[PADG:1952] Symposium email Announcement

[Karen Brown <KEBrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ALBANY, NY ( March 3, 2003)- "Scholarly Publishing and Archiving on the Web:
New Opportunities"  will be held on April 7, 8:45 am-4:30 pm, at UAlbany's
Campus Center. Reservations for the symposium are due Tuesday, April 1,
2003.

   The day-long symposium will focus on the changing nature of academic
publishing and scholarly communication.  Digital full-text and image files
are becoming the norm for academic communication. Scholars now use
world-wide networks to distribute articles, data, and images to colleagues.
Commercial publishing is no longer the only option for disciplinary peers
and the scholarly community.

   	This symposium, the fifth in the last several years to be offered by
Albany's University Libraries, will explore emerging models for Web
publishing and archiving electronic scholarship using institutional venues.
The symposium will present several  options to facilitate self-publishing
and institutional  archiving by scholars. Additionally, speakers will
discuss various implications and issues surrounding scholarly electronic
publishing and the creation of repositories.

   	Speakers will include Professor Stevan Harnad , Director of  the
Cognitive Sciences Centre of the University of  Southampton, who will
present the keynote talk regarding scholarly publishing and archiving. Other
speakers include: Simeon Warner, from Cornell University; Nancy Harm, from
Luna Imaging Inc.; Professor Rob Kling, from Indiana  University; Maria
Bonn, Director of the Scholarly Publishing  Office of the University of
Michigan ; Susan Gibbons from the  University of Rochester Institutional
Repository System; Catherine Candee, from the California Digital Library;
and  Professor Timothy Stephen, from the University at Albany Communications
Department. "This symposium offers the broadest range of discussions we've
had so far in our series, delivered by distinguished scholars and
researchers in the fields of cognitive, information, and library sciences,"
says Lorre Smith, UAlbany's librarian for Digital Library Initiatives. 

  	The symposium is sponsored by the University Libraries, the Office
of the Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Research, University
at Albany. The event is free for faculty, staff, and students of the
University at Albany,  and $50.00 for the general public. A buffet lunch
will be served for participants. Further details about the symposium,
including program session details, campus parking information, and a
registration form, can be found at http://library.albany.edu/symposium.
Lorre Smith will provide details (518- 437-3966 or email:
<LSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>). The deadline for registration is Tuesday, April
1, 2003.

	Albany's University Libraries are ranked as one of the top 100
research libraries in the United States by the Association of Research
Libraries. The Libraries serve the University's community, the citizens of
New York State, and scholars and researchers from around the world.  For
up-to-date information about the University's Libraries, see the Website:
http://library.albany.edu.