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Jan 22nd- 22nd

ALCTS Mid-Winter Symposium: Implementing an Institutional Repository: Benefits and Challenges

Denver, Colorado

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Has your institution begun to develop, or is it considering developing, an institutional repository? If so, will there be a role for the library? Whether you answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to this question, please join us to consider the challenges, pitfalls and promises of establishing and supporting an institutional repository. An outstanding panel of presenters will discuss the legal and access issues as well as various IR platforms and models that will provide attendees with the means to make informed decisions regarding the introduction of an institutional repository.

Speakers:

Greg Tananbaum, Consulting Services at the Intersection of Technology, Content & Academia: Keynote Address and Closing Presentation

Georgia Harper, University of Texas at Austin Libraries: Open Access and Digital Copyright

Leah Vanderjagt, University of Alberta Libraries: Early Implementation Work for IR Management: Sifting Through Choices for an Emerging Area of Service

Marilyn Billings, University of Massachusetts Amherst: To Host or Not To Host, or, Decisions Along the Way to a Successful Hosted Repository Investment

Jessica Branco Colati, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries: Constructing Consortial Digital Repository Services: A Look at the Core Components and Communities of the Alliance Digital Repository

Bob Gerrity, Boston College Libraries: Moving from a Hosted to Local IR Platform: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Robert Tansley, Google, Inc.: TBA

 

For additional details, including abstracts of the presentations, and to register, visit the ALA Midwinter Registration Web page and complete the meeting registration form. Follow the instructions to register online, by mail, or by fax. You do not need to register for the entire Midwinter Meeting to attend this symposium. Simply indicate you wish to register for Event Code: AS2.