ALCTS CRS College and Research Libraries Interest Group

ALA Annual 2010 Program Announcement

  • 1.  ALA Annual 2010 Program Announcement

    Posted May 28, 2010 08:21 AM

    Please join us:

    ALCTS Continuing Resources Section College & Research Libraries Interest Group Annual Meeting
    Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010
    Time: 10:30 am -12:00 noon
    Location: JW Marriott Hotel, Grand Ballroom IV
    Program:

    1. Electronic Resources Evaluation Central: Homing in on a Permanent Site
    Presenter: Lenore England, Digital Resources Librarian, University of Maryland University College

    The UMUC library staff carefully review electronic resources each fiscal year. This process can be complex and inefficient since a wide variety of sources and tools need to be utilized. To more effectively manage the process, evaluation of resources was streamlined by setting up a site with LibGuides that could be utilized each fiscal year, which is called Electronic Resources Evaluation Central (EREC). EREC includes statistical and cost analysis of our resources, trials, fact sheets, library liaison information and templates for communication with faculty, and a comments blog. This presentation will discuss the effectiveness of setting up a central site and statistics on its use.

    2. Ithaka S+R 2009 Faculty Survey Report
    Presenter: Ross Housewright, Analyst, Ithaka S+R

    Ithaka S+R recently released the results of its fourth faculty survey, which examines changes in faculty attitudes towards the academic library, information resources, and the scholarly communications system as a whole.  In the published report based on this survey, Ithaka S+R analyzes responses from over 3,000 faculty members based at US four-year colleges or universities.  This presentation will report findings on (1) faculty attitudes about the idea of a local shift away from print journal collections and towards electronic-only access and (2) faculty attitudes towards scholarly communications trends in open access and digital repositories.

    3. Scholarly Video Publishing to Increase Productivity and Standardization in Life Sciences
    Presenter: Moshe Pritsker, CEO, Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder of JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)

    An insider in the business will provide answers on video-publication in science: why do it? Who needs it? What fundamental problems of today research and education does it address?  He will also detail how to build a sustainable video-publication and discuss acceptance of video-publication in the scientific and librarian communities based on 3 years of the experience acquired by JoVE.

    We hope to see you in DC!

    Best wishes,

    Rebecca Kemp, Chair, CRS C&RL IG
    E-Resources Acquisitions Librarian
    CB#3938 Davis Library
    UNC-Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
    rkemp<at>email<dot>unc<dot>edu
    ph: 919-962-0162
    fax: 919-962-4450

    Beth Bernhardt, Chair-Elect, CRS C&RL IG
    Electronic Resources Librarian
    Jackson Library
    University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    PO Box 26170
    Greensboro, NC 27402
    Beth_Bernhardt<at>uncg<dot>edu
    336-256-1210