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I realized this never got sent to the DLF list and it might be of interest to some of you. The hotel block is open through the end of next week. Registration is now open for: The Changing Ecosystem of Scholarly Communication 4th Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium May 1, 2015 The John Crerar Library The University of Chicago Registration Information: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/zar/kaz2015registration.html Scholarly communication in the sciences is in a state of rapid evolution. In addition to conventional journal and book publishing, scientists have many modes of consumption and dissemination of research: videos, interactive charts, linked data, blogs, social media, visualizations, and more. The metrics system has also had to adapt, as impacts are now measured far more extensively than by citations alone, including downloads, bookmarks, blog posts, Tweets, and mainstream news coverage. Technology is a big driver of change, but so too is a dynamic funding landscape, with mandates for wider public sharing of research. Researchers, librarians, and publishers all benefit from field guides to this novel ecosystem. The 2015 Zar Symposium will explore this new information ecosystem and its impacts on those who inhabit it. Full Schedule: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/zar/kaz2015schedule.html 8:30 - 9:00 AM Registration and Continental breakfast (bagels, mini-muffins, croissants, coffee, tea and juices) 9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome and introductions 9:15 - 10:45 AM – New Modes of Publishing Garrett Kiely, Director of the University of Chicago Press Dan Morgan, Digital Science Publisher, University of California Press 10:45 - 11:00 AM Networking break 11:00 AM - 12:30 AM – Metrics, Measurements, and Rewards Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director at PLOS (Public Library of Science) Christopher Erdmann, Head Librarian of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics John G. Wolbach Library 12:30 - 2:00 PM Lunch 2:00 - 2:45 PM – Funder-driven Trends Heather Joseph, Executive Director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) 2:45 - 3:45 PM – Panel Discussion Speakers and audience discuss topics and issues raised during the symposium 3:45 - 4:00 PM Closing remarks 4:30 - 5:00 PM Optional tour of Mansueto Library (http://mansueto.lib.uchicago.edu/) ############################ To unsubscribe from the DLF-ANNOUNCE list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://lists.clir.org/scripts/wa-CLIR.exe?SUBED1=DLF-ANNOUNCE&A=1