[Sigmed-l] FW: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] Reinventing Science Librarianship: Proceedings from the ARL/CNI Forum, Oct. 16-17, 2008

[Richard Hill]

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From: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition [mailto:CNI-ANNOUNCE at cni.org]
On Behalf Of Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:40 PM
To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition
Subject: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] Reinventing Science Librarianship: Proceedings from
the ARL/CNI Forum, Oct. 16-17, 2008

 

Audio and Slides Now Online

 

Washington DC--Presentation audio and slides are now online from the recent
forum on "Reinventing Science Librarianship: Models for the Future,"
co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). Leaders of research libraries and
campus IT services gathered in Arlington, Virginia, October 16-17, 2008, to
discuss trends in scientific research and the development of new library
roles responsive to those trends.

 

The program highlighted a few case studies to illustrate trends and new,
emerging models of library support. Sessions included:

 

E-Science: Trends, Transformations & Responses

Data Curation: Issues and Challenges

Supporting Virtual Organizations

Lessons & New Roles: the Experience of Health Sciences Libraries

Education for New Roles: What does the science library/informatics
professional need to know and be able to do?

Summary Reactor Panel

Poster Session: Tools, Programs and Services, and Organizational Models

The proceedings are online at
http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/fallforumproceedings/forum08proceedings.sh
tml.

 

For more information, contact: 

Kaylyn Groves

Association of Research Libraries

kaylyn at arl.org

 

Diane Goldenberg-Hart

Coalition for Networked Information

diane at cni.org

 

 

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of
123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the
changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that
affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL
pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research
libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the
scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas
and expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests
with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at
http://www.arl.org/.

 

The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is a coalition of some 200
institutions dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked
information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and
the enrichment of intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is
sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is
headquartered in Washington DC. CNI is on the Web at http://www.cni.org/.

 

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Diane Goldenberg-Hart

Communications Coordinator

Coalition for Networked Information

21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20036

202-296-5098

202-872-0884 (Fax)

diane at cni.org

 

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