ARL/OLMS Webcast Institutional Repositories: Revealing Our Strengths
Cosponsored by SPARC and CARL
Thursday, June 10, 2004, 3:00-4:30 p.m. EDT
About the Webcast
Institutional repositories (IRs) represent a rapidly growing movement in scholarly communication to collect, preserve, and provide access to the digital resources of scholarly research. In this live, interactive Web presentation you will learn more about IRs and their increasing importance to scholarly communication.
By providing you with direct access to hands-on experts, this Webcast gives library staff, campus faculty, and administrators an opportunity to explore this topic in a shared learning environment.
Rick Johnson, SPARC Enterprise Director, will begin this session with an introduction to the Webcast, followed by three panelists who will discuss institutional repositories' benefits, uses, and users. In addition, the panelists will address concerns and answer viewer questions as a means to begin or further discussion on campuses.
Panelists
- Susan Gibbons, Assistant Dean for Public Services & Collection Development, University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries
- Daniel Greenstein, Associate Vice Provost for Scholarly Information, University Librarian for Systemwide Library Planning and the California Digital Library (CDL)
- Kathleen Shearer,Research Associate, Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
Target Audience
- College and University Faculty and Administrators
- Librarians who want to stay current with developments in scholarly communication, particularly those who work with faculty and researchers
Registration
Deadline: Monday, June 7, 2004
$150 per connection license (allows for individual or group viewing)
Register online at: http://db.arl.org/training/webcast.html
Questions?
For more information, including Registration, Resources, Technology Requirements, and Frequently Asked Questions, please visit the
Institutional Repositories Webcast home at http://www.arl.org/training/webcast/ir/
or contact Karen A. Wetzel,
ARL/OLMS Program Officer for Distance Learning, at karen@arl.org or by phone at 202-296-8656.
