Thought the following from the AAUP listserv might be of interest to some.
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Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:49:24 -0400
From: Susan Patton <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [AAUP-L] SSP/ ARL Fall Seminar "Partnering to Publish:
Innovative Roles for Societies, Institutions, Presses and
Libraries
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AAUP Members are eligible to receive the SSP member rate this Fall's
seminar. Register by November 1 to get the early bird discount.
Details below:
Partnering to Publish: Innovative Roles for Societies, Institutions,
Presses, and Libraries
Jointly sponsored by the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and
the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Wednesday, November 10, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (includes Refreshment Breaks
and Lunch)
American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Further details available at: http://sspnet.org
Registration is open at
https://www.sspnet.org/Events/Meetings_and_Seminars/2010_Fall_Seminars/spage.aspx
This seminar, jointly sponsored by the Society for Scholarly
Publishing and Association of Research Libraries, provides a unique
opportunity to learn about current partnerships and explore new
opportunities for cost-effective and innovative joint ventures.
As the skills and infrastructure needed to sustain scholarly
communication change in the electronic age, many organizations are
reevaluating their publishing strategies. Smaller societies and
institutions are finding it increasingly difficult to meet the demands
of their authors to link research data with publications, repurpose
content in new ways online, or push the boundaries of intellectual
property to mix and mash-up. Librarians, meanwhile, are extending
their skills to organize and preserve data, support XML workflows, and
build deep understandings of digital rights and permissions.
Innovative partnerships are evolving; between university presses and
academic libraries, between federal librarians and government research
staff, and between disciplinary societies and university libraries
with strength in their fields. Academic libraries are helping
societies with print journals to transition to the electronic
environment, federal librarians are collaborating with their agencies'
researchers to increase the visibility and impact of their
publications, specialist societies are working with institutional
repository managers to allow authors to link their journal articles to
durable data sources, and university presses are refocusing on the
needs of their host institutions.
These are exciting times in the world of scholarly communication, and
there are great opportunities for information professionals willing to
push the boundaries of their traditional roles. Join your colleagues
from across the scholarly communication spectrum for a day of new
thinking and networking where case studies and practical tips will
abound. The seminar will be of particular value to learned society
publishers (especially from small societies with limited internal
capacity), federal librarians who are either already serving
publishing functions within their organizations or are being called
upon to move into these roles, and university and college librarians
who are providing campus-based publishing services, independently or
in collaboration with their university presses. Join your colleagues
from across the scholarly communication spectrum for a day of new
thinking and networking where case studies and practical tips will
abound.
Join us if you wish to:
Learn about existing partnerships to publish, how they are structured
and organized.
Better understand the role that you can play in providing publishing
services for your organization in the new digital environment.
Improve the quality of your publications through selective acquisition
and editorial development.
Find out how to leverage resources within your institution to improve
your production workflow.
Cost-effectively market and promote your published products to achieve
maximum impact and author satisfaction.
The registration fee for this full-day seminar includes refreshments
and a networking lunch. A special Early Bird rate (until November 1)
of $199 is available for Librarians, and SSP or AAUP members. Other
participants are welcome at the rate of $249. There is limited
capacity, so please register early to avoid disappointment.
Register Now at
https://www.sspnet.org/Events/Meetings_and_Seminars/2010_Fall_Seminars/spage.aspx
AAUP members should click on register as a non-member. On the next
screen, highlight main registration and click continue. Next, click
on the AAUP member rate for the "Partnering to Publish" Seminar and
complete the registration/payment process.
Susan Patton
Membership Manager
Association of Amer. Univ. Presses
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Phone: 212.989.1010 ext. 25
Fax: 212.989.0275
Web: aaupnet.org
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New Address:
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Stephen Little
Editorial Consultant
University of Notre Dame Press
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Notre Dame, IN 46556
(Office) (574) 631-4906
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