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AAAS 2006: Grand Challenges, Great Opportunities

Danielle Mihram (Assistant Dean, Leavey Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. (dmihram@usc.edu))
G. Arthur Mihram (Author and consultant based in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.)
Caroline Gilson (Science Librarian at Depauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, USA. (cgilson@depauw.edu))

Library Hi Tech News

ISSN: 0741-9058

Article publication date: 1 June 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

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To report on the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held in St Louis, Missouri in February 2006.

Design/methodology/approach

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An overview of the seminars, symposia, workshops and presentations at the conference.

Findings

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The theme of the meeting was Grand Challenges, Great Opportunities. The meeting was attended by 4,000 registrants, 105 exhibitors; and 900 members of the press. The meeting highlighted the academic role and infrastructure of technology in different science applications, including publishing, and national policy.

Originality/value

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A report of interest to library and information management professionals.

Keywords

Citation

Mihram, D., Arthur Mihram, G. and Gilson, C. (2006), "AAAS 2006: Grand Challenges, Great Opportunities", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 23 No. 5, pp. 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050610689013

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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