Reminder: SPARC-ACRL Forum at ALA to Explore Public Access

[Jennifer McLennan <jennifer@arl.org>]

*SPARC-ACRL FORUM TO EXPLORE PUBLIC ACCESS

*/Popular ALA Event Will Discuss Emerging Federal Research Access 
Policies And How They'll Change Your Library/*

The upcoming SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly 
communication, to be held during the American Library 
Association's Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, will explore Public 
Access - Federal Research Access Policies and How They'll Change 
Your Library.

The drive for free public access to publicly funded research is 
in high gear in the U.S., Canada, and around the globe. For 
scientists and scholars, it promises not just to change the norms 
for how research is shared, but also to open new avenues for how 
it is conducted. The implications for academic and research 
libraries are no less profound, as the possibility of new and 
expanded roles in the research process emerge.

The popular SPARC-ACRL Forum looks at what the changes mean for 
libraries. Speakers will examine current and emerging public 
access policies and explore key questions facing libraries: What 
role will institutional repositories play? Do libraries have a 
part in research funders' plans? How will scholarship and 
teaching be changed? What can libraries do to strengthen their 
partnerships with scholars and users in this new environment? 
What can you do to prepare for the transformation ahead?

Speakers will include:

    * David Pershing, Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs,
      University of Utah, who will introduce emerging policies and how
      they relate to the mission of the university and library.
    * Carl T. Bergstrom, Associate Professor of Biology, University of
      Washington, who will explore the tremendous potential for research
      represented by public access.
    * Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Scholarly Publishing and Licensing
      Consultant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on rights
      management for public access and how MIT is engaging and
      supporting faculty.

Come to the Forum for new insight and practical information on 
one of the most significant scholarly communication developments 
of recent years.

The SPARC-ACRL Forum will be held:

    Saturday, January 20, 2007
    4:00 - 6:00PM
    The Sheraton Seattle, Metropolitan B
    Registration is NOT required
    (The event will be available via podcast at a later date).

The forum is followed by the ACRL Scholarly Communication Discussion
Group, where there will be an open discussion of key issues that surface
at the Forum. The Discussion Group will be held Sunday, January 21, 4:00
- 6:00 PM in the St. Helen's room of The Westin Seattle.

For more information, visit the SPARC Web site at
<http://www.arl.org/sparc/
<http://e2ma.net/go/475013625/374168/11926226/goto:http://www.arl.org/sparc/>>.

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