ALA MW Meeting Announcement (ALCTS-SS Research Libraries DG) Laura Kane McElfresh 12 Jan 2006 21:57 UTC
(Message sent to multiple lists. Please pardon the duplication.) Dear Colleagues, You are invited to attend the ALCTS-SS Research Libraries Discussion Group session at the 2006 ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Our discussion, "Breaking Up the Licensing Logjam", will explore standardization and best-practices that can help ease licensing of electronic resources, particularly from small publishers. The meeting will take place from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm on Saturday, 21 January in the St. Anthony Hotel, Georgian Room. On behalf of the panelists, we hope to see you there for an interesting and informative session! Sincerely, Laura Kane McElfresh, Chair Selden Durgom Lamoureux, Vice-Chair/Chair Elect ALCTS-SS Research Libraries DG ************************************************** BREAKING UP THE LICENSING LOGJAM ************************************************** Panelists: - Judy Luther, Informed Strategies LLC, and President Elect of the Society for Scholarly Publishing - Selden Durgom Lamoureux, Electronic Resources Librarian at UNC Chapel Hill Description: Since journals and databases became available on the Web, librarians and publishers have gone through the learning curve on licensing. While there are generally acceptable terms, every publisher and library has potentially unique requirements. For large publishers the cost to negotiate terms separately with each library can be spread across hundreds of titles. However, there are hundreds of small publishers making a few electronic titles available and in many cases, the cost of handling the license exceeds the cost of the product. For publishers, the current model does not scale down. For librarians, there is an increasing backlog of licenses. In an industry desperate to reduce prices, and in libraries eager to supply access, it may be time to rethink our approach to small publishers whom librarians especially want to support. In an effort to find a solution and break through the licensing logjam, two approaches will be presented for discussion. The first is a proposal from Judy Luther for a "Best Practices" document that replaces a negotiated contract, modeled after successes of library / publisher initiatives like Project COUNTER. The second is a pilot study and follow up research on use of a library "Standard" license. ALCTS-SS Research Libraries DG "Breaking Up the Licensing Logjam" Sat. 21 Jan. 2006 10:30 am - 12:30 pm St. Anthony Hotel, Georgian Rm. -- Laura Kane McElfresh, Chair, ALCTS-SS Research Libraries DG Serials Cataloger Mathematics & Computer Science Librarian Dance Librarian Emory University Phone: 404-727-1613 Woodruff Library Fax: 404-727-0053 Atlanta, GA 30322 Email: lmcelfr@emory.edu