Δευτέρα 17 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

14th EAHIL 2014 Conference 11-13 June, Rome, Italy

The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italian National Institute of Health) in collaboration with EAHIL has the pleasure to invite all the European and International biomedical librarians to the 14th edition of the association conference that will be held in Rome in the prestigious venue of the National Central Library of Rome.
The Conference topics have been grouped into the following subject areas:
A. Technological developments and challenges for librarians (e.g. Cloud computing, Applets, Web 2.0 tools, Social media)
B. Supporting research (e.g. Research data, EBM, Health Technology Assessment, Open Access, History of Medicine)
C. Coping with economic restraint (e.g. Fund raising, Negotiation, Consortia)
D. Patient Information (e.g. Patient Empowerment, Health Literacy, Websites, Training and education)
E. Statistics, bibliometrics and altmetrics (e.g. Performance indicators, Counter reports, H-index, Scholarly impact)
F. Development in semantic biomedical languages (e.g. MeSH, Multilingualism, Knowledge Organisation Systems, Ontologies)

 http://www.iss.it/eahil2014/index.php?lang=2

LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2014 Zadar, Croatia 16 - 20 June 2014

Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) is a biennial international conference that focuses on the transformation of libraries and information services in the digital environment. In recognition of evolving online and social technological influences that present both challenges and opportunities, “ASSESSMENT” is the theme for LIDA 2014.  The conference theme is divided into two parts. The first part addresses advances in qualitative assessment methods and practices and the second part covers assessment methods involving alternative metrics based on social media and a wider array of communicative activities, commonly referred to as “altmetrics.” While qualitative methods have a long tradition of application, altmetrics are a set of new approaches to filtering information and to evaluating scholarly communication and research, with possible application to libraries as well. LIDA 2014 brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made memorable by being held in an enchanting and spectacularly beautiful city on the shore of the Adriatic Sea.
 http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/

18th International Conference on Electronic Publishing June 19-20, 2014 - Thessaloniki, Greece

The International Conference on Electronic Publishing (Elpub) enters its 18th year. Elpub 2014 will continue the tradition, bringing together researchers, lecturers, librarians, developers,  entrepreneurs, users and all other stakeholders interested in issues regarding electronic publishing in widely differing contexts. These include the human, cultural, economic, social, technological, legal, commercial and other relevant aspects that such an exciting theme encompasses.

 Elpub 2014 will particularly focus on the openness and use of research data as well as new and innovative publishing paradigms. We welcome presentations and discussions that demonstrate the role of cultural heritage and service organizations in the creation, accessibility, curation and long term preservation of data. We aim to provide a forum for discussing appraisal, citation and licensing of research data. Also, what is new with reviewing, publishing and editorial technology in a data-centric setting?

We invite contributions from members of the communities whose research and experiments are transforming the nature of electronic publishing and scholarly communication.