ACQflash: Advance registration deadline: Dec. 5 for ALCTS symposium on institutional repositories

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Subject:  Advance registration deadline: Dec. 5 for ALCTS symposium on 
institutional repositories
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The advance registration deadline of Dec. 5 is quickly approaching
for the ALCTS symposium on institutional repositories that will take
place on the Thursday prior to ALA MidWinter in Denver in January,
2009. Information regarding the program and costs follows.

==============
Implementing an Institutional Repository: Benefits and Challenges
an ALCTS Symposium at ALA Midwinter 2009
Thursday, January, 22, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Denver, Colorado



Many libraries have joined the movement to create an
institutional repository, providing a mechanism to acquire,
maintain, and preserve scholarly and other material of lasting value
to the institution. The presentations will focus on the challenges,
pitfalls and promises of establishing and supporting institutional
repositories. A discussion of the legal and access issues as well as
various IR platforms and models will allow attendees to make
informed decisions regarding the introduction of an institutional
repository.

Speakers & Presentations

Greg
Tananbaum, Consultant, ScholarNext, a consulting firm focusing on
issues at the intersection of technology, content and academia.

Keynote Address: Institutional Repositories: The Promises of Yesterday
Closing Presentation: Institutional Repositories: The Promises of Tomorrow

Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives 
Librarian, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst
To Host or Not to Host, or, Decisions Along the Way to a Successful Hosted
Repository Investment

Jessica Branco Colati, Project Director, Alliance Digital Repository,
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Constructing Consortial Digital Repository Services: A Look at the Core
Components and Communities of the Alliance Digital Repository

Bob Gerrity, Director of Library Systems, Boston College Libraries
Moving from a Hosted to Local IR Platform: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Georgia Harper, Scholarly Communications Advisor, University
of Texas at Austin Libraries
Open Access and Digital Copyright

Robert Tansley, Engineer, Google Inc.
Presentation Title TBA

Leah Vanderjagt, Digital Repository Services Librarian,
University of Alberta Libraries
Early Implementation Work for IR Management: Sifting Through Choices for
an Emerging Area of Service

Registration Fees (Advance Registration Ends December 5th)

ALCTS Member: $199 Advance / $249 On-Site
ALA Member: $249 Advance / $299 On-Site
Non-Member: $299 Advance / $349
On-Site Full-time Library student / retired member: $99 Advance /
$99 On-Site

For additional details, including abstracts of the presentations, and to 
register, visit the ALA Midwinter Registration Web page at URL: 
http://www.ala.org and complete the meeting
registration form. Follow the instructions to register online, by mail, 
or by fax. You do not need to register for the entire Midwinter Meeting 
to attend this symposium. Simply indicate you wish
to register for Event Code: AS2.

Berkeley Electronic Press is a generous sponsor for the symposium.

*************************




The advance registration deadline of Dec. 5 is quickly approaching for the
ALCTS symposium on institutional repositories that will take place
on the Thursday prior to ALA MidWinter in Denver in January, 2009.
Information regarding the program and costs follows.

==============
Implementing an Institutional Repository: Benefits and Challenges
an ALCTS Symposium at ALA Midwinter 2009
Thursday, January, 22, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Denver, Colorado


Many libraries have joined the movement to create an
institutional repository, providing a mechanism to acquire,
maintain, and preserve scholarly and other material of lasting value
to the institution. The presentations will focus on the challenges,
pitfalls and promises of establishing and supporting institutional
repositories. A discussion of the legal and access issues as well as
various IR platforms and models will allow attendees to make
informed decisions regarding the introduction of an institutional 
repository.

Speakers & Presentations

Greg
Tananbaum, Consultant, ScholarNext, a consulting firm focusing on
issues at the intersection of technology, content and academia.

Keynote Address: Institutional Repositories: The Promises of
Yesterday
Closing Presentation: Institutional Repositories: The
Promises of Tomorrow

Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication
& Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
To Host or Not to Host, or, Decisions Along the Way to a Successful Hosted
Repository Investment

Jessica Branco Colati, Project Director, Alliance Digital Repository,
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Constructing Consortial Digital Repository Services: A Look at the Core
Components and Communities of the Alliance Digital Repository

Bob Gerrity, Director of Library Systems, Boston College Libraries
Moving from a Hosted to Local IR Platform: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Georgia Harper, Scholarly Communications Advisor, University of Texas at
Austin Libraries
Open Access and Digital Copyright

Robert Tansley, Engineer, Google Inc.
Presentation Title TBA

Leah Vanderjagt, Digital Repository Services Librarian, University of
Alberta Libraries
Early Implementation Work for IR Management: Sifting Through Choices for
an Emerging Area of Service

Registration Fees (Advance Registration Ends December 5th)

ALCTS Member: $199 Advance / $249 On-Site
ALA Member: $249 Advance / $299 On-Site
Non-Member: $299 Advance / $349 On-Site
Full-time Library student / retired member: $99 Advance / $99 On-Site

For additional details, including abstracts of the
presentations, and to register, visit the ALA Midwinter Registration Web 
page at URL:
http://www.ala.org and complete the meeting registration form. Follow the
instructions to register online, by mail, or by fax. You do not need to
register for the entire Midwinter Meeting to attend this symposium. Simply
indicate you wish to register for Event Code: AS2.

Berkeley Electronic Press is a generous sponsor for the symposium.

*************************

Pamela Bluh

Past
President, Association for Library Collections
& Technical
Services (ALCTS)
a division of the American Library Association

and

Associate Director for Technical
Services
& Administration
Thurgood Marshall Law Library
University
of Maryland
School of Law
501 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1768

410-706-2736
410-706-2372 FAX

pbluh_at_umaryland.edu




The advance registration deadline of Dec. 5 is quickly approaching for the
ALCTS symposium on institutional repositories that will take place on the
Thursday prior to ALA MidWinter in Denver in January, 2009. Information
regarding the program and costs follows.
==============
Implementing an Institutional Repository: Benefits and Challenges
an ALCTS Symposium at ALA Midwinter 2009
Thursday, January, 22, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Denver, Colorado

Many libraries have joined the movement to create an institutional
repository, providing a mechanism to acquire, maintain, and preserve
scholarly and other material of lasting value to the institution. The
presentations will focus on the challenges, pitfalls and promises of
establishing and supporting institutional repositories. A discussion of the
legal and access issues as well as various IR platforms and models will
allow attendees to make informed decisions regarding the introduction of an
institutional repository.

Speakers & Presentations

Greg Tananbaum, Consultant, ScholarNext, a consulting firm focusing on
issues at the intersection of technology, content and academia.

Keynote Address: Institutional Repositories: The Promises of Yesterday
Closing Presentation: Institutional Repositories: The Promises of Tomorrow

Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
To Host or Not to Host, or, Decisions Along the Way to a Successful Hosted
Repository Investment

Jessica Branco Colati, Project Director, Alliance Digital Repository,
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Constructing Consortial Digital Repository Services: A Look at the Core
Components and Communities of the Alliance Digital Repository

Bob Gerrity, Director of Library Systems, Boston College Libraries
Moving from a Hosted to Local IR Platform: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Georgia Harper, Scholarly Communications Advisor, University of Texas at
Austin Libraries
Open Access and Digital Copyright

Robert Tansley, Engineer, Google Inc.
Presentation Title TBA

Leah Vanderjagt, Digital Repository Services Librarian, University of
Alberta Libraries
Early Implementation Work for IR Management: Sifting Through Choices for
an Emerging Area of Service

Registration Fees (Advance Registration Ends December 5th)

ALCTS Member: $199 Advance / $249 On-Site
ALA Member: $249 Advance / $299 On-Site
Non-Member: $299 Advance / $349 On-Site
Full-time Library student / retired member: $99 Advance / $99 On-Site

For additional details, including abstracts of the presentations, and to
register, visit the ALA Midwinter Registration Web page at URL:
http://www.ala.org and complete the meeting registration form. Follow the
instructions to register online, by mail, or by fax. You do not need to
register for the entire Midwinter Meeting to attend this symposium. Simply
indicate you wish to register for Event Code: AS2.

Berkeley Electronic Press is a generous sponsor for the symposium.

*************************

Pamela Bluh

Past President, Association for Library Collections
& Technical Services (ALCTS)
a division of the American Library Association

and

Associate Director for Technical
Services & Administration
Thurgood Marshall Law Library
University of Maryland
School of Law
501 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1768

410-706-2736
410-706-2372 FAX
pbluh_at_umaryland.edu
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