On Thursday, February 21, Catharine Bond Hill is delivering the keynote address at Union College’s Founders Day. The event commemorates the 224th anniversary of the College’s charter, and Hill’s talk will center on coeducation at Union, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of admitting women in 2020. For more information about the event, please see Union College’s website. …
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February 21, 2019
Catharine Bond Hill to Deliver Keynote Address at Union College’s Founders Day
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February 20, 2019
to February 21, 2019
Martin Kurzweil Attending the ELI Annual Conference in Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
Martin Kurzweil will be attending the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, on February 20 -21. For more information about the conference and to register, please visit the ELI website. About ELI The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is a community of higher education institutions and organizations committed to advancing learning through information technology innovation. The ELI Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for those interested in learning principles and practices, all dimensions of student success, and innovation…
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February 14, 2019
Roger Schonfeld Delivers Plenary Address at NFAIS
On Thursday, February 14, Roger Schonfeld is delivering a plenary address on “The Role of Library Consortia in the Transition to Cloud-based Infrastructure and Open Access Publishing” at the NFAIS Annual Conference in Alexandria, Virginia. His session will run from 10:45 am to noon, and registration is now open on the NFAIS website. Abstract Library consortia and systems have played a major role in the development of collaborations to expand the availability of collections and licensed content and reduce…
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February 14, 2019
Catharine Bond Hill at NACUBO’s Endowment and Debt Forum
On Thursday, February 14, Catharine Bond Hill is presenting on “Endowments and the Challenges Facing American Higher Education” at the 2019 Endowment and Debt Forum held by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) in New York City. The talk is at 8:20 am. For more information, please see the NACUBO website.
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February 13, 2019
Oya Rieger at PASIG 2019 in Mexico City
On February 13, Oya Rigier is giving a lightning round talk at the PASIG conference at El Colegio de México in Mexico City. Her talk will begin at 3:50 pm. For more information, please see the conference website. About PASIG The Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) is dedicated to advancing the practice of digital preservation and archiving. It brings together practitioners, industry experts and researchers to share experience in a vendor-neutral forum on how to put preservation and…
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January 28, 2019
Katherine Daniel to Present on the Library Acquisition Patterns Project at ALA Midwinter
On Monday, January 28, Katherine Daniel will speak on the Library Acquisition Patterns project at ALA Midwinter in Seattle. Her talk will be part of the programming organized by the Publisher, Library, and Vendor Interest Group. For more information about the conference and to register, please see the ALA Midwinter website. …
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December 11, 2018
The State of Digital Preservation
Oya Rieger and Roger Schonfeld at the CNI Fall Meeting
On Tuesday, December 11, at 9:00 am, Oya Rieger and Roger Schonfeld will present on “The State of Digital Preservation: A Snapshot of Triumphs, Gaps, and Open Research Questions” at CNI’s Fall Meeting. For more information, please see the conference program. Oya has also published an issue brief on this topic. Abstract Ensuring the long-term preservation of digital information for future users has been one of the key aspirations of the research library community. Ithaka S+R has been…
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December 11, 2018
Bolstering Openness and Impact: University Publishing as a Strategic Priority at SUNY
Roger Schonfeld and Mark McBride at CNI
On Tuesday, December 11, Roger Schonfeld and SUNY’s Mark McBride are presenting on “Bolstering Openness and Impact: University Publishing as a Strategic Priority at SUNY” at CNI’s Fall Meeting. For more details on the talk, which will begin at 1:00 pm, please see the conference website. Abstract Publishing is a significant activity and strategic priority for many higher education institutions, even if an increasing share has been outsourced, especially to commercial providers, in recent decades. As large and complex…
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December 5, 2018
to December 6, 2018
Ithaka S+R at the Library Assessment Conference
Danielle Cooper and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg Present on Ongoing Research Projects
Danielle Cooper and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg will present on two research projects at the Library Assessment Conference in Houston, Texas. On Wednesday, December 5, Christine will be joined by Dr. Braddlee of Northern Virginia Community College to talk about the Community College Libraries & Academic Support for Student Success project as part of a panel on Methods & Tools. The session runs from 2-3:30 pm. On Thursday, December 6, Danielle is speaking on “Perspectives on the Limits of Assessment: Ithaka…
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December 5, 2018
Roger Schonfeld at the 2018 STM Week
Processes, Products and People in Publishing
Roger Schonfeld is moderating a plenary panel at the 2018 STM Week in London on Wednesday, December 5. The plenary on “The Future of Access 1: a Supercontinent for Content ?” will include talks by Gaby Appleton (Mendeley/ Elsevier), Rob McGrath (ReadCube/ Access Anywhere), and Jan Reichelt (Kopernio/ Clarivate). For more information and to register, please see the STM website. About the panel: The process for discovering and accessing scholarly content has broken. Today, there are fundamentally two different approaches being taken…
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November 16, 2018
The Role of Proactive Advising Systems in Promoting Student Success
Rayane Alamuddin at the Midwestern Higher Education Compact Annual Commission Meeting and Policy Forum
On Friday, November 16, Rayane Alamuddin is speaking on the “Innovative Approaches to Access and Success” panel at the 2018 Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) Annual Commission Meeting and Policy Forum. Her talk, “The Role of Proactive Advising Systems in Promoting Student Success,” draws on Ithaka S+R’s ongoing MAAPS project. For more information about the meeting and to see the full schedule, please visit the MHEC website. …
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November 16, 2018
The Place of Manuscript Management Systems in a Consolidating Marketplace
Roger Schonfeld Moderates NFAIS Virtual Workshop
On Friday, November 16, Roger Schonfeld is moderating an NFAIS virtual workshop on “The Place of Manuscript Management Systems in a Consolidating Marketplace.” The workshop will run from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, and registration is open on the NFAIS website. About the workshop: Driven by the rise of Open Access, the landscape and roles in the scholarship communications industry are fast changing. New portfolios are being developed that combine content and platforms in ways that will create seamlessness for…
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November 14, 2018
Understanding Institutional Values: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Libraries and Cultural Organizations
Liam Sweeney Speaks at NISO Webinar
On Wednesday, November 14, at 1:00 pm, Liam Sweeney is presenting on “Understanding Institutional Values: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Libraries and Cultural Organizations” as part of a NISO seminar on Building Diversity in the Workforce. To register for the webinar, please visit the NISO website. About the webinar This event will look at bias awareness and the difficulties of appropriately valuing diversity in a work environment. What are the implications for the library in terms of data collection, recruitment…
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October 26, 2018
Roger Schonfeld at the XVI International Conference on University Libraries in Mexico City
On Friday, October 26, Roger Schonfeld is speaking at the XVI International Conference on University Libraries in Mexico City. His panel is on the “Responsibility of the Library in Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion,” and he will be joined by Alexa Milley Gómez Restrepo, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, UNAM. México, and Ricardo Chamorro Rodríguez, Biblioteca y Archivo de la Universidad de Cádiz. España. For more information, please visit the conference website.
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October 10, 2018
What’s Hot and Cooking in Scholarly and Academic Publishing?
Roger Schonfeld at the Frankfurt Book Fair
On October 10, 2018, Roger Schonfeld is participating in a roundtable discussion on “What’s Hot and Cooking in Scholarly and Academic Publishing?” at the Frankfurt Book Fair. This event, a collaboration between SSP, The Scholarly Kitchen, and the Frankfurt Book Fair, is free to all Fair attendees and will run from 8:45 am to 10:00 am. For more information and to register, please see the SSP website. About the event: The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs (blog contributors) explore what’s next…
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October 9, 2018
Supporting Student Success at Community Colleges
An Educause Webinar with Christine Wolff-Eisenberg and Dr. Braddlee
On Tuesday, October 9, Christine Wolff-Eisenberg and NOVA’s Dr. Braddlee are presenting at an EDUCAUSE ELI webinar. The webinar will run from 1:00 – 2:00 pm (ET). To register, please visit the EDUCAUSE website. About the webinar: What goals are community college students trying to achieve through their education? What challenges are they facing? What library and other academic support services might help them succeed? These questions are at the center of a multiyear research project that Ithaka S+R…
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September 28, 2018
Deanna Marcum at the Past, Present, and Future of Libraries Conference
On September 28, 2018, Deanna Marcum is speaking on “The Making of Digital Libraries for the Scholarly Community” panel at the American Philosophical Society’s Past, Present, and Future of Libraries Conference. For more information, and to see the program, please visit the society’s website. …
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September 28, 2018
Danielle Cooper at the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
Roundtable on Incorporating Indigenous Methodologies into Library Research
Danielle Cooper, Deborah Lee (University of Saskatchewan), and Anthony Sanchez (University of Arizona) are facilitating a roundtable discussion on incorporating Indigenous methodologies into library research at the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in September. The conference is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information, see the conference website. Roundtable abstract: Academic library practices that are inclusive to Indigenous communities are grounded in the recognition that Indigenous cultures feature unique experiences and knowledges. This work cannot be fully supported without a…
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September 26, 2018
Rayane Alamuddin Presents Findings from the First-Year Programming at Two-Year Institutions Study
TyFy Conference in Orlando
On Wednesday, September 26, Rayane Alamuddin will present findings from the First-Year Programming at Two-Year Institutions study at the TYFY Conference in Orlando, Florida. Ithaka S+R will also release the publication of the study that day. For more information and to register, please see the conference website.
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August 26, 2018
Danielle Cooper at IFLA
On Sunday, August 26, Danielle Cooper will speak on the “Decolonizing Academic Library Research with Indigenous Methodologies: A Collaborative Approach” panel at the 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Danielle and Camille Callison of the University of Manitoba will discuss the ongoing research support services project on indigenous studies. The panel is part of a larger session on “Diverse Indigenous Voices: Decolonizing, Transforming and Centering Practices – Indigenous Matters,” which will run from 9:30 –…