The ALCTS CRS Costs of Continuing Resources in Libraries Interest Group
invites you to attend:
Bend, Don't Break! Flexible Approaches Adopted by Libraries and
Publishers During Challenging Times
Sunday, July 12th, 3:30-5:30 pm
Chicago Hilton, Lake Huron Room
Current economic conditions are affecting the funding base of even the
largest libraries in the US and Canada to a degree that is
unprecedented in recent memory. Both the International Coalition of
Library Consortia (ICOLC) and ARL have issued statements to urge
publishers to adopt flexible approaches to pricing and avoid reducing
content or access as libraries seek to renegotiate expenditures during
this global economic crisis. Please come and brainstorm on what
strategies publishers can help libraries strategically move forward and
how libraries can help publishers find pricing models that best suit
the conditions of the day. Approaches like open access, fulfillment of
existing contract terms for on going access to back issues of canceled
subscriptions, new publishing models and funding sponsorships that can
create business/enterprise sustainability will be discussed by
publishers, vendors and libraries.
Wendy Allen Shelburne, Electronic Resources Librarian at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library
Becky Snyder, President of ABC-CLIO
Tom Sanville, OhioLINK's executive director, one of the founders of the
International Coalition of Library Consortia
Heidi McGregor, Director of Marketing & Communications at Ithaka
Please join us for a lively discussion!
For more information, please contact Kim Steinle (chair,
ksteinle@dukeupress.edu), Lai-Ying Hsiung (vice-chair,
lhsiung@ucsc.edu) or Heather Staines (vice-chair,
Heather.Staines@springer.com) of the Costs of Continuing Resources in
Libraries Interest Group.
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Kimberly Steinle
Library Relations Manager
Duke University Press
905 W. Main St., Suite 18B
Durham, NC 27701
Phone (919) 687-3655
Fax (919) 680-6078
ksteinle@dukeupress.edu
www.dukeupress.edu/library