PVLR Forum at ALA

[w.wakeling@neu.edu]

***PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT***

PVLR ALA Open Forum, New Orleans, Monday June 26

- University Presses:  Rising to the Challenge -

Want to know more about how University Presses are embracing the 
challenges facing scholarly publishing?

What does it take for a UP to thrive these days?

How are the Presses dealing with shrinking markets, working to 
provide the new services electronic technology allows, developing 
new marketing strategies, reorganizing and retraining their 
staff?

Where do libraries come in?

In this, the first of two Forums devoted to the state of the 
University Presses (the second to follow at Midwinter 2007), the 
ALCTS Publisher- Vendor-Library Relations Interest Group has 
brought together distinguished representatives of the University 
Press book and journal publishing communities for an open 
discussion of their strategies for success.

To find out more, and to contribute to the dialog, join us at the PVLR
ALA Forum:

When:       Monday, June 26, 8:00-10:00am

Where:      Morial Convention Center Room 242


Our Speakers:

Donna Blagdan, Journals Marketing Manager, Duke University Press
Barbara Ras, Director, Trinity University Press
Seetha Srinivasan, Director, University Press of Mississippi
Julie Steffen, Associate Journals Division Manager, Astronomy Publisher,
       University of Chicago Press

Our Moderator will be October Ivins, publishing industry consultant
Ivins e-Content Solutions).

PVLR:  Publisher-Vendor-Library Relations is an ALCTS Interest Group
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/divisiongroups/ig/publishervendor/publishervendor.htm

For more information see the web site or contact:

Ruth Fischer
Chair, PVLR
Partner, R2 Consulting
mailto:ruth@r2consulting.org

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Will Wakeling
Associate Dean, Collections and Technical Services
University Libraries
320 Snell Library
Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115
Tel 617.373.4961
Fax 617.373.5409
Email w.wakeling@neu.edu