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From: Diane Goldenberg-Hart <diane@cni.org>
Subject: CNI at ALA conference in New Orleans


The upcoming SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly=20
communication, to be held during the American Library Association=92s=20
annual meeting in New Orleans, will explore questions related to the=20
field of Open Data. The forum will feature experts who are familiar=20
with the issues associated with Open Data and known for their analysis=20=

of the evolving scholarly communication scene.
Speakers will include:
     * Christopher Greer, Cyberinfrastructure Advisor, Office of the=20
Assistant Director for Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation
     * Robert Hanisch, Project Manager, US National Virtual Observatory,=20=

Space Telescope Science Institute
     * Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked=20
Information
As Open Data moves to the forefront of scholarly communication,=20
librarians, administrators, and researchers will be responsible for=20
considering new access policies for data and data curation issues. This=20=

forum, to be held on Saturday, June 24th from 4:00 - 5:30PM in the=20
Morial Convention Center, Room 356 =96 357, will introduce Open Data as=20=

an emerging focus, explore the challenges of managing the data deluge,=20=

and aid participants in crafting their own digital data preservation=20
and curation policies. Reservations are not required.

On Sunday, June 25th, Cliff Lynch will serve on a panel during LITA's=20
Top Technology Trends discussion.  The panelists will describe changes=20=

and advances in technology that they see having an impact on the=20
library world, and suggest what libraries might do to take advantage of=20=

these trends.  The session will take place 1:30-3pm in the Sheraton New=20=

Orleans, Grand Ballrooms D/E.


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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@cni.org