From: Adrian Alexander <alexandera_at_lhl.lib.mo.us>
Cross-posted; please excuse any duplications.
ARL ELECTRONIC LICENSING WORKSHOP, NOVEMBER 5-6
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will hold another of
its highly successful workshops on licensing electronic information
resources on November 5-6, 1998 in Kansas City, Missouri. The
workshop is hosted by the Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium.
This two-day workshop will:
1. Review the legal foundation of license agreements;
2. Engage participants in a review of license terms and conditions;
3. Highlight the importance of and present strategies for developing
an institutional process for license review, negotiation, and
administration;
4. Provide participants with an opportunity to assess and practice
negotiation skills.
Workshop leaders are:
Trisha Davis, Head, Continuation Acquisitions Division, Ohio
State University Libraries
Karen Hersey, Intellectual Property Counsel, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Mary Case, Director, Office of Scholarly Communication, ARL
Venue: Embassy Suites Hotel, 220 W. 43rd. St., Kansas City
MO, 64111, 816-756-1720. A conference rate of $102/night
is available until October 4, 1998. Please mention the ARL
Licensing Workshop when making reservations.
Registration: Attendance is limited to 60 participants, so sign up
soon! Registration fee is $300 for ARL member libraries, $400
for nonmember libraries, and includes resource materials, break-
fast, lunch, and breaks. Prepayment required.
For additional information, contact ARL headquarters at 202-296-
2296 or visit the workshop website at:
http:wwwl.arl.org/scomm/licensing/workshop.html
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Adrian W. Alexander, Executive Director
Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium
Linda Hall Library
5109 Cherry St.
Kansas City MO 64110-2498
VOICE: 816-926-8765
FAX: 816-926-8790
EMAIL: AlexanderA_at_lhl.lib.mo.us
http://www.library.okstate.edu/big12/
"Where is the knowledge that is lost in our information?" - T.S. Eliot
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Received on Mon Sep 14 1998 - 14:14:13 EDT