Subject: ACRL Scholarly Communications Programs at ALA MW
From: "Fyffe, Richard" <rfyffe_at_ku.edu>
ACRL Scholarly Communications Programs at ALA Midwinter, Boston:
Saturday, January 15, 2005, 4:00-5:30 pm
SPARC/ACRL Forum: "In the Public Interest: Open Access and Public
Policy" Constitution Ballroom, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Sunday, January 16, 2005, 2:00-4:00
ACRL Scholarly Communications Discussion Group: "In the Public
Interest: The Conversation Continues" with speakers from the
SPARC/ACRL Forum Hynes Convention Center Rm. 204
SPARC/ACRL Forum: The imperative for taxpayer access to scientific
research will be discussed in a panel session on the breakthrough
National Institutes of Health (NIH) plan to provide open public
access to peer-reviewed articles on NIH-funded research. A panel
of three speakers brings the perspectives of those in labs,
libraries, and homes. They will examine the economic, social,
and scientific motivations that led NIH to propose toll-free
access to results of federally funded biomedical research via
the National Library of Medicine's online resource, PubMed
Central (PMC).
Moderated by Columbia University Librarian James Neal, the panel
will include:
- Jane Griffith, Assistant Director for Policy and Legislative
Development, National Library of Medicine: Ms. Griffith will outline
NIH's objectives in developing their enhanced public access plan
and describe how the agency has taken account of the various
stakeholder concerns.
- Gary Ward, Associate Professor of Microbiology & Molecular
Genetics, University of Vermont: Dr. Ward will address the benefits
to scientists and scientific advancement of more open sharing of
research literature.
- Sharon Terry, President and CEO, Genetic Alliance: Ms. Terry, a
leading voice in the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, will describe
how the current system fails patients and offer thoughts on the
promise of the NIH plan.
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Richard Fyffe
Chair, ACRL Scholarly Communications Discussion Group
Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communication
University of Kansas Libraries
351 Watson Library
1425 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence KS 66045-7544
Voice: 785.864.4611
Fax: 785.864.5311
Email: rfyffe_at_ku.edu
http://www.lib.ku.edu/scholcomm/
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/
http://kudiglib.ku.edu/
Received on Sun Jan 09 2005 - 14:11:54 EST