ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communications: Workshop Report

Abstract

Purpose–To report on the Association of Research libraries (ARL)/Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Institute on Scholarly Communications held in December 2006 in Durham, North Carolina. Design/methodology/approach–Provides a review of some of the events of the conference. Findings–The second ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communications aims to provide attendees continuing professional education on scholarly communications issues, publishing models, strategies for encouraging advocacy programs, copyright, and author's rights issues. The workshop combined presentation with working sessions for attendee teams to work on individual scholarly communication action plans for their institutions. Originality/value–A workshop report of interest to information professionals dealing with scholarly communications issues in academia, corporate and governmental information centers and libraries.

Citation

Brown, M. (2007), "ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communications: Workshop Report", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 17-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050710745497