2011 Texas Library Association Conference

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The 2011 Texas Library Association Conference (TLA) was held in Austin, Texas, on April 12–15. Conference planners this year focused on offering more academic library sessions than in the past, particularly sessions on topics of interest to technical services librarians. Following are reports of five sessions.     

2011 Kansas Library Association Annual Meeting

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The annual meeting of the Kansas Library Association (KLA) was held April 6–8, 2011, in Topeka, KS, giving a brief respite and spring rejuvenation to academic and public librarians in the state.     

Library Binding

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Open Data (OD) is an emerging term in the process of defining how scientific data may be published and re-used without price or permission barriers. Scientists generally see published data as belonging to the scientific community, but many publishers claim copyright over data and will not allow its re-use without permission. This is a major impediment to the progress of scholarship in the digital age. This article reviews the need for Open Data, shows examples of why Open Data are valuable, and summarizes some early initiatives in formalizing the right of access to and re-use of scientific data.