Abstract
Purpose–To report on the Association of Research libraries (ARL)/Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Institute on Scholarly Communications held in December 2006 in Durham, North Carolina. Design/methodology/approach–Provides a review of some of the events of the conference. Findings–The second ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communications aims to provide attendees continuing professional education on scholarly communications issues, publishing models, strategies for encouraging advocacy programs, copyright, and author's rights issues. The workshop combined presentation with working sessions for attendee teams to work on individual scholarly communication action plans for their institutions. Originality/value–A workshop report of interest to information professionals dealing with scholarly communications issues in academia, corporate and governmental information centers and libraries.
Highlights
The second Association of Research libraries (ARL)/Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Institute on Scholarly Communications was held 6-8 December 2006 at the Millennium Hotel near Duke University and built on an earlier institute held at the University of California, Los Angeles in July 2006
Before the workshop the teams of three members from each institution were asked to review their local environment assessing the general level of faculty awareness and engagement in scholarly communication issues, the readiness of the library to work with faculty issues, and the availability of resources to support the development of scholarly communication program
The three day institute was taught by a team of six with experience in publishing, electronic services, and outreach: Julia Blixrud (SPARC), Karla Hahn (ARL), DeEtta Jones (ACRL), John Ober (California Digital Library), Lee Van Orsdel (Grand Valley State University), and Karen Williams (University of Minnesota)
Summary
Title ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communications: Workshop report ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communications: Workshop Report
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