[OAI-eprints] ALA/ALCTS SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSION GROUP MEETING | June 23 |

[Gerry Mckiernan]

ALA ANNUAL TORONTO

DATE:  MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2003
TIME:   9:30-11:00 AM
PLACE:  (MTCC) -METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTER, ROOM 206E

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Come join our program and engage in a lively discussion on current scholarly
communications issues!

Our DG session will be led by:

Dr. Susan Martin, ACRL Visiting Program officer for Scholarly Communications
& President, SKM Associates, Inc., -  martin at skmassociates.net 
<mailto:martin at skmassociates.net>

Julia C. Bixrud,  Director of Information Services, ARL  & Assistant
Director, Public Programs, SPARC, - jblix at arl.org <mailto:jblix at arl.org>

Gerry McKiernan, Associate Professor, Science and Technology Librarian and
Bibliographer, Iowa State University,  - gerrymck at iastate.edu 
<mailto:gerrymck at iastate.edu>

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Discover how new modes of research and initiatives within university
frameworks are revolutionizing access and distribution patterns; learn how
programs of scholarly advocacy, where academics serve as both creators and
consumers, are adopting new models while still retaining refereeing and
editorial standards are progressing; learn about SPARC's latest efforts to
provide support for extending access to scholarly literature; hear about the
impact of public policies and private enterprise on the availability of
scholarly information; become familiar with a variety of initiatives that
take advantage of the inherent potential of the Web and other digital
environments that offer open and enhanced access to the personal and
collective scholarship of individuals, organizations, and nations....

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Opportunity for audience participation and reactions will be provided
during the Q&A period at the end of the program!

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Co-Chair:  Michelle Sitko -Marywood University, Coordinator of Collection
Management Services/Serials - sitko at es.marywood.edu 

Co-Chair:  Anne McKee -Greater Western Alliance (formerly Big 12 Plus
Libraries Consortium), Program Officer for Resource Sharing -
mckeea at lindahall.org <mailto:mckeea at lindahall.org>

Former Co-Chair:  Dr. Taemin K. Park, (Indiana University
Libraries-Bloomington)/IU SLIS Adjunct Faculty - park at indiana.edu 
<mailto:park at indiana.edu>

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Co-Vice Chair:  Carolyn K. Coates (Eastern Connecticut University)
-Acquisitions and Technical Services - coatesc at easternct.edu 
<mailto:coatesc at easternct.edu>

Co-Vice Chair:  Ann S. Doyle (University of Kentucky Libraries) - Serials
Acquisitions - asdoyl2 at uky.edu <mailto:asdoyl2 at uky.edu>