The Collection Management Section of ALCTS and the ACRL Science and
Technology Section are hosting a forum at ALA Midwinter:
Title: Scholarly Communication and Collections: From Crisis to
Creative Response
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2012
Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Renaissance Seattle Hotel – Compass South Room
Abstract:
Over the past decade, consolidation of the publishing industry,
accompanied by unsustainable pricing models has created a crisis in
scholarly communication that affects universities, libraries, faculty,
and students. Nationally and internationally, libraries are being
forced to decrease access to scholarly publishing due to increasing
journal costs and declining budgets. In response, libraries and
scholars have taken a leadership role in the area of open access to
deal with the crisis and attempt to make the current model more
sustainable. As libraries continue to lead open access efforts, it is
important to educate librarians on the issues of scholarly
communication so they can collaborate with faculty and become a part
of an effective scholarly communication program. In addition, it is
vital for libraries to have a formalized strategy to incorporate open
access into collection development policies and activities to continue
this momentum. The ALCTS Collection Management Section and the ACRL
Science and Technology Section are co-sponsoring a Forum to discuss
these issues.
Speakers include:
Robin Champeiux – Oregon Health Sciences University
Lori Critz – Georgia Institute of Technology