From: "Bril, Pat" <pbril_at_Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU>
Cross-posted; please excuse any duplications.
Open Access, Open Minds: Emerging Trends in Information Creation,
Ownership, Dissemination and Retention
Sponsored by the AAP/ALCTS Joint Committee on Sunday, June 27, 2:00pm -
4:00pm, Convention Center, 414/AB
(With generous support from): Penguin Books and ProQuest
Open access to scholarly literature is currently a hot topic among
librarians, publishers, and scholars alike. But what is open access? Does
it mean that scholarly information should be "free" or is there more to it
than that? What benefits and drawbacks does it offer each of the major
stakeholders in the scholarly communication process? Please join us for a
stimulating dialogue on this complex issue featuring five outstanding speakers.
Speakers:
Lawrence Lessig, Founder, The Creative Commons Movement
Arie Jongejan, CEO, Science and Technology Division, Elsevier
Betsy Wilson, Director of Libraries, University of Washington
Anthony Durniak, Publications Director, IEEE
Andy Gass, Outreach Director, Public Library of Science
Moderator and Program Chair:
Adrian W. Alexander, Executive Director, Greater Western Library Alliance
For more information, contact Adrian Alexander at alexander_at_lindahall.org
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Adrian W. Alexander, Executive Director
Greater Western Library Alliance
<http://www.gwla.org/>http://www.gwla.org
Treasurer, BioOne, Inc.
<http://www.bioone.org/>http://www.bioone.org
EMAIL: alexandera_at_lindahall.org
Received on Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:59:55 EDT