From: Sarah Beaubien <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 18:00:32 +0000

Hello, Colleagues,



On behalf of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
(ALCTS) Scholarly Communications Interest Group, we invite you to attend a
moderated dialogue, *Indexing the Open Access Journal: A
Conversation*, on *Saturday,
January 26 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm* in the Washington State Convention Center,
Room 2A, Seattle, WA.



We are delighted to introduce our panel, representing a diverse array of
perspectives on indexing in open access publishing. They are:



   - Yasmeen Shorish, Data Services Coordinator, Libraries and Educational
   Technologies, James Madison University


   - Franny Gaede, Head, Digital Scholarship Services, University of Oregon


   - Courtney Peckham, Director, Product Management, EBSCO


   - Jeffrey Dougherty, Solutions Specialist, Clarivate Analytics (Web of
   Science)

The panel will be moderated by the IG’s vice-chair, Emma Molls (University
of Minnesota) and chair, Sarah Beaubien (Grand Valley State University.)



Serial publishing has become more complex and more innovative as the number
of research journals has increased. New types of publishers, including
libraries as publishers, have contributed to the increase of open access
and digital-only journals. This session will bring together librarians,
library publishers, and database vendors to discuss the evolution of
indexes and databases, services that support discoverability and researcher
needs, and the evolving relationships between database vendors and
publishers.



Attendees and speakers will be asked to consider a future of scholarly
databases in which more journals are open access. Historically, one of the
primary goals of indexing was to aid in discoverability of content. With
the advances of Google, Google Scholar, and effective search-engine
optimization, how is indexing - and the need for it -  evolving? How will
researchers use databases? Why will researchers use databases? How will
content be selected for inclusion? What can recent developments within
databases tell us about the future? What potential partnerships could exist
between libraries, publishers, and database vendors?



We hope to see you there!





Sarah Beaubien

Associate Dean of Curriculum, Research, & User Services

Grand Valley State University Libraries

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