http://www.vimeo.com/5704878

As many have noted, the presentations by Ivy Anderson (California Digital Library) and Jim Neal (Columbia) are particularly compelling.

The economy and its impact on library and higher education budgets are the most urgent concern for the library community today. While libraries have long been grappling with constrained collection budgets, we face a new urgency in continuing the transformation promised by Open Access and new technologies. Come hear how the tactics libraries use to navigate these rough waters may shape scholarly communication and the marketplace.

The 19th biennial SPARC-ACRL Forum will be held Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the Sheraton Chicago, Ballroom II/III. The ACRL Scholarly Communications discussion group, which offers a more intimate setting to explore forum topics in greater depth, will be held Sunday, July 12, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the Intercontinental Hotel, Camelot room. Registration is not required. For further details on the forum as they emerge, visit http://www.arl.org/sparc/forum.

This forum will be available via SPARC video-cast at a later date. For more information, visit the SPARC Web site at http://www.arl.org/sparc.

For more information, contact:

Jennifer McLennan
SPARC
(202) 296-2996 ext. 121
jennifer [at] arl [dot] org

Kara Malenfant
ACRL
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant [at] ala [dot] org

Who Owns Your Scholarship? Copyright, Publication Agreements, and Good Policy

Washington, DC & Chicago, IL ­ December 15, 2008 ­ Four pioneers from the Open Educational Resources community will offer their insights into “The transformative potential of Open Educational Resources (OER)�? at the next SPARC-ACRL Forum, to be held during the 2009 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO.

(More below the fold...)

OER are a logical extension of what the library community supports in the Open Access movement, and underscore the need for the larger playing field on which scholarly communication takes place to be made more equitable. OER focus not only on journals, but also on full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials or techniques that are critical in the learning environment.

Forum presenters will include:

• Richard Baraniuk, an architect of the Cape Town Open Education Declaration which aims to accelerate efforts to promote open resources, technology and teaching practices in education (http://www.capetowndeclaration.org); founder of Connexions, an environment for collaboratively developing, freely sharing, and rapidly publishing scholarly content on the Web (http://cnx.org); and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Rice University.

• David Wiley, also a leader of the Cape Town Declaration; Chief Openness Officer for Flat World Knowledge, a new approach to college textbooks offering rigorously reviewed textbooks online free of cost to students (http://www.flatworldknowledge.com); and Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology & Technology at Brigham Young University.

• Nicole Allen, leader of the Student PIRGs’ Make Textbooks Affordable campaign, which aims to develop a textbook market with both a vibrant used book market and a plethora of learning content that is priced and sold fairly (http://www.maketextbooksaffordable.org).

• Mark Nelson, Digital Content Strategist for the National Association of College Stores, the trade association representing the higher education retail industry. He facilitates NACS three-pronged digital course materials strategy—partnerships, enhanced trade infrastructure, and education and awareness (http://www.nacs.org).

The 18th biennial SPARC-ACRL Forum will be held from 4:00 ­ 5:30 PM on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Centennial D. The ACRL Scholarly Communications Discussion Group will also host an open conversation about issues that surface at the Forum from 4:00 ­ 5:30 PM on Sunday, January 25 in room 403 of the Colorado Convention Center.

The Forum will be available via SPARC podcast at a later date. For more information, visit the SPARC Web site at http://www.arl.org/sparc.

SPARC

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC's advocacy, educational and publisher partnership programs encourage expanded dissemination of research. SPARC is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/sparc/.

ACRL

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), represents more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. It is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.

For more information, contact:

Jennifer McLennan
SPARC
(202) 296-2996 ext. 121
jennifer@arl.org

Kara Malenfant
ACRL
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org

The full memo is below the fold...

Subject: [alctsleaders] ALCTS Scholarly Communications Interest Group
From: "Quinn, Brian"
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:13:48 -0600
To: ALCTS Colleagues,

The ALCTS Scholarly Communications Interest Group will meet at ALA Midwinter on Monday, January 26, 2009, from 1:30-3:30 pm in Room 206 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14 St. Our guest will be Ann J. Wolpert, who is Director of Libraries at MIT and Chair of the Board of MIT Press, which is widely recognized for innovation in electronic publishing. She will talk about the changing nature of scholarly communication, what MIT has been doing in this area, its renowned repository, its efforts in the area of education and outreach to faculty, and how to position libraries for the 21st century. Please join us for what promises to be an engaging and informative discussion of scholarly communication trends and initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to explore the vision of someone who is at the forefront of innovation and change in the realm of scholarly communication.

Thanks,

Brian Quinn
Chair, ALCTS Scholarly Communications Interest Group

Wednesday, December 17
3:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (coffee will be provided)
Wilson Library S30A

We hope that you will join us! Come hear about the results of the scan and share your thoughts on how the data can best be used.

Washington, DC ­ February 5, 2008 ­ SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) has introduced a new discussion forum on the topic of author rights. The SPARC Author Rights Forum provides a private and moderated venue for academic librarians to explore copyright and related issues in teaching and research ­ especially questions arising from the development of digital repositories and recent public access mandates.

• Ensuring copyright compliance with public access policies, including the new National Institutes of Health mandate
• Rights of faculty under copyright and contract law
• Availability and use of author addenda
• Working with publishers to secure agreements to retain needed rights
• Experiences in developing institutional copyright policies and educational programs

The list will focus primarily on the U.S. and Canadian legal environments, though members of the international community are welcome to join. Educators, researchers, policy makers, librarians, legal counsel, and all who have an interest in responsible author copyright management are encouraged to contribute. The SPARC Author Rights Forum is moderated by Kevin Smith, J.D., Scholarly Communications Officer for Duke University
Libraries.

List membership is subject to approval and posts are moderated for appropriate topical content. To request membership in the SPARC Author Rights Forum, send any message to sparc-arforum-feed@arl.org. For details on other SPARC discussion lists, visit
http://www.arl.org/sparc/about/emailsignup.html. For more detail on SPARC¹s Author Rights program, please visit http://www.arl.org/sparc/author.

SPARC
SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC¹s advocacy, educational and publisher partnership programs encourage expanded dissemination of research. SPARC is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/sparc/.

For more info contact:

Jennifer McLennan
Director of Communications
SPARC
(The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
http://www.arl.org/sparc
(202) 296-2296 ext 121
jennifer @ arl.org

Thursday, January 17
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (lunch at 11:30, program starts at 12 noon)
Wilson Library S30A

We hope that you will join us! Come and hear about the results of the scan and how those results already are being used. Environmental Scan Part II will be introduced and you'll have an opportunity to ask questions prior to its launch this winter.

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC’s advocacy, educational, and publisher partnership programs encourage expanded dissemination of research. SPARC is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/sparc/.

ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,500 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments. http://www.acrl.org .