First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference Call for Papers: Deadlines

[Heather Morrison <heatherm@eln.bc.ca>]

**    with apologies for cross-posting    **

The final deadline for the call for papers has been extended to 
Wednesday, February 7th.  Preliminary review of abstracts will 
begin on January 15th.  Those who are intended to take advantage 
of the extra time for developing a proposal may wish to submit a 
preliminary proposal by January 15th.  The Open Conference 
Systems abstract submission process makes it very easy for the 
author to modify an initial proposal.  If you are submitting a 
preliminary proposal, please include a note to this effect with 
the abstract.

First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference
Vancouver, July 11-13, 2007
WEBSITE: http://pkp.sfu.ca/node/493

The Public Knowledge Project at the University of British 
Columbia and Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that 
the first international PKP conference will be held from July 
11-13, 2007 in Vancouver. The conference will provide 
opportunities for those involved in the organization, promotion, 
and study of scholarly communication to share and discuss 
innovative work in scholarly publishing, with a focus on the 
contribution that open source publishing technologies (such as 
Open Journal Systems) can make to improving access to research 
and scholarship on a global and public scale. The conference will 
appeal to all those with an interest in the future of scholarly 
publishing community: software developers and technical support 
specialists; journal publishers, editors, and staff; librarians; 
and researchers in scholarly publishing.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstract Deadline (required): January 15, 2007
Paper and PowerPoint Submission (desired but not required for public
posting): July 1, 2007
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the
Public Knowledge Project, enables participants to submit abstracts
online at http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/submit.php.

Presentations can include:
* Single papers (abstract max of 500 words)
* Multiple paper sessions (overview max of 500 words)

Call for Papers Announcement
The conference stream for those involved in the practices and study
of journal publishing will focus on the following themes and topics:
* Scholarly publishing in developing countries;
* Open access and the academy: reforming and opening the peer review
process, implications for academic freedom;
* New journals, new models: the how and why of starting a new
journal, new economic models for old journals, encouraging open
data and related practices;
* Promotion and growth: building readership, authorship, and
reviewership; open access is public access - challenges and benefits;
* Improving the features and design of publishing software

The conference stream for librarians and information specialists will
focus on the following themes and topics:
* The role of libraries in supporting and developing emerging or
alternate forms of scholarly communication, e.g., the library as
publisher, implications for collections budgets and policies;
* Incorporating and supporting open access publications as part of
current collections and related services;
* Using PKP software and related open source tools in libraries,
e.g., "best practices" or case studies.

The conference stream for open source software developers and other
technical experts working with PKP software will address the
following:
* Understanding and working with PKP software and its "plug-in"
architecture;
* Building a PKP developers' community including software
contributions and collaborative projects;
* PKP software development priorities and plans.

Heather G. Morrison
First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference &
Project Coordinator
BC Electronic Library Network
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Phone: 604-268-7001
Fax: 604-291-3023
Email:  heatherm@eln.bc.ca
Web: http://www.eln.bc.ca