 2015. PRRLA, Pacific Rim Research Alliance Libraries, formerly PRDLA is here http://pr-rla.org/
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2015 APLAP meeting
(28 April 2015) The 2015 meeting of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific takes place 30 November to 3 December 2015, at Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. More here.
University of Adelaide Library Research Training Needs Survey results published
(10 April 2015) The University Libraries recently conducted a survey on research training needs. Key findings include: There is a clear demand for research support training on topics related to choosing journals to publish with, bibliometrics, altmetrics, social media and research profiles, and open research data. Responses indicate that more than one training delivery method…
13th Australasian Data Mining Conference
(10 April 2015) The Australasian Data Mining Conference is devoted to the art and science of intelligent data mining: the meaningful analysis of (usually large) data sets to discover relationships and present the data in novel ways that are compact, comprehensible and useful for researchers and practitioners. The conference convenes at University of Technology, Sydney,…
PLAI National Congress 2015
(10 April 2015) The Philippine Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI) in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the National Committee on Libraries and Information Services (NCLIS) and the National Library of the Philippines (NLP), will be conducting its Annual National Congress on 25-27 November 2015 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.…
11th Annual Meeting of Asia Pacific Business School Librarians’ Group
(5 April 2015) Themed Future of Business Libraries: issues and challenges, business libraries must remain relevant in the coming years. This meeting examines the issues. The venue is Macquarie University Library, Sydney, Australia, 23-25 September 2015.
International Conference on Strengthening Cooperation Among National Libraries in South Asia
(1 April 2015) To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the National Library, the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka has planned an International Conference with the main objective of strengthening cooperation among national libraries in South and Southeast Asia. The conference will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 5-6 August 2015.…
Cultivating global library leadership
(February 2015) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation decided to exit the field of global library leadership, but wanted to leave the sector strong. It hired Arabella Advisors to research library leadership training programs around the world to provide the training providers, participants, supporters, and other stakeholders with a comprehensive assessment of the field. Cultivating Global…
Introducing the International Librarians Network Incorporated
(25 March 2015) The International Librarians Network is now incorporated as a not for profit association under the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Being a legal entity allows ILN to enter into formal agreements with other organisations, an important step towards developing financial sustainability for the program. The complete announcement is here.
Call for papers – RAILS 2015
(24 March 2015) RAILS 2015, Research Applications, Information and Library Studies, takes place at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia from 22-24 July 2015. Educators, research students and practitioners are encouraged to submit papers on the theme of the conference, ‘Expanding Horizons’, which focuses on building partnerships between educators, researchers and practitioners to ensure that…