[Dspace-general] Fwd: [SPARC-IR] ALCTS announces webinar series on institutional repositories

Tue Mar 17 10:04:11 EDT 2009

Apologies for the cross posting

Valorie Hollister
Community Outreach Manager
DSpace Foundation

> From: Jennifer McLennan <jennifer at arl.org>
> Date: March 17, 2009 9:15:14 AM EDT
> To: SPARC-IR at serv01.siteground183.com
> Subject: [SPARC-IR] ALCTS announces webinar series on institutional   
> repositories
> Reply-To: "SPARC Institutional Repositories Discussion List"  
> <SPARC-IR at arl.org >
>
> [Forwarding on behalf of Pamela Bluh --jm]
>
>
> ALCTS announces webinar series on institutional repositories
>
> CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical   
> Services (ALCTS) is offering three webinars on institutional   
> repositories beginning in April.  Based on the successful 2009 ALCTS  
>  Midwinter Symposium in Denver, the sessions introduce participants   
> to the IR “movement” and provide tools for decision-making about the  
>  IR implementation and maintenance.   Future topics slated for fall   
> 2009 include open access, intellectual property, copyright,   
> consortial implementation and using the IR as a publishing platform.
>
> Wednesday, April 8,  2 p.m. EDT
>
> Institutional Repositories: the Promises of Yesterday and of Tomorrow
>
> Presented by Greg Tananbaum, ScholarNext.  ScholarNext is a   
> consulting firm focusing on  issues at the intersection of   
> technology, content and academia.  Tananbaum has served as president  
>  of The Berkeley Electronic Press and director of product marketing   
> for EndNote.
>
> Based on his keynote addresses at the symposium, Tananbaum gives a   
> brief history of institutional repositories, discusses the key   
> benefits as well as the possible obstacles to a successful IR   
> implementation and considers the future of the institutional   
> repository within the larger context of the rapidly changing   
> scholarly communication landscape.  As the lead in the series, he   
> provides the framework for the series of webinars to follow.
>
> Wednesday, May 6, 2 p.m.EDT
>
> Beyond the Institutional Repository: Campus Research Distribution  Strategies
>
> Presented by Marilyn Moody, dean of the university library at Boise   
> State University.
>
> Moody’s interests include scholarly communication issues and the   
> development of research distribution policies and strategies. She is  
>  the co-author with Jean L. Sears of three editions of the reference  
>  work “Using Government Information Sources.”
>
> Universities and libraries becoming more involved in developing a   
> university's research distribution policy and developing strategies   
> for the distribution of research and scholarship has   sparked   
> interest among provosts and university administrators. IRs are an   
> important infrastructure for developing research distribution   
> strategies, but other issues such as scholarly communication,    
> copyright, campus publishing policies and strategies and open access  
>  need to be part of the discussion. This webinar develops a  
> framework  for thinking about research distribution policies and  
> strategies  using Boise State University as a case study.  It offers  
> strategies  for selling the institutional repository concept to  
> administrators  and others on campus.
>
> Wednesday, June 10, 2 p.m. EDT
>
> Generating Campus Buy-In for Your IR
>
> Presented by Marisa Ramirez, digital repository librarian, and   
> Michael D. Miller, dean of library services at California   
> Polytechnic State University.  Ramirez is responsible for developing  
>  and implementing the DigitalCommons at CalPoly, a digital repository   
> that provides online open access to scholarship and research   
> produced by Cal Poly faculty and students.
>
> How do you translate the value of an institutional repository to   
> campus leaders, faculty and other key campus groups? Ramirez and   
> Miller discuss strategies for marketing your IR to campus,    
> demonstrating the return on investment. Offering perspectives from   
> repository management and library administration, you will learn how  
>  Cal Poly has expanded the role of its IR as a vital component of  
> the  campus scholarly and research community.
>
> The registration fee per session is $39 for ALCTS members and $49   
> for non-members.
>
> For information on how to register, visit the ALCTS Web site  
> (http://www.ala.org/alcts ) under “Conferences and Events.”
>
> The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)  
>  is the national association for information providers who work in   
> collections and technical services, such as acquisitions,   
> cataloging, collection development, preservation and continuing   
> resources in digital and print formats.  ALCTS is a division of the   
> American Library Association.
>
> -- 
> --------------------------
> Jennifer McLennan
> Director of Communications
> SPARC
> (The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
> http://www.arl.org/sparc
> (202) 296-2296 ext 121
> jennifer at arl.org
>
> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
>

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Another good news item-and please post on general list as well.  thanks!

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> From: Jennifer McLennan <jennifer at arl.org>
> Date: March 17, 2009 9:15:14 AM EDT
> To: SPARC-IR at serv01.siteground183.com
> Subject: [SPARC-IR] ALCTS announces webinar series on institutional  
> repositories
> Reply-To: "SPARC Institutional Repositories Discussion List" <SPARC-IR at arl.org 
> >
>
> [Forwarding on behalf of Pamela Bluh --jm]
>
>
> ALCTS announces webinar series on institutional repositories
>
> CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical  
> Services (ALCTS) is offering three webinars on institutional  
> repositories beginning in April.  Based on the successful 2009 ALCTS  
> Midwinter Symposium in Denver, the sessions introduce participants  
> to the IR “movement” and provide tools for decision-making about the  
> IR implementation and maintenance.   Future topics slated for fall  
> 2009 include open access, intellectual property, copyright,  
> consortial implementation and using the IR as a publishing platform.
>
> Wednesday, April 8,  2 p.m. EDT
>
> Institutional Repositories: the Promises of Yesterday and of Tomorrow
>
> Presented by Greg Tananbaum, ScholarNext.  ScholarNext is a  
> consulting firm focusing on  issues at the intersection of  
> technology, content and academia.  Tananbaum has served as president  
> of The Berkeley Electronic Press and director of product marketing  
> for EndNote.
>
> Based on his keynote addresses at the symposium, Tananbaum gives a  
> brief history of institutional repositories, discusses the key  
> benefits as well as the possible obstacles to a successful IR  
> implementation and considers the future of the institutional  
> repository within the larger context of the rapidly changing  
> scholarly communication landscape.  As the lead in the series, he  
> provides the framework for the series of webinars to follow.
>
> Wednesday, May 6, 2 p.m.EDT
>
> Beyond the Institutional Repository: Campus Research Distribution  
> Strategies
>
> Presented by Marilyn Moody, dean of the university library at Boise  
> State University.
>
> Moody’s interests include scholarly communication issues and the  
> development of research distribution policies and strategies. She is  
> the co-author with Jean L. Sears of three editions of the reference  
> work “Using Government Information Sources.”
>
> Universities and libraries becoming more involved in developing a  
> university's research distribution policy and developing strategies  
> for the distribution of research and scholarship has   sparked  
> interest among provosts and university administrators. IRs are an  
> important infrastructure for developing research distribution  
> strategies, but other issues such as scholarly communication,   
> copyright, campus publishing policies and strategies and open access  
> need to be part of the discussion. This webinar develops a framework  
> for thinking about research distribution policies and strategies  
> using Boise State University as a case study.  It offers strategies  
> for selling the institutional repository concept to administrators  
> and others on campus.
>
> Wednesday, June 10, 2 p.m. EDT
>
> Generating Campus Buy-In for Your IR
>
> Presented by Marisa Ramirez, digital repository librarian, and  
> Michael D. Miller, dean of library services at California  
> Polytechnic State University.  Ramirez is responsible for developing  
> and implementing the DigitalCommons at CalPoly, a digital repository  
> that provides online open access to scholarship and research  
> produced by Cal Poly faculty and students.
>
> How do you translate the value of an institutional repository to  
> campus leaders, faculty and other key campus groups? Ramirez and  
> Miller discuss strategies for marketing your IR to campus,   
> demonstrating the return on investment. Offering perspectives from  
> repository management and library administration, you will learn how  
> Cal Poly has expanded the role of its IR as a vital component of the  
> campus scholarly and research community.
>
> The registration fee per session is $39 for ALCTS members and $49  
> for non-members.
>
> For information on how to register, visit the ALCTS Web site (http://www.ala.org/alcts 
> ) under “Conferences and Events.”
>
> The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)  
> is the national association for information providers who work in  
> collections and technical services, such as acquisitions,  
> cataloging, collection development, preservation and continuing  
> resources in digital and print formats.  ALCTS is a division of the  
> American Library Association.
>
> -- 
> --------------------------
> Jennifer McLennan
> Director of Communications
> SPARC
> (The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
> http://www.arl.org/sparc
> (202) 296-2296 ext 121
> jennifer at arl.org
>
> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
>

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