New

• Institute on Scholarly Communication, Portland, Oregon, Dec. 1-3, ‘08—Application Deadline Aug. 15, ‘08 (June 23, ‘08)

• Create Change Bookmarks (June 10, ‘08)

• Library Publishing Services Highlighted (June 6, ‘08)

News on scholarly communication issues appears regularly in the E-News for ARL Directors and the ARL Bimonthly Report.

Highlights

• ARL New Model Publications Study

• Brown-Bag Discussion Guide Series

• Report: Research Library Publishing Services

• SCOAP³: A New Model for Scholarly Communication

Overview

One of ARL’s strategic goals for 2005–2009 is the development of effective, extensible, sustainable, and economically viable models of scholarly communication that provide barrier-free access to quality information.

The ARL Office of Scholarly Communication works to create new models for scholarly exchange that build on the widespread adoption of digital technologies and networking for research, teaching, and learning.

At the same time, the program works to improve the traditional systems of scholarly exchange and increase the purchasing power of libraries and the terms and conditions under which content is made available.