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We describe the participation and the official results of the 2nd Computational Linguistics Scientific Summarization Shared Task (CL-SciSumm), held as a part of the BIRNDL workshop at the Joint Conference for Digital Libraries 2016 in Newark, New Jersey. CL-SciSumm is the first medium-scale Shared Task on scientific document summarization in the computational linguistics (CL) domain. Participants were provided a training corpus of 30 topics, each comprising of a reference paper (RP) and 10 or more citing papers, all of which cite the RP. For each citation, the text spans (i.e., citances) that pertain to the RP have been identified. Participants solved three sub-tasks in automatic research paper summarization using this text corpus. Fifteen teams from six countries registered for the Shared Task, of which ten teams ultimately submitted and presented their results. The annotated corpus comprised 30 target papers—currently the largest available corpora of its kind. The corpus is available for free download and use at https://github.com/WING-NUS/scisumm-corpus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Die Tagung 'Vernetzte Welten' aus der Tagungsreihe 'Digitale Bibliothek' stellte die organisatorische und inhaltliche Kollaboration von Institutionen aus dem GLAM-Sektor in den thematischen Mittelpunkt: Referiert wurde u. a. über Metadaten und Pflege semantischer Datenstrukturen, Linked Open Data, Open Access und Nachnutzung von semantisch beschriebenen digitalen Objekten. Die Konferenz machte deutlich, dass hier eine bewusste Umorientierung stattgefunden hat, die das Öffnen der Institutionen und die Verbreitung und Vernetzung der kuratierten Objekte forciert. The conference 'Vernetzte Welten' from the Digital Library series focused on the collaboration of GLAM sector institutions, mainly on the subjects organization and content: Among other topics, reports were given on metadata and maintenance of semantic data structures, Linked Open Data, Open Access and reusing semantically described digital objects. The conference showed clearly that a deliberate reorientation has taken place which speeds up the opening of the institutions and the spreading and interlinking of objects that have undergone curation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the highlights of the Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference 2016. Speakers include University of Texas at Austin associate professor Dawna Ballard, Ashley Zmau and Holly Talbott of the University of Texas at Arlington, and Angela Sidman and Sara Tudesco of Yale University Library.

Information on The Personal Digital Archiving Conference hosted by the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program of the New York University (NYU) from April 24-26, 2015 is presented. Topics include the opening keynote regarding family album given by writer and producer Don Perry, the dissertation "How Online Sociality and Free Terabytes are Shaping Personal Digital Archives" presented by Jessica Bushey of the University of British Columbia, and the poster presentations about digitization.

During the International Conferences on Digital Libraries, several experts felt the need for a primary research journal in the field of digital libraries which will not only cover the knowledge network of global digital library experts, but also project Indian research on digital libraries, technologies and case studies. Thus, the journal World Digital Libraries (WDL) started in 2008. This paper describes the genesis of the WDL, coverage in terms of themes, contribution of authors, subscription and future projections of WDL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a report on a conference on the digitization of cultural archives and their presentation as online digital libraries, held in Rostock, Germany, from September 26-28, 2012. Topics of discussion included open access to such collections, metadata management, and the use of Web 2.0 ideas such as crowdsourcing in the maintenance and further development of ethnographic websites.

The article offers news briefs related to education. Isko Biennial Conference, a two -day event is going to be held on July 8-9, 2013 in London, England. Participants of 10th Northumbria Conference which will be held on July 22-25, 2013, can register with or without accommodation. The call for tutorials is open for the 17th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries which will be held on September 22-26, 2013.

Information about topics discussed at the American Society of Agronomy's (ASA) A335.1 "Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education" (JNRLSE) Editorial Board meeting held in San Antonio, Texas on October 16, 2011 is presented. Topics include opportunities available with building a digital library, production of JNRSLSE, Volume 40, and manuscript processing. Attendees include ASA editor-in-chief Warren Dick, publications director Mark Mandelbaum and managing editor Susan Ernst.

The article provides news briefs as of 2012 on education. The 3rd International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World (IMCW2012), organized by the Department of Information Management of Hacetteepe University, is September 19-21, 2012 in Ankara, Turkey. An Information Management MBA master's degree program was launched at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen, Scotland. The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is open to paper submissions.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the main contents of the 18th BOBCATSSS Symposium, held in Parma, Italy in January 2010, dedicated to the main theme "Bridging the digital divide: libraries providing access for all?" Design/methodology/approach - The report provides a concise presentation of the main themes discussed during the conference. Findings - The topics presented focused mainly on the fields of access and delivery, community support and collections, with some others focusing on leadership and management. Originality/value - This symposium is one of the few conferences in the world where students are the main characters and participate as organisers, reviewers and presenters of the contributions. Reports on such conferences are of interest to both students and to teachers and professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about the conference sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Professional Committee on digital libraries at the University of Milan in Italy on August 25, 2009 is presented. Topics include the perceptions on cross domain and multilingual access to libraries, museums and archives digital resources. Elio Franzini, headmaster of the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Milan, hosted the conference.

The article discusses the highlights of the EBSCO Discovery Service User Group meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts from May 10 to 11, 2016. The event focused on information on libraries that have implemented EBSCO Discovery Service and future enhancements and customizations. Speakers include Drew Parker, a web services librarian at the University of Alabama, and Courtney McDonald, head of the Discovery and User Experience department at the Indiana University Libraries.

The article discusses the highlights of the second Institutional Repository Day held at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Speakers include Rick Anderson, associate dean for Scholarly Resources and Collections in the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, and Christy Shorey, manager of the University of Florida's Institutional Repository and Theses & Dissertations Program.

Information on the fifth annual Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference that was held on October 20, 2015 on the future of libraries in the digital age, is presented. Topics discussed include information services, emerging technologies, innovation, and libraries, and the evolution of information and technology. The conference featured several speakers including professors Sandra Hirsh, Michael Stephens, and Tina Jagerson.

Information about the topics discussed at the Canadian Association of Music Libraries held October 23, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario is presented. Participants discussed music library issues. They also tackled the digitization issues and projects including the new digital audio delivery service and the Resource Description and Access (RDA).

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to provide a flavour of the content of the third IFLA Presidential Meeting held in Berlin, Germany in 2009. Design/methodology/approach-An outline description of the issues, contents and participants of this conference is presented in the paper. Findings-The meeting follows the issues of Libraries for Access to Knowledge: Information Services and Information Literacy Today, The Digital Library as Social Challenge, Building Infrastructures in a Global Knowledge Society, and Digital Knowledge and Cultural Heritage. Originality/value The paper provides a conference report of value to all library and information professionals regarding access to knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at the forum by the Committee on Chinese Materials on Chinese electronic content is presented. Topics includes access to Chinese Wanfang databases, and services, Chinese dissertations databases, and OCLC's global strategy, and Chinese e-content. The forum features several presenters including Danny Liu of Wanfang Data, Newman Ang of Tsinghua Tongfang, and Jason Han of Superstar Digital Library.

The article offers information on various conference proceedings and reports. It states that the "Museums and the Web 2008" focuses on the use of mobile devises at heritage sites, K-12 issues, and a host of Web 2.0 applications such as Second Life, YouTube, and Wikis. On the other hand, the full streaming video and slide presentations from "WebWise 2008" are available for viewing at http://webwise2008.fcla.edu/. It is also posed that full-text papers of the presentations which were presented during this conference will be featured in a forthcoming issue of the online journal "First Monday."

Information about the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) annual conference Digital Book 2007 held at the Macmillan Auditorium in New York on May 9, 2007 is presented. The event has provided publishers and business people with ideas about electronic-book technology and how it might affect their work and their bottom lines. Digital Library Federation executive director Peter Brantley graced the event by saying that publishing is being reinvented.

The article offers information on the 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries that was held in Kyoto University, Japan in November 27-30, 2006. The conference consisted of presentations of papers on digital libraries, keynote speeches, and panel discussions. The keynote speakers include Makoto Nagao, Jun Adachi, and Daniel Clancy.

Announces a job vacancy, and several conferences on information services. Qualifications needed for a faculty position at the Department of Library and Information Science in National Taiwan University; Suggested topics for research papers to be submitted during the meeting of the American Society for Information Science Special Interest Group on Classification Research; Focus of the Second Asian Digital Libraries Conference.

Looks at the highlights of the Elsevier Science Digital Libraries Symposium held on January 10, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Functionality and mission of the emerging digital library; Metadata and access tools; Archiving; Impact on end users; Measurement of efficiencies and end-results.

Presents highlights of several conferences on the digitization of libraries. Description of current projects in digitization; Need for more emphasis on group projects and group learning; Impact of digital communication on libraries and publishers; Development of new methods of delivering the journal products; Examination of preparations for the implementation of electronic data interchange.

Presents information about library science. Details on the Second European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries by the European Union in September 1998; Information on the Professional Development Workshops of the University of Pittsburg School of Information Sciences; Details on the Educational Research Project at the Robert Gordon University.

Information about the topics discussed during the Third International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2010) held on February 23 to 26, 2010 in New Delhi, India is presented. Topics include developing the paradigm of digital information, the need to libraries to transform in digital form, and the preservation of digital content. The event featured several speakers including R. K. Pachauri, Smt D. Purandeswari, and V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai.