Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 14:34:13 -0500
From: Adrian Alexander <alexander@FAXON.COM>
Subject: Conference Announcement - Please Post

Please excuse any cross postings.

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Faxon Institute's Second Annual Colloquium on Scholarly Communication
Issues

January 7-8, 1998
Hotel Intercontinental
New Orleans, Louisiana

The scholarly communication process is undergoing significant change as
paper-based publishing continues to be supplemented, and in some cases
supplanted, by emerging electronic technologies. As electronic publishing
becomes more prevalent, issues related to the creation, distribution, ownership
and the
economics of scholarly information are challenging all parties involved in
the process, including scholars, publishers, vendors, librarians and
academic administrators.

The Faxon Institute's Colloquium on Scholarly Communication Issues series
seeks to provide a forum in which all interested parties can participate in
a provocative, but reasoned dialogue that can lead to a better overall
understanding for everyone of these complex issues.

PROGRAM FORMAT

The focal point of the colloquium is a highly-interactive series of
roundtable discussions which enable the participants to engage in a
dialogue on a variety of key issues related to the scholarly communication
process. Roundtables are scheduled consecutively throughout the day
(Thursday, January 8) so that
attendees can select one roundtable in which to participate and still be
able to observe the remaining roundtable sessions from the audience.
Attendees are not required to participate in a roundtable
but can, instead, observe
the program proceedings and ask questions at the end of each session.
(Each of these roundtables is moderated by an experienced facilitator.)

SPEAKERS

Dr. Stanley Chodorow, Provost, University of Pennsylvania, will set the
stage for the roundtable discussions on Thursday, February 8 with a talk on
intellectual property issues and scholarly publishing from the perspective
of a chief academic officer who is involved actively in shaping the
academy's position on these issues.

Mr. Robert Siegel, co-host of National Public Radio's popular news program
,"All Things Considered", returns again this year to moderate the roundtable
discussions.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The colloquium series is designed for research library managers and
administrators, scholarly publishing executives and editors, researchers
who create scholarly information, and chief academic officers and other
administrators who develop policies related to the creation and management
of scholarly information.  The colloquium is highly beneficial for anyone
involved in the scholarly communication process who wants to understand
more fully the challenges and constraints faced by other members of the
community.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Wednesday, January 7 - Opening reception, dinner, and keynote address
(speaker to be announced)

Thursday, January 8 - Opening remarks and roundtable discussions

Opening remarks - Dr. Stanley Chodorow, Provost, University of
Pennsylvania

Roundtable #1 - Electronic Publishing and the Scholarly Communication
Process

Roundtable #2 - Emerging Intellectual Property Models

Roundtable #3 - Evolution of Licensing Models for Electronic Information

Roundtable #4 - Funding Issues and Scholarly Information

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The conference registration fee of $295.00 includes opening reception and
dinner on Wednesday, January 7; colloquium participation, continental
breakfast, lunch, and closing reception on Thursday, January 8.  For more
information, contact Adrian W. Alexander, The Faxon Institute,
alexander@faxon.com.  Or visit the Faxon Institute on the Web at
http://www.faxon.com/html/ind-fi.html for a copy of the registration form.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The Faxon Institute's Colloquium on Scholarly Information Issues will be
held at the Hotel Intercontinental, 444 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA
70130. The Faxon Institute has secured the hotel ALA Midwinter Conference
rate of $125 single/$138 double, so ALA attendees can secure an excellent
rate at an outstanding hotel for the duration of both meetings.  For
reservations, contact the hotel directly at 800-445-6563 and identify
yourself as a Faxon Institute participant.  The hotel is in the heart of
the New Orleans business district, with easy access to the Convention
Center, other hotels and the French Quarter.