Global Knowledge Exchange.Net (GKEN)

"Cloud computing comes in several different forms and this article documents how service, platform, and infrastructure forms of cloud computing have been used to serve library needs. Following an overview of these uses the article discusses the experience of one library in migrating IT infrastructure to a cloud environment and concludes with a model for assessing cloud computing."

(International Council for Scientific and Technical Information) Annual Conference 2010 will take place for the first time in Helsinki, Finland, on June 10 and 11, 2010. From Information to Innovation has been chosen as the main theme of the conference and will highlight the significance of information as the enabler and catalyst for scientific, technical and business developments and point to to elements of success in building the future. There are three inspiring sub-themes: Information as the lifeblood of research and innovation - Finnish cases Intelligent information solutions and services Creating the future - towards the global innovation economy

From Nicholas Carr

Final Report (FEb. 2010)

Organizations that embrace "open" will innovate better, cheaper, and faster. Here are three things to think about when implementing open-design principles. (Business Week)

A new generation of tablet-sized computing devices, epitomized by Apple's new iPad, has the potential to revolutionize the way we create and innovate. (Wired Magazine)

This article from Inside Higher Ed includes a link to a 116 page pdf report by the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access.

Q&A with:Peter Olson, ex-CEO of Random House

Research Data Access and Preservation Summit Program Friday, April 9, 2010

NSF's Cyber-Network Now Expands Across the Northern Hemisphere and Connects Half the Globe GLORIAD's Taj Network opens new horizons for U.S. scientists, educators and students from South Asia to North Pole

"managing information and knowledge together"

Following last week's release of Ithaka S+R's Faculty Survey 2009 (http://bit.ly/aJP4pl), we are pleased to announce a series of webinars that will explore each of the major themes of this survey in depth. Each webinar will focus on an individual chapter of the full report, providing the opportunity for a targeted discussion of the findings of our study and their implications for libraries, publishers, and scholarly societies.

eScience refers to new science opportunities that require distributed collaborations and enabled by emerging internet technologies. These technologies include grid computing, distributed data management, and collaborative tools. Many tools are still in the process of rapid development, and in some cases standards are not yet established.

Are you a researcher, asking yourself "What is the difference between grid computing, supercomputing, cloud computing, volunteer computing and everything else? How do I know what is the right tool to use for my work?" If so, then attend the upcoming online discussion hosted by iSGTW - the weekly online computing magazine sponsored by Open Science Grid and the European Grid Initiative - called "Roundtable Q&A: Choose and use the right computing tool for your research, with feedback from the experts."

Article discussion, share science (via esukhdev)

A collection of accepted papers, some contributed slidedecks, and supplementary documents presented at IATUL 2010 are available at http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul2010/.

another example from Columbia (Brown has several positions)