Opening the door to open science starts with university libraries | Jisc

"Rarely a day goes by when data isn’t in the headlines, but for librarians and senior leaders at universities, there’s a lot to get to grips with if we’re going to be able to deliver on the promise that open data will revolutionise research. Jisc and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) are bringing together leading UK and US experts in digital scholarship, for the 12th biannual conference, which will grapple with some of these challenges for libraries and share best practice with delegates. The event this year takes place on 2 July, at the impressive University of Oxford grade two listed Examination Schools. Speakers already confirmed include Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s librarian, University of Oxford, and Roly Keating, chief executive of The British Library...."