Date/Time
Mon, June 12, 2017, 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Location
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Rubin Campus Center Odeum, Worcester, MA 01609 (Directions & Campus Map)
Katie Fortney is the Copyright Policy & Education Officer for California Digital Library (CDL) serving the University of California libraries and their users. She supports the UC community in the understanding and administration of the UC open access policies, education about copyright and fair use, questions relating to authors' rights, and whatever else comes in handy in a given week. Prior to joining CDL she worked as a librarian at UC Santa Cruz, where her duties included scholarly communication, instruction, reference, and collections. She has a J.D. from NYU, an MLIS from San Jose State University, and a B.S. in English Literature from Iowa State University. Read more about Katie in her ACRL member of the week profile.
Jaron Porciello currently serves as Associate Director for Research Data Engagement and Training in International Programs for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at Cornell University. Trained as a librarian, Jaron's research interests center around questions of group-work and international science collaboration where information, research, and technology are central to the work at hand. She is also interested in how changes in science and technology policy impact all people. Jaron brings more than seven years of academic experience with digital strategy and evidence-based science to her role with the Alliance for Science. Past projects include: management of the membership sustainability initiative for arXiv.org; Director of TEEAL, a world agricultural science information resource; and program manager for training services for Research4Life, a United Nations public-private partnership. Jaron holds dual Masters degrees in Library and Information Sciences and English from Indiana University. She is Board President (2015-2017) for Ithaca Montessori School, a non-profit early childhood education school. Jaron enjoys listening to new music, finding the funny in every situation, and reading just about everything. Follow her on Twitter @JaronPorciello. Read more about Jaron in her ACRL member of the week profile.
UPDATE: Find workshop materials and handouts here!
Agenda
Sustenance
Welcome Breakfast and Morning Break
Lunch – Previously chosen box lunch
Afternoon Break
Overview
This workshop will help participants in very practical ways, such as preparing for library staff or faculty outreach (i.e., working with faculty on publication agreements, interacting in their roles as liaisons, and developing programming for faculty and/or graduate students), contextualizing collection development decisions to internal and external stakeholders, and initiating or supporting new models for scholarly communication in their libraries.
Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement
The particular focus areas of June’s workshop will be:
The goal of the program is to empower participants to help accelerate the transformation of the scholarly communication system. Participants will engage in a structured interactive program. In 2016-17, the workshop will focus on themes of:
Participants can expect to achieve learning outcomes in the four theme areas as follows:
Access
Emerging Opportunities
Intellectual Property
Engagement