For immediate release:
August 19, 2010

For more information, contact:
Julia Blixrud
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
jblix@arl.org

ARL-ACRL ISC Webinar Series, Sixth Webinar Opens: Broader Library Involvement in Building Programs

Register by September 16

Washington DC—Registration has opened for the sixth webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series, Strengthening Programs through Collaboration. The webinar, “Broader Library Involvement in Building Programs—Organizational Strategy,” is scheduled for September 21, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT, and is the first of two that will focus on the shifting roles of libraries and their staffs, specifically as those roles relate to sustaining scholarly communications programs. Speakers will discuss how libraries are conceiving of their work differently and how they are filling these needs. Case studies will highlight the time and energy taken up by scholarly communications activities at their institutions and how the work is managed. The registration deadline is September 14, 2010.

The scheduled speakers include:

• Karen Williams, Associate University Librarian for Academic Programs, University of Minnesota Libraries
• Michael Furlough, Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications and Co-Director, Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing, Penn State University
• Doug Way, Head of Collections, Grand Valley State University

The eight-part ISC webinar series is targeted to those who are in the midst of creating their own institutional scholarly communication program. This program will enable those who have responsibilities for working with staff and colleagues an opportunity to share experiences.

Speakers and dates for the other programs in the series have been confirmed. For more information on the webinar series, and to register for either this webinar or the entire series (including access to previous webinars), please visit http://www.arl.org/sc/institute/iscwebseries/index.shtml.

The Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) is jointly sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries and the Association of College and Research Libraries to promote the development of library-led outreach on scholarly communication issues. Hundreds of institute alumni form a community that provides peer support and professional sharing of information relating to campus outreach. The institute’s first signature event was an in-person immersive learning experience that prepared participants as local experts within their libraries and provided a structure for developing a program plan for scholarly communication outreach that is customized for each participant's institution. The ISC has supported additional professional development activities and also provides a set of shared resources. It is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/sc/institute/.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 125 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing nearly 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products, and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning, and research environments. ACRL is on the Web at http://www.acrl.org/.