From: Barbara Meyers Ford <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:55:26 +0000

NFAIS Open Access and Beyond Conference

Join NFAIS in Old Town Alexandria on October 2-3, 2017 to gather new
perspectives on what is influencing the future direction of Open
Access.

Open Access (OA) continues to gain momentum and has become akin to a
social movement for many.  Although OA aligns well with a more
socially-engaged information community, it continues to disrupt and
change the direction of how the entire landscape of scholarly
communications is evolving.

NFAIS brings together the perspectives of publishers, librarians,
content aggregators, funders, and technology innovators at its "Open
Access and Beyond" Conference and we invite you to be a part of the
conversation.

Discussions will focus on a variety of timely OA issues including:

How researchers select and fund OA options.
How open access portends a thriving new era and opportunities for
scholarly publishers.
How librarians have begun to address user misconceptions about
copyright in an OA environment.
Which technological tools are shaping the future of what "open" might look like.
How various open access models are perceived and used by faculty.
How the scholarly record is expanding from just the research article
to separate research objects--data, methods, software, source code,
and narrative.
The potential effects for publishers of flipping from
subscription-supported journals to a full open access model.

For more information about the NFAIS OA & Beyond Conference, contact
Nancy Blair-DeLeon, NFAIS Director of Professional Development,
[log in to unmask], 443-221-2980 (ext. 102).

Attendance is limited to 55 participants, so register now to reserve your seat!

Media Contact:

Barbara Meyers Ford
Director, Marketing & Communications
NFAIS
443-221-2980 ext. 103
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