[GOAL] op-ed on Research Works Act in today's NYT

2012-01-10 Thread Michael Eisen
I have an op-ed in today's NYT about the Research Works Act
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html

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Michael Eisen, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley



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[GOAL] op-ed on Research Works Act in today's NYT

2012-01-10 Thread Michael Eisen
I have an op-ed in today's NYT about the Research Works Act

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html

-- 
Michael Eisen, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
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[GOAL] Open Repositories 2012 (Edinburgh) - Call for Proposals

2012-01-10 Thread John B Howard
.ac.uk/) and will be available for submissions in
January 2012.


Key dates and contacts


2012-02-20 Deadline for papers, workshops & user group sessions
2012-03-31 Deadline for posters and demos
2012-04-06 Workshop/paper submitters notified
2012-05-11 Poster/demo submitters notified
2012-07-09 Conference pre-workshops begin

Get these dates in your diary, and start thinking now about what your
contribution will be and the change you want to make. We look forward to
welcoming you to Edinburgh in July.

Kevin Ashley
On behalf of the programme committee & the local organising committee of
OR2012

 

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[GOAL] Getting the rights right: Speakers announced for next SPARC-ACRL forum

2012-01-10 Thread Jennifer McLennan
Getting the rights right: Speakers announced for next SPARC-ACRL forum

Washington, DC and Chicago, IL – Presenters have been announced for 
“Getting the rights right for the future of scholarly communication,” a 
timely panel discussion hosted by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic 
Resources Coalition) and the Association of College and Research Libraries 
(ACRL) and set for the upcoming meeting of the American Library Association 
(ALA) in Dallas, TX. The forum will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 
4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Dallas Convention Center, room A201/202.

The potential for using the digital environment to accelerate scholarship 
depends not only on unfettered access to publications and data, but also – 
equally – on having the clearly stated rights to use and re-use the 
materials. Only with full re-use rights are we able to realize the true 
potential of Open Access to create new knowledge, build on earlier findings, 
and translate research for educational and commercial use.

This SPARC/ACRL forum will explore the troubles of getting the rights piece 
wrong and how we can unlock the future of scholarship and scholarly 
communication if we get the rights piece right. With brief presentations and 
plenty of opportunity for discussion, speakers will share the latest in 
rights-related developments and highlight ideas for libraries to help reshape 
this crucial piece in the scholarly communication puzzle and make sure the 
future is open. Presenters will include:

·  David Prosser, Executive Director, Research Libraries UK, on recent 
purchase negotiations.  

·  Lisa Macklin, Director, Intellectual Property Rights Office of the 
Emory University Libraries, on the Georgia State University e-reserve case.

·  Jon Voss, Historypin Strategic Partnerships Director, on linked data.

·  Greg Grossmeier, Education Technology and Policy Coordinator, Creative 
Commons, on the importance and potential of open licensing.

·  Wim Van der Stelt, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy for 
Springer, on changing practices within the commercial publishing sector.

Other publishers and forum participants will also be invited to share related 
updates and join in this engaging and informative discussion.

The forum will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the 
Dallas Convention Center, A201/202.  

The ACRL Scholarly Communications Discussion Group, which offers a more 
intimate setting to explore issues that surface at the forum, will explore some 
of the ethical issues with getting rights right and Open Access and be held 
Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM in the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 
Majestic 05.

Separate registration for this event is not required. For further details on 
the forum, visit http://www.arl.org/sparc/forum.

##

SPARC

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC 
Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic 
and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly 
communication. SPARC’s advocacy, educational and publisher partnership 
programs encourage expanded dissemination of research. SPARC is on the Web at 
http://www.arl.org/sparc.

ACRL

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the 
American Library Association (ALA), represents nearly 13,000 academic and 
research librarians and interested individuals. It is the only individual 
membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and 
services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its 
initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that 
academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments. 
ACRL is on the Web at http://www.acrl.org.

-
Jennifer McLennan
Director of Programs & Operations
SPARC
jenni...@arl.org
(202) 296-2296 x121
Fax: (202) 872-0884
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermclennan
http://www.arl.org/sparc
--
The SPARC Open Access Meeting
March 11 - 13, 2012
Kansas City
http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/oa12
--
Open Access Week 2012
October 22 - 28 
http://www.openaccessweek.org


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[GOAL] Getting the rights right: Speakers announced for next SPARC-ACRL forum

2012-01-10 Thread Jennifer McLennan
Getting the rights right: Speakers announced for next SPARC-ACRL forum

Washington, DC and Chicago, IL ? Presenters have been announced for ?Getting 
the rights right for the future of scholarly communication,? a timely panel 
discussion hosted by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources 
Coalition) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and set 
for the upcoming meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in Dallas, 
TX. The forum will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at 
the Dallas Convention Center, room A201/202.

The potential for using the digital environment to accelerate scholarship 
depends not only on unfettered access to publications and data, but also ? 
equally ? on having the clearly stated rights to use and re-use the materials. 
Only with full re-use rights are we able to realize the true potential of Open 
Access to create new knowledge, build on earlier findings, and translate 
research for educational and commercial use.

This SPARC/ACRL forum will explore the troubles of getting the rights piece 
wrong and how we can unlock the future of scholarship and scholarly 
communication if we get the rights piece right. With brief presentations and 
plenty of opportunity for discussion, speakers will share the latest in 
rights-related developments and highlight ideas for libraries to help reshape 
this crucial piece in the scholarly communication puzzle and make sure the 
future is open. Presenters will include:

?  David Prosser, Executive Director, Research Libraries UK, on recent 
purchase negotiations.  

?  Lisa Macklin, Director, Intellectual Property Rights Office of the Emory 
University Libraries, on the Georgia State University e-reserve case.

?  Jon Voss, Historypin Strategic Partnerships Director, on linked data.

?  Greg Grossmeier, Education Technology and Policy Coordinator, Creative 
Commons, on the importance and potential of open licensing.

?  Wim Van der Stelt, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy for 
Springer, on changing practices within the commercial publishing sector.

Other publishers and forum participants will also be invited to share related 
updates and join in this engaging and informative discussion.

The forum will be held Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the 
Dallas Convention Center, A201/202.  

The ACRL Scholarly Communications Discussion Group, which offers a more 
intimate setting to explore issues that surface at the forum, will explore some 
of the ethical issues with getting rights right and Open Access and be held 
Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM in the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 
Majestic 05.

Separate registration for this event is not required. For further details on 
the forum, visit http://www.arl.org/sparc/forum.

##

SPARC

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC 
Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic 
and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly 
communication. SPARC?s advocacy, educational and publisher partnership programs 
encourage expanded dissemination of research. SPARC is on the Web at 
http://www.arl.org/sparc.

ACRL

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the 
American Library Association (ALA), represents nearly 13,000 academic and 
research librarians and interested individuals. It is the only individual 
membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and 
services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its 
initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that 
academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments. 
ACRL is on the Web at http://www.acrl.org.

-
Jennifer McLennan
Director of Programs & Operations
SPARC
jennifer at arl.org
(202) 296-2296 x121
Fax: (202) 872-0884
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermclennan
http://www.arl.org/sparc
--
The SPARC Open Access Meeting
March 11 - 13, 2012
Kansas City
http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/oa12
--
Open Access Week 2012
October 22 - 28 
http://www.openaccessweek.org