Scholarly Communications Events at ALA Annual

["John D'Ignazio" <john@arl.org>]

At the upcoming 2005 ALA Annual conference in Chicago, Ill. occurring 
from June 23-29.

SPARC-ACRL Forum and ACRL Scholarly Communications Discussion Group:
THREE BIG IDEAS TRANSFORMING SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION

Saturday, June 25, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.: 
AND
Sunday, June 26, 2005, 3:00-5:00 p.m.:

Three important trends are changing scholarly communication, and
thus changing the role of libraries and people's access to information.

SPARC-ACRL Forum:

Saturday, June 25, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.: 
Hilton Hotel, Constitution Room C
720 South Michigan Avenue

Three speakers will present the idea they are working to develop:

-- John Wilbanks, executive director of Science Commons, will present The
Commons by discussing the legal mechanisms that encourage sharing of
intellectual property.

-- Debra Lappin, public policy advisor to SPARC and the Alliance for
Taxpayer Access, will describe Taxpayer Access, or the campaign for
federal policies that expand access to publicly funded research; and

-- John Price Wilkin, Associate University Librarian at the University of
Michigan, will talk about "Googlization," which is the development of
online search tools and the mass digitization of collections so that more
people can take advantage of the Internet's promise in easily distributing
information.

The moderator, Ray English, director of libraries, Oberlin College and
chair, ACRL Scholarly Communications Committee, will take questions from
the floor following the presentations.

ACRL Scholarly Communications Discussion Group:

Sunday, June 26, 2005, 3:00-5:00 p.m.:
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Ohio Room
301 East North Water Street
 
A panel of three librarians will start the discussion with responses to 
the Forum presentations. The panel:

Bonnie MacEwan
Assistant Dean for Collections
University Libraries
The Pennsylvania State University
 
Karen Williams
Associate University Librarian for Academic Programs
University of Minnesota Libraries
 
Peter McDonald
AUL for Collection Services
Syracuse University Library

Heather Joseph, incoming Executive Director of SPARC, will be on hand 
to participate in the discussion.

Both events are open to the public and no reservations are necessary. 
We hope to see you there!