ALA 2010 MidWinter ALCTS CRS Costs of Continuing Resources in Libraries Interest Group

[Lai-Ying Hsiung <lhsiung@ucsc.edu>]

The ALCTS CRS Costs of Continuing Resources in Libraries Interest 
Group invites you to attend:

Open Access: Entitlement, Opportunity, or Peril?
Sunday, January 17, 2010, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center--Room 157C

Current tough economic times are forcing libraries to explore 
alternatives to conventional publishing access models. Many 
institutions (like MIT) have expressed strong support for Open 
Access while others (like University of Maryland) have proceeded 
more cautiously. Can all parties, including publishers, in the 
scholarly communication environment overcome the challenges from 
this alternative? Come and hear our panelists'perspectives on 
this issue and possible future trends, including those who had 
voted not to require OA.

Terry Owen, Coordinator for the Digital Repository at the University of
Maryland (DRUM)

Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Scholarly Publishing & Licensing Consultant at MIT
Alex Crhstoforou, Membership Accounts Manager, BioMed Central

Please join us for a lively discussion!

For more information, please contact Lai-Ying Hsiung (chair, 
lhsiung@ucsc.edu, or Heather Staines (vice-chair, 
Heather.Staines@springer.com of the Costs of Continuing Resources 
in Libraries Interest Group.

Lai-Ying Hsiung
Head of Technical Services
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064