For immediate release:
September 13, 2010

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

Registration Deadline Approaching for Sixth Webinar in ARL-ACRL ISC Series

Register by September 16, 2010

Washington DC--Registration for the sixth webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series Strengthening Programs through Collaboration will close on Thursday, September 16, 2010. 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 will focus on the shifting roles of libraries and their staffs, specifically as it relates to broader involvement in scholarly communications activities. 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 scholarly communications activities are taking at their institutions and how the work is managed.

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

For more information on the webinar series, and to register for either the individual webinar or the entire series, please visit http://www.arl.org/sc/institute/iscwebseries/index.shtml.

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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/.