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National Science Board Policy Brief: Dramatic Changes in STEM Landscape
The US National Science Board (NSB) has just issued a short policy brief framing what it characterizes as dramatic changes in the Science and Engineering Landscape and setting up a discussion of new policies and strategies for funding, international … [Read more...]
arXiv Accessibility Forum, online, September 3-13, 2024
arXiv, which has been doing some very important and innovative work to improve the accessibility of scholarly preprints (particularly in subjects like mathematics and computer science), is hosting a wide-ranging free forum on accessibility for scientific … [Read more...]
DLF 2024 Virtual Forum Registration Open
I’m pleased to share the post below announcing that registration is now open for the Digital Library Federation’s Virtual Forum. There’s a great lineup planned (see the program at https://www.conftool.pro/virtualforum2024/sessions.php), and as a virtual … [Read more...]
OSTP Guidelines on Research Security Policies
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued an important memo to heads of federal research agencies late last week establishing guidelines for research security programs, including a definition of the institutions that these … [Read more...]
Adam E. Berkowitz and Sofía Isabel Crespo Maldonado Receive Paul Evan Peters Scholarships
Washington, DC — Doctoral student Adam E. Berkowitz and master’s student Sofía Isabel Crespo Maldonado are the 2024 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Scholarship for graduate study in information science or closely related fields. The scholarship honors … [Read more...]
Registration Open – Designing Libraries for the 21st Century XI Conference
I am pleased to announce registration availability and program information for the Designing Libraries Conference, which will be held at NC State University on October 27-29, 2024. For many years, the conference has reached capacity and we’ve had to … [Read more...]
Final Deluxe Edition of the ARL/CNI AI and the Research Enviornment 2035 Scenarios
Today, the Association of Research Libraries and the Coalition for Networked Information have released a deluxe and final (at least for now) version of the 2035 Scenarios: Ai-Influenced Futures for the Research Environment. This includes some important … [Read more...]
Reminder: CNI Pre-Record CFP Closes Monday
Reminder that Monday, June 24, is the final day to submit a proposal for the next edition of the CNI Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series. Proposals may be submitted via online form: https://www.cni.org/resources/pbvs/submit-a-proposal Anyone may … [Read more...]
NSF Research Security Enhancements to Proposal Assessment
Yesterday, the US National Science Foundation issued this interesting announcement about a new framework for assessing research proposals for potential national security risks. Note that this involves a limited pilot in areas related to quantum science and … [Read more...]
Livestream of joint US-UK meeting on Science and AI, June 11-12, 2024
The US National Academies and the UK Royal Society are holding a joint symposium on "Science in the Age of AI" in London on June 11-12, 2024. The symposium is invitational and has a fabulous list of speakers; they are making a livestream available on the … [Read more...]