Intellectual Property:

Copyright and Licensing Incompatibility – part 1

https://doajournals.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/copyright-and-licensing-incompatibility-part-1/

TPP Ministerial Meeting Postponed, But IP Negotiators Meet in Guam With Full Agenda

http://infojustice.org/archives/34480

 

Net Neutrality:

“Stay With Me”: ISPs Head to Court to Fight New Net Neutrality Rules

https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/stay-with-me-isps-head-to-court-to-fight-new-net-neutrality-rules

Developed Nations Veer Towards Net Neutrality to Promote Openness : TRAI

http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/developed-nations-veer-towards-net-neutrality-to-promote-openness-trai/47438273

Parental Controls: Lawless blocking/filtering as part of “net neutrality”?

https://edri.org/parental-controls-lawless-blockingfiltering-as-part-of-net-neutrality/

Net neutrality – is the European Parliament ready to accept complete failure?

https://edri.org/net-neutrality-fail/

 

Data and Data Management:

PASTEUR4OA/Open Access to Research Data

http://www.pasteur4oa.eu/news/108#.VWWPo0-JiHt

A map of 240 mouse neurons just hit the internet thanks to Paul Allen's brain institute

http://upstart.bizjournals.com/companies/innovation/2015/05/18/a-map-of-240-mouse-neurons-just-hit-the-internet.html

Open Source Data Integration –KARMA

https://opensource.com/business/15/5/open-source-data-integration-karma

Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification: Criteria and Checklist

http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/d6/attachments/pages/trac_0.pdf

Resources Description & Access (RDA) Toolkit

http://www.rdatoolkit.org/essentials

 

Conference Alerts:

ISKO UK biennial conference - Knowledge Organization – making a difference

The impact of knowledge organization on society, scholarship and progress

13th – 14th July 2015, London

http://www.iskouk.org/content/knowledge-organization-making-difference

 

How can the Library and Information Services profession contribute to the post-2015 sustainable development goals related to women?

11-12 August 2015 – University of South Africa, Pretoria.

http://mailimages.vibrantmedia.co.za/2015/unisa/women_information_libraries/online.html

 

IFLA 2015 Pre-Conference in Pretoria, South Africa

August 12-13 2015, Dinokeng Game Reserve, Pretoria, South Africa

Newspaper e-publishing trends - the stewardship role of libraries

http://www.nlsa.ac.za/ifla2015/programme.php