Announcement - Scholarly Communication Symposium

[Alan Burk]

This message has been cross-posted; please excuse any duplication.
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	One Day Symposium
	 Scholarly Communication: Options and Challenges			
	April 12, 1999				
	University of New Brunswick			
	Frede	ricton, New Burnswick, Canada

I am pleased to announce a one day symposium, Monday April 12, 1999.  This
will be held in conjunction with the Canadian Metadata Workshop
(http://www.hil.unb.ca/Texts/burk/metadata/) April 13, 1999 in Fredericton
New Brunswick.

Presenters:
Stevan Harnad - University of Southampton
Aldyth Holmes - Director of National Research Council Press
Margo Crist - Director of Libraries  UMass-Amherst
Clifford Lynch - Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
And a panel of University of New Brunswick faculty
Jack Passmore - Chemistry
Norman Siebrasse - Law
Allan Sharp - Physics

Program Theme:
Rising costs and journal cancellations have been with us for at least a
decade.  This has led to several reports and recommendations.  The AUCC
released their report, the Changing World of Scholarly Communication in
1996.  This followed similar reports from the US and the UK.  Perhaps the
most descriptive account of "the library problem" comes from "To
Publish and Perish", a special issue of Policy Perspectives, Pew
Higher Education Roundtable.
	"For two decades the leaders of America's universities and colleges
have sought relief from the growing costs of providing access to an
ever-expanding volume of scholarly output.  What they have learned is that,
however straight forward the problem appears, the path to resolution has
come to resemble nothing so much as a rumba: two steps forward, three steps
back, one to the side, twirl, and repeat."

In the last few years there have been many articles, reports and news items
discussing the changing fabric of publishing.  Several innovative
publishing initiatives have evolved which challenge the traditional models.
Preprint servers and other not for profit publishing partnerships are
challenging the publishing industry and the academic community.  Do the new
technologies provide a basis for a more cost-effective solution? These
changes do involve risks, authentication and preservation, to name just
two.

We are pleased that several key individuals have agreed to take a day from
their very busy schedules to guide us through some of these issues.

Website and registration: http://www.hil.unb.ca/Texts/burk/scholarly/

Directed to:		Univeristy administrators
			Faculty looking for a cancelled journal
			Librarians
			Journal editors
			Publishers


Location:		The Auditorium, Wu Conference Centre
                        University of  New Brunswick
                        Fredericton, New Brunswick


Cost:			$150.00 this fee will be reduced to $100.00 if you
are attending the Metadata Workshop on April 13, 1999.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

See the Workshop Web site with a link to a Web registration form:

http://www.hil.unb.ca/Texts/burk/scholarly
(note upper and lower case matter)

For general information and questions about registration, contact

           Karen Maguire
           Library Administrative Officer
           UNB Libraries
           Phone (506) 453-4740
           Fax (506) 453-4595
           email: kmaguire at unb.ca







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Alan Burk, Associate Director of Libraries and 
   Director of Electronic Text Centre (www.unb.ca/etc)
phone: 506-453-4740        fax:   506-453-4595