[nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop - The Impact of Open Access Models: Finding Stable, Sustainable and Scalable Solutions

Tue Sep 29 17:28:31 EDT 2015

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NFAIS Workshop: The Impact of Open Access Models: Finding Stable, Sustainable and Scalable Solutions

Date: Friday, October 23, 2015

Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm (EDT)

Location: The Hub at the Cira Centre (connected to the 30th Street Station), 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA (and with virtual registration)

Registration:  http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=487256&orgId=nfais

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What's Covered:

Open access (OA) to scholarly research is being embraced by governments, libraries, publishers and the global research community. Currently, stakeholder attention is focused on researching and determining which financial models have the greatest promise in support of open access.

To explore this timely issue in-depth, NFAIS is hosting a special One-Day Workshop, both in-person and virtual, Friday, October 23, at The Hub's Cira Centre in Philadelphia.

For this Workshop, NFAIS is bringing together thought leaders from the non-profit, commercial, consulting and academic sectors to share perspectives and research on the impact of OA on the scholarly community and the imperative to accelerate the advancement of knowledge, information and research.

Presenters will will look at this issue across the spectrum of scholarly disciplines, including STM, the Humanities and the Social Sciences, focusing on ideas and current practices that aim to drive a stable, sustainable and scalable path for OA.

Presenters (listed per presenter order):

Maureen C. Kelly, Principal, Content Kinetics

Nancy Blair-DeLeon, Independent Consultant

Simone Taylor, Publisher, Open Access, Wiley

Brian Crawford, President, Publications Division, ACS

Ann Gabriel, Vice President, Academic and Research Relations, Elsevier

Rebecca Kennison, Principal, K/N Consultants

Mary Rose Muccie, Executive Director, Temple University Press

Judy Luther, President, Informed Strategies (representing Knowledge Unlatched)

Helen Cullyer, Program Officer, Scholarly Communication, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

MacKenzie Smith, PI and University Librarian, University of California, Davis

Erich van Rijn, Director of Publishing Operations, University of California Press

Kenneth Yancey, PhD Candidate, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

Who should attend this NFAIS Workshop: scholarly researchers, publishers, librarians, government officials, scholarly society and foundation staff, information services consultants

Attendees of this Workshop will gain practical knowledge and understanding of:

The challenges of the current set of OA funding and publication models, and concerns about OA scalability and sustainability

OA monographs and unique approaches for OA publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences

The implications of OA funding models for research universities

Building OA financial models that minimize risk to publishers

Predictions about the future of OA and how OA can become fully mainstreamed

Discussion and analysis of recent NFAIS survey results on APCs as a funding model for OA research publication

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Please note: you can register to attend onsite or virtual! For individual registrations before October 5 (Early Bird deadline), the costs for attending this One-Day Hybrid Workshop onsite are: $395 for NFAIS members; $415 for Allied Societies*; and $445 for non-members. Group rates for three or more attendees are available plus special rates for virtual attendance. Click here for more information. Save up to 13% on Early Bird registration rates!

To register or learn more about this event, go to http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=487256&orgId=nfais

*Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, The Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T.

REGISTER NOW!!

CONTACT: For more information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at jilloneill at nfais.org<mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org>.

UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS

October 2, 2015 - NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2015<http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=483579&orgId=nfais>, Chicago, IL

November 18, 2015 - The Future of the Commons: Data, Software and Beyond<http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=489177&orgId=nfais>, Washington, DC

November 24, 2015 - Lunch & Learn: The Evolving Scholarly Record - Scope, Stakeholders, and Stewardship<http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=487769&orgId=nfais>

January 26, 2016 - Lunch & Learn: Customer Insight - The Right Tool for the Right Job<http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=487746&orgId=nfais>

February 21 - 23, 2016 - NFAIS 2016 Annual Conference<https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=473508&orgId=nfais>

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