Future of Scholarly Communications symposium
September 8th, 2006 3:19 pm | by Catherine Lavallee-Welch
The Chemical Information Division of the American Chemical Society is sponsoring a symposium of interest to information professionals and chemists on the subject of new models of scholarly publishing entitled The Future of Scholarly Communications. The symposium will take place on Friday, October 6, 2006, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon at the ACS Northeast Regional Meeting, Binghamton, NY.
Speakers are:
- Elizabeth Brown, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
Introduction and Overview to Scholarly Communications - David P. Martinsen, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC
The impact of web technology on scholarly publishing - Linda J. Miller, Nature Publishing, New York, NY
Nature’s trial of open peer review - Julia C. Blixrud, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), Washington, DC
Advocating for new models of scholarly communication: the role of SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) - William G. Town, Kilmorie Clarke Ltd, London, United Kingdom and Bryan Vickery, BioMed Central Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Open access publishing in chemical research - A. Ben Wagner, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Open access: changing the equation for scholars and librarians
Advance registration for NERM 2006 is available until September 11, 2006. A discounted registration fee ($65) is available for librarians attending the day of the symposium.
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As the first USF librarian at the Lakeland campus (now Polytechnic), I opened the USF Polytechnic Library in January 2007 and have developed its various services.
I've held positions as information broker, Internet consultant and academic librarian in Canada, the US and Europe.
A blogger since 2001, I've created and maintained several sites in, and outside, of the biblioblogosphere.
I'm active in SLA, and currently serve as Chair of the Information Technology Division.
