The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced that registration for the second webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series Strengthening Programs through Collaboration will close on April 7, 2010.
The webinar, ‘Managing Transformative Change: Campus Policy and Politics, or: So We’re not Harvard…’ is scheduled for April 14, 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. EDT. It will focus on campus mandate and policy issues. Roles that libraries play in advocating for and supporting campus mandates and policies will be explored. Scheduled speakers include Ada Emmett, Associate Librarian for Scholarly Communications, University of Kansas; Lorraine Haricombe, Dean of Libraries, University of Kansas; and Marisa Ramirez, California Polytechnic State University.
The Strengthening Programs through Collaboration webinar series is expected to assist libraries take their scholarly communication programmes to the next level. Featured guest speakers will provide practical perspectives on emerging areas in scholarly communication. Throughout this 8-part webinar series, participants will have opportunities to build and develop a network of colleagues and to review how local successes and activities can build towards a comprehensive programme plan.
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