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
The State of Digital Preservation
Oya Rieger and Roger Schonfeld at the CNI Fall Meeting
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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
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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 –…
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June 25, 2018
Danielle Cooper Presents on the Indigenous Studies Research Support Services Project
ALA's Library Research Roundtable Chair’s Program
On Monday, June 25, Danielle Cooper will discuss the methodology of the Research Support Services project on Indigenous Studies at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Her talk is part of the Library Research Roundtable Chair’s Program, which runs from 10-11:00 am. For more information about the conference and to register, please see the ALA website. Paper abstract: Library practices that are inclusive to Indigenous communities are grounded in the recognition that Indigenous cultures feature unique experiences and knowledges.
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June 23, 2018
First Listen: Advocating for Equity and Inclusion
Liam Sweeney at the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference
On Saturday, June 23, Liam Sweeney will take part in a panel discussion, “First Listen: Advocating for Equity and Inclusion,” at the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference in Miami. He will be drawing on lessons learned from the museum case studies in diversity. For more information about the conference, see the AAMG website. From the conference website: The panel will discuss strategies, techniques, and resources used by their own institutions to address diversity issues as a…
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June 7, 2018
Danielle Cooper at UXLIBS IV
In June, Danielle Cooper will speak at the UXLIBS IV Conference in Sheffield, UK, on the Indigenous Studies Research Support Services project. Abstract Thirty-five librarians at 12 academic libraries are currently conducting a collaborative qualitative study on supporting Indigenous Studies scholars utilizing Indigenous methodologies. This presentation shares the project’s methodology towards exploring how Indigenous approaches to inquiry can be developed in support of decolonizing academic library practice including user experience research. For more information, please visit the conference website.
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May 31, 2018
Engaging Staff in Evidence-Based Approaches to User-Centric Library Services
Danielle Cooper at the CONUL Annual Conference
On Thursday, May 31, Danielle Cooper and Siobhan Dunne, Trinity College Dublin, will speak on “Engaging Staff in Evidence-Based Approaches to User-Centric Library Services” at the CONUL Annual Conference in Galway, Ireland. The talk is part of a session on measuring the impact & effectiveness of library services and will run from 12:15 to 1:25 pm. For more information and to register, please see the conference website. …
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May 31, 2018
Martin Kurzweil at The New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum
Big Data: Managing Risks and Seizing Opportunities
On Thursday, May 31, 2018, Martin Kurzweil will serve as a discussion leader on “Big Data: Managing Risks and Seizing Opportunities” at The New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum. The session will run from 12:30 – 2:00 pm. The event is being held in TheTimesCenter in New York City. For more information, please see the event website. About the forum: For the presidents, chancellors and provosts of our nation’s colleges and universities, issues on campus grow more urgent…
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May 30, 2018
Roger Schonfeld Delivers Keynote Address at the Big Ten Academic Alliance Conference
On Wednesday, May 30, Roger Schonfeld will deliver the keynote address at the Big Ten Academic Alliance Conference at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His talk, “Current Trends and Technologies for Discovery and Discoverability,” will begin at 9:30 am. For more information about the conference, please see the agenda.