REGISTRATION IS OPEN: SSP's 8th Annual Librarian Focus Group Michelle Norell 16 Dec 2011 15:08 UTC
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Before you head out for the holidays, visit the SSP website and secure your seat at the 2012 Librarian Focus Group. The 8th Annual SSP Librarian Focus Group: "A Forum for Publishers and Librarians" The 2012 meeting features a panel of leading librarians primed and ready to answer the questions of publishers and industry vendors. The digital future and managing the continued economic turmoil will be at the forefront of the discussion along with a range of other topics, including: * Trends in pricing and licensing * Future of authentication * Challenges of electronic resource preservation * The state of "open access" * Growing interest in campus publishing * Progress in the “just in time” versus the “just in case” library subscription model As books reach the digital tipping point and electronic journals continue to add more functionality, far-reaching decisions are being made by librarians in regard to their collections. The first "all electronic" libraries are becoming a reality and more efficient exchange mechanisms are developing to reduce duplication of collections. With double-digit cuts in library budgets inevitable over the next few years, librarians are becoming increasingly radical in their reactions to price rises. Necessity is truly the mother of invention, and surprising new initiatives are being planned and executed within academic libraries - initiatives that publishers need to be aware of. Space is limited and this program has historically been a sell-out, so don't delay in securing your seat. When & Where: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM at the American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC Panelists Include: * Rosa Liu, Manager, Research Library & Information Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology * Monica McCormick, Program Officer for Digital Scholarly Publishing, New York University * Valerie Ryder, President, Philadelphia SLA Chapter; Director of Information Strategy, Wolper Subscription Services * Pam Snelson, College Librarian, Franklin & Marshall College; past President, ACRL * Beth Ten Have, Head of Information Services and Director of Library Academic Partnerships, Drexel University Meeting Organizers: * Allyson Mower (University of Utah, Marriott Library) * Helen Atkins (American Association for Cancer Research) * Marian Hollingsworth (Thomson Reuters) * Rich Dodenhoff (American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics) Registration* Early-bird registration fees (by January 13, 2012): SSP Members: $249 Non-members: $299 Regular registration fees (after January 13, 2012): SSP Member: $299 Non-member: $349 *Includes refreshment breaks and networking lunch. Society for Scholarly Publishing 10200 W 44th Avenue, Suite 304 Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 Ph: (303) 422-3914; Fax: 303-422-8894 www.sspnet.org