2010 ALA International Relations Round Table International Librarians' Preconference

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to report on the 2010 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), its 176th meeting, held February 18‐22, 2010 in San Diego.

Design/methodology/approach

Provides an overview of nine presentations as well as internet links (or bibliographic citations) of pertinent research, on each topic covered, for further understanding of the subject matter.

Findings

There is plenty of research on which to report.

Originality/value

The paper provides information on the latest research on: current technological advances relating to connectivity to the internet; key questions relating to the voluminous amount of data generated annually; and, how computational science, and its enabling cyberinfrastructure, is tackling some of the “grand challenges” facing science and society today.

Citation

Shih, W. (2010), "2010 ALA International Relations Round Table International Librarians' Preconference", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 27 No. 8, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419051011104213