The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have announced a regional Institute for Scholarly Communication from December 1-3, 2008, in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by the Orbis Cascade Alliance, this jointly sponsored immersive learning experience prepares participants as local experts within their libraries and equips them with tools for developing campus outreach strategies.
Participants will work with experts in the field to understand how to better engage faculty at their institution around the crisis in the systems of scholarly communication. Also, they will learn about the emergence of new models for scholarly communication as well as strategies for creating systemic change. These include faculty activism (e.g. editorial board control, author rights, copyright management, and self-archiving); new publishing models; digital repositories; and legislative and policy advocacy.
The programme seeks to help participants prepare a program plan that is customised for their institution. To achieve this goal, participants will prepare an environmental scan before the institute, engage in a series of active learning experiences during the event, and write an outreach program plan for implementation at your home institution.
Participation in the Portland ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication is limited to 100 to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction and active participation. Institutions from the Northwest will receive preferred consideration. Applications will be accepted until August 15, 2008.
