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A not to be missed half-day ALPSP UPDATE - Book now to avoid disappointment
Why Are We Still Just Publishing Text?
Date: Wednesday 19 March (0930 - 1300 followed by buffet lunch)
Venue: British Institute of Radiology, 36 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AT
Chair: Geoff Bilder
The industry has long known that the average amount of time researchers
spend reading individual articles has decreased as the number of articles
has increased. More recently we've become aware that some researchers are
clamouring for the ability to semantically enrich documents, or, barring
that, to subject documents to text mining techniques. How are these trends
related? What do they mean for the future of scholarly publishing? This
ALPSP Update (the indispensable guides on technical subjects for
non-techies) shows how some publishers are using podcasts, the semantic web
and data/text mining technologies in order to help researchers not to have
to just read articles. Have fun watching industry bibliophiles succumb to
angina, and learn what the technology future really might hold.
Designed to explain the mysteries in all these inter-linked technologies,
this meeting will appeal to all Publishing Managers, whether from a smaller
society publisher or larger commercial publishing company.
Sessions
* Introduction from the Chair
Geoff Bilder, CrossRef
* Wiley-Blackwell Podcast Initiative
Lorna Berrett, Wiley Blackwell
* Swivel - where curious people explore data
Sara Wood, Swivel
* Open Text mining initiative
Amanda Ward, Nature Publishing
* Publishing datasets
Colin Batchelor, Royal Society of Chemistry
Followed by a panel discussion
To book or obtain further information please follow link: Why are we still
just publishing text?
<http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=2099>
Or contact: Diane French on 01827 709188 Fax: 01827 709188 or Email:
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There are also a few spaces left on the ALPSP Training Course:
Web 2.0: Why it matters and what you need to know - a practical guide
Wednesday 2 April 2008, London
For more information please follow link
http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=1602
or contact Amanda Whiting on 01865 524 7776 or email: [log in to unmask]
Other Forthcoming ALPSP events (www.alpsp.org <http://www.alpsp.org/> )
One day seminar: Making the Most of your Editorial Board
<http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=1911> 29 February 2008,
London, UK
One day seminar: Book Publishing Strategies for Associations and Societies
<http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=1990> 13 March 2008,
London, UK
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