Hello all, Library and Information Services in Astronomy - LISA VIII: Astronomy Librarianship in the Era of Big Data and Open Science Hosted by the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) Held at the Collège Doctoral Européen on the campus of the University of Strasbourg, France June 6-9, 2017 Come join us! The program is available at: http://cds.u-strasbg.fr/meetings/Lisa8/public/media/index.php/Program Registration is now open: http://cds.u-strasbg.fr/meetings/Lisa8/register.html Library and Information Services in Astronomy (LISA) is a series of scientific meetings for librarians and scientists that aims to provide a platform to discuss the state of the art of information maintenance, retrieval, delivery, and preservation and to learn from invited experts the directions in which our profession is moving. LISA conferences cover such diverse topics as organization and management of books, journals, and specialized materials; electronic publishing (note that astronomy is a leader in the field); bibliographic and full text databases of astronomical literature; reports on collaborative projects. If you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact: Eva Isaksson & Barbara Kern Co-Chairs, LISA VIII SOC eva.isaksson@helsinki.fimailto:eva.isaksson@helsinki.fi bkern@uchicago.edumailto:bkern@uchicago.edu