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fyi Bobbie From: Quinn, Brian
[mailto:brian.quinn@xxxxxxx] ALCTS Colleagues, Please share this with anyone who might be interested: The ALCTS Scholarly Communications Interest Group will
meet at ALA Midwinter on Monday, January 26, 2009, from 1:30-3:30 pm in Room
206 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14 St. Our guest will be Ann J.
Wolpert, who is Director of Libraries at MIT and Chair of the Board of MIT
Press, which is widely recognized for innovation in electronic publishing. She
will talk about the changing nature of scholarly communication, what MIT has
been doing in this area, its renowned repository, its efforts in the area of
education and outreach to faculty, and how to position libraries for the 21st
century. Please join us for what promises to be an engaging and informative
discussion of scholarly communication trends and initiatives. This is a unique
opportunity to explore the vision of someone who is at the forefront of
innovation and change in the realm of scholarly communication. Thanks, Brian Quinn Chair, ALCTS Scholarly Communications Interest Group |