The organisers of the forthcoming SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly communication have announced the speakers who will zero in on the motivation and drive behind the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, building support on campuses in North America, and plans for the November meeting.
Planned in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) meeting in New Orleans, LA, this installment of the popular forum is focusing on expanding support for the Berlin Declaration. The Berlin Declaration outlines concrete steps to promote the Internet as a medium for disseminating global knowledge, including encouraging researchers and cultural heritage custodians to make all kinds of materials openly available, from texts to datasets.
The Berlin Declaration has garnered signatures from nearly 300 research institutions, libraries, archives, museums, funding agencies, and governments from around the world – including the leaders of organisations ranging from the Max Plank Society and Chinese Academy of Sciences to Academia Europaea. Most recently, both Harvard University and the International Federation of Library Associations added their names to the roster.
The goals of the declaration are advanced in part by an annual conference of international leaders that will take place in North America for the first time this November, offering an opportunity for the library community to continue its leadership role in advancing Open Access.
Dr. Dieter Stein, Professor of English Language and Linguistics, Heinrich Heine University (Germany), and organiser of the Berlin 6 conference; Lorraine Haricombe, Dean of Libraries at the University of Kansas; and Jennifer McLennan, Director of Programs and Operations for SPARC and moderator of the Berlin 9 organising coalition will help libraries to navigate the potential impact of the Berlin process for their campuses. The forum will be held June 25, 2011 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Morial Convention Center, Room 383. Separate registration for this event is not required.
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