Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN, has been invited to give a keynote presentation to the Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA 2012) together with Eileen G. Abels, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Alyssa Goodman and Herbert Van de Sompel. In her presentation entitled Incremental Change or Revolution? Libraries and the Informatics Transform, Liz considers the current position of libraries and their degree of engagement with research data management, scholarly communications and citizen science together with how they might extend their stewardship of data-intensive research.
Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) is a biennial international conference that focuses on the challenging and rapidly evolving nature of libraries and information systems and services. In recognition of today’s dynamic online and mediated technological environment, this year’s conference has chosen ‘CHANGES’ as the title of its theme. LIDA 2012 brings together at the University of Zadar, Croatia, researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning. The Conference will take place over 18–22 June 2012.
The conference will divide into two parts:
Part I: CHANGES in the world of library services: Evolution and innovation (Programme Chair: Marie L. Radford,
(School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University))
Part II:CHANGES in the world of electronic resources: Information and digitization
(Programme chair: Christine L. Borgman, (Department of Information Studies, UCLA))
Further information can be obtained via the Conference Web site or by email.