University Libraries is hosting the 4th Annual Symposium on Scholarly Communication on Nov. 1, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Student Union Ballroom C. This year’s topic is “The Digital Academy: Innovations in Scholarly Publishing.”
Ann J. Wolpert, the director of libraries for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will keynote the symposium. She is currently serving as the President of the Association of Research Libraries and is a member of the editorial board of “Library & Information Science Research.” Wolpert also serves on the advisory committee to the National Science Foundation’s publication “Science and Engineering Indicators.”
Abby Smith, who lectures widely on the subject of scholarly communication, will also speak. She will discuss preservation and access strategies for libraries, archives and museums; the impact of digital information technologies on cultural heritage institutions; and the evolving role of information as a public good. She is currently working with the Library of Congress on its implementation of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.
Registration for this free symposium is available at http://hsc.unm.edu/library/sc/symposium.shtml
Faculty and staff are welcome.
The symposium is sponsored by Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Office of the Executive Vice President for the Health Sciences Center; Office of the Associate Vice President for Knowledge Management and IT; and Director of HSLIC; Office of the Dean of University Libraries; and Office of the Director of the UNM Law Library.
For more information contact Patricia Campbell at (505) 277-2678.
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627