[InetBib] Fwd: Save the Date -- Libraries as Publishers (Satellite Conference IFLA 2016)

["Dr. Franziska Wein" <Franziska.Wein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
anbei noch eine Veranstaltungsankündigung der IFLA-Sektion Erwerbung und 
Bestandsentwicklung.
Viele Grüße
Franziska Wein



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*SAVE THE DATE: “Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global Community”*

*August 10-12, 2016*

Please save the date for “Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global 
Community,” an IFLA satellite conference to be held at the University of 
Michigan, Ann Arbor, on August 10 - 12, 2016, prior to the IFLA World 
Library & Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio

This event is sponsored by the IFLA Section on Acquisition and 
Collection Development, and co-sponsored by the IFLA Section on Serials 
and Other Continuing Resources. Collaborators include the Library 
Publishing Coalition, and the host is the University of Michigan 
Library, a leader in the library publishing community.

A new role that libraries are playing with increasing success is in the 
dissemination of original scholarly and literary materials.  Both public 
and academic libraries are becoming publishers for their communities.  
Over the last few years, the number of libraries with a commitment to 
publishing has grown substantially, with both academic and public 
libraries finding a strong demand for their services.  The latestLibrary 
Publishing Directory 
<http://www.librarypublishing.org/resources/directory/lpd2016>profiles 
more than 115 libraries with active publishing programs, most in North 
America but an increasing number in other continents.  A global 
community of library publishers is forming, and this meeting provides 
the ideal opportunity to meet with colleagues from around the world to 
identify common themes, brainstorm about shared challenges, and identify 
future opportunities for information exchange and collaboration.

The program will comprise three half-day sessions titled “Understanding 
the Vision,” “Implementing the Vision,” and “Sustaining and Growing the 
Vision.” We envision programming in a variety of formats, including 
short case studies.

The program will start at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, August 10, with a 
welcome reception and dinner and will end at 2 pm on Friday, August 12, 
with a closing lunch.  Plenty of opportunities for discussion and 
networking will be provided.

Ann Arbor is a 3.5 hours drive from Columbus and only 30 minutes away 
from Detroit International Airport (DTW), which has many direct domestic 
and international flights.

Further information and a Call for Proposals will be forthcoming in 
January 2016.

Ann Okerson, Chair, IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development

Sharon Dyas-Correia, IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources

Sarah Lippincott, Program Director, Library Publishing Coalition

Charles Watkinson, Associate University Librarian for Publishing, 
University of Michigan

Rebecca Welzenbach, Director of Strategic Integration and Partnerships, 
Michigan Publishing