ALA program Catherine Nelson 11 Jun 2008 20:21 UTC

Please join us for a program on: Institutional Repositories:New Roles for
Acquisitions
Time:1:30 PM - 3:30 PM on 06/30
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County in Grand A

Track: Digital Information & Technologies
Content types and sources are expanding
faster than ever. As the Advent of electronic
resources drove radical change in acquisitions,
so too is the ingestion of digital content
changing the work of acquisitions staff.
Learn about the next new frontier for acquisitions.
Speakers will provide brief overviews
and context, then discuss the technology,
workflow and policies of acquiring content
for institutional repositories; and define soem
new staff roles, such as copyright negotiations
and rights management.
Speakers: Maureen P. Walsh, Ohio State University;
Terry Owen, University of Maryland